This past 13 days have been an eerie sort in my home town of Los Angeles. The LA Kings were pegged to land Ilya Kovalchuk but after 13 long nights; nothing - we are in limbo. Helene you make us so sad. **sigh**

Here Dante puts it in perspective.

[Belacqua]: …“O brother, what’s the use of climbing?
God’s angel, … he who guards the gate, would not
let me pass through to meet my punishment.
Outside that gate the skies must circle round
as many times as they did when I lived –
since I delayed good sighs until the end –
unless, before then, I am helped by prayer
that rises from a heart that lives in grace;
what use are other prayers – ignored by Heaven?” (Purg. IV, 127-135)

As it goes for Kings fans. Why are we ignored Illya? Why ?

At least there is this- A little comic relief as LA Kings Dustin Brown and Matt Greene took a trip up to Dodger Stadium for hockey night at the Ravine.

Until The Puck Drops,

- cm