NHL Wrap

Another weekend in the NHL and the compacted season has already had its share of surprises.

Lightning Strikes - The Lightning continue to be one of the hotter teams in the league and are running away
                            with the South east division. They can score goals and Anders Lindback has been solid in
                             his starting role. The addition of Conacher has helped Lecavalier regain some of his old
                             form as well.

Sharks Swarming - The San Jose Sharks are having great regular season success (Stop me when this sounds
                              familiar) but the real test will be to translate this great start into playoff success.

Flyers Floundering - The Flyers find themselves near the East basement and need to turn it around quickly if
                                they have any hope of making the playoffs.

Mr. Anderson - The Senators are getting great goaltending from Craig Anderson and will need to start
                         scoring more goals to help him in the wake of Jason Spezza's injury.

Capital Collapse - What is going on in Washington? I certainly didn't think the Capitals were a juggernaut but
                            few people imagined them struggling like this. If Adam Oates doesn't find a way to get
                            them going there is no telling what moves may be made.

Kessel not Running - The Leafs need Phil Kessel to get going if they have any chance at making the playoffs.
                                It's not for lack of effort that he hasn't scored yet but the pressure is mounting and it
                                is not a positive sign of things for folks in TO.

Ole Ole Ole Ole - The Habs have gotten off to a great start largely due to Carey Price, and some suspect
                             referring the other day, but look poised to make a push for the post season. Young
                             stars like Galchenyuk and Gallagher are helping the cause as are the veterans like Cole
                             and Markov.

Windy City - The Blackhawks are on a tear and if Cory Crawford can continue to give them solid
                     golatending they have enough talent in front of him to make a serious run.

Flames Burning out - Calgary has been trying to patch holes for years but it may be time to officially rebuild
                                 like their Alberta rival. I can't see Iginla wanting to stick around for this.