If the Hawks abstain from injuries, which they did not do the previous two seasons, only a hot goalie could beat them 4 times.

The speed on the Hawks roster is devastating to other squads. Add that to them finding a solid 2nd pair of blue-liners (Hjarmalsson and Oduya), along with some newly found tough play (Bickell, Bollig, Carcillo), and you have a dominating team.

I’m worried about Sunday, but then again I was worried last night unti 12 seconds in.

If the big three stay healthy they will sweep playoffs.

Alright Melrose.

If the big three stay healthy they will sweep playoffs.

Not on defense. Semin is a 2nd line scoring forward.

Myth. Semin’s a solid 2-way player when he wants to be. Still mad at Ken Holland for not signing Semin to play with Datsyuk. It’s like the Wings want Pavel to go back to Russia.

ooops on carey price. goddam dubnyk lost a sho in garbage time

Could Semin have helped him more than we realized?

Not on defense. Semin is a 2nd line scoring forward. Amazing shot, not much else there. Capitals need to commit to playing defense with their top 6, not just their defensive pairings. Seems like every time they give up a goal there’s a forward or two on the wrong side of the red line. They’re always looking to cherry pick.

Semin would have costed them too much money. They have some decisions to make money wise on the blue line. The deal they got on fine young American John Carlson was a steal. They’re paying Mike Green to much money.

Could Semin have helped him more than we realized?

Nothing to do with Semin.

Just saw that the Habs are #1 in the East. Shocking. East is a mess.

Could Semin have helped him more than we realized?

Anyone else enjoy watching Ovechkin flounder?

Nope. Wish he’d start playing up to his ability again. Special talent. Fun to watch when firing on all cylinders. Capitals are a mess. Especially defensively.

Penguins won’t make it out of the first round.

East is up for grabs, man. I think the team with the best player in the world has a shot. Especially if Malkin’s pancake batter is fixed by then. I would, however, like to pitch a new slogan for rivalry night when they play the Flyers again.

Penguins vs. Flyers: What’s a Goalie Win?

They will eventually fight or play dirty if messages need to be sent, no matter what.

Bollig – Healthy Scratch (no discernible skill or purpose)

Seems like a solution to me.

Would be kinda cool if they went without a defeat and then got swept in the finals.

Can see Carolina doing it if Fatty Cam gets hot.

Penguins won’t make it out of the first round.

Would be kinda cool if they went without a defeat and then got swept in the finals.

I could see them losing in the 1st round against the right opponent and hot goalie. Or just rolling through the West easily.