This would be worse if Howard was still out, but I think we can survive. It's never good when you lose a player of Datsyuk's caliber, but we also field a very deep team. Filpulla will now fill in with his Datsyuk-lite game, and some of the other guys will need to step up. It is a blow, no doubt about it, but the team is still good enough to win - especially if Howard can free up the D and transition game to be a bit more aggressive.

Damn but I wanted to put more pressure on Chicago with a win tonight. shoot 15-16 on the road is concerning.

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biggunsbob[/color]]Damn but I wanted to put more pressure on Chicago with a win tonight. shoot 15-16 on the road is concerning.

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Losing to a desperate Hawks team in Chicago doesn't much worry me. Now, losing to Vancouver tomorrow might worry me for the WCF.