commentary...

yesterday was a day to be a true fan of the game of hockey... Tampa Bay dispatched Washington,in a classic display of pure hockey domination,in four games... both Boston and San Jose put Philadelphia,and Detroit in a 3-0 hole,in ways that were similar to last year... Tampa Bay destroyed Washington offensively,by shutting down Alex Ovechkin,and company,frustrating them no end,and putting the hammer down on them,in third period... it reminded of the Red Wings,when they knew that they had a team down,and out,by simply putting a team out of their misery,by playing defense... their rookie general manager came from Hockeytown-Red Wings' Hall of Fame member,Steve Yzerman... no wonder that the Lightning played like Detroit... Philadelphia's goaltending broke down,in a 5-1 mauling,by Boston,and unlike last year,both Boston,and San Jose have a little more grit,and in the case of the Bruins,they have much more talent,than the Flyers,and in case of San Jose,they are digging deeper,and with more overall grit,than the Red Wings,and that is the difference... amazingly the only win,by the Red Wings this season,was when i was in the building,so far-a 5-3 win,in San Jose,on November 30th,2010... hard to believe!!!!!!!!