Matt Cooke played really well for the Wild. Go Cookie Monster!
Too bad the Pens extended the optional skate through gametime yesterday.
Today it’s go Habs and I don’t really have a dog in the LA/Anaheim fight but I sure do like Anahiems young guns (Etem, Smith-Pelly, Gibson).
LOL on the “optional skate” – it seems that when the Pens play well they look like a well-oiled machine, but when they s/t/b, oh boy… After finally getting some dedicated PP time at the end of the second Period with the 5 on 3 but then not being able to cash in, you could tell they were toast for the night.
Also looking for Montreal to do well tonight; doesn’t really matter here who from the East gets in except for ~Boston. Nothing against Chicago per se, but in the interests of fresh blood & longer competitive Series, somebody else from the West would be preferred.
This will be a whale of a series, cross-town series if the Ducks win their 2 away games to even up the series after the Kings won the 2 at Anaheim. I have to admire the tenacity of the Ducks to come back.