Just a few things that caught my eye:
- Tell me -- exactly how do you smuggle an fresh octopus into a hockey arena? It brings a whole new meaning into smelling fishy...
- Forget about those old "Be Like Mike" Gatorade commercials. Canadian airwaves will soon be jammed with "Be Like Jaro" spots promoting spinach and Wheaties. Disgusting combination but it's obviously working.
- Johan Franzen. OMG.
- You're lying if you thought Miroslav Satan would be sharing the same spot in the scoring race as Evgeni Malkin and Henrik Sedin at the half-way point of the second round.
- Back to The Mule for a minute -- let's do a little comparison. One game, six points. It took Patrick Marleau nine games to accomplish the same feat. Hell, Todd Bertuzzi picked up five Thursday night. I'm just saying.
- Niklas Lidstrom retires after this season -- discuss.
- Dany Heatley -- nine games, two goals. Johan Franzen... I'm just saying. Again.
- It's hard to believe but the Habs played exciting hockey Thursday night -- that I-formation was thrown to the wind. I think someone must have slipped something in Jacques Martin's water bottle. Either that or he stepped out at 4:20 for a little quiet contemplation to help him prepare.
- Evgeni Nabakov and the Sharks flew back to San Jose immediately after the game; it'll let them sleep in their own beds tonight. I'm sure it'll help Nabby get some rest. He may have to count mules to help him fall asleep, though.