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Thought they deserevd better last night. Ping!

What does an assistant hitting coach do? Besides get coffee for Bruno, of course.

Feisty and entertaining game last night. 2 points would've been nice though. Wheeler's scrapping again.

Wow. Missed both games over the weekend, at a fundraiser Saturday night and my own hockey on Sunday. Keep it up please but feel free to score a few more goals.

Pretty much threw a point away from what I saw. Enstrom's pass to Wheeler for the goal they did get was worth watching a few times over.

Pretty impressed with the Islanders, They could be a playoff team. That sound you here are the Sabres crying.

He should've grabbed his jersey and tore it in half after that display.

Nice win tonight, a little anxious at the end. Pretty sure Halak would like a do-over on Trouba's goal.

I had missed the first game against the Coyotes but of the games I've seen this last one against the Av's had to be their best of the season so far. Tough road trip starts tonight.

How about now?

I'd like to live in a world where spelling Chris Herrmann's name correctly or otherwise isn't an issue because, you know, he wouldn't be on the team.

Great post, Strinnger Belle!

Give me a minute, I'll come up with something.

One goal in three games. Sigh.

I sense a touch of bitterness after the Coyotes crushing season opening loss at the hands of the Jets.

For the amount of ice time either one will ever get it really doesn't matter much to me who dresses and who sits, but, Thorburn has pretty bad hands. I don't know if you saw him completely whiff when he was wide open back door on Saturday. That was probably their best chance to get the zero off the board and he didn't even get his stick on it. Swing and a miss. WTF did Wheeler get an instigator? Missed that when I fell asleep. Good grief, take a number and let the Thorburns and Pelusos deal with whatever it was.

Pretty good summary, this isn't going to be much of a thread if we're just going to agree on everything. I forgot to mention Galiardi in my first post, definitely a step up from what they ran out there last year. I fell asleep after the Kings third goal and missed the rest of the second (too much ham and turkey and a couple too many ales). The 1-2 start would be pretty much everyone's expectation. The Kings and Sharks are just so much better. Anyway, home opener Friday against Nashville. These are the games they're going to have to consistently win if they're going to have any chance at all.

Should have also added that no longer having Setoguchi around can only be a plus.

The Wild will be fun to follow this year. If the goaltending holds up they could make a nice run next spring.

Something for me and my countryman, Mr.North, to have a back and forth on for the season. Missed the season opener where it seemed everything went their way. Watched the game against the Sharks last night and they looked hopelessly lost in the first period. Finished up the third nicely though. Positives for the season. Trouba, looks like he could be a 25-28 minute per night D that plays against the other sides top line. Saw signs of that last season but he looked wiped near the end of the year. The transition from college directly to the NHL is huge but he's managing quite well. They've really improved the bottom six forwards with Perreault and Lowry. I don't think I could take another season of stone hands Tangradi out there. Negatives...goaltending. Why they think Pavelec is a guy that should play 60 games a year is over my head. I wouldn't have much of an issue with him if he was the back end of a 50/30 split. Most goals allowed three years running, one of the worst save percentages. I believe one of the local scribes came up with the numbers that he would have had to let in 16 fewer goals just to be league average in save percentage. Not having an established backup will be all the more reason to keep sending him out there. The Jets were in the middle of the pack in goals scored and didn't change anything with their top six. I just don't think they're going to score enough again to make up for the mediocre goaltending. I can't see a playoff appearance. They missed the playoffs by seven points last year and only changed three players, adding Perreault, Lowry and Hutchinson in favour of Jokinen, Tangradi and Montoya.The division is too strong. I made a comment about them being bottom three in the league a few weeks ago and I'll back off from that. Calgary, Buffalo, Carolina are probably all worse, off just off the top off my head. Most likely scenario is a repeat of last season where they hang around but don't really compete for a playoff spot.

Can FSN replace Dickbert with a piano?

Derek Norris OPS on July 31 .877, from Aug-1-Sept.28 .596 Brandon Moss OPS on July 31 .842, from Aug.1-Sept.28 .575 John Jaso OPS on July 31 .824, from Aug-1-Aug.23 .450 (concussed, did not play after the 23rd) Coco Crisp OPS on July 31 .789, from Aug.1-Sept.28 .557 Steven Vogt OPS on July 31 .911, from Aug.1-Sept.28 .549 How does everyone fall off a cliff at the same time? The only guy who stayed consistent was Donaldson. Go Royals.

One beer, consumed. Still bitter. Perhaps a Jets thread is in order, even if we're the only ones who post in it.

Pavelec sucks. Jets will be one of the three worst teams in the league. Sigh.