Inconsistant netminding costs the Hawks a win on returning home after their 8 game road trip losing 3-2 to the slowly improving Blues.
Another game in which the Hawks outshoot and in most parts outplay their opponents and dont take any points with Huet only making 16 saves from 19 shots which if the Hawks want to win Lord Stanley just isnt good enough.
Huet has the talent but just doesnt seem to be able to get himself ready mentally, now we are back to the same scenario we were in with Khabibulin, an inconsistant player, that no other team wants to trade for thanks to a ridiculous deal.

Watched On The Fly and it appeared that, in the Stars/Wild game, Steve Ott owned Clutterbuck

Leafs ended the Sens run with a 5-0 win in Toronto, with doubles from Kessel and Schenn

Giguere concedes his first goals as a Leaf, as they go down 3-2 to the Sharks

I'm gutted. My girlfriend's a sharks fan and she's not let me forget about it. Good game though. Leafs murdered them in the 3rd.

The NHL has shut down for 2 weeks while the players play for their countries in the olympics.I'm looking forward to the games and with no GB in it I have adopted Finland for the next couple of weeks but I think the final will be Canada/Russia with the big red machine ruining it for the hosts with Russia winning 4-2.Finland for the bronze beating the suprising Slovakians.

Personally I'm going for the Yanks, think semi's is as far as they'll get though. Think Canada will be the ones to beat if I'm honest. Talking with my Finnish work mate (who plays) he doesnt see Suomi doing well as he reckons they are in a transtional period from where they were 3 or 4 years ago, he also thinks the Slovaks could be a suprise finalist!! But says the Swedes are rank!!!

I wonder why

Wins for the USA 3-2 Switzerland, Canadia 8-0 Norway & Russia 8-2 Latvia.

Easy wins in the end for the top teams last night.The 1st game between 2 medal prospects is tonight with the Czechs playing Slovakia.

Should be a great with quite a bit of physical stuff as well as flair, can see the Slovaks edging.

You sure about that Swiss score?

Oops typo should have been 3-1



Finland 5-1 Belarus, Sweden 2-0 Germany & Czechs 3-1 Slovaks

Not suprised that Finland or Sweden got a win, thought the Slovaks would have pinched the game and would have been right if Jagr hadn't produced a top performance as he proved the difference in a good contest.

Good to see my Fins get of to a good start but the harder games in the group are still to be played.

The Canadians needed a shootout to beat the Swiss last night and the Russians lost to the Slovaks in the SO.Maybe the dream final might not yet happen.

Tonights the biggy Team Canadia take on Team USA, beers in the fridge chilling, cant wait

Canada goes into meltdown as the Yanks beat the Canucks

With the loss last night Canada are now scheduled to play the Russians in the QF's so the big final will not be happening.

USA/Finland Canada/Slovakia are the semi finals.I managed to predict 3 of the 4.I was dissapointed in the Russians but until they start developing better D men they aren't going to win the gold in the future.When Grebeshkov,Kalinen and Tyutin are 3 of your top D men then you know your in trouble.

It's USA/Canada in the final.I hope the Americans win as HNIC will be unbearable for the rest of the season if the Canucks win.You can bet that Cherry win up the 'Europeans are no good' rants that he does now that none made the final.

NHL season started again last night with the RedWings beating the Avs 3-2.12 games tonight and after ESPN changed their 360 service while the olympics were on I hope the ESPN Player works as good as 360 did.

....and things carry on pretty much as they were before the break. The Leafs lose 5-1 to the Canes

The trade deadline passed without any major name traded.I think if either Washington or the Blackhawks had traded for Roloson they'd have been my favourite for the cup but now I have my doubts that both teams N/M are good enough to win 16 games in the playoffs.

Just been to see the Avs v Panthers and I have now seen all 30 NHL teams play at the Pepsi .

Follow the NHL far less than I ought to, but I notice Chris Chelios is still playing. He's not far off 50!!

Ovechkin last night ended Brian Campbell's season after pushing him into the boards head first..Now will the NHL have the guts to suspend him for at least 5 games,i doubt it.