A brief round-up before I head out today...
- Well, Edmonton made a liar out of me by spanking the Dallas Stars last night 5-3. They managed to take advantage of some very erratic goaltending by Turco to pull out the victory. What do I mean by "erratic"? How about making a great cross-ice sliding save one minute, and then nearly bobbling a harmless floater into the net the next? How about passing the puck irresponsibly into your d-mans feet, react by looking stupidly around without re-adjusting your grip on the goalstick, and then acting stunned when the Oilers recover the puck and shoot it at you (and into the net)...so yeah...weird performance by Turco last night. Not to take anything away from Edmonton. They played hard and capitalized on their chances when they presented themselves. Let's see if they can make it 2 in a row.
- I was right, however, about the shoot-out between Carolina and Philly last night. Staal managed a hat trick in the 8-6 Hurricane victory. Is there anyone playing better than this kid right now? Oh...and the Hurricanes are undefeated at home so far...(weird!)
- Selanne continued his come-back tour, scoring twice in the Duck's victory over the Blues yesterday. He now has 8 goals on the year.
- New Jersey managed to win 3-2 over Buffalo last night, despite having Clemmensen in net. Probably just to make me look stupid (see prior comments on the subject).
- Im not gonna make any predictions or any analysis for the upcoming Flames game tonight. Whenever I mention things like "The Sharks are without their #1 goalie, therefore Calgary should look to take advantage"...either the #1 goalie manages to comeback early from injury or the Flames DO NOT take advantage of the situation. Therefore, I'll just say "FLAMES - WIN OR ELSE I WILL HARM THESE KITTENS"...
That is all.
