Dennis Seidenberg's Time Traveling Adventure

be Dennis Seidenberg

your team has just been eliminated from the Playoffs

by the Habs

god you hate them

you haven't been able to play in an actual game in what seems like forever

you're up on the ninth floor of the TD Garden

all you can do is muster a frown as the final buzzer sounds about the Garden

you get up from your seat and make way to the elevator

oh fuck almost forgot your coffee

you swiftly grab that as you retry your march to the elevator

you dreadfully approach the elevator hearing the Montreal faithful celebrate in your building

you shake your head and think to yourself that it shouldn't have ended like this

this was all too much for you

you press the button to go down and you resume thinking this thought

"Man, if there was a way to prevent this all from happening.."

all of a sudden an idea hits you

Rene

yeah, Rene! Rancourt has a time machine, you remember talking to him about it

he said something about using it to time travel with the Bear

you thought he was kidding, but the fierce look of seriousness in Rene's eyes proved otherwise

you also thought he was just really fucking wacko

well, might as well check in with Rancourt and see if he really is full of crap

you turn around and walk back towards your seat you were once occupying

as you approached your seat and looked out to the Garden, well, it wasn't so pretty right now

you couldn't tell whether the spilled beer and popcorn made it look ugly, or perhaps it was the rally towels scattering the ice

at this point the rink was empty and abandoned

this was the Garden's final hurrah of the season

no time to dwell, it's time to pay Rancourt a visit

you take a final swig of you coffee before it joins it's brethren down on the ice

it was a hassle to visit Rancourt, as you had to lean out of the press box and whistle the tune to "Potvin Sucks"

you prepare yourself as you begin the tune by stretching yourself far beyond the press box, making sure that anyone still remaining in the Garden was sure to hear you

as you eeked out the the first and the eventual final note, you hear some machinery noises just above you in the rafters

you look above and spot Andrew Raycroft coming down to meet you in a make-shift elevator

quite honestly you were surprised the elevator hadn't yet fallen due to the sheer mediocrity of it's construction

kind of reminds you of a certain goaltender's career, too

"Hey Seides. You rang, buddy?"

"Yeah, I want to see Rene. Is he here?"

"Of course he is, just hop on and I'll take you there."

Being you, you don't think twice and hop onto the sheet of metal that Raycraft used as an elevator

as you plopped on, the metal fell a couple feet

it fell enough to make you jump, and also to make Andrew laugh

as Raycroft pushed a button on an old walkie-talkie, the elevator started to make it's ascent to the rafters

you were eye-level with the Stanley Cup banners and Ray Bourque's number

such pride in being a Bruin

eventually you met your destination above the support beams and there you spot a carpet leading to safety

you didn't really enjoy dangling from sheet metal at the top of a sports arena, so you were over anxious to say the least

you left Raycroft with a firm handshake and made your way to the familiar gold carpet you've seen before

walking down a dark hallway, a couple of sharp turns later you're met face-to-face with a wooden door that reads

NHL Personnel Only

yeah, pretty sure you're one of those

you open the door with no hesitation and your eyes are greeted with Rancourt and Bear both sitting on the bottom of a bunk bed, staring aimlessly at an old tv

they both share dead, lifeless eyes

you look over to the tv, and the only thing there is the final score of the game you've been honored to witness

you glance back over to Rene and the Bear, who still stare at the TV

you snap your fingers at the two of them to get their collective attention