BlueSkirt

I never  get mad.  the only times I ever care about the Rags is when we play each other, and in april/may.   I enjoy seeing my team's rival lose.

I'm loving the 0-3 hole the Rags are in.  They hold the B's top players to nothing last night, but still get done in by the 4th line !

 

Speaking of 4th lines, Brad Richards is there now & played just over 8 minutes last night.  And he is signed for 7 more seasons !

I too have to root for the Pens...temporarily.  Just in case the B's can't get past the Rags.

 

And I'm still pulling for the 'Hawks to win it all.

You can't spell OvECHKin without CHOKE !

2. Top-line troubles

The Wild never were the deepest team to begin with. Their second line got on a roll in March, which coincided with their best stretch of the season, but an injury to second-line center Matt Cullen in a game April 1 against the St. Louis Blues knocked him out of the lineup for two weeks.

All of a sudden, Minnesota became a one-line team again, and Parise, Coyle and captain Mikko Koivu simply could not carry the load.

Perhaps more troubling, however, was that line's struggles during the season's final month. In 16 games since April 1, including the playoffs, Koivu had two goals and two assists and was a minus-12. Parise put up four goals and five assists but was a minus-16.

Against the Blackhawks, that line combined for just one goal and two assists and was a collective minus-17. Not good enough for a team that's still a bit thin up front to begin with.


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