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hate that MN scored first... ahem. SHUT OUT!!

So I was going through some photos showing them to some friends and saw this. Prolly one of the last games they played together. Also my first pro game.

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Pat Burns clearly illustrates why the Hockey Hall of Fame needs a Coach's Wing.

I think Hudler has had his last chance on the power play. He looks absolutely lost out there and is failing to generate anything.

refs really need to make the calls. seriously, they called the weakest penalty on abby. wild have been hooking and tripping all night with no calls.

I know we're losing, but the Wings HAVE looked like the better team. We'll come back =]

Is that puck regulation? Looked a little small..

I thought Jacques Lemaire had retired?

hey ericsson youre a better door than window

I always liked Bert as a Wing. I was happy when we signed him again because I had a real good feeling that on his end, he signed because he knew leaving was a mistake. Translation: he wouldn't be taking this for granted. He proved it last year and he's proving it even more this year. No better place than Detroit to find redemption and I hope he wins a Cup here. You can tell he's playing for that Cup, maybe this year even more than last. I love the effort he's made and I couldn't be happier to have him as a Wing.

I'm for this, actually

This power play is brought to you by BRAWNDO: THE THIRST MUTILATOR!!!!!

Pav is finally using his shot and Hank is passing better than he ever has. Logic states the pair is better with them both being shooters and passers rather than one or the other. Hank's game has evolved and so has Pav's. Balance between the two will be far more effective than the former scenario.

Will he make like the Blues and prove his toughness by going after, say, Hudler?

Have to pay for the Pistons one way or another.

That's the thing though...with the current state of the team, he doesn't need to be 42-Goal Z like he once was. This is by far the most balanced and potent team the Wings have had since the lockout, and with that comes reduced ice-time for stars simply because its not needed. Guys like Z shouldn't be getting insane amounts of minutes as long as the team stays healthy and continues to get balanced scoring. We all knew coming into the season that the Wings were deepest team up front and its showing. Babs isn't about to overly stick Z out there to pot a few extra goals because it will wear him down in the process. The more leads the Wings rush out to, the more were going to see the 3rd and 4th lines, and with good reason. In fact, I'm quite impressed with the Z-D-H lines' production thus far *given* the balanced scoring attack the Wings have shown these first 16 games.

wonder if Heatley demanded a trade out of the western conference after that

Amway. Really? Excuse me while I puke, and then I'll get 10 other people to puke, and then they'll...

As a Wings fan, I like most other teams to lose. Being an long-time hockey fan, I hate to see Original Six teams do poorly.

So what you are saying is they love their hockey and their team so much it in fact makes them stupid? They happen to be that much more passionate than you, so they deserve to lose? That makes tons of sense.

Absolutely they deserve better. A long-standing, once proud franchise is in the pits of despair with no discernible way out. Much like the Hawks, once they regain some of their former glory it's back on the Public Enemy list, but for now they deserve our compassion.

GO GET EM BERT YOU LAZY SON OF A *****!

Oh I already knew that!

I'm a sap I guess, but Bertuzzi must feel really great here in Detroit. He's spent the last few years being treated like trash or crapped on by fans, playing for mediocre teams and frustrated that his game seemed to be gone. Now, he's found a solid place on a great team where he's relied on and appreciated by fans and his coach, that's gotta feel good.