Neither Mathieu Garon nor Marc-Andre Fleury could sleep.
Next door from their downtown Detroit hotel room for the 2009 Stanley Cup final, a boisterous group of Red Wings fans were whooping it up. So much so that it kept the Penguins goaltending roommates from their afternoon nap.
With about 10 minutes to spare before the team bus would leave for Joe Louis Arena, Garon said Fleury filled their garbage can with water, leaned it against the noisemakers’ door, knocked, and the two took off in a mad dash.
“He said, ‘I’m going to get them back.