Thrashers Smoke Buds...Totally Awesome Dude.

(Oh yaa eh? Photo taken by Associated Press peeps)

Tonite. Down at the Bulb. Admidst a bevy of hosers, eh? Entertaining game...unless you were living and dying with every play. Because every game means so much; every point matters. Luckily, an early first period malaise did not fester. The gut was checked, intensity was cranked up and the challenge was overcome. How? Kovy. Lots and lots of kinetic Kovy, whose 3rd period goal was killer. Kane did work too; his wrap-around stuff job sparked images of a circling hawk swooping in for his prey. He was pleased. Pevs was strong and stuffed home a what? Yes, a POWER PLAY GOAL!! Karma was on our side and Maple Leaf spirit was crushed like a certain Democrat who was flattened by a ginormous elephant named Brown. Above all, Kovy was Kaptain Klutch and we can only hope he loves us as much as we love him.

P.S. - Pavelec was super solid and he too overcame early adversity. His teammates mobbed him in approval after they survived the purplish-blue barrage of bullets at the end that never would seem to come fast enough. Want more? Too bad. Here's Viv's write-up in the AJC - dot com.