Payback???

The Penguins paid a visit to Boston on Thursday night to take on the Bruins & we all know what was on everyones mind...payback! How much blood would the boys from Boston want for the hit Cooke laid on Savard back in early March??? Apparently one fight was enough, as soon as Cooke hit the ice the boo's ensude, & not long after that the gloves came off. One of Boston's tough guys Shawn Thorton was out to hunt. The fight, to say the least, was pretty sweet. Thorton laid it on pretty hard & all seemed to be squared between the two teams (the crowd didn't let Cooke forget it all night). But Boston knew they had to show up big, holding on for dear life to the 8th & final playoff spot in the East they had to concentrate more on hockey than redemption. In the end however, the Pens just out played the Bruins & they finished them off 3-0. Fleury finally had his first shut out of the season.

The Washington Capitals on the other hand weren't so lucky. Even Corvo's 2 goals against his former team weren't enough. They fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in OT. Could they possibly be missing Ovechkin?!?! No need to worry, Alex the Great will be back in the line-up for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning...do we think he learned his lesson...doubt it!

My only mentions of the Panthers tonight...we lost a 3-0 within the last 10 minutes of the 3rd, & then went on to lose in a shoot out. So pitiful.

Anaheim's James Wisniewski was suspended 8 games for his hit on the BlackHawks' Brent Seabrook on Wednesday night. Excessive? Absolutely not. Wisniewski is a repeat offender (taking after Ovi maybe?). I saw that hit...it was filthy nasty dirty...I'd suspend him for the rest of the season. Seabrook was back at practice today...thankfully.

And to round out this post...it will be Staal v. Staal on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Big brother Eric will be in town with his Hurricanes to take on Jordan & the Pens. Who will be the victor? Only time will tell...