Copernicus

Sure it would be nice to have Pav back but there is some good news. 1) The fact that he was so close to playing today means that barring any setbacks he should be in for Game 5. 2) This is Game 4, meaning Hossa should score at least twice. 3) Draper is in, which means between him and Hank, the Wings should have the advantage in faceoffs, which will really help the PK. 4) Draper is in, which means having a former Selke winner who can shadow Malkin. 5) The Pens still have to win at least one game in Detroit, and Detroit has only dropped 1 home game in the playoffs so far, and it was a triple OT loss. 6) The pressure is on the Pens to get the series tied up before Pav comes back on Saturday. 7) After dropping the ball several times in Game 3, the refs should be more vigilant tonight. That botched too-many-men non-call made the league look REALLY bad, and judging by the TV ratings in the US, the league can't afford to look bad.

Darren Dreger of TSN just reported that Datsyuk is out for tonight.

'Nuff said