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I'm convinced people choose not to see what Bertuzzi does well.

Just in case I'm not nervous enough going into a game 7, I've got something additional on the line. I'm a DJ at a radio station in Canada and it just so happens that one of the other DJ's is a Coyotes fan, so before the series started we made a nasty bet on air. I went on his show one morning to challenge him to a bet and the stakes got raised pretty quick. In the end we decided on the loser has to come on the others show and eat something disgusting on air. If the Coyotes lose (god I hope they do) he has to eat a smoothie with raw octopus in it! But if the Wings lose I have to eat a smoothie filled with raw hot dogs and smelly cheese. By the way, cheese is my least favourite thing to eat. He's calling it his 'Desert Dog Smoothie.' So hopefully the Wings pull off a game 7 victory and I can torture a Phoenix fan with some octopus! Let's go Wings!!!

As I said yesterday, it seems like 3 years since we last had a comeback in the 3rd period of a playoff game. If I'm not mistaken, I think the last time was that game against San Jose where Lang scored with the goalie pulled. Now we've had some good playoff runs the last few years and have had tremendous talent, yet for some reason we're just not a come from behind team. Why? I will give us credit for protecting leads very well in 3rd periods over that stretch, but unfortunately it hasn't worked the other way around. With other teams pulling off two or three goal comebacks all the time, it'd be nice to see us do it too. Seems like when we go into the 3rd trailing, the game is over. I hope this changes soon.

Just saw they added Versus - HD today. Channel 212!

Ozzie more or less is a lifer. The only reason he was traded (to the celebration of Isles fans, where he did quite well) was because the Wings had a shot at landing the #1 goaltender of all time.. not because they didn't feel Ozzie couldn't be backup to him, but because it would have been unfair to Ozzie, a very successful starting goaltender who was in the midst of his prime. I think it's obvious how the organization feels about Ozzie, both for giving him that trade, later on bringing him back despite questions about his continued ability, and from how the players constantly talk about him and seem to show him the utmost respect. I know most goalies get respect from their players to some degree, but he seems genuinely and universally liked in the locker room.

That's because it's already been Photoshop-ed.

More fun with word bubbles: +1 if you get the reference

Carman, can you distinguish your left nut from you right one?

Eh, every team has to deal with bad calls. Hockey is a fast game, and mistakes will be made. If you want to blame the refs for the loss go ahead, I tend to blame it on 3 goals in less than a 2 minute strech in the first period.

San Jose wasn't planning on making the second round...

Stevie should just take the job trade Stamkos to us then get fired and come back home.

Maybe it's just the heat of the game, but I felt myself getting irrationally angry during this game in a way that I don't usually feel. Every time the fans in that building cheered my blood pressure went up a little bit. When Setoguchi gashed Franzen open yet somehow drew a tripping call instead of sitting in the box for 4 like he should have, I think a small blood vessel in my brain burst. I understand that it's not his call, but he went down awfully hard considering he was busy taking a chunk out of Franzen's cheek. And when he flopped like Peter Forsberg to draw the 5 on 3 I almost broke the nearest object (my phone, not a good idea). This little s*** will be the object of my hatred for the remainder of this series and in every game that Detroit and San Jose play in the future.

Ha ha that's funny! Mike Eaves coached Pavelski at UW Madison.

He didn't guarantee a win because he knew we would lose duh... Dumb question

I'm not trolling Crymson.

I think you can summarize the Wings attitude in the playoffs over the years as been there done that. So, they sometimes get complacent and feel that if they just bide their time, it will work out. They don't like to open it up, which can cause the situation to get even worse. I think the biggest thing is that the Wings need to have better starts to not get into that situation in the first place. They need to play a complete 60 minutes.

as long as he puts the puck in the net I'm forgetting the past and looking forward to the return

I dont have a photoshop to post, but is anyone else excited that we actually have some sharks fans on here posting stuff? Its a nice change of pace from playing the Coyotes when we couldnt even find a fan let alone one that would join in on the topic and have some fun! +1 for sharks fans in my book. some of their stuff is actually really funny too! Gotta love when hockey fans, regardless of which team they root for, can come together and have some good fun!

Everyone should have known the Wings would lose this game, they just got out of a series with Phoenix to be thrust back into another two days later. Wings will win this series without a doubt. They played poorly in the 1st and still almost won the game that goes to show that the Wings are a good team. Besides Boyle will score for us the game winner in game 2 or 3.

I see you make absolutely no mention of the flagrant dive Setoguchi committed later.

I'm sure there's a ton of SJS fans that say that n then crucify bertuzzi every chance they get too though that is assuming you aren't a sjs fan

The Round 2 edition of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket wallpaper is now available! Click Here to Go to the Download Page Enjoy!

Anyone else think Stuart is playing great at the moment? He's our only real physical presence on defense, and he seems to have a lot of confidence on the puck too.