Back from the game.
Actually, Florida played well, and it was one of those games where guys got fortunate on tips and such. The puck was ping-ponging around a lot. Sometimes you have to tip your hat to the other team, or realize that the predominance of fortunate bounces is on their side. Holtby actually had a pretty good night, though the results don't say it. Of course, Kempny's blown tire was just an unfortunate footwork issue. I have to give the team credit though; they stuck with it even though they were chasing the game the whole night and did manage to pick up a standings point. As tight as things are, every point counts.
It's true that the top 2 lines were pretty much invisible almost the entire game. It got better in the 3rd when Reirden switched Vrana and Ovechkin. A lot of people are saying that Ovie/Backstrom/Oshie is too slow for a top line in today's NHL, and it did look better when they split up the speed. The Eller line was by far the best, and for that matter, Burakovsky was the best forward on the ice for either team tonight. For whatever reason, he was really on his game, and he was having puck luck, in that the puck was getting to him in places where he could do something with it. He has skills of course, but he never seems to be able to free himself to use them.