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Ericsson lol Another game, another fail. This guy's hockey IQ is absolutely horrible.

Great job on the last two goals by Howard..... Really thought he was turning the corner, then goal in the last minute of period 1 (not his fault), goal in the last two minutes of period 2 (not his fault, kill Ericsson), a bad rebound for goal number three (his fault) and a TERRIBLE miss on the GWG... Frustrating night to be certain, they started so well.

where is the Mule? guy is invisible!

pretty cool to see an interview w/ an on ice official. good job, FSD

From The pens blog:

I know there's been a lot of talk about Modano coming back either Thursday or Saturday, but this is the first concrete thing I've seen. Per NHL.com

Hmm.. I'm confused.. Is this game a fluke playing terrible defense or were the last couple games a fluke playing good defense?

Fire McCrimmon and replace with Chelios.

Chelios needs to get out of the press box and behind the bench.

Can we just play Pav's line the remainder of the game?

We will miss McCreary.

Franzen, Zetter and Bert line is terrible right now.

Yambags.

http://atdhenet.tv/34467/watch-san-jose-sharks-vs-detroit-red-wings

Fantastic job on the PK. A PP goal here would completely deflate the Sharks.

Jimmy standing tall here. He's looking good so far.

a lot of people did insinuate that it was stupid - as they do with all my line proposals, without really even taking them into consideration. and i was just making a joke man, i didn't think you'd take it so harshly. in these line threads most people have a creative little twist in their heads that they'd like to see tried out on the ice. your lines were just, the exact same lines we started the season with. obviously babcock liked them at some point too, so i'm not saying that their bad. just poking a little fun at your lack of creativity. take it easy though. i'm not looking to start an internet fight or anything. i just posted a babcock video that everyone seems to like, i make a lot of off-season threads, and some random-non-lines threads here and there as well. idk where that puts me on the LGW totem pole (nor do i care), i'd imagine pretty low, but for a beer-leaguer who just started playing hockey after college and who has loved the red wings since birth, i think i'm doing okay.

Or stuck at the kiddie table with Hudler next Thanksgiving.

His daughter will be watching the next couple of family meals from the pressbox after that.

"He's a softie on the inside" his daughter says. Babcock laughs, but only on the outside. Inside, he plots...

Video Games are not a good indicator. I have won 40 Stanley Cups in a row just simming because you can fleece other teams because machines can't trade worth a damn. I would have to agree, but there is an old saying that the team who got the best player always wins the deal... That might be Dallas. Goligoski could end up being the best, but the cost they paid right now is absurd. Neal is the type of forward you covet. 30 goals are hard to come by, and if they don't sign Brad they really screwed up their team.

The Todd: Career revitalization five!

Ok, i'll step into your trap. Lidstrom is of course the best influence of the four. He's always been the best player, the most experienced and the best leader. But Ericsson and Kindl are big, mobile defensemen who have good puck skills. Neither uses their body nearly enough. They need to add more grit, more growl, and more physical presence to their game. They need to utilize that size and strength. Lidstrom doesn't play a physical game, and I had removed Stuart from the roster so in the Meszaros trade. A physical post-Lidstrom defensive corps featuring Kronwall, Pitkanen, Meszaros, and a highly physical Kindl and Ericsson? You enforcer boys would cream your onesies.