Doctor

2013 second.... I guess we are aiming for this to be a bit of a longer rebuild...

http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1254

This basically ruined my day.

OK, maybe the goalies stay in the net for the rest of the night.

who would have ever thought the habs would get some rest after pushing it to 7 games against the pens. Very nice of the Flyers to make it a series.

so... tense...

he's 36

and what are you, then?

Canucks can have the blues. Habs got me and the NDP.

The tight-lippedness makes me nervous. As far as I can tell, they aren't even calling him DTD for the moment. Maybe they don't want to get the players' hopes up in advance of a probable letdown?

isn't the basic issue that he has a lot of swelling on his knee, so they can't get a definitive MRI? I think some hairline fractures can be obscured on imaging when there is swelling. Primarily, though, doesn't swelling preclude detection of tendon/meniscus tears? I guess what I'm saying is that as far as they are reporting, he could have a badly bruised or sprained knee (hopefully), or he could have a hairline fracture (suck), or he could need his ACL surgically repaired (massive suck). PS - as you might be able to tell, I only play a doctor on TV.

correct me if I'm wrong, but I kinda understood Henry to be a heavy. I thought his function was basically to fight and take penalties - neither of which we have a lot of need for this series.

Darche in per RDS

interesting to see Pouliot back on the big line

finally caps get called for screwing around in the crease. Halak is earning his paycheck tonight!

what a late whistle! I thought the Caps had gotten away with another one.

Halak is a maniac!

edit: nm That is an insane call

sadly, I was more nervous about Hamrlik than PK.

wonderful kill! Was terrified that we had taken another penalty.

I'm scared to do anything

HAMRLIK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

MORE POWERPLAY

FIRST PLAYOFF ASSIST!

do we see Subban on this PP? CAMMY!