Hello from the University of Nebraska Medical Center where I am currently being hospitalized indefinitely, possibly until I receive a new heart! What a whirlwind of a week with some eerily accurate predictions from me dating back to last Monday's preview:
1. Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher would be the team's Key Player of the Week. He was, firing head coach Mike Yeo after yet another defeat in Saturday's matinee and naming Iowa head coach John Torchetti as interim bench boss.
2. Washington captain Alex Ovechkin would be the team's Key Opponent of the Week. He was, scoring three second period goals for his 14th career NHL hat trick in the Caps' 4-3 win over the Wild Thursday night.