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I'll be here for this one. I find that 2nd line very intriguing honestly, excited to see what it produces. Also getting a look at McIlrath? AND the return of Goose? Might be a good game.

Does it fly into Olli Jokinen's mouth?

LARKIN!

Bold prediction time We lose this one, but it's a ridiculous score like 7-5 in a very entertaining game Nyquist of course scores a goal on us Hirose AA Glenny line combines for 6 points Kuffner gets his first career goal A goaltender will get an assist LGW!! I'm in this one for the late night long haul. I turned on the 3rd period of the Bruins Lightning game, Bolts did to them what they did to us. Went into the 3rd down 4-2, and just capped off a 3 goal comeback for a 5-4 lead with 52 seconds left in the game. Tampa is crazy talented

IT'S OVER 9,000

Congrats on 9,000 rep. WAY higher than kickazz.

Zadina - Hughes - AA Mantha - Larkin - Bertuzzi Rasmussen - Veleno - Svechnikov Nielsen - Glendening - Helm/Hirose That's a cup winning forward roster right there

I got to see McIlrath here in Austin on Saturday, Griffs and Stars.... Baby WIngs won! Mc Ilrath has a nice snarl to him... big guy... I liked what I saw I am liking young Taro... and I do not think Kuffner looks anything like GusGus... both have reddish hair... dat's about it

missed the last game, pretty much -- I was at the GR Baby Wings game here in Austin, vs. TX Stