--Sidney Crosby came out publicly and lobbied for Marc-Andre Fleury to play more in order to break his slump. Goaltending, more than any other position (maybe in all of sports) is a mental thing where you need confidence. I can appreciate what Crosby is saying and he may be correct, but I think he also maybe sent the wrong message to Brent Johnson, who gave up seven last night to the Boston Bruins.
--There were numerous fights in that Boston-Pittsburgh games last night but none involved Matt Cooke. Go figure.
--Rogers Sportsnet led off their Hockey Central broadcast last night by bringing us up to speed on the Toronto Maple Leafs. I know Sportsnet headquarters is in Toronto, but can we please have one of our national sports networks approach things from a national perspective?
--I know Matt Stajan is not an elite player, but you have to wonder if Stajan, Niklas Hagman, and Ian White wouldn't be helping the Leafs right now? The big, sexy Dion Phaneuf trade doesn't look like such a steal. Phaneuf is injured and overpaid, and the forward ranks for the Leafs are very weak offensively.
--I could be wrong, but I'm 90% certain Brian Burke claimed at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft that he could have acquired the top pick to land John Tavares, but he didn't want to lose Luke Schenn and his own pick, which turned out to be Nazem Kadri. Think the egotistical Burkie would like a do-over?
--Every team should play the way the Washington Capitals do. If the Caps are on tv, I'm watching.
--There are changes to the NHL All-Star Game selection process. Captains will be named and they'll pick their respective teams. I'd rather see the NHL just take a three day break with no all-star game.
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