"have another doughnut, you fat pig"

last night marked the last game of referee don "doughnuts" koharski's career.  i've never been a fan, as he always seemed to be one of those officials who injected himself too much into the game by calling "makeup"/"equalizer" penalties, particularly late in close games -- just let the players play, buddy.  anyway, i think the most distinct aspect of koharski's career was the incident in the 1988 playoffs when then-devils head coach jim schoenfeld waited for him after a game and told him to "have another doughnut, you fat pig" -- HA!  so momentous that it is actually mentioned in articles recounting koharski's career.  also, in the movie "wayne's world", there is a cop in a doughnut shop named officer koharski, which mike myers has said is most definitely a reference to "doughnutgate".  tee hee.

p.s. must be nice to retire at 53.  

in other news, the devils got their 50th win last night in shootout over ottawa -- after their dreadful 6-game winless streak, they have won 3 of their last 4, which i hope means good things for the playoffs.  it's been a season of milestones, as 50 wins is a franchise record.  they also clinched the division (yawn) and at least a third seed in the playoffs.  and jarkko ruutu scored for the sens, which is not really all that noteworthy except that i really like saying jarkko ruutu.  oh finland, why are your names so fun to say?!  

the rangers and habs also clinched last night and the sabres were eliminated, which means the eastern conference playoff teams are set, although still yet to be seeded.  the western conference is still open, with nashville and minnesota still knocking on the door -- nashville, anaheim and st. louis all have 88 points but the blues and ducks have a game in hand.  minnesota is still in the mix with 85 points and two games left, and the preds and wild are playing head-to-head tonight.  and into the last weekend of the regular season we go ....