After a bizarre first period both teams settled down & played a very entertaining game. Another gutsy effort by Ottawa & good goaltending by Lehner in the final two periods. This team is fun to watch, they have no buisiness being there in the opinion of most analysts & yet they are in every game & as Alfredsson said they are not going away.
Now I know why Phillips doesn't fight, terrible fighter. Isn't it great to see a team that won't give up, that never quits rather than a high scoring team that quits as soon as it has some aversity. Dean Brown said last night that if Gaborik is hit three times in the first period he disappears after that & did & there are highly skilled players who are similar who don't like the rough stuff & getting hit & dissappear.