I’ve been running a blog since 2005. That’s over 100 in weblog years. I’ve written over 1,200 posts. I truly return and browse stuff I’ve written up to now and take into account how a lot my concepts and ideas (see what I did there) have both developed or remained the identical. One of many different issues I observed in a current evaluate is the variety of weblog posts which are in draft kind. I’ve 42 unpublished posts. A type of posts was a part of my delight sequence entitled “David Ayres”. I had a second once I wasn’t even positive who that was and why on this planet I might be writing about him. However then I shortly remembered.
David Ayres was the emergency backup goalie sitting within the Air Canada Centre within the early winter of 2020 when the unthinkable occurred. Each of the visiting staff’s goalies for the Carolina Hurricanes have been injured and David was known as into obligation. That is a kind of rarities that has solely occurred a few times earlier than within the historical past of the NHL. I recall being at dwelling and never watching the sport when social media exploded. I shortly turned on the sport to witness the second miracle of the evening…he received! Primarily you’ve a person on the road being pulled into the most important stage and succeeding. Whereas Ayres was certainly a top-quality newbie goaltender, he wasn’t anyplace close to the extent required to play within the NHL. And but for one evening, one second, he stood his personal and had the expertise of a lifetime.
Everybody loves the underdog story and this was the last word story. In reality, it seems it’s going to be made right into a film.
The delight I skilled from this comes at 2 ranges. First, the shared expertise that many needed to watch this occasion unfold was joyous. Shock is usually related to delight and this was not on anybody’s bingo card that evening. Understanding what this meant to him, his household, and even the best way the Carolina staff embraced him was pure delight.
The second side right here is a little more meta. This occasion came about on February 22, 2020. I started writing this text on March 12, 2020. One take a look at these dates and you’ll determine maybe how this ended up in my draft folder for 3 years. However wanting again and recalling the occasion, it nonetheless makes me smile. I spent a bit time videos of the occasion. Drafts are a bit like images that you simply neglect about and emerge in your timeline or different random locations. They spark a reminiscence that for those who’re cautious to savour, can deliver you again and let you relive one thing good. I’m grateful that that submit didn’t get misplaced. It’s a 3-year-old story that also makes me smile.