This team has all the talent they need to win the Cup. It now just comes down to showing up and wanting it more than the teams they face in the playoffs. They have proven they can play with and beat them.

All of the analysis is just blah, blah, blah, blah... Doug Armstrong has put together a formidable team and barring injury they are not missing any critical pieces (assuming Steen is coming back soon). Ken Hitchcock has put a system in place that is proven to work when executed. All we need now is the boyz to show up and play like every game, every period, every shift, every stride is critical. Any lapses in effort or execution will be their undoing. It's really that simple...

The only thing I would like to see down the stretch is a few healthy scratches for guys like Backes and few others. Unless the points are critical, some rest for a few of the workhorses might not be a bad idea. Of course you can argue it could take them out of this groove their in but I'd be willing to risk that they remember how to play after sitting a game or two.

Go Blue!!