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[Dark Knight]

Post your thoughts, comments and pictures on tonight's games here.

SJ at Boston
Calgary at Rangers
Chicago at Washington
Detroit at Carolina
Phoenix at Ottawa
Edmonton at Pittsburgh
NYI at Nashville
Toronto at Vancouver

[Dark Knight]

Joe returns to Boston.

"Joe Thornton took some time to remember his time with the Boston Bruins on Monday, a day before his first game against his old team.

"I loved it here," said Thornton, traded to San Jose on Nov. 30.

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Time to cheer for the EC teams; they could provide some help to our Ducks. It would be nice to see Sykora put some in the net against the Flames, Gerber make some good saves agains the Wings, and Bryan Murray's Senators stop Phoenix, I would even cheer if Crosby could help the Pens defeat the Oilers

[DropThePuck]

The Ottawa Senators – who've looked lost on the ice of late – are getting their leader back.

Daniel Alfredsson, the Senators captain, is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday when Ottawa hosts the Phoenix Coyotes.

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[Dark Knight]

Sykora with an assist on the Rangers' first goal

[DropThePuck]

Calgary's Jordan Leopold, Dion Phaneuf and Robyn Regehr are part of one of the best defence units in the NHL this season.

But they could meet their match Tuesday night against a group of skilled Czech forwards dressed as New York Rangers.
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Help is on the way, though, in the form of 29-year-old Czech winger Petr Sykora, whom Rangers general manager Glen Sather acquired from Anaheim on Sunday.
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He could form a potent scoring line with centre Michael Nylander and Prucha to complement the No. 1 trio of Jagr, Martin Straka and Martin Rucinsky.

"We've got to develop some scoring from some other angles in our lineup," Rangers coach Tom Renney told the New York Times on Monday. "We have to be a little less predictable. And what a guy like [Sykora] does, it certainly adds finish, there's no question about that.

"But he also maybe adds a distraction, maybe loosens somebody else up."

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[socalcustoms]

Sykora scores a goal but you can give that one to the rookie Calgary defenseman LOL

[DropThePuck]

"I'll be honest, you asking me about [Crosby] is the first time I've thought about it," uber-checker Mike Peca told the Edmonton Sun.

"It's the same as it is for everybody. Just like everybody else, you have to play him physically and be hard on him, try and take time and space away."

Peca said the skillful Crosby deserves respect, but sounds confident the Oilers will be up to the challenge if they work as a team.

"He's proven to be a game-breaker," Peca explained.

"He's very strong on the puck, he controls it incredibly and he makes plays. It'll be a tough test, but it's never a one-man effort, it's always a five-man effort."

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[GLOVESAVE35]

Like DK said, let's go Eastern Conference teams! Do your job in regulation tonight!

[Duckette]

Yay Sykora! Glad ur having fun up there!

[DropThePuck]

A huge howdy Boston from Thornton!


San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, left, checks Boston Bruins' Hal Gill during first-period NHL hockey action in Boston Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


Boston Bruins' Hal Gill grimaces on the ice after a hard check by San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton during first-period NHL hockey action in Boston Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton (19) stands by the bench with linesman Tim Nowak as he waits for a ruling after he checked Boston Bruins' Hal Gill hard during first-period NHL hockey action in Boston Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton leaves the ice after a hard check on Boston Bruins' Hal Gill during first-period NHL hockey action in Boston Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. Gill left the ice with an injury and Thornton was ejected with a game misconduct for the hit.
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

[Dark Knight]

SJ's destroying Boston 6-1 in the 3rd. Without Thornton

[GLOVESAVE35]

SJ's destroying Boston 6-1 in the 3rd. Without Thornton

Yah. Saw that.

This just means that the Duck Domination will have to continue. . .

[Tomato Assasin]

5-1 senators after the 2nd! Go sens!!

[DropThePuck]

Michael Peca during first period NHL hockey action Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Pittsburgh.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins Colby Armstrong flies over Edmonton Oilers goalie Jussi Markkanen after having a first period shot blocked in NHL hockey action Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Pittsburgh.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby skates around Edmonton Oilers' Michael Peca during first period NHL action Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Pittsburgh.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

[DropThePuck]

Calgary Flames' Chuck Kobasew takes a shot as New York Rangers' Martin Straka watches in the first period, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in NHL hockey action at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)


New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundquvist watches as a defelcted puck sails behind him in the final moments of the first period as Calgary Flames Daymond Lagkow watches, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in NHL hockey action at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

[DropThePuck]

Carolina Hurricanes' Ray Whitney and Erik Cole hug after Whitney's goal during the first period of this NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. Detroit Red Wings' Kirk Maltby skates away.
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)



Detroit Red Wings' Steve Yzerman scores as he hurdles Carolina Hurricanes' goalie Martin Gerber during the first period of this NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. Hurricanes' Andrew Hutchinson and Oleg Tverdovsky watch.
(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

[DropThePuck]

Washington Capitals' Dainius Zubrus looks for the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks goalie Adam Munro during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


Washington Capitals' Matt Bradley fights for the puck against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Adam Munro during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Washington. Blackhawks' Anton Babchuk looks on at front left. There was no goal on the play.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

[Dark Knight]

FINALS:

Calgary 2 - NYR 4
SJ 6 - Boston 2
Chicago 4 - Washington 3 (OT)
Detroit 2 - Carolina 3

[GLOVESAVE35]

FINALS:

Calgary 2 - NYR 4
SJ 6 - Boston 2
Chicago 4 - Washington 3 (OT)
Detroit 2 - Carolina 3

!@#$%!

[Dark Knight]

FINAL:

Edmonton 3 - Pittsburgh 1 (expected though)

[Dark Knight]

BTW, Sykora is wearing #17 and he was the first star of the game. He was interviewed after the game and he seemed to be relieved and happy to be in a new situation. Good for him.

[DropThePuck]

Sykora's on the bench to the left of Ward ...


New York Rangers Jason Ward celebrates scoring the go-ahead goal against the Calgary Flames to help the Rangers to their 4-2 victory as his teammates watch a replay above the ice, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in NHL hockey action at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

[ahtikullervo]

Many bad results...

[socalcustoms]

Sykora's on the bench to the left of Ward ...


New York Rangers Jason Ward celebrates scoring the go-ahead goal against the Calgary Flames to help the Rangers to their 4-2 victory as his teammates watch a replay above the ice, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in NHL hockey action at Madison Square Garden in New York.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Yeah we can see the mullet... we don't need you to point it out LOL

[DropThePuck]

Yeah we can see the mullet... we don't need you to point it out LOL

I suppose I could've put a title "Where's Petr?" but as you wrote, it's rather obvious ... so I just went with the plain ol' "there he is" caption.