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I was wondering why the VS broadcast wasn't irritating me tonight

I blamde McCrummy.

I blamde Bettman.

I blame Canada.

The only thing Mickey repeats are little old-time sayings. They just make it feel like you're hanging out with your grandpa watching the game. He doesn't repeat himself with longer phrases every few minutes, every game, that make him sound like he's reading from a script or stuck with a limited vocabulary. I hate Edzo.

Official Game Day Thread - - Tonights's Matchup - - VS. Start time: 7:30 EST Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI Available On: Tonight's Stream http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.php/user/15741-drumnj/ (Directions in profile) Official Game Preview: Meeting of West's best two clubs - - *Opposition GDT* Forthcoming - - News from around the NHL Top spot in East up for grabs Penguins concur on Cooke suspension "24/7" receives Emmy nominations Western Conference Standings CANUCKS 73 GP, 47-17-9, 103 pts Last Game: Lost to PHX 3-1 RED WINGS 73 GP, 43-21-9, 95 pts Last Game: Lost to PIT 5-4 (SO) Last DET-VAN Meeting: 1/8, DET 2 at VAN 1 (SO) Recap - LGW GDT Highlights Goals VAN Daniel Sedin: 38 DET Johan Franzen: 27 Assists VAN Henrik Sedin: 68 DET Henrik Zetterberg: 52 Plus/Minus VAN Dan Hamhuis: +27 DET Brian Rafalski, Pavel Datsyuk, Justin Abdelkader: +12 ---- VAN Maxim Lapierre: -16 DET Todd Bertuzzi: -7 PIM VAN Maxim Lapierre: 78 DET Jonathan Ericsson: 79 Forthcoming; Jan Mursak recalled Projected VAN Lines Forthcoming Roberto Luongo Record: 33-14-7, 2.23 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO ---- versus. ---- Jimmy Howard Record: 34-14-5, 2.79 GAA, .908 SV%, 2 SO CANUCKS Tanner Glass (upper body) questionable, Mikael Samuelsson (lower body) out, Manny Malhotra (eye) out, Lee Sweatt (foot) out, Kevin Bieksa (foot) out, Andrew Alberts (wrist) out, Alexander Edler (back) out, Alexandre Bolduc (shoulder) out, Rick Rypien (personal) out ---- RED WINGS Todd Bertuzzi (back) will not play, Pavel Datsyuk (lower body) will not play, Johan Franzen (groin) will not play, Jiri Hudler (illness) probable, Chris Osgood (groin) out On Deck 3/26, Maple Leafs at Red Wings ; 7:00 EST

I went to NHL.com and checked a couple stats for HOward. His GAA is 2.79, which has improved slightly. But, he's still ranked 55th out of the 84 goalies that came up. His save % was .908, which is 48th in the league. I'm sorry, but on a team like the Red Wings, a very sound team, very good team, these numbers are pathetic. Those comparing Osgood to Howard, there's no comparison. Ozzie quarterbacked us to 2 cups, and I just don't think it's fair. Howard has done nothing yet. This playoff is make or break. I was behind Howard until 1/3 of the way through the season, and as of late I've really lost confidence in him. All 4 goals were absolutely pathetic. If howard lets in goals that are very difficult to stop or impossible, that's one thing. But every goal he let in yesterday was just pathetic. He is slow to get back to posts, he doesn't even attempt to control rebounds (a la 2 of the goals yesterday), he over-reacts to shots/passes...it's ridiculous. I think he's rattled. I don't know if he sucks this much or if it's a mental game with him right now. I will forgive everything if he plays well in the playoffs, but I don't have much faith.

Looking forward to watching the game, but not looking forward to listening to Pierre McGuire.

That's not patriotism. That's called "American Exceptionalism" and it's dangerous. It's the idea that we're perfect, every other country is s***, and thus we do no wrong and only do right. We all know that's a crock of horsepuckey. People that think this way scare the living daylights out of me. Moving on to the topic of the thread, I'd rather Nick retire.

Kick some ass Datsyuk

He's playing like he deserves to be on one of the top 2 lines. Yes Helm should be on one of the top 2 lines ladies and gents...

I said this in another thread, but Stanley Cups are won on what Helm has. Everyone in the postseason has skill, that's not the difference maker (unless you're the 2002 Wings). For every Datsyuk there's a Malkin, for every Zetterberg there's a Getzlaf. Heart is the difference between first and second place, not skill, and Helm has as much heart as anyone in the league. If Holland were to throw a long-term contract to this kid, I would love it, even though he's a third liner.

Look out everyone!!!

