We have as good a D as is out there. Far better than last few years. We now have a goal tender playing rock solid. 2 parts of Hitchs system that's right on target.

Now we need scoring. That is, if you want to beat a Chicago or Dallas...We are like 22nd in the league at 2.4 or whatever. For one, it would help to SHOOT THE FORKIN PUCK more often but more than that these guys have to finish the forkin play and actually put the puck in the back of the net.

I'm not raggin on them. They are better than I ever expected this season. But dad gummit if they could close the deal and solidify the third leg of this triangle they really got something.

To the point on Ott, Bortuzzo has been somethin since Petro went down. The guys got an edge that's good for this team.