Penguins: Good for Your Health

Incredible story in Sports Illustrated of how the Pens got cardiac arrest patient Pat Celesnik back on her feet: Two Turns For The Better.

Excerpt:

The weird thing was, Pat's progress began to parallel that of the Pens. Pittsburgh made the playoffs and was up 3--2 against the Flyers; the next day Pat took her first gulps of air without a ventilator. The Penguins fought past Philly in the first round; a few days later Pat left the ICU for acute care. The Pens rallied from two games down to beat the Capitals in a thrilling seven-game series; Pat began taking her first real food, applesauce from a cup. When Pittsburgh dropped the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals to the Red Wings, however, she endured a string of lethargic days. Recalls Pat, "Then the game after that they won, and I thought, O.K., we're going to be all right."

Of course, I'm wondering how many critically ill Flyers, Capitals and Redwings fans cashed it in by the end of the playoffs.