higgyfan4
Bossman you'll be missed
Stole this from RWC, and I think they are right...
Meh, this isn't the NBA when losing one star screws you. It's a team game, and with the way Helm's line has been playing I don't foresee a huge dropoff.
We are only talking around 5-6 games in the next two weeks.
Hank stepped up big time last year when Pav was out for a while I suspect the same from him these next 2-3weeks.
It's not a bad time to get it done. The Canucks and Blues are the only teams really within striking distance in the standings currently, and the schedule isn't too rough the next two weeks. @Chicago and Vancouver are big ones, then Colorado, @Columbus, Minnesota, Chicago again and @Philly, which is 2 weeks from today. After that, it is LA, @Nashville, and a west coast trip.
Also, Toews is reported being out tonight with an upper body injury, so each team will be without their top center. I am not too worried about the streak, because they already broke the record and it will end at some point. At least the Wings have been able to build a good lead in the conference so Datsyuk can fix an injury and be ready for playoff hockey.