Let's talk for a minute about redemption.

If you had asked me a year ago which athletes on the Boston sports scene were on my "oh no" list, I might have mentioned Walter McCarty. Locked into a long, big contract thanks to Pitino, Walter played little and contributed even less. He was untradeable, unreleaseable, and might as well have worn an albatross suit on the bench instead of his warmups. Now, 2 games into what looks like a long playoff run for the C's, Walter has lit a fire under the Celtics twice. I don't doubt that they'd be playing for their lives tomorrow, instead of for a sweep, if it wasn't for Walter's contributions.

And then we come to Derek Lowe. Last year as a closer, he briefly had his name changed to "The Beleaguered Derek Lowe"; he was blowing saves, terrifying and enraging Boston fans, and inventing the Derek Lowe face. This year, he's starting and results today were encouraging.

I'm telling you, the mojo is back in this town. The City Where Dreams Go To Die has become Sportstown USA. The Bruins will come back and beat Montreal. Nothing's stopping us.