Collected Thoughts

Atlanta went to the St Pete Times Forum and played hockey tonight. I'm not sure what Tampa Bay was doing. I couldn't watch -- they lost 6-1, which is as bad as they lost their last game. I don't know what's gone on. There was no physical play... a little pushing here and there, but really nothing. Tampa doesn't play a real physical game, I know this, but still-- I'm not even talking about fighting there's no HITTING. The one guy that was throwing really good hits, Artyukhin -- stopped playing as physical when he kept getting penalities called on him.

These are the defending Stanley Cup champs and they aren't even playing as well as the Penguins or the Capitals, teams that aren't in the play offs and didn't have a chance and are just playing for pride.

Last season they had the motto SAFE IS DEATH and this season, I'm not sure what it is.

I hate watching a team I like do so badly and still, they are in the play off hunt (I think, they may have killed their chances tonight). FSU football has struggled and I always remind myself they are a top team, even when they are playing for the Championship, but they have a long history of winning and so I grew up with them struggling, this situation with Tampa is so new. I haven't even been a fan for 2 whole hockey seasons and I see them go from the Stanley Cup to...whatever this is.