I've been to Atlanta a few times in my life but I never actually willingfully stayed there. It was generally because were were marooned in their hideously huge airport. The first time was when I was little, on our way to Florida to visit our now rather estranged family members there. A tornado happened to waltz by. As for other Atlanta memories, I only remember the most recent time I spent there which was while waiting to board my next flight home on a stop-over from LA. There I listened to the woes of people who were stuck on the tarmac all night for no reason at all. I don't like Atlanta airport.
Obama?
- I'm guessing people were out partying for their new President since the place sounded rather empty...
- I'm guessing Carbo regretted not going back to Price despite being ready to go at 100%, shiny new red pads and all. (They're lovely)! Sure they won games when Halak was back there, but they were mostly come from behind wins or unnecesssarily high scores. (Ah well, free wings)!
- I'm thinking this game would have been a 2-1 win or at least taken to a shootout if Price had started.
- Doesn't help anyone if you keep aiming for Lehtonen's glove.
- Atlanta sometimes has 4 goalies in net though, so not much you can do there.
- My brother: I'm calling Pacioretty "Kovy jr".
- First powerplay goal for the kid. Teaching the veterans how it's done. Threw a few lovely hits too.
- That kid is perfect for Kovalev but Plekanec needs to lift that voodoo curse on himself. At least he was rocking the faceoffs.
- Well his best chances of the evening he got hooked on a breakaway (no call), and his stick exploded.
- Loved the hussle of D'Agostini and Stewart with Begin. If Carbo sneaks in Koivu there, it'll be even better.
- ARGH BREEZER!
- And Hammer too. Vacation time is next week, dear.
- Breezer should look at Schneider. He's an ex-Hab, he's older, he knows how to defend.
- Intense Sergei and fit-inducing Andrei trading turns on telling each other what might work better when shooting the puck. Andrei had the right idea for a bit but just didn't get enough leverage. Sergei had quite the shot though.
- I'd just like to remind you guys that you can pinch in on the puck a bit when it's sitting there and NO blue-sweatered foe is anywhere near it. See? Komisarek threw it forward, no problem. Those who didn't know who they are.
- Also another reminder when there is no goalie in your net, you may want to get to the puck first instead of dumping it in and just taking it easy.
- At least Price doesn't pick up the L-tab this time.
Conclusion: If no one is really witness to this game does it still really count? Man...home games like that must be so disheartening to those guys. "Yay we won! Wait...there's like 5 people cheering... *single tear*"