Paul MacLean's Mustache

Wow. Someone's been taking diving lessons from Ribeiro

I'll take that call.

What a late call. I guess this is the NFL now: ***** to the referee until you get your call.

What about Meech? I'd say he gets a "B" for reenacting famous speeches during intermissions.

LOL is anyone watching the VS. post-game stuff? Pav looks so uncomfortable talking to Lindsay Soto. He keeps looking around, perhaps for Hank? Haaaaank.

Just a thought: when Lidstrom retires, do we become a "young" team?

Anyone know what kind of blizzard Babcock was talking about? I must have one.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: TOP SCORE.

He's a great mentor to Howard and it doesn't hurt having one of the best playoff goaltenders of the last few years as a backup. Not to mention, his cap hit is low, so why not let him ride out his contract?

Maybe we were watching a different game today, but I saw much smaller Flyers players having their way with a guy who's 6'4 and 220lbs. Ericsson didn't look comfortable to me the whole game and looked very flustered in his own end. Lebda wasn't on the ice for any of the goals either and I saw him as much more of a physical force today -- something needed when playing Philadelphia. I also thought Rafalski coughed up the puck entirely too much today as well -- Just an observation.

One thing's for sure, I don't get that knot in my stomach whenever the opposition gets a shot on net when Howard's in.

Ozzie's easily the scapegoat today and to some degree it's warranted. What I'm worried about are the defensive lapses in our own zone. We saw it today on the Asham goal and yesterday in the Preds game. Ericsson looked AWFUL today. I'd rather see a Lilja-Ledba line these days.

Ozzie's the reason we won the cup in 2008 and the reason we went so far into the playoffs last year, but today's game was brutal. Rust or not, the first goal hit his glove and he has to make that save. Howard needs to take these last three games as a warmup into the playoffs, regardless of what Babcock said in the media about Ozzie getting one more start. I'd love to see a statistic about how quickly the opposition scores when Ozzie's in net. My money says it's a goal within the first five shots on goal, maybe even the first three shots.

SO glad our effective second PP unit was out to start this one.

No chance on that one -- I'd still like to see a shakeup in net. This team looks FLAT.

Ericsson DOES know that he's 6'4 and 220, right?

Let's get something on this one, guys.

Does Cindy Crosby own NBC?

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/islanders/blank_expression_1Ot3HmaEqoViyYHoMuJrlM not an excuse anymore.

The Mule getting feisty? I'll take it.

All we need now is for 0 shots to make it to Chris Osgood. Everyone needs to put on those skate shields that Ken Daniels was talking about.

HELMER!!!!!

CLEARRRRRRY!!!!! :siren: :siren: :siren:

Howard will be in by the second. So much for a break.

Freep says that Lebda's just subbing for Lilja today -- no mention of injury