to the bruins today. mr. president, this stanley cup win is a victory for 9/11 massachusetts who ever laced up a skate and braved frozen ponds early in the morning, to every parent who packed their kid in a minivan to get to practice, for everyone who remembers their heart skipping a beat when bobby orr sailed the air in victory, we hear our own voices in the words of tim thomas last night when he proclaimed, you've been waiting for it for a long time, but you got it. you wanted it, you got it. we're bringing it home. just as it was for the red sox for a long time, some people said this day was never going to come. and just as it was for the red sox and a curse that we no longer hear much about, some even blamed fate for the drought. but after last night, mr. president, boston proved