Good Karma

After Tuesdays victory over the Panthers of Miami, there was so much written about the foul smelling goal by Colton Orr, after his prison escape rampage through the Florida crease and his destruction of their goalie Scott Clemenson.  You'd think they were going to hell for this. The ref blew the call, the league admitted it, heck, Ron Wilson admitted the Panthers got stiffed.

But that's why we have good karma right now. We admit it, and move on. Now I expect poor Colby Armstrong will have a "hold on a moment" due to his distended pinky, but last year after 8 games, we wuz robbed many times, and we griped about it openly. Poor us, we don't deserve this. What happened after, more rain, followed by sleet and snow and no pity and bad karma, baby.

This year after 8 games we are 5-2 and 1 OT loss, totalling 11 points.  What did we have last year, ...1 measly point, and not even a win in OT or in a shoot out to fall back on. Good Karma, and admitting when we were lucky, breeds ...more good karma, okay..

Wilson has begun his annual line juggling act, hey a leoprad does not change his spots so it was expected. Ron Wilson is likely hoping Bozak and Grabowski make these moves work, or guess what...more line juggling. Maybe that is why we see Dion Phaneuf chasing the puck behind th enemies red line, he has moved up to the forward line.

All kidding aside, the formula that has worked to date, hard work, chip and chase, deep dump ins, relentless skating and a religious forecheck to stiffle break outs, and flow. The team has enough speed when it uses it, and they will stay in more games because of it.  That and a Giggy in the twine tent.

And thanks to Joe Bowen again for his description of the "tenders of the twine tents", the "keepers of the chord cottage", and " wizards of the webbed wickets". Keep em coming Joe, it's all part of the Good Karma we're feeling.