Just a few things that caught my eye:
- I want Tim Thomas on my side the next time a street brawl breaks out. He swings a mighty blocker.
- Canucks and Capitals -- cut from the same cloth? Discuss.
- Why was it that Roberto Luongo was thought to be a superhero behind a suspect defense in Florida but sub-average behind a struggling blue line in Vancouver?
- Speaking of superheroes -- Tim Thomas has been other-worldly between the pipes. Granted, he's been able to see just about every shot, even with a view from behind the net. But he's still been great. Conn Smythe great.
- I wasn't really ever a David Krejci fan... let me re-phrase that. I never really paid much attention to the guy. Until now. The vision and those hands...wow!
- Most impactful Bruin? The team is 11-4 with him in the lineup but just 4-4 without. Guess? Shawn Thornton. No kidding.
- Back to Bobby Lou. The Florida thing got me to thinking. His best twine-tending years came in south Florida when he was lithe and athletic. The difference? Take a look at the size of his equipment then versus now. No wonder he's clumsy now -- he's grown three or four sizes since the good old days. There's no way we can be athletic wearing his current get-up.
- Yoo-hoo, Sedins -- where are you? Ditto Ryan Kesler, Alexandre Burrows, Alexander Edler, Kevin Bieksa, Roberto Luongo... the list doesn't really end.
- You have to wonder how the Canucks managed to be knotted at twos in this series. They've only led for a grand total of 17:07 in the entire series. This could have been a Bruins' sweep had the puck bounced a little differently in Vancouver.
- When Michael Ryder decides to show up, he really decides to show up. He really is a brilliant sniper... when he wants to be.
- Rich Peverley isn't just lucky -- he did have 55 points last year in his first full NHL season. He deserved the tacky taffeta B's disco jacket Wednesday night.
- Henrik Sedin has got to have a lower leg injury -- have you seen how many Bruins have two-handed him on the calf or ankle? There were a couple times Wednesday where he had a pronounced on-ice limp.
- How unhappy do you think the Orca's management is going to be this offseason when they realize they can't sign both Kevin Bieksa and Christian Ehrhoff because of Keith Ballard's albatross contract. It's a little like Mike Komisarek in Toronto...