from Stan Fischler of the Fischler Report,

* Have you noticed how the Vancouver media jackals have jumped all over John Tortorella? Not nice.

* Torts is not the problem; his general manager hasn’t exactly given his coach an Anaheim-type team.

* Plus, two back-up goalies sure doesn’t inspire confidence in the other lads, does it?

* It’s time for Marty St.Louis to start busting out; not to mention Rick Nash.

* He won’t win the Norris Trophy but Ryan McDonagh sure deserves more attention than he gets.

* Rather deservedly, Jaromir Jagr is commanding a lot of headlines in New Jersey but there’s another Czech who quietly is having a career year with the Devils — Marek Zidlicky.

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