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Another outdoor game involving Pittsburgh? No thanks Bettman, I'll do something else that day...

It is kind of embarassing that the Sharks are getting manhandled, yet they got lucky in beating Detroit. Just enhances my "paranoid" belief that with half decent refs the Wings would have taken that series.

San Jose won't win unless they get long 5 on 3s or a ton of PPs.

I couldn't care less about Timonen.How many Swedes does the Red Wings have? That's right. Don't act like you're some "real" fan. Real fans go to games and are usually fans of the club since they were born. I can easily admit that Red Wings is only the 3rd team I cheer for (after Tampereen Ilves and Team Finland). Still, I didn't start cheering for this team because of the Finns. I've been a fan since -99. It would be disrespecting towards the real fans "born and raised" in Detroit if I stated that I'm a real fan.

What the hey?! I'm very happy for him and more power to him.

I concur! Amazing avatar! Dom is my favourite player of all time only 2nd to Steve

Desire to play: Check. Team that wants him: Check. Ability to play: Check. Am I missing anything? Anyone? Nope? Have at it, Dom.

I'd like to see a Hasek/Howard tandem! Howard would have gotten tutoring from both Hasek and Osgood and we could actually throw in a goalie that would win his games when given the chance.... Hasek might even be able to snag the lead role from Howard, who knows?!

Amen sista!!! You GO with your bad self Dom!

Haters gonna hate.

I just talk about the players I know about. I've watched him play since 2002 - I think I know what I'm talking about. You can call me biased, but it's a fact that it was a matter of confidence more than working hard or wanting it.I defend someone if I see a comment that is wrong IMO. You can defend Howard, I can defend Leino. But I certainly don't defend all Finnish players because they're Finnish. I couldn't care less what Timonen does on the ice for example. Would I like to watch Leino if he wansn't Finnish? Probably not. But so what? I never wasn't one of those guys who said Leino scores 50 points and wins the rookie of the year. The fact that Leino or someone else is Finnish doesn't blind my ability to judge that player.

You think he didn't want to succeed here? I don't know if it's about working hard or not, but the biggest reason was lack of confidence. Change of scenery fixed that. Good for him.

Leino with his second assist and making a nice screen there.

Hopefully Pavs convinces Kovalchuk to take a paycut to come play here. :D

He's been good but Briere and Gagne have been amazing.

2+4=6 +3 in 7½ games now.

LOL. God damn you're stupid. "Way overpaid"?Make a list of guys who put up 57 points who make less than Hudler and who were AVAILABLE on the market. Not to mention this guy did it playing 3rd line minutes.

Howard and Niemi will definitely not become the next "Roy or Hasek". They may be good or decent starters in the future. Rask definitely has the potential to actually be the next top goalie in the world. Halak has been great but he wasn't as big of a prospect before. It may be that he's just playing better than he really is right now.

Great news! Stevie has better taste than that. Please, Lord, let them hire Pee-air so he will stop showing up on hockey broadcasts. Please!!

Jaromir Jagr would make a great 4th liner.

"OMG so lazy! Doesn't WANT to play in the AHL?? Selfish player with NO work ethic!"

He isn't an NHL caliber player. Let's hope that 5th round pick brings us something.

That Leino trade looking good.

As said earlier, they'll draft the best player available. There could be even some trade, but Kirill Kabanov at 22nd is a risk in my opinion. Medium or high risk with a high reward of course. I'd love to get Granlund, but I'll doubt he drops that much. He could though, because of his size.

I hope Filppula comes as well, but he probably won't.