Hi everyone! Now that the playoffs are here, we are seeing first hand how teams are seeking revenge on their opponents, whether it is the game after having suffered a humiliating shutout or the match-up after a horrible cheap shot took out one team’s star player. Yes, the playoffs are all about intensity and ruggedness, and it is not for the faint of heart. Bones will be broken. Tears will be shed. And Stanley Cup droughts will drag on one more year.

Of course, the Seals rarely made the playoffs in their history, so there isn’t much to talk about in the way of revenge, but there were indeed a few moments when the Seals redeemed themselves with a much-improved second effort against a team that had humiliated them. This week, we head back to October 24, 1973 as the Seals are still smarting from an 11-2 thrashing at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings just three nights earlier. The Wings really should have saved a few goals for the return match-up in Oakland, because on this night, the Seals outshot the Original Sixers 40-19 and pumped seven goals past the overwhelmed rookie Doug Grant. The Seals were definitely flying unusually high early in the 1973-74 season staying at the .500 mark for six games, an accomplishment that (in 1970s Bay Area hockey terms at least) rivalled reaching the summit of Mount Everest wearing nothing more than bikini briefs and a pair of sandals. It is almost unbelievable, based on the early results at that point, that the Seals would finish the campaign 13-55-10. On this night at least, the Seals could look down from the summit and smile at the defeated Red Wings languishing at the foot of the mountain. You can read all about the Seals’ big night right here.

Before you go, don’t forget to cast your vote for this year’s entrants to the Seals Hall of Fame. You can find their bios right here and the link to the ballot is here.

Until next week, stay gold!