7:30 left in the 2nd

and Caps showing surprisingly little desperation in an elimination game, although are playing better this period.

Except for Semin. Except for his pass early to Laich on the doorstep, he has gone back to sleep. Calling him a statue is an insult to statues. He just stands around near the circles waving his stick around, like Pat Falloon if he had his feet cut off. Doesn't even bother to do the useless swoop-by forecheck.

As I write that, Semin gets behind the defense, draws a penalty and they score. My man Fleischmann, who I like as a third line guy for the Flyers.

Still, Semin has been a turnover machine and can't get shots through or on the net. He's as softer than Gagne getting fucked up the ass by Carter.

Noticed that Caps are having some of the same problems Flyers had with Pens forecheck and have been seeing a few 50 yard backhands out of their own zone.

My new dream trade:

Gagne and Carle for Perry and Wiesnewski.

Watched that Pacquiao fight. Jeez he destroyed Hatton. Loved his dignified entry into the arena, his praying before and after the fight. And Roach is a genius.

Hatton looked like one of those RC cars that can only go forward, and head right down the steps. He looked to be in serious trouble after the knockout, and I don't know why they immediately started twisting and torquing his neck to the side -- seemed completely idiotic.

What is it with the British (Euro) thing where the entire crowd sings Irish pub style to support their team? But they sing for the entire game and were doing it for Hatton, which first of all doesn't seem very intimidating, and becomes sort of a joke when you get your ass kicked while your fans sing your personal crappy anthem.

The same could be said for the constant booing of Ovechkin by Pens fans (or of Brown by Red Wings fan) every time he touches the puck. Don't they get tired of robotically booing all game long? Do they think it has an effect? Funny thing is that Caps fans have kept a long-held grudge against, ironically, Gonchar and do some weird Eagle whooping every time he touches the puck, and have done it for years now. I still don't know what the genesis of that was.

OK -- looked it up. The fans go "Woot Woot" and apparently first did it to Larry Murphy after he left the team, then decided to re-take up the tradition with Gonchar after he left. Couldn't find out why they go woot woot.