Beers with the enemy

There was a great story in yesterday's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review summarizing the Penguins' previous Game 7s. The first one came in 1975 - the infamous loss to the Islanders that capped a collapse after being up 3 games to none. The article describes an almost unbelieveable anecdote about what happened after the game:

Ed Westfall scored the only goal — a backhander that beat goaltender Gary Inness — with 5:18 left in regulation to complete the visiting New York Islanders' comeback from a 3-0 deficit, a hole no other team has escaped from since — only one team, the 1942 Maple Leafs, against Detroit in the Cup final, had done it previously. The Penguins had their chances; Pierre Larouche hit the post twice. Westfall was late leaving the dressing room after the game and ran into Penguins center Syl Apps, who wondered why Westfall was all by himself. "I told him, 'Everybody left. Where are you guys going?' " Westfall later recalled. "He said, 'The Pleasure Bar.' So I went with the Penguins players and their wives to the Pleasure Bar and sat there drinking until sunrise."

I wonder what was said around that table.... It would have been impossible for Westfall to gloat, especially with the wives there. Maybe one day we'll find out.