How Do You Say "Stinker" in Chinese?

I'd check Altavista, but I am much too lazy.

The Isles squandered another 2 goal lead today and lost in OT to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes with children's teams and General Colin Powell in attendance.

Andy Sutton's crosschecking penalty gave the Hurricanes a PP in OT and Cory Stillman scored at the 52 second mark to give the visitors the extra point.

Billy Jaffe said it in the second period: the dogs were out tonight. I'm not sure why it is, but it always seems like afternoon games are (shall we say) a little less spirited than the ones played at night. This one was no different--totally devoid of emotion and grit even though there were lots of kids in the rink on this Martin Luther King Day.

The Isles were paced by Andy Hilbert and Miro Satan and opened up the 2-0 lead about halfway through the second. Hilbert's goal came on one of those weird Coliseum caroms. Freddy Meyer tried to dump the puck into the zone but the biscuit hit the boards and popped right into the slot. Hilbert flipped a nifty backhander over Cam Ward and the Isles took the lead with 3:17 left to play in the first.

Scary moment as the second ended when Ricky DiPietro seemed to flop wrong on his right knee and he was slow to get up. A couple of stretches and Flexes and we all held our breath to see who would be leading the team out to the ice to start the third period.

Billy and Howie suggested that Dubie could be making the start tomorrow night in Carolina for the second part of the home-and-home. Makes perfect sense because you know that Rick is going to start the game in Boston on Thursday and then he is off for the All-Star festivities next weekend. Besides, you don't send a guy to Bridgeport for conditioning purposes and then not use him after he gets his confidence up. Expect Dubie tomorrow night.

Good news was that Radek Martinel and Brendan Witt made their returns to the lineup this afternoon. Radek had missed the last 13 games with a bum ankle and Witt missed the last four with an ankle issue as well.