[Seth]

haha. Wed is the first day I'm done exams. De-stress.

I'd like to see Booth play with Hank. Kesler looks like a flop. No developed shot over the summer. Been a bummer all season, and while his dive from Willie's cross check was a little cringe worthy, he did the right thing imo after that soccer dive that put Lappy in the box. He just overdid it. All he had to do was drop a knee, not flounder like a fish.

Seriously, Booth has skill. He has the ability to score, but he has no playmaker on his line. I'm getting sick of watching kesler ignore the 2 on 1's and drag a wrister, from the top of the circle or into a defenseman's body.
Hank-Burrows-Booth
Kesler-Raymond-Lappy
Paulsson-Hansen-Higgins
and for good measure, throw Kassian on the PP or some opportunity to goon in front of Quick. That's why we're not scoring. No one's charging and maintaining position there...except Booth again who just hasn't had that finish.

Kesler needs to realize that he's not the same player as last season. Not top 10 stuff this year. So be a little prick and do the dirty at the net. And don't dive, work hard to draw the penalty. That's what he excelled at last playoffs and season.

Some Edmonton hooker must have slipped Edler a time-release ecstasy pill that last game. (It was sick to see Brown all alone on the far side. What did Edler think he was covering besides shneids eyes?)

And, while that hit on Hank was clean.... it kind of wasn't in the sense that the player was vulnerable. Now, I know that's not criteria for a call alone, but I've looped the replay enough times to see that Hank was turning full speed, but wasn't around enough to know Brown was coming in. Seriously, it was a hit from behind, with the man neck swivelling just in time to get cranked. If anything, after the Ottawa NY game, the refs should have called it straight for the sole reason that Hank is a league star and these playoffs have been playing towards UFC. Not against big hits, but Brown did a dirty thing there, whether you think it was clean or not.

Anyway, I think it's actually going to work in favour of the nucks for game 4 cuz Brown's gonna have a target on his jersey and the whole team will be all-or-nothing. Make the LA team hurt, good chance they'll win. As we saw last night, when they're on all cylinders the team is markedly better than whatever LA can bring.