Some thoughts and such before the game tonight:
- The Canadiens have a decent record, but I don't really think much of them quite frankly. Elaboration here. I'll be fairly annoyed if the Flames lose this evening.
- The Blues extended Andy McDonald recently. There goes a potential rental.
- More rumors: the venerable Al Strachan recently claimed that the Flames might be interested in Ray Emery. If it were anyone besides Strachan (excepting Eklund the fraud), I might actually be worried.
- What do the Flames skaters have against Curtis McelHinney? If they aren't passing to opposition players in the slot or sending them in on break-aways, they're busy not scoring at the other end. The guy is cursed.
- No more Adam Pardy on the second pairing please. The kid has done really well so far this season, but he looks like he's in over his head to me. Also, Phaneuf certainly isn't the guy to carry a struggling rookie partner right now.
- Random galling trivia: native Calgarian Mike Green has 19 goals and 46 points in 41 games this year. He was chosen 29th overall by WAS in 2004 - the same year the Flames took Kris Chucko with the 24th selection. Chucko has yet to score 19 goals in the AHL - though he might actually make it in this, his 3rd year as a pro. Yay!
- Alex Tanguay has missed nearly 20 games and is still 6th on the Canadiens in scoring. In fact, he has 4 more points than former 29 goal guy Tomas Plekanec. Ouch.
- Finally, a question: are Jarome Iginla's struggles an artifact of circumstance (linemates, quality of opposition) or is this just an "off" year?
UPDATED to add that Im back on the score liveblog tonight. I assume it'll be fairly lively, given the amount Habs fans far and wide.
