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Will Same Line-Up Offer Same Results? Yep!

January 12, 2014, 4:20 PM ET [6 Comments]
Dee Karl
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10:34: Isles won in spectacular come-back fashion to extend their winning streak to 9-9-1 against Western conference teams and their 7th straight road win for the first time sinze 1981.

Kyle Okposo scored twice and John Tavares scored the game winner off a Calvin deHaan blind pass. Brock Nelson sealed the deal with an empty netter and Travis Hamonic was dehydrated and didn't play the entire game.

Thomas Vanek has 30 points in 31 games but told Art Staple as much as he likes Long Island, he won't discuss a new contract in the immediate future. Um, crap.

Jack Capuano is going with the same line-up tonight as he did on Friday hoping for the same results -- two points. What he's not hoping for is the same feeling he had about his top line. Jack, along with Butch Goring would like to see them shoot more.

Michael Grabner scored for the Isles on Friday night and Jack said he was pleased with his game, and knows that with the amount of shots Grabs DOES take, some of the have got to go in. They're coming at the right time.

Brock Nelson showed off his skills on Friday to where those in my household were almost awestruck. I, on the other hand, have been waiting for the day to come when others would realize how good Nelson is. The "I love this kid!" shouts at the TV were expected.

Anders Nilsson has been called up from Bridgeport which has given Ken Reiter the opportunity to get back to CT and the AHL. Good luck to Reiter.

A great big shout-out to Gary Harding, who is IN Dallas and will be doing some great features from his trip for his own blog and website.

Congrats to Paul Maurice for his new coaching gig. I wonder if he brought that whistle of his to Winnepeg.








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