by starting his back up. Bryzgalov was due for a day off, but you would hav ethought he would sit against weak-ass Toronto, not division-rival-2-points-behind-you New Jersey.
Oh well, 6th seed vs. Florida is better than 4th or 5th vs Pittsburgh

Laviolette does some weird things once in a while, but I guess there is a method to his particular madness.

That's Laviolette's style, play musical chairs with the goalies. It won him a Cup in Carolina. Too bad he doesn't realize Bryzgalov is the type of goalie who improves with playing time & doesn't respond to these type of mind games. I mean, the signs are there, if the fans can see it, why can't Laviolette? Like Bobrovsky is ever gonna' win him anything.

you hate to root against your own team, but I'm serious when I said 6th is better than 4 or 5 in the East. Florida is not physical, and are a pretty inconsistent team overall.
Philly will not catch Pittsburgh or the Rangers, so are better off where they are. Dressing 8 rookies every night has been a nightmare

Nah, that ain't rooting against your own team, I'd rather see Florida then Pittsburgh or the Rangers any day. Aside from not being physical, Florida has a pretty mediocre road record & you could count on taking a few from them in your own barn. New York & the Penguins are much tougher away from home.

Huge win today. I actually like the Penguins, but Kunitz is a c***. Good for Hartnell to end it the way he did.
I really don't get why the Pens and Flyers fought so hard to keep the divisions the way they are. Right now FOUR Atlantic teams have more points than the div leaders in the other two, meaning teams are better off finishing 6th or 7th than 4th or 5th.
Oh well, what do I know?

Yeah, I caught some of the game, what a heartbreaker for the Pens. I agree, Hartnell ending it with .01 in O/T was a fitting ending after Kunitz tried pressing Hartnell's head like a grape. Good east coast rivalries in that Atlantic division, that's probably why they wanted it that way. That's a tough division right now, my buddy's a long-time Islander fan and he's crying, .