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NHL Playoff Hockey Observations -- Thursday

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Published on May 6, 2010

Just a few things that caught my eye:

Tell me -- exactly how do you smuggle an fresh octopus into a hockey arena? It brings a whole new meaning into smelling fishy...

Forget about those old "Be Like Mike" Gatorade commercials. Canadian airwaves will soon be jammed with "Be Like Jaro" spots promoting spinach and Wheaties. Disgusting combination but it's obviously working.

Johan Franzen. OMG.

You're lying if you thought Miroslav Satan would be sharing the same spot in the scoring race as Evgeni Malkin and Henrik Sedin at the half-way point of the second round.

Back to The Mule for a minute -- let's do a little comparison. One game, six points. It took Patrick Marleau nine games to accomplish the same feat. Hell, Todd Bertuzzi picked up five Thursday night. I'm just saying.

Niklas Lidstrom retires after this season -- discuss.

Dany Heatley -- nine games, two goals. Johan Franzen... I'm just saying. Again.

It's hard to believe but the Habs played exciting hockey Thursday night -- that I-formation was thrown to the wind. I think someone must have slipped something in Jacques Martin's water bottle. Either that or he stepped out at 4:20 for a little quiet contemplation to help him prepare.

Evgeni Nabakov and the Sharks flew back to San Jose immediately after the game; it'll let them sleep in their own beds tonight. I'm sure it'll help Nabby get some rest. He may have to count mules to help him fall asleep, though.