Sorry, but, no they didn't. As much as I want to believe that the wings have officially "flipped the switch" I just don't believe it. The Wings might have put on a better effort, but the Pens I'm sure also dropped their level of play.

So everyone knows Rod Allen has his own drinking game when he does commentary for Tiger games, but i have yet to find one for Mickey Redmond. I have spent countless hours, (actually just a few minutes) to gather all of Mickey's quotes. So how it goes, is whenever Mickey says one of these quotes, you take a drink, really simple. But, we all know that Mickey has tended to come out of the blue on some really great saying, "He could sell ice cubes to the eskimo's right now." So whenever you deem that one of his quotes deserves a drink, you take a drink. But here are the most common of Mickey's great quotes. "Oh Boy" "Wow" "Bingo Bango!" "Holy Jumpin'" "Put all the hay in the barn and let 'em go at it!" "This is what the fans came for!" "This is no place for a nervous person" "Ginger ales after the game" "Hey Gang!" "That was a tic-tac-toe play" "Like a lumberjack fighting for the last pork chop!" "He likes it when you call him Fill Poola" (Valtteri Filppula) "Keep your sticks on the ice kids, good things happen" "You can head for your parties! This one's over!" "You go to sleep for a second against these guys -- the Red light's on" "Holy Mackeral!" "Well, He's a dandy" "The lumber is flying!" "Here comes Houdini" (his nickname for star center Pavel Datsyuk) "He’ll go in for repairs" "He blew a tire" "They got 'em rockin' at the Joe!" "He got a little lumber on him, and it didn't tickle" "His eyes were as big as saucer plates" "He couldn't get the puck in the ocean, even while standing on the pier" "Now you kids out there, pay attention, you could learn something from the pros" "You've got to watch the puck or you'll be spitting out Chiclets" "That was a bang-bang play" "That type of call just doesn't belong in the game of hockey" "Now that's a chinsey call" "They don't know what a penalty is here in San Jose" "Katie bar the door" "You only get a few kicks at the cat" "If I didn't know better, I'd say the ice was slanted" "He just gave him a BC two-hander" "It's a bench-clearing Donnybrook" "Hold it right there, gang!" "There was no one going to the pop stand!" "Giving a little Chin Music" "Water over the bridge, my boy!" "He's making more turnovers than Betty Crocker!" "Look out!" "It's a shooting gallery down there!" "You could've thrown a blanket over 'em!" "That was like a pinball game!" "Like Johnny on the spot!" "Put that biscuit in the basket" "His head looks like the top of a Makers Mark bottle" "He really left his jock strap hangin' off the clock" "He got beat like a rented mule!" "You be the judge." "It's Five O'Clock on a Saturday" (sung when a goal is scored about 5pm on Saturday game) "He had him out on fort street!" "He gave em the whatfor..." "Ok their going at it, not one person sitting at the Joe " "It's a beautiful thing." "That puck had eyes" "Watch out!" Via: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117703951586952&v=wall&viewas=0

Yo my boy just scored the game tying goal? Ya'll done with this bulls*** yet?

It's impossible to put together line combos, without worrying about who's lazy or soft. We have too many players on this team that are one or the other. Some are both. Too many floaters in the lineup right now, hence every line would have a glaring problem. These players need to step up and actually care every game, because matching lines around isn't going to magically make them care. Has to come from within.

I have. He told me that Bettman makes sure nothing happens to him and that there is a massive conspiracy against the Wings now that he is in the league. Then he ate a kitten and kicked me in the shins. What a jerk.

Not really about xenophobia. More about how there are no successful ones. I've never been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called 'patriotism'.

Regardless of whether or not Mac decides to sit down at a table and make some money with him, Claude is and always will be a piece of s*** coward scumbag. I agree.

This is such an interesting statement. After watching Darren and Claude shake hands on OTR a while ago, and thinking about it again today, I was wondering if I should just "let it go". Lemieux crushed Draper's face and instead of apologizing added fuel to the fire the next year saying he made Draper's career, made him another $100,000, and commented on his low goal scoring stats. From what I've read Draper and Lemieux still haven't made amends. Rumor has it Lemieux has tried to call Draper, but Draper hasn't called back (and after the stuff Lemieux said the next season, I don't blame Kris. I don't have time for Lemieux either). Plus Lemieux was one of the biggest cowards in NHL history always picking on guys smaller than him. To each their own, but personally I feel Lemieux's actions, especially what he said about Draper the next season, is unforgivable... For me anyway. Edit: From what I've read too, I don't think Claude have ever thought he did anything wrong.

I guess it's my problem too. Lemieux is a scumbag.

Wow, people will do anything for money huh?