Happy Birthday Kevin Weekes and thanks for the present !!! He was booed when he was introduced and the fans loudly chanted his name as he was introduced as the first star of the game. I had no confidence in him despite his record against Philly and was sure the game was over in the moments before his 2 huge saves in the 3rd. Why the flyboyz had Michal "Cro-Magnon Man" Handzus take the final shot we will never know. I like Steve Somers analogy that the Petr Sykora trade is starting to pay off like the Larmer trade did 12 years ago. A last minute phone call got me a seat in the Barney's for last night's game and it was well worth the lost sleep.

Watched a wannabe model across the aisle fellate a tootsie pop during the 2nd period. As Paris would say, "That's hot." Great night for girl watching at MSG - I would like to personally thank the young lady in the row in front of me for her cleavage.

The Beast has been awkened at MSG and you can begin to hear the low rumbling of "We Want CUP!!!" coming down from the blues........

Swampy abides.........in the playoffs this year.......finally.........