The John Stevens Era begins on South Broad tonight, and the test will be a tough one.
The Atlanta Thrashers come to town, a team that's half-a-beat away from being the Buffalo Sabres. Yep, they can score too, and feature two more brilliant forwards, Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian Hossa.
I'm not looking for a brilliant 30-save shutout. Let's face it, that ain't gonna happen. I'll settle for the pylons on defense to recover a small amount of motion back there, just a few good hits to disrupt Atlanta's offensive rhythm.
Something tells me this will be a night that we steal one. Maybe it's the 6 hours of sleep I got after working until 1:30 AM. Maybe it's the delirium of yet another coaching change. I'm thinking a 4-3 overtime win that sends the 19,000-plus home in renewed frenzy.
Ed. note: I wrote the last paragraph in a very facetious manner. I was pleased that the game almost turned out how I predicted, with a shootout win in lieu of an OT winner. Sadly, the love hangover from Game 1 of the Stevens era lasted all of two days.
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