I wish...more than anything...more than the moon...

So, John Tortorella was talking about how blaming Lundqvist for giving in a softie when we were up 2-1 in Toronto is missing the unbelievably shitty hockey team for the trees, even though the trees are basically all that stands between the shitty team and 15th place.

Now that's imagery.

Anyway, Torts said "He's the least of our worries. He was pissed. I just love his fire. I love his fire. I wish..." and then trailed off and started a whole new sentence.

That's awesome. That's the best fucking summary of our season Torts has been able to provide to date. "Lundqvist is fantastic, and I sure wish about a trazhillion other things came anywhere close to him." I love that our coach's inability to ever actually name a problem with the team has finally come to a head in a completely accurate description of our team's problems, like so many 16-year-old Twilight fans whose parents just don't understand them: "I wish...well...anything was different!!!"

Look, Boston and Atlanta both lost last night. And, despite giving up an embarrassing goal (has no one realized that it was Wade "still getting 18:08 of ice time a night, while Gilroy stays scratched" Redden's job to get in the way of that puck?) and then losing to the Leafs in OT, we've gained 5 of 6 points in our last 3. And so somehow, if we can beat the goddamn Islanders again tonight, we actually have a shot in the dark here:

6. Philadelphia - 82, 6 GR
7. Montréal - 82, 6 GR
8. Boston - 80, 7 GR
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9. Atlanta - 78, 6 GR
10. NEW YORK RANGERS - 76, 7 GR

Also, other than one game against the Sabres, our remaining schedule is entirely teams beneath us followed by a home-and-home against the Flyers to end the season. Meanwhile, the Bruins and Thrashers each have to play the Devils once and the Caps twice, the Thrashers also have to play the Pens, and the Canadiens and Flyers play each other. So, we have reason to believe we can make up ground on those teams ahead of us, if only we'd win some fucking games.

You know, so we can win the right to lose to the Caps in 4 straight in the first round.

You'd think keeping a sports blog would afford me new things to say every once in a while, especially during the season. Why do I feel like there's nothing new to say about these guys?

Games to watch tonight, other than ours: Bruins-Devils and Thrashers-Leafs. If you feel like flipping around to see what a team that cares about defending its playoff chances looks like.