Rusty

The fact I have not picked games in the last three months really showed last night when I went 1-5...abysmal. I will give myself a break since last night's games were tough ones to pick coming off the olympic break. It is hard to tell how teams rebound from such a prolonged break. However, there were still some surprises from this slate of games.

I was impressed with Minnesota's performance against Calgary. Mikka Kiprusoff appears hungover from his olympic woes and it showed last night.

Vancouver put up a six spot against Detroit at Joe Louis Arena - an impressive feat no matter the year Detroit is having. They look good and are a real contender out west.

Almost as impressive were the Panthers hammering the Flyers 7-4 in Florida. Philly had been playing well prior to the break but Florida gave them all they could handle.

Finally, Colorado showed they are still full of energy, passion, and desire in their close 4-3 win over Anaheim. While they may not take the top seed in the conference, they will be a tough out come playoff time.

Tonight's game of the night: Toronto at Boston. Although the Leafs are bottom of the division they would like nothing more than to drag the Bruins down with them. The Bruins looked like a sorry bunch against the Canadiens two nights ago and it looks like their scoring woes might have returned. This will be an important game for the Bruins, the Leafs are playing with nothing to lose. I want, no...I need the Bruins to find a way to win this one. Bruins win 3-2.