The Greatest Goalie Playoff Run I've Ever Seen
In 2003, I was in the process of graduating high school and beginning the long journey that is life. What a wild trip it’s been. Ups and downs, victories in defeat, and defeat in victory. That’s how life is. It is also very reminiscent of what the 2003 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs were for Jean-Sebastien Giguere. —-- The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were an inconsistent team within a heavily talented Western Conference. With rookie head coach Mike Babcock at the helm and Brian Murray transferring from coach to General Manager, the Ducks were eager to show their mettle, especially after their disappointing 2001-2002 campaign. Behind lifelong Duck Captain Paul Kariya, Steve Rucchin, and the great Adam Oates, Murray made trades throughout the season to make the Ducks gritter for a possible playoff run. Prior to the season (in fact, eight days after the last game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals), the Ducks traded for right winger Petr Sykora from the New Jersey Devils. On Janua