Stop, Oh, Back it up, and Let me see your hips SWING

The season is in full swing, and many teams are in the playoff hunt. Play offs are months away, but many teams that are in the same division have extremely close records this year. In the Atlantic division, the Penguins only trail the Rangers by 4 pts, which is 2 games (assuming, Rangers lose 2 and Pens win 2 without going into overtime). The Bruins trail the Canadiens by 5 points in the Northeast. In the Southeast, the Hurricanes trail the Capitals 4 points. Over in the Western Conference, the Blackhawks trail the Wings by 9 points in the Central division, and in the Northwest, the Flames trail the Canucks by only 2 points. The only division that does not have a close race is the Pacific division and the Ducks trail the Sharks by 13 points. San Jose had dominated the NHL this year. San Jose is 14-0-2 at home, which is incredible!
Now, lets talk about some of the best hits of this season so far. I am gonna start off with my personal favorite since we all know I am a Caps fan. Tyler Sloan, #89 made is debut with the Capitals when they played the Sens in Ottawa, Sloan, in his first game, laid out Langkow. It literally looked like Langkow hit a Mack Truck. Another awesome hit was Letang of the Penguins hit on White of the Thrashers. He was seeing stars, or penguins, for sure. Lets look at Richards from the flyers hit on Schubert of Ottawa. Hopefully the impact of his head on the crossbar taught him that just because you have the puck in front of the net does not mean your going down. Those are just a few of the awesome hitting we've seen in the league this year. So boys just stop, oh, back it up and let me see your hips swing!