Thursday's Picks to Click in the Lounge

Nothing like a little "Sunlight" from Mean Creek to get my head straight and ready for some positive thoughts about tonight's games.

Absolutely, positively must see tonight's Maple Leafs-Rangers game. The records say yes, their history says maybe not, and that is enough of a pull me-push you conflict to get me to watch the game on the big screen. Phil Kessel is a league leader?

The Rangers have no league leaders, but a boatload of workers getting the job done right now. And yes, I am a doubter. But I am still willing to give them the benefit of a doubter, so to speak. The game is at 7 pm. I'll have the MSG feed. The medium screen gets the Canadiens-Bruins game. Habs in Boston. Hate on parade. Game starts at 7 pm. In the Lounge, we'll take whichever feed the NHL Network gives us. Most likely it will be NESN, could be TSN-Habs, wish it would be RDS. Hockey en français. Oui!

The small, aging cathode ray tube will have the MSG-Plus feed of the Islanders-Penguins, another 7 pm start. At 10 pm, the CRT will feature the Devils-Coyotes.

Once the Leafs-Rangers game is over, we will, I promise you, switch the big screen to the Capitals-Oilers game. That track meet starts at 9:30 pm. That's a Center Ice/TSN feed. Can you get too much good stuff from TSN? I say no.

The Kings, who have much to prove to me, are relegated to the smartphone for their 8:30 pm game with the Stars.

Every other game -- there are 11 tonight -- are in whip-around smartphone and radio mode tonight. We have plenty of ground to cover tonight. If you are not dropping by the Lounge, what are your picks tonight?