The cosmic middle finger worked once, so let's fire up the band again.

"I think it's important to have an established goaltender," Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said. "I think some of his [Dan Cloutier] best hockey's ahead of him. This kid's a competitor." - 7/5/2006

Hey he wasn't dead last in team history, so there's that. Competitive!

Thy will be done: may the ghost of Cloutier haunt the purple and black. Shoot high New Jersey and let's see some stressful hockey for another few days.

Go drama. Go intrigue. Go side-stepping hijinks.

And remember: don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.