Strangely enough, it’s a Duck-powered alignment. Just got this email from a good friend of mine, who happens to be a Ducks fan.

If your team is as good as advertised, they should beat the Wings 6-2 tonight.  The Ducks pounded the crap out of Motown last night.  You shouldn’t be getting Osgood in goal.  And the Wings ought to be second-guessing themselves after being up a couple, and losing. With your PP unit as good as it is, and with Detroit’s march to the box (at least 7 penalty kills in each of the past 5 games), your team better get some PPGs.  The Ducks burned the Wings with shots that were faked from the high slot, and instead were passed to the low circle for one timers.  I know your D is putting up a lot of shots, but it might not be the best strategy tonight.
Anyway… look out, because we might have found a little bit of a groove.

First of all, I think we have to admit the honeymoon is over for the Sharks.  Dallas just beat Minnesota last night, who were up until then the only team in the NHL that hadn’t lost in regulation.  And now the Ducks have beaten Montreal and Detroit in the past seven days.  Whatever funk the other Pacific powers were in at season’s launch seems to be over.

Second of all, I don’t care what Acts of God (or Ducks) have occured to make the Wings frustrated, tired, injured, or all of the above.  I’ll take it.  Beat those bastards.

Go Sharks.