Disappointing start to the playoffs. Some thoughts:

• Late starts on weeknights are really bad–way too late for kids.
• I want to shoot the Wild marketing people: 1) same [losing] slogan as last year and 2) same white [surrender] towels again. How about red or green towels with a new slogan?
• Speaking of marketing, what do you do when the product on the ice can’t meet the hype you are trying to generate? Depressing…
• The crowd was really into it at the beginning and at the end. When it was 2-0? Could have heard a pin drop.
• Laperriere’s medicine turned out not to be Boogaard’s fist, but Rolston’s slapper.
• No points for Forsberg.
• Johnsson and Burns got to be the 30 minute men thanks to Schultz.
• Skoula was Good Marty until he got tired at the end. Stats only say 2 hits, but I thought I saw three.
• What was Rolston thinking at the end? Open on a break-away and he puts away the slapshot to pass to Boogey? What?!?

We were only one Burnsie move away from a win, so all is not lost. And way to go Calgary – Flames in 4! Flames in 4!

Heading back to the X on Friday to see what happens next.