SAN JOSE --
As luck would have it, he got to deliver the good news twice Wednesday, when the Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final.
"Chills up and down my spine when I said it," Rusanowsky said, "and I got to say it twice because Logan [Couture] had that empty-net goal at the end that really clinched it. And everybody knew at that point. But of course, there were a few seconds left to play in the game. Boy, all the thoughts about all the people.