Phightins

Olivier Roy and Robin Lehner look shaky as hell. Otherwise this has been a pretty good game.

Winter Classic pushed back to 8pm due to weather concerns. Still will be on NBC in America. This may also have a positive effect on ratings, since the game will only be competing with the Fiesta Bowl, as opposed to all of the afternoon games.

Not only is he out tonight, but he is out for the next 5 games. Great.

If Andre does not play, this has the makings of an ugly one. That whole shootout thing that worked in Phoenix will not work here.

Ok, Sergei Bobrovsky needs to be the primary goalie. I realize he still has work to do, but he is still the best option they have. And he needs to play to improve. The AHL is not an option at this point, he will do nothing but lose and his GAA will go through the roof. That will do nothing for confidence. Brian Boucher is a fantastic backup since he is capable of playing once every week, or once every 2 weeks, and still being somewhat sharp. Michael Leighton needs to play significant minutes just to be halfway sharp. Have to think they are showcasing Leights for a trade right now, because if I were in charge, Bob would be the main guy, Boosh would be the backup, and Leights would be elsewhere. That is also the best scenario cap-wise if they can make it work.

No.

Thankfully this game doesn't mean anything. It would be nice if they were still playing for the first round bye, but it's also kind of nice the way it is. Lots of guys will be getting the day off. Kevin Kolb to Riley Cooper all day!

Jesus....almost NOBODY at the Pinstripe Bowl. Wish I knew this, I'd have gone!

Awesome game for Turner. Awesome awesome awesome. Been waiting for this.

No Iguodala again. Not expecting much defense tonight...

2nd period just started, Schenn already with the hat trick and 11 points on the tournament. Unfair.

2 games for Shelley. Best news of the last 24 hours.

Erik Gustafsson called up from Phantoms.

I have certainly not given up yet. They invested a #2 pick in him, so they definitely need to cater to his needs and put him in a spot where he can succeed. So yes, in theory, Andre should be traded. It makes perfect sense for those reasons. My issue is that if the Sixers are going to trade him, they absolutely need to get good value for him, and I know they won't. I guess this is a fundamental problem I have with the NBA. So hard to trade guys like Andre (who are solid players but not stars) and get reasonable value in return. Cap space won't do much for this team until they become a desirable destination, and draft picks are basically worthless unless they are in the lottery (and even then it is a crap shoot). And teams with good young talent are not trading it for guys like this. It is a very, very tough spot, and how management handles this will go a long way towards dictating how the next few years will go for this team.

I was at the Eagles game so I missed it...but yeah, heard they were as flat as most expected. Also heard that Jody Shelley will probably be suspended, which is the only good sports news for me today. And yeah, I agree. The goaltending is interesting. Pisses me off that they are using Bob so rarely now (and probably even more rarely now with Leighton healthy). I'd rather see him play every day in the AHL than sparingly with the big club. But the AHL team is a mess this year (on pace to potentially be the worst team in AHL history), so maybe it's a good idea to keep him far away from all of that. No idea really. Best bet is probably to trade/waive Leighton, but who knows what they have planned.

Raped, and Kimmo Timonen hurt. Spectacular.

Worst sports night in recent memory. As great as last week was, that's how bad tonight is. Eagles lose. Flyers dismantled. Very disappointing. The good news is that the Dallas game is now totally meaningless. Great chance to rest some guys. And I got to share the evening with loud, homophobic, white trash Eagles fans! Yes!

Nope, the storm was in and out pretty quickly. From what I have heard, the stadium is completely cleaned out. It is supposed to be very, very cold tonight though.

I have like, six layers of clothing, hand warmers, all the works. Lets [expletive]ing go!!!

And the Canadiens get James Wisniewski for a bag of pucks. What a steal. IslanderFail

Shakeup in Calgary!

^^Chaney was awesome last week, and IMO there really isn't much of a dropoff from Allen to Coleman. At least based on what I have seen this season. My biggest concern is that Dimitri Patterson is a starter.

The good news: Elton Brand is really good again.

Annoying and predictable.

Iggy is not playing tonight due to tendonitis in his achilles. [expletive].