Quote:What is more tense to be involved in as a player/coach/GM/spectator, a tie game, a game where you are leading by 1, or a game where you are down by 1? Describe all three and decide: what is the most tense you have been watching a close game on stream? (If you haven't watched a stream make something up). Pad your word count until you get to 150+ words.

I think the first real tense game I watched was the last time Buffalo won the cup with me. I watched Game 7 like it was going to give me money for watching it close enough. I don't think I breathed through that last period until I scored a clutch goal. Seriously, if I scored no goals in my career but that one to put us up by one I would have been so happy. I know the prompt says what is the hardest to watch, obviously its being tied going into a game seven situation or even one down. As a spectator, I feel like you have nothing to lose or gain if you're watching someone else's team compete unless you just absolutely hate one team over the other (Looking at you Hamilton). But in my opinion, being down or tied going into a clinching situation is the most tense from personal experience.