Hockey Word Association 2.0

Because Hound Central 3.0 tries to be a full-service, fan-friendly blog, please welcome back, for its second season, Hockey Word Association.

A well-earned elbow in the ear, too, to Jeff, an old Arcade (N.Y.) Hockey League buddy, for the suggestion.

You know the rules. I'll make five suggestions. You write down, preferably within a comment, the first words or phrase that pop into your mind.

Here we go:

1.) Benched =
2.) Best team, so far =
3.) Thugs =
4.) Lighting the lamp =
5.) Diver =

For example, here are mine:

1.) Benched = Tampa Bay's Doug Janik after coughing up the puck Saturday, a turnover that gave the Islanders a third-period goal. (Kinda long, I know, but I get to make up the rules)
2.) Best team, so far = Not the Sabres
3.) Thugs = Philadelphia Flyers
4.) Lighting the lamp = Trimming the tree
5.) Diver = New York's Sean Avery

Enjoy!