Thank you, thank you, thank Ilya Kovalchuk. You started the first ten minutes or so of your 2010-2011 season off beautifully; primary assists on the first two goals and helping the Devils stake out a 2-0 lead. And then you disappeared for the rest of that game as well as the following two as the team got off to a poor, under-performing 0-2-1 start. But thank you, thank you, thank you... Scoring your first goal of the season tonight was a beauty! Excellent one timer from inside the right circle to help take the burden off your team, your rookie head coach, and most importantly, you!
We all know that you are great player Ilya, but because of your $100 million contract and the $3 million fine, and the two draft picks you have cost the Devils, as fans, we have the right to be impatient and want immediate results. One goal in four games is not good enough. So let's up that ratio, huh? How about one in every other game? I think that's a fair wish.
Also, thank you, thank you, thank you to Mr. Martin Brodeur. I don't want to say that I was ready to throw you under the bus and heavily start to think about our goaltending options for next season, but let's be real here, the season hasn't started off that great for you. Hopefully tonight's shut out (career number 111, btw) is just the jump start you needed and now can be the defensive rock the team needs since it seems as if we will be playing a bit more offensive.
A bitter-sweet note from today, all with Brian Rolston leaving the active roster for the next four to six weeks due to hernia surgery. But that's a good thing. The salary cap now gets a $5 million lift and will allow Lou to bring up some young talent from Albany to fill out the roster so we can play some full strength games this season.
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