Preds win, 5-2 final. Not much of a game, we didn't miss anything (but AO did have a goal tonight).

dead . . . the team was dead, the arena was dead (despite a larger crowd than one might have expected for a weeknight game against Team Pus), even the Zamboni drivers seemed to be going slower about the rink.

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Play hard, shake hands, drink beer.

"LA needs two hockey teams like Switzerland needs two navies" -- Norman Chad (from "My 10-Point Plan to Save Gary Bettman from Himself")


If you've read this far, you probably could use a hobby

Sorry, I missed that one. I thought the game was tonight.  The Preds are amazing this season.

Ovechkin from Cassels and Heward: good for all of them. Our PP looks more decent, lately.

And another goal by the CSB line: great. They're going to be our new KHD line, hopefully.

Just saw the highlights. Two great plays by Cassels: his pass on Ovechkin's goal, then his scoring opportunity 3:48 into the second period. Perhaps we should try him again on the top line (Ovechkin-Cassels-Zubrus). Looks like Olie scored the Preds' 4th goal with his skate, I don't know.

The lineups, just for the record (same one for the Caps):

 

WASHINGTON Capitals

Ovechkin Zubrus Clark
Pettinger Halpern Willsie
Clymer Sutherby Bradley
Mink Cassels Laich

Witt Eminger
Heward Muir
Morrisonn Majesky

Kolzig
(Johnson)

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NASHVILLE Predators

Kariya Legwand Erat
Hartnell Perreault Sullivan
Upshall Fiddler Hall
Stevenson Smithson Hordichuk

Timonen Hamhuis
Eaton Allison
Suter Zidlicky

Mason
(Vokoun)