I don't mind an overtime loss to Washington on the road.  We got a point last night, so that's good.  The Rangers lost last night, so that's good too.

Today is  big though.  The Canes play Pittsburgh tonight here in Raleigh.  I think they need to win.

There are a lot of other big games involving eastern conference teams tonight that affect our playoff hopes.  The teams we really need to LOSE are in bold.

• St. Louis vs. NY Islanders - Not all that important, as the Islanders are behind us, but I'd rather see St. Louis win this one.
• Boston vs. Philadelphia - we need Boston to lose.  In regulation.
• Tampa Bay vs. Toronto = Go Toronto!   Win it in regulation!
• Columbus bs. Atlanta = definately, go Columbus.  Win it in regulation!
• Florida vs. Colorado = Avalanche need to win in regulation.
• Calgary vs. Ottawa = Ottawa is out of reach, so I'm indifferent here.

I was impressed by the Canes last night, battling back from a 2-0 deficit to take the game to overtime.  I think they can build on that tonight in front of the home crowd and beat the Penguins.