The Final Stretch...

So I've been a little out of commission, what with basking in the end of Olympic hockey and getting a wisdom tooth out.  And now we're entering the final stretch of regular season hockey.  I'm pretty damn excited.  :D  Umm...first of all.  Congrats USA on a hard fought silver medal!  So awesome.  Ryan Miller is a stud.  Like no joke.  The man worked his ass off and I'm proud that he's an American goalie.  (So are a lot of other people I suppose, i.e. did anyone else see the reactions of the Penguins fans to the visiting goalie last week??  Classy.  Extremely so.)

So, in the midst of all the craziness, the trade deadline came and went.  I'll be honest.  I hit refresh on my computer all day Wednesday while I was hopped up on codeine.  Quality.  I'd just like to say: I adore Luca Caputi!  Good luck with the Leafs.  He will finally be seeing a lot of NHL ice time.  Mostly because um, he now plays for the Leafs.  Need I say more?  In spite of that, I hope he does super well and becomes a superstar.  Except when he's playing the Penguins.

I realize we also lost Skoula and a draft pick and some college kid.  I'm just not as sad about those.  I am, however, very excited about what we GOT!  At first I was like...eh, I dunno.  But really, how can you not like someone who scores nicely and is nicknamed "Pony?"  Really?  How can you NOT?  Also, Jordan Leopold is pretty sweet.  He's seeming to spend some time on the PK, and I think it's cuz his name is Jordan.  Which means he's cool.  And I love our penalty killers.

I'm ending this week on a pretty positive note, which is great, because the Pens are 4 and 0 coming back from the Olympic break!!!!  That's right!  (Now, MAF, feel better and have Sidster practice on you for a couple hours so you're less rusty and we'll be even more excited.)

Jordan update: 66 games, 44 pts, +18
Consecutive career games including playoffs: 360.  Baller.  Such a stud.  605 more games to go to top the NHL record. :P

Yes, Jordan, we all want some of that for you.  So keep on being the amazing giant you are.