[dammage79]

Carson was a nice surprise tonight. Backlund, Brodie and Cervenka need to be re-signed.

Kipper looked like a different goalie tonight which was good to see. I can see him taking the brunt of the leadership of this team for the rest of the season. I would like that first over all pick but at the same time I would like to see Kipper go out with a few more wins.

I thought Cammalleri was fine tonight. Tanguay doesn't belong on this team, not because I hate him or anything like that. But he just is not a fit here anymore and you can see it plain as day on the ice. Hudler is so good with the puck every time he feels like playing it is so fun to watch.

Was it me or did Wideman have some extra jump in his step tonight, looked like the guy we saw in the first 15 games this year.

I want Sven up for the rest of the year. There's no pressure here anymore and it would benefit his game for next season getting some decent ice time.

Also, Stempniak seems to be snake bitten. He is in all the right places, plays well but just cannot seem to buy one. And Stajan has taken it upon himself to become a leader on this team and I like it. He has played well all season.

EDIT: Forgot about Horak but man does he look confident in his play out there. Got some decent minutes tonight too. Glad to see it.