As noted, the Penguins continue to scatch out points and hang in there in the 4th seed for the playoff race, going into tonight with a 5 point lead on 5th seed Washington. A win puts the Pens 7 points ahead of the Capitals with 20 games left, and a regulation loss allows the Captards to close within 3 points of the Pens for the last seed with home ice advantage. A win also puts the Pens 10 points ahead of Montreal, who holds the 6th seed, 13 ahead of 7th seed New York Rangers, and 15 ahead of Carolina who holds the last playoff spot. Finally it puts 19 points between the Pens and the two teams trying to climb back into the hunt, Buffalo and Atanta who each have 60 points. Two key players to watch for tonight include Jordan Staal, whose status is unknown after taking a puck to the jaw last night, and Paul Martin who was banged up after a hit from behind by Patrick Sharp sent him face first into the boards. If that hit were made by Cooke he would be gone for 6 games, but since it occurred against the Penguins, it was not even penalized. As childish at that sounds, and I know it does, that seems to be the way it goes right now. Fuck the Red, let's help it get DEAD. Time for some revenge tonight boys! One quick question......Is it easier or more difficult to concuss a big mouthed Russian with a brain small enough to rattle around his Cro Magnon head? I am thinking easier.......
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