Must Win Tonight???

I only have ten minutes so I have to get this going. As I have been saying for some time now, the biggest worry we have is Pittsburgh coming from behind us to grab the number one spot pushing us down to #4 and a first round match up against Philly. It would be intriguing to play Philly, but I don't want that and I know you all don't either. Here are the remaining games for both teams:

NYR-

Home- Isles, Hurricanes,Pens, Avs, NJD, Detroit, Sabres, Montreal, Boston, Wash
Away- Pens, Philly, Jets, Wild, Leafs, hawks and Sens

Pitts- 
Home- Fla, Boston, Jets, Nash, NJD, Isles, Philly, NYR, Philly
Away- NYR, NJD, Philly, Sens, Isles, Sabres, Boston

So If we win tonight we enjoy an 8 point cushion with 16 games remaining and two crucial games against the Pens. If we lose we are 6 points ahead of the pens for the top spot and would be riding a two game losing streak, to me its as close to a must win game or at least a must point game as we have had all season. We have to go out there and send a message to another one of the top teams in the east the Sens by playing physical but smart, gritty and determined and score goals early and often. Step and AA need to continue to pound the net with shots, Hags needs to use his speed to create space and time in and around the net, BR needs to wake up, gabby need not make dumb errors with the puck, Cally needs to continue to progress and get his stride back, the Boyle line needs to produce more goals and scoring, and the Mitchell line needs to just play their 5-7 minutes well and don't take any stupid penalties.. That's easy enough isn't it?

Here's to a big time W in Ottawa against a really solid and potent Ottawa team... Play hard, stay focused and get back on track already would ya....

E-NO Out