I would not be at all surprised to hear that CuJo underwent electroshock therapy between last night’s game against the Sabres and tonight’s mess.
Now, I understand that standings aren’t everything, and that furthermore you can’t expect the top team in the division to beat the team in last place just because of their rankings, but I’ve got to be a little concerned when my team can pull out a 7-2 victory against Anaheim and only barely eke out a tie against the Blues the following night; and then the very next week follow a 7-2 win against the Sabres with a really quite pathetic 4-3 performance in Chicago. Especially when I haul my cookies all the way down to the United “Detroit Sucks!” Center. Granted, I know we’ve got lots of injured players; I know we’re missing Hasek and Yzerman et al. But still, can’t we play like the equal of our opponents when we’re actually favored to win? Please? Pretty, pretty please?
And while I’m at it, what in the name of all that’s holy is up with sending underage girls in skintight outfits with snow shovels out to “clear the ice” at every ESPN commercial break? Is this Humbert Humbert* stadium, or what?