Is it too late to add Peter Sykora to my Fantasy Team?

"... Other match-ups tonight had the Maple Leafs downing Ottawa, 6-0 ... The Canucks stole one from Detroit 3-1 ... Despite being outshot almost 2-to-1, the Pens surprised the Flyers in a 4-0 victory ... Chicago earned a tough 8-6 road win against the Western Conference favorites, the Nashville Predators ... The chemistry must be working in Phoenix as the Coyotes downed the new-look Islanders ..."

So, am I worried? Not in the least. The team looked good on the get-go all the way up to that disasterous penalty shot attempt. Until Jarome Iginla gives up his Rob Huck-on-a-breakaway impersonation and actually begins to skate at the goalie, I wouldn't put him closer than 30 feet to a penalty shot or game-deciding shootout.

The boys seemed pretty decent, however. While the Oilers were showing off their potentially leathal fast-break ability, the Flames showed poise and confidence with the puck which hadn't been seen last year. True, they needed to crash the net more on the power play, but I have no problem with the players testing each other's proclivities out for a few games, getting used to each other and all that. Excepting the penalty shot, Iggy seemed as fast as he's ever been. Not just faster, though. Lighter on his toes and more mobile. Tanguay, for his part, made some incredible cross-ice passes through traffic at a success rate that Silly Ass Huselius could only dream about. And while Regher and The General laid out the body as we all thought they would, Kipper needed a bit of time to settle down in the goal. A good surprise was the mobility and smarts of newcomer Andrei Zyuzin, who more than proved that the departure of Jordan Leopold will not be lamented.


Not bad, but I expect better.