Who knows. It's too bad the habs couldn't beat the mighty Devils last Sunday in Montreal. What a powerhouse those Devils have become!
(Oops! Do they really have only 44 points? Even with Kovalchuk? Shocking!)
As I said BEFORE tonight's win against the Leafs, "Lemaire has turned the Devils into one of the hottest teams in the NHL." (Damn, I'm good!)
However, now I'll paraphrase the good Doctor's quote here and say: It's too bad the leafs couldn't beat the mighty Devils tonight. What a powerhouse those Devils have become!"
Well, uh, YEAH: 11-1-2 in their last 14 ain't too shabby.
And to quote the good Doctor once more: "Oops! Do they really have only 44 points? Even with Kovalchuk? Shocking!"
Well, uh, maybe not so shocking anymore...because if they had 44 BEFORE their game with the leafs, I guess they NOW have 46! Oh, and by the way, it was Kovalchuk who scored the winning goal - oh, the irony, eh Doc?
Afterwards, Kovalchuk again validated my pre-game posts on this subject when he said that Lemaire has made all the difference. He said Lemaire is the best coach in the NHL and has taught him a lot and that it is fun to play again. Watching Kovalchuk tonight, it's obvious he was having fun, as he was flying out there!
Sadly, however, it didn't look like poor Phil Kessel was having ANY fun at all. Still no goals - what is it now : 13 games without a goal for the "merging superstar" (sic) ? Still, by HIS standards, Phil EXPLODED offensively tonight with a breakout game in which he had ...AN ASSIST! That's a lot better than he usually does, so I hope SOMEONE is springing for champagne!
Go Devils Go!