Are we still lining up to jump off the Ben Franklin?
I'm not ruling this out ... well, a more local bridge to be environmentally conscious.
As much as the team has picked up their game against the Rangers (esp the great 2-man kill at the end of the game!) and lit up the Panthers, the caveats remain. The Rangers were flat after a tough game the night before, and the Panthers have played pretty declawed this season. The question marks about this team remain, and now both Hartnell and Meszaros are out long-term.
On the plus side, Bryzgalov has been great, and hopefully this augurs well for this and future seasons. L Schenn seems to be fitting in well. McGinn and Laughton have not looked out of place. Read looked good with his hat trick. Briere is back.
I'm going to stay pessimistic, mainly because I prefer to be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. Plus, cynicism makes for better comedy on this board than rainbows and lollipops.