Honestly, I'm accepting the fact that we're not making the playoffs and am pretty much ok with it. Most people on Twitter seem like they're on suicide watch.
As I said after the last game, we overachieved in the first half and are showing that we're an inconsistent decent team. We're likely going to finish where I predicted in September, which is between 8th and 12th in the East.
Compared to 15th last season, it's a damn good improvement compared to last season. If you didn't see the stat or hear Goldstein say it on the telecast, we're the third most improved team in the league this season compared to the last.
This was a very even game overall I thought. Luongo have his best of games and if the defense wants to let up 37 shots, we're likely not going to win with a poor offense. The Rangers are insanely fast and we just couldn't keep up. There's a reason why they went to the Stanley Cup Finals last season.
I love seeing Pirri scoring almost every game. I really was a bit worried if he would regain composure after getting "Yandled." Nice to see Mr. 5.5 score his second goal of the season as well.
I'm not worried about Bjugstad's recent slump. If any of you read my article in The Rat Trick from yesterday, while he can't compare to his 2010 draftee counterparts like Hall or Seguin, I think he might have a similar career path to Olli Jokinen, but faster. Olli believe it or not reached 91 points after never reaching above 29 for his first four seasons. The best is probably yet to come in his career as he keeps getting better through development. There's a reason why Dale signed him for six seasons.
With playoff hopes likely lost, I'm eager to keep watching the play of the kids and see if we can unload the UFA vets for something at the deadline.
