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That was Leopold's first hit of the season.

I'm not sure where exactly Eaves got hit, and if this would have even made a difference for him, but the fact that it's been quoted as a head injury, I'm gonna say this: As cool as hockey helmets are, and as much as i like them, the time has come to upgrade them with a major overhaul. With the increased speed of the game, the increased size and strength of the players, the increased velocity of the average player's slapshot, and the increased knowledge of long term brain effects of sudden impact, the hockey player needs similar protection as the rally car/motorcycle driver. It can be designed in such a way with the classic body lines of a hockey helmet so as to resemble the overall shape, but it's got to be beefed up. Why is this never talked about by any of hockey's talking heads?

I'll meet them half-way. They can wear a Steve Yzerman autographed suit and tie. The jersey is OURS.

Just saw a post game with Stamkos on NHL network and some jackass in the crowd was wearing a #19 Yzerman Lightning Jersey... I don't care if he's their GM, that's all kinds of wrong...

A really good read. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2010-03-22-1042044715_x.htm#.TzAUqwnuFWw.email

This pretty much originated from a thread on reddit regarding shoddy quality of jerseys and nameplates and such on Shop.NHL.com. Apparently http://www.coolhockey.com/ is one of the few licensed jersey customization companies out there and they're doing a nice sale promotion. Here's what the guy on reddit had to say: 58% off jersey customizations. Not too shabby. Thought it might interest at least some of you here.

I bet every Leaf fan said the same thing about Finger. He's not bad, but that contract makes him horrible.

This is really a nice story. My oldest son, who is 15 and is high functioning autistic, is wanting to work so much. He wants a job badly. It's stories like this, that keep all of our heads up! Were not as limited as sometimes we believe we are.

Great news that it's finally going to be a rivalry that people will want to watch, and great news that it's at the 'Big House'. Think it fits better than Comerica to watch hockey. Having said that, although I'm damn happy about it and I'm so glad they've finally put a Canadian team in there, why not choose two new teams seriously? Minnisota hosting Dallas would be great to watch in the snow. Or Phoenix travelling to Winnipeg (although more for nostalgia rather than two good hockey markets).

Really? Really,.....sometimes it's obvious some of you guys have no clue about what you're writing about. That goal he scored, won us our first stanley cup in 52 years That fight he had in march of that year,...that helped too. so did the game winning goal from that same game. He had problems,...sure He spent his money foolishly and probably deserves to be where he's at. Like it or not, if you became a redwings fan after 97, you did so in no small part due to Darren McCarty. Without him fighting Claudia there is no cup. It showed everyone we would not be initmidated Without that goal the avs would have won that game, and the battle of the joe, would have lost all significance. Without THAT GOAL we'd still be looking for a championship (you could argue we'd have got 02' but no way we win 98 without winning 97 first). You don't like the guy,..cool But his place in Red Wings lore, is right up there with all the greats who wore the winged wheel.

It's been 10 years but the goal will be remembered until the end of time. When you're in the limelight, everything get's thrown at you, drugs, drinking, women, gambling, etc.. Some guys can handle the temptations, others can't. Humans screw up all the time. A guy like McCarty had to screw up in front of the world. We're lucky, when we screw up, it's only in front of a small amount of people. If it wasn't for the Salary Cap, DMac still would have been a Red Wing, and would have been able to retire in Detroit. I honestly feel for the guy, because he gave us so much as a player. Plus he was very active in the community. I wish him all the best.

These are all problems, but the lack of a great top 6 scorer is the biggest. Special teams is a streaky thing anyway, and as others have pointed out, a sniper would improve our powerplay.

The power play has been bad lately but the Wings are still middle of the pack. They're 25th in PK though. All of the options in the poll are legitimate factors, but a PK that bad will kill them in the playoffs.

i can't wait for Mrazek to come up and have the Howard/Mrazek combo. until then, the only deal that would make sense would be to offer up something to the islanders for Nabby. i can only imagine that if the wings don't get him at the deadline, he'll sign in the offseason anyways, so the isles may as well cut their losses.

That brought a smile to my face.

completely agree. look at what football players go out on the field with - massive helmets with face masks. They aren't moving half as fast as hockey players but still wear them.

Why exactly can't we overpay for a backup? We have 5m in cap space, and our only weak link is Conklin. We all know Holland isn't gonna make any moves anywhere else.

I would make multiple trades! I would trade away multiple posters here on lgw, that have no sense of reality! Emmerton for Parise right? Got to be an E4 by now!

Russia is not Europe. Technically, Schenn got whooped by an Asian.

Ouch poor guy can never get a break.

This really bums me out. He's one of our better PK guys, and one of only a few forwards on the team that Babs doesn't have to beg to shoot the puck on net. Hopefully Patty gets it together before the playoffs roll around.

Caught most of the Lions game at the bar in Toronto last night. Detroit was overmatched but wow Stafford and Megatron were sick! I don't watch much football and have never followed the Lions, but after last night I just might have to start watching them a bit more next year.

so im not okay with this at all. if a lightning fan ever walked into the joe with that he wouldn't be leaving with it attached to his body.

I am usually a pacifist, but i would undoubtedly pummel that mofo.

Didn't this guy lose his father to cancer, battled alcohol issues, and ended up divorced? Remember people, one day you with have struggles too...