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Then stop posting.

A Detroit goal here would be great.

GO USA, even though they beat us last year i still want them to win over canada.

I am glad to see Ozzie in for one reason, must mean that Babs has faith in him again. It's only a good thing going forward. Having two very capable goalies is better than one.

If you are proud of watching a sport in which a majority of the players have been convicted of a felony, then keep watching the NBA.

yeah the last time they did that was way back on December 26th understandable to forget things that happened so long ago with how old they are

Too bad Ozzie didn't score a goal to tie it. I thought maybe that's why Babs put him in. heh!

Abysmal performance yet again

Canada is not the favs, everyone up here already knows USA are the favs, and still are imo. Canada's game got exposed big time by the Swedes.

He's learning from the best, unfortunately.

The passing this team does drives me crazy

It would, wouldnt it!?

The lack of people talking up the Canadians on this board is telling.

Agreed. Babcock NEVER pulls Howard in favor of Ozzie. It's a paradigm shift, that's for sure.

You're right, it's not. But making a change in goaltending is an easy way to send a message to a team playing badly. And it just might have made a difference now too...

Good for you. Do you have something constructive to add to the discussion, or are you just here to underhandedly attack other members?

Speak for yourself. You are the most insufferable poster on here with your constant bashing of the Wings.

Coming from you, who only really shows up to post your vitriol about Bertuzzi? While that's not "pot-calling-the-kettle-black" territory, I'd say it's fairly close.

You don't really know what the word "bandwagon" means, do you?

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The Wings should not be scoreless in this game. If they get shut out, it will be their fault, and not Howard's. Ozzie would not fare any better with this crew out there. SHUT OUT, BOOSH!! SHUT OUT!!!!!

Damn...Howard could do nothing on the shot but I would've liked to have seen him do more to freeze that puck when he had the chance. Seemed like a moment that would've been good to scramble to roll onto the puck if you're already down and out of position and essentially right over it.

Zetterberg - great playoff performer. Often disappears for stretches in the regular season. Datsyuk - Best two way forward in hockey. Still needs to shoot more. Lidstrom - Best defenseman in the game today. Has a worse plus/minus than Dustin Byfuglien. Cleary - Does it all for this team on both sides of the ice. Got beat up by Chris Pronger. Franzen - Awesome sniper who's clutch in big moments. Is one of the biggest ******* in the league. Bertuzzi - Looks like he's big and mean. No longer plays big or mean. Rafalski - Great puck moving defenseman. Often moves the puck to the wrong team. Filppula - Nice hair and isn't bad looking. Overrated by 95% of LGW. Kronwall - Good skater and puck handler. Doesn't lay big hits anymore. Also looks slightly effeminate. Holmstrom - No one screens the goalie better. Is totally useless when not screening the goalie. Eaves - Gave GMR a hard-on with his play in the last game. Unlikely to get more icetime from Babcock. Stuart - Great hitter. Afraid to fight despite being 6'2 and from Western Canada. Hudler - Has a way with the ladies. Has played so poorly that even Crymson hates him. Helm - Very fast and hard working. Makes Draper's hands look like Mario Lemieux's. Ericsson - Has improved his play and is a willing fighter. Needs to add about 20 pounds. Abdelkader - Loves to hit and can drop the gloves. Sucks at fighting. Modano - Had a 96 overall in my NHL 2000 game. Would be lucky to be rated 80 in this year's game. Salei - Has played somewhat decent this season. Takes a penalty in every game. Miller - Looks cool with grey hair despite being around 30. Has been totally invisible this season. Draper - Has been a Wing since I was in elementary school. Is the unofficial mascot for the team. Osgood - Has put together a really good career. Has a bigger 5-hole than Jenna Jameson. Howard - Solid young goalie and the future in net. Is not as good as Carey Price.

Zetterberg: + Owns Crosby; - Can grow a much sweeter beard than me Datsyuk: + James Brown ringtone; - No dangle dangle for another month Lidstrom: + He has four sons; - Does perfection have a flaw? Cleary: + Relentless worker; - Bad at avoiding teammates' slapshots Franzen: + April through June; - Game 5 giveaway in the 2008 Final Bertuzzi: + Doesn't need to floss; - Blind passes in the neutral zone Rafalski: + Team USA; - His turnovers wake my neighbors Filppula: + He has potential; - We've heard that for three years Kronwall: + Marty Havlat; - Apparently Teemu Selanne Holmstrom: + Unreal hand-eye coordination; - The English language Eaves: + The goal smile; - I'm not raining on his parade Stuart: + So incredibly reliable; - Not so good Game 7 in the 2009 Final Hudler: + The past two games; - The season started in October Helm: + Speed; - Cement hands Ericsson: + 2009 playoffs; - Everything since Abdelkader: + Willing to fight; - Probably shouldn't be Modano: + Willa Ford; - March is a long way off Salei: + Not a whole lot; - Not a whole lot Miller: + Great on the PK; - He's not Ryan Draper: + The Grind Line; - That was a decade ago

The funny thing is, perhaps it's the blind loyalty that is keeping the leafs down. If these people wouldn't be so ready to still pay big money for tickets and everything else despite chronically being known as "Loserville," perhaps the financial pressure might force some changes to be made. To me, it's dumb to want to pay for an inferior product year after year. So no, maybe Leafs fans don't deserve better.