The Most Wonderful Time of the Hockey Year

It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the goal horn a-roaring
And Bruins Bear warning you, "Don't spill the beer."
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
It's the rough, roughest postseason of all
Double-overtime beatings and rivalry meetings
When foes come to call
It's the rough, roughest postseason of all

There'll be octopus throwing
And Sharks dead from choking
And Montreal cop cars alight
There'll be Green Men unsullied
And tales of the Bullies of
Broad Street long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
Kaner's mullet is showing
And beards will be growing
When Game 7s draw near
It's the most wonderful time of the year

Is Sid Crosby improving?
Are Coyotes moving?
BizNasty tweets don't say so
Hey, if Miller's goaltending
the angst could be ending
from No Goal so long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much celebrating
With the Cup they'll be skating
That chalice so dear!
It's the most wonderful time
It's the most wonderful time
It's the most wonderful time
Oh, the Stanley Cup playoffs are here!

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It's not just the postseason. It's a way of life.