Uh, game? What game?

Um, yeah so I forgot there was a game and I had to work last night so I have no idea what happened other than the fact that the Flyers won and Laliberte now has more goals this season than Gagne. Anything else I need to know?

Poor Michael Leighton

Did the Canes forget about how the Flyers like to make him look silly? I think this was his first start of the season, because they wanted to play Wardo tonight against the Sharks, so I'm not sure we can get all excited about this win.

A 6-1 win over a rusty backup goalie? Not a reason to get excited.

Sure, I'll take the points, but no need to get too excited yet. Especially now that we have to worry about Briere and Parent along with Gagne.

Watching the games at home is much more difficult than watching them in person. I'm so easily distracted by other things! Sadly, I miss the next two games, because I somehow scheduled myself to work at night on Monday and Friday. I'm really rusty now that I don't have my season tix!

In other news, Rod got Hartnell's sweat towel after the game. He and his friend acted like two girls fighting over the bride's bouquet, but in the end, Rod got it. Gross, or cool?

Well alrighty then. Flyers lose.

Okay, the sky is falling, everyone wants John Stevens head on a post, we suck, etc etc. It's easy to get caught up in the negativity after a game like that. It's just hard to watch the same thing happen over and over again. Instead of the new guys elevating the core guys play, the core guys are dragging the new guys down to the same mediocre/inconsistent level. I'm not ready to press the panic button yet. A few wins or better efforts and we'll all be praising Homer and Stevens again, right?

Anyhow, on to the questions:

How many Caps goals will Coburn be a direct factor in? I didn't have to use my #iblamecoburnforeverything hashtag on twitter, so I guess he must not have been as bad as usual. Poor Kimmo on the other hand....

Will Mike Richards play nice with the media after the game? Not sure, as I have not seen or heard any post game rumblings other than Stevens saying the boys will practice tomorrow instead of having the day off.

Will I watch the entire game, or lose interest halfway through the second? I stuck with it most of the way through the third. After the Caps took the lead, I knew it was over. Now that my laptop is fixed and I can use it in front of the TV, I am more easily distracted...

Will Steve have to hang his head in shame on the walk out of the Verizon Center? I'm guessing that there may have been some head hanging or maybe even some leaving early....

Another game? Sheesh.

This dude is hungry for more. I mean, uh, relentless.

It's almost like it's hockey season or something. Now that the Flyers seem to be on some sort of a regular schedule, I guess I'll have to pay more attention.

After Sunday's lackluster performance, let's hope these guys can bounce back with a win, or at least a non crappy performance. NHL.com is cranking up the hype machine, using headlines with the word "barnburner" and sentences like " This is an early season rematch most NHL fans have been waiting for." Hmmm. Let's hope it can live up to the hype and not become a snoozefest like the San Jose game. I know Jeff Marek will be watching, since he called the first matchup of the season a "game of the year candidate." Remember that warm fuzzy feeling we all had after that game? Ah, good times.

Questions to be answered:
How many Caps goals will Coburn be a direct factor in?

Will Mike Richards play nice with the media after the game?

Will I watch the entire game, or lose interest halfway through the second?

Will Steve have to hang his head in shame on the walk out of the Verizon Center?


PS Halak! Halak! Halak!

No suspension for Richards?

Early word on the street is that Captain Crankypants "has been cleared" after his hit on David Booth Saturday night. I'm a little surprised, since my prediction was 3 games. I know the argument is "it's Mike Richards, and he's not dirty" but usually "he's a Flyer" carries more weight in a situation like this.

What do you think of the hit?

Suspendable or not? Dirty or not?

Oh Richie...

I love this post and all the brouhaha going on over Richards' refusing to talk to the media.

I'm still not over Richards' whining last year about how "it's just one loss...sheesh" so I love seeing him dig himself into a deeper hole! Keep it up Richie, and see how fast people will turn on you....

Oh crap!

I haven't posted since the 11th?!?! What on earth is wrong with me?

If last night's game was a preview of what we can expect from the Winter Classic, I'm more than happy to stay home and sleep through it on the couch like I normally do.

Balanced scoring is good, but it'd be nice to see some action from the top line too.

Is it just me, or is this team still figuring each other out? Hopefully three games in four days will help the chemistry get going a bit.

Oh, the Habs won too, but it was against the Isles with Biron in goal. Does that still count as a win?