- We have Gaborik and his surreal stick work and sneaky shot
- We have Higgins and his hard work and scrappy play.
- We have Kotalik and his cannon shot
- We have Prospal who is acting as a 2nd center on the Gaborik line.
- We have Gilroy and Del Zotto - kid defensemen who can venture up ice, move the puck, and sound the buzzer.
- We have Don Brashear - which helps us twice. He can no longer hurt us - and now he can hurt the Capitals.
- And of course, we still have Hank and Drury and Callahan and Dubinsky.
And when exactly, will we get Avery back? He was day-to-day two weeks ago. He says he's targeting Sunday night and the Ducks. Let's hope he's right - though I'm not exactly sure who you sit right now. Doyle? Lisin?
And when, exactly, do we start resting Hank? Just asking.
Anyway - Here are the probable lines - which are - incredibly - the same as the last 2 games. After a year of Renny's mix-and-match this feels very comfortable.
Prospal–Dubinsky–Gaborik (featuring two guys who can get Gabby the puck)
Higgins-Drury-Callahan (the American Line)
Lisin-Anisimov-Kotalik (two Russians and a Czech)
Brashear-Boyle-Voros (contributed surprisingly well in NJ)
And defending pairs:
Staal-Girardi
Del Zotto-Rozsival
Redden-Gilroy
So tonight we try to make a statement against the Capitals and their red hot winger Ovechkin - the best player in hockey (with no apology to Sidney Crosby). Ovie has tossed in 5 goals and 4 assists in 3 games already. But we can score a little ourselves now - so let's hope we can hang with the big boys tonight. Should be a great test.
Puck drops at 7pm.
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And you know our crazy-man Nugman will be his usual posting madman tonight - launching his famous mid-game missives as the play unfolds. If you've never checked in here mid game for his analysis - it's really a treat. Nugs lives and dies with every shift and sees things in these games that nobody else seems to.
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