Well, we got 1 point, and thats a good thing for sure, especially since we had the dreaded 2 goal lead going into the 3rd that you knew was going to evaporate. But what is more of a concern is the carbon copy of last year where guys are getting hurt at the wrong time. Lets go over the list on injuries in the very recent past shall we?
Then of course we have all the other injuries that have caused the teams makeup to radically chance, Bozo, Kaspar, etc. I’m not making excuses, the Sabers continue to win despite some major injuries, but this team just doesnt have the depth (yet) that the Sabers do. While the point helps our playoff chances, the loss of your captain for ANY amount of time is pretty hard to overcome. Lets put it this way, how do you think the Penguins would play without Crosby (Jagr), Malkin (Shanahan), Staal (Hossa/Straka), and Whitney/Gonchar (Tyutin)? I dunno, but it does make you at least partially excuse the loss here today. On the plus side this opens up (assuming Jagr is down for any period of time) a roster spot from someone in Hartford.
Projections tonight..
-Inferno
