A lot of the crowd missed out on some exciting action at GM Place last night. With 55 seconds left in the game, Alex Edler buried an empty netter to make it 3-1 over the Wild and seal the deal. Or, at least, that is how it should have finished. In reality, the Wild scored two goals on Luongo after the empty netter to force OT, and only after an extra session Sami Salo power play goal did th Orca walk off with a division clinching 4-3 win. Does this most recent win make us nervous for the playoffs, when we have trouble closing against a crappy team w/ a 2 goal lead in the final minute?
Somewhat, yes. Roberto Luongo has been off coming down the home stretch. 3 goals against last night, 8 goals against vs LA, and 11 goals against the 4 games before that. We've seen him getting pulled left and right, seen Ray Ray get more time, and are left hoping he can find his groove before the first round of the playoffs. If not, hopefully Burrows, H-Bomb, Ma$e, and Kes can just outscore the others.
Speaking of division titles, the Vannies have now won the NW two straight seasons, four times since 03/04, and a total of 7 glorious times. Can we get back to the glory days of 93/94 when we won the West...and eventually lost to the hated Rangers? I hope so. With a Stanley Cup win, of course.
We now have three games remaining in the regular season: Colorado, San Jose, and Calgary. No easy final three, to be sure, but hopefully we can find the confidence over these final three games to prepare us for round one against either the Wings, Kings, or Preds.
Will we be able to run the table and get 106 points?
Probably not, but it's fun to root for it.
Way to go Vannies. Let's finish strong.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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