The Isles were back in Florida last night hoping to avenge themselves against the Panthers after a dismal 5-1 loss on Decemeber 28 (in which I was in attendance, thank you very much). Not only did the Isles lose the game again, but they also lost All-Star defenseman Kenny Jonsson again! My Lord, what is UP with this kid?! Anyways, he sprained his knee and could be out for the season, but, for some reason, the poor deluded Jonsson still thinks he's going to the All-Star game this weekend (*sigh* Must be the concussion still looming). Since the NHL has adopted this annoying North America vs. The World system for the All-Star game, Jonsson's replacement has to be an Easterner. My pick is for Robert Reichel. Speculation is that Mike will choose Zdeno Chara. It's well-known that Mike thinks very highly of him - though I can't understand why at all! I saw this big lug get pummelled on Decemeber 28 by about a dozen Panthers players half his size (6-9)!! PU-LEEZE!
Back to the game, I guess it turned out to be a real bore. Mike, flexing his Gemini muscles, stated afterwards: "There is no sense feeling frustrated. It's not a productive emotion. Not to say it doesn't exist, but it's just not worth spending much time on." Hmmm...either he's mellowed out a lot more than I orginally thought, or his Geminian "twin" is rearing its laid-back head. C'mon, Mike! We like it when you display your frustration! It shows that you haven't lost the fire...:-/
