Thanks to Oiler at the Sportsfrog for bringing the Bolts recent run to my attention. The Bolts have won 13 of their past 16 games, and the only hotter team in the NHL are the Penguins (11-0-2). During this stretch the Bolts have moved past Stanley Cup Champion Carolina, and are only three points behind Atlanta for the division lead.
During their run, the Bolts have been led by Lecavalier, who also leads the NHL in goals scored (37). Not a whole lot of Bolts games are broadcast up here in Northern Virginia so I can’t tell what Vinny is doing different but it’s nice to see him live up to the high expectations that were placed on him when he was drafted. I’ve always believed Vinny to be the most talented scorer on the Bolts (even more so than St Louis) because of his unique blend of size, speed and puck handling.
The only other player I’ve watched in person who reminds me of Vinny is Alexander Ovechkin, who is the second leading goal scorer in the NHL (34) and draws little number eight people on his sticks. Which conveniently allows me to mention that Ovechkin and the Caps are coming to Tampa tonight.
Starting tonight the Bolts begin a four game stretch against division rivals, which ends in a week against division leading Atlanta. If the Bolts continue playing lights out they can take the division lead from Atlanta, and move up from the #6 seed in the East to the #3 seed. Which means it’s go time for the Bolts.
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“Not a whole lot of Bolts games are broadcast up here in Northern Virginia…”
Luckily, tonight’s game will be! Hopefully. Worst thing about Caps broadcasts up here is the shove-offa’ Comcast Sports Net to News Channel 8 when the Wizards are playing. None of the good bars in Herndon have cable, so if it’s not on satellite, there’s no chance to see the game.
Well… also… NHL Center Ice is a good thing.
I have NHL Center Ice [Clifton, Virginia], so I catch the Bolts on DirecTV all the time. Nothing like having LaCavalier and his buddies racing across your screen. Comcast Sports Net can be a pain sometimes.
Anyway, lets cheer on the Bolts tonight against the Kolzig-less Capitals. Brent Johnson just cam e back from injury himself, as I recall, so I’m not too sure how sharp the back-up will be.
gary, does jimmy’s not have cable? that’s the only decent sports bar in herndon i can think of.
Ski: Jimmy’s has both cable and satellite, but good luck finding the Caps game on a TV any night the Sabres are playing. We ended up going to Carpool (Herndon) and got them to put the game on one of the big screens.
Any local sports bars following the Bucs, Bolts, or USF Bulls?
i haven’t been able to find any local bars which follow the bucs much less the bolts or bulls. the closest i’ve been able to find is the mackeys by dupont circle turns into a fsu bar on saturdays.