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It's not Holland's fault. I don't like him being treated like Bettman or some other incompetent figure.

Agreed. Though I'm still a little surprised he got booed. Obviously Holland has no role in this other than working for the Wings. Fans are really pissed. Good. I hope they stay away for a while and send a message that this is not an effective strategy.

I'm sure it's just frustration and that Kenny just represents to them the lockout.

How mean. Poor Kenny, he's not to blame for all of this... but he's a face they recognize and everyone else has disappeared. Hope for better days in 2013.

Wow, imagine the response if Bettman ever dares show his face in public again?

Hoping for Bettman to present the cup in Philadelphia, Boston, NY, Vancouver, or Detroit He'd get a standing ovation in Pittsburgh, though.

If we're going to let the game police itself when it comes to guys taking runs at one another, spot picking, dirty hits, etc. why not do the same thing with diving. If you're playing a team with a notorious diver and he does it in the game, send a tough guy out to deal with it. Every time Kessler or someone else on Vancouver dives I'd make it Jordin Tootoo's mission to punish someone, and let it be known what the reason was.

The Lions only option is to get rid of it's owner.

Lions fans don't recognize a competent GM when they see one, thanks to the Millen-ium of Failure.

Or letting Lilja go.

LOL the Stanley Cup presentation will be a seea of boos this year. I think this time fans are really angry and wont be back easily.

I like Yakupov. Hes like a Datsyuk/Crosby mix.

First if your not logged in when you read threads the layout is all messed up. Anyway's did anyone notice the cap is reduced to 60 million the second year. With that in mind has anyone actually checked out capgeek to see how many teams are screwed. Minnie for example has 16 players under contract for 56.9 million. They get a buyout but that could mean alot of decent players available that year around the league. Vancouver I think is worse off currently.

Agreed. It's solution so simple and elegant that I'm sure the NHL will never implement it.

This is my favorate "F'n Ridiculous" moment from Joe Thornton. Thanks for posting it!

Anyone with kids should know how much trouble the officials have seeing everything as it happens. They have to watch for a zillion things at once and try to catch it all. Divers are like little kids. Maybe they should have to sit in a corner for a couple of games if two minutes isn't enough. When they can act like big boys, they can play with the big boys.

Yes the league should crack down on divers, but it happens so fast I don't know that you can rely on refs to handle it in games. I think the best way is to have a video official reviewing questionable plays after a game. The on ice refs could even let them know which plays they want looked at it. But even then only the most extreme cases will get punished. The stick not actually hitting Carcillo's face. Kesler's ridiculous flop. Fining those guys even after games though should help. They embarrass the refs and league with their antics, so they should be publicly embarrassed too.

Forsberg, Kariya,...Oh you mean current players. Any player with a Canucks or Sharks logo on it.

Kesler, Burrows, the Sedins, Pavelski, Setoguchi, Brown, Crosby, Semin, Ribeiro... hmm...

Make sure to include the entire 2009-10 Sharks team.

I like how the linesman swooped in to stop Franzen from unleashing any fury. Another mouthguard removal might have ended Thornton's career.