Good afternoon from suddenly sunny Tampa, which is sooooooooo Florida. One minute it looks likeyou're about toget struck by lightning, the next minute you're about to get heat stroke.
I once got heat stroke on a golf course in South Florida. My grandparents got the call to get down to the clubhouse stat, but they weren't told what happened.
They were convinced my brother hit me over the head with a golf club.
Wild will go with the same lineup tonight. I asked Owen Nolan if he was on Martin Havlat's line the other night because I didn't cover the game: "No, he was on my line."
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By the way, Havlat's a Lightning killer!
Coach Todd Richards said the club hasn't determined whether Niklas Backstrom or Josh Harding will start Friday in Washington. The decision will be made after tonight's game.
Harding hasn't started since Oct. 16, and I'd suspect he'd get the nod tomorrowunless the Wild somehow give up 10 shots tonight and Backstrom needs a rocking chair. The Wild will get into Washington in the wee hours of the morning Friday, and the Wild has an afternoon game Sunday in Raleigh.
So I'd think you'd give Backstrom the rest, but I could be wrong.