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Monday, March 12, 2007
Two points in the bank
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That’s the kind of routine win over a lower-echelon team you like to see. Two points in the bank, everybody’s happy.
I, for one, was just happy to see some hockey again. Boulton had the game of his life, stepping in front of two passes and showing those soft hand we heard about when we acquired him. Serious teams get games like that out of bit players.
Holik’s goal was amazing. I mean, there are two really fun things in life: scoring a goal and sliding on ice on your stomach. He got to do both at the same time.
Tkachuk’s goal was equally cool. I loved his Brett Hull-like stance while lining up the angle. He didn’t quite go all the way down on one knee, but there were shades of Hully on that play, for sure.
At 3-2, I have to admit I sat a little more upright. Ovechkin (kid’s good, yo) is banking in goals every which way and just threatening to tie the game up by himself. And no sooner does Darren Eliot say, “Ilya Kovalchuk’s been kinda quiet tonight … usually he likes to get into a throwing match with his countryman Ovechkin,” and, boom, Ilya rips one. Yes, DE said “throwing match,” gotta watch what you say on TV.
Glad to see Mellanby back on the bench and then grinding in the final two minutes after being dumped in a heap ….
A lot of suggestions for line names …. let’s get into that tomorrow. Everybody think overnight and I’ll start a blog tomorrow and we’ll name the top line. Till then … keep on truckin’ on …
