Tidbits

'Canes won a must-win game last night, beating a lousy team in their own building. But just barely. Still, it's 2 points.

I watched a good chunk of the Anaheim-Colorado game. The Avalanche won 2-0, but I wasn't that impressed. The Avalanche goalie, Budaj, had a good game, but I didn't think Anaheim had that many quality chances. Nor were the Avalanche strong offensively.

Finally, St. Louis came back from 6-2 down last night, losing 6-5 to San Jose. After a terrible start and the firing of their coach, St. Louis looks like it is back on the road to respectability. They're 22-27, and won't make playoffs. But future bodes well for this franchise with management team led by John Davidson, who is missed as a television commentator, the best their was in my opinion, but a sharp talent evaluator. If the Blues get themselves a goalie, they'll really be in business. Manny Legace is not an "A" goalie; yes, he did fine for Detroit, but Detroit knows how to play defense and allows its opponents few quality chances. Legace doesn't exactly have a fortress playing in front of him in St. Louis.