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Lets hope this one goes better than last game, It would be nice to head back to Detroit with home ice advantage.

Datsyuk is the perfect celebrated. Makes guys look stupid and never shows them up. That's why everyone, including his opponents, likes him. He smiles and does a fist pump. That's enough.

I love the showboats. Why try to take excitement out of the game? They want more goals because they want more cellies.

I don't mind a small celebration, I don't expect every guy to skate away like he doesn't care. I can handle when guys go a little bigger with their first goal, buzzer beaters, overtime goals, or highlight reel beautiful goals but I never like dropping to one knee and making a big production of it.

LETS GO WINGS!!!

#danglesnipeandcelly

I'll tell you what should happen to Perry. One of the players on Detroit should have engaged him after that incident. But our softness and crappy philosophy prevented anything from being done.

Perry is a punk and do I think if given an opportunity he would kick a goalie in the head he would do it no question. What really pisses me off the most is how nobody even got in his grill after it happened or took a poke at Hiller. This is playoff hockey and the Wings played like pansies last night. Didn't finish their checks and let Perry set up shop in front of Howard. Game 2 had better be much better.

OK, I needed that. I'm laughing out loud. Thanks! Me too. Where else can you lose a big game and still laugh afterward?! Thanks, Karen!!

Slava wasn't too bad himself.

Bank on that? I would be surprised if any one of those 3 were named captain. Dekeyser probably has the best shot, but the way Smith is playing he might not even be a Wing when Z retires. When Datsyuk retires and heads back to Russia we will likely find out who the next captain will be. It will be the guy who gets his A.

Can't stand the word "cellies" just for the record.It doesn't take excitement out of the game in my opinion. And there's a big difference between showing excitement and being kind of classless about it and I think a lot of players cross the line. Also I think your statement is kind of ridiculous. They should want more goals because it helps their TEAM...not because they want to feel like a rock star.

I'm sorry sleepwalker but one of those suspend votes is mine. I forgot to let everyone know....... I'm not sure I would know what to do if I was shunned amish style on LGW. My world would come to an end I think. I hate Perry and I do wish he was suspended. This is a sport and entertainment to me. I don't like seeing Perrys face and wish I never had to see it again. Does that mean I think he was trying to slice Howards throat....not at all. But who cares I want him gone.

I like it when they're creative and still celebrate with their teammates. That was Tatar's first NHL goal--cut him some slack

It depends on what your definition of "showboat" is as well. Do you count celebrating after OT goals? The Wings have Tatar who has showboated a bit in the past. Personally, celebrating after a goal is fine with me. The Pascal goal is fine. Same with the Yakupov (sp) goal earlier this year when he went out to center and celebrated. Then you have Theo Fleury who has scored many goals with celebration. I have no issues with it.

Yeah because Perry is the classiest player in the league. He would never do something like that on purpose. ....I hate soccer and will never watch it. You sure do talk tough on here telling people what they need to think and to stop crying and whining when you are doing that very thing right now.

It's funny how much you criticize other people for speculation and then do the same thing yourself. To say pretty much exactly what you would say to such a post: -How do you know he's out of game shape? In particular, his broken hand and pectoral injury should have little impact on his ability to get in cardio work. -Your claim that he's being kept out as a precaution is complete speculation. Is there any factual basis for claiming that this is likely? I've seen you claim this several times, not just in this post.

This is NOT obligatory - it's sensationalism at its finest. You are the reason tabloids exist, and Honey Boo Boo and reality TV. Thanks a lot.

Last time I checked, Hockey was a contact sport. People run into each other. That is still allowed right? Perry didn't do anything wrong, and those that think he did, go watch soccer. he drove the net, while hounded by Kronwall, Perry then tries to jump over Howard and his stick as Kronwall bumps him. When you are in the air and get bumped you lose your balance and yes your arms/legs will flail out to try and regain your balance. Now he touched the G which is a 2 min penalty, and that is what he got. Nothing else to talk about. Stop all the b1tching and whinning. I guarantee you that if Perry was playing for us, everyone would be upset about him getting a penalty.

I thought the contact was pretty incidental last night. I have changed my mind since I have seen how far he dragged his leg out. Why even lift your leg? Just keep skating. F*** Perry!

Fedorov isn't eligible until 2015. Lindros definitely deserves to be there and I'm sure he'll get in soon enough. If it weren't for injuries, he might be considered up there with the all time greats. Injuries didn't keep others from getting in. With Lindros, I always compare to Neely, Lindros deserves to be there much more than Neely as far as I'm concerned.

He got a penalty, that's enough.

I voted nothing, while I agree he did kick Howard in the mask, I was surprised he got a penalty at all. He was checked into Howard, I didn't see any intent, but the fact he kicked him in the mask not the chest made all the difference in the world to the Refs. I thought the refs did a great job of letting them play. There were a couple of no calls both ways that I could see as frustrating, but I didn't see phantom calls. When you see the replay, Howard's mask spins around, to me this is akin to Howard losing his mask, the whistle had to be blown. I thought that was the original whistle was a stop due to his mask, then I was pretty surprised to see a penalty called. Again, I think if he kicks Howard in the chest, Howard falls, and the refs would have let them play. I should also note that I use the word kick loosely, I think it was more his leg flailing from the contact from the Wings defender.

1 and 9. Sawchuk, Howe, Yzerman, Fedorov. Not bad.