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Not good....

For those of you who couldn't watch I'm trying to paraphrase what Holland just said @ FSD : "During the offseason we thought we needed a right-handed D-Man for our PP, now our PP is No. 1" "Of course we'd like to have three righties and three lefties ideally." "Marchenko and Smith seems to be a good paring." "Larkin and Mantha are almost untouchable." "Kindl needs to play before rejoining the team, will have a conditioning stint in GR and will join the team in California." "Pulkkinen is obviously having a great year in GR." ( on the question if we will see someone up after the Trade Deadline)

Welcome back Howie. LGW !

I'm not sure but wasn't he benched and lost his job as a starter because Niemi played lights out in the playoffs ? Whatever it was, classy move by the Sharks and Bolts. I always liked Nabby.

Bunghole !

Meanwhile Edmonton leads the Battle for Connor McDavid 3:0 as the Leafs scored three goals.

Arizona told the truth. This game certainly has the intensity of a playoff game so far. Buy the team.

Here we go. LGW !

In case of the Canucks it's actually 18-15. Going a little north of 0.500 is not demanding too much of any squad that is able to make the playoffs.

To illustrate further how deep the hole is the Kings dug themselves in let's use the method used in this article, e.g. how many wins do the Kings need to get to a save playoff spot. The article assumes that 95 points are enough to reach the desired spot and because I don't know better let's assume that it's a fair bet. Kings are now at 54 points, to reach 95 the have to go 20-11-1 in their last 32 games. As I said : Possible, but incredibly hard.

Justin Bourne from "The Score" nailed it in my opinion : http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/674418

Green scratched. Probably injured.

I'll probably watch at least the first period of ANA @ WSH.

http://youtu.be/dOOTKA0aGI0?t=19s

Most NHL-Players are also older. I'm with BoS on this one. Kane is immature and his pictures are hilarious bulls***, but nothing more. It's not that he hurt somebody or are a disgrace for his team and the NHL as a whole (like, for example, Crosbys actions on the ice in his first years). Crosby was a POS during is early years but matured. Kane will too.

It's not so much about gaining these five points towards the Canucks but more about getting the Wildcard spot. With Vancouver, Winnipeg, Minnesota ,Dallas and Colorado you have five other teams in the mix from which four have to perform worse than the Kings. Possible ? Yes. But incredibly hard especially with Quick not playing at his top.

It's looking pretty bad. 5 Points short of a Wildcard spot and if the Canucks win their game in hand it's seven. Not to mention the three teams above them. When was the last time the defending Stanley Cup Champion didn't make it into the postseason ? If they can still manage to sneak into the playoffs from that position I consider it a greater effort than winning the Cup from 8th seed.

What a game. High intensity, great effort by everyone and a shutout for Mraz. Whats not to love ? With that win are now 2 points short of the division lead with 2 games in hand. TANK IT ! Roenick is a moron, but even morons have bright moments it seems.

The way how this season is going so far LA is a very risky pick. With 5 points out of a wildcard spot it's very likely they don't even make the playoffs. Boston isn't playing like a contender either...... '

9:00 PM EST ? Are you kidding me ? That's 3:00 AM here. It's a good thing I don't have to get up early then. LGW !

Given our non-existing prospect depth at center they would be mad to trade him.

Herzlich Wilkommen bei dem Haufen hier.

I really like our team this year. Sure, they have bad games, but not many in a row. If they can keep this up we will be a tough nut to crack in the playoffs.

Agreed, that was a tough call for the Islanders.

Goooooose.