I love my preds. They won their game against Toronto last night — tons o’ fun. I was at the game, and the win put me in an extra-happy good mood. [happy sigh . . .]

Oh, and add another player to the list of preds with nicknames ending in a ‘y’ sound. Sheldon Brookbank, recently called up from Milwaukee to help out while Tootoo is injured, has been dubbed “Brookie” by Coach Trotz.

Update on the cat-in-the-lap situation: I am getting a very angry look from Loa the cat because I keep moving. She even nipped at my hand once. I told her she could get off my lap if she was uncomfortable, but, well, you know how much good it does to try to reason with a cat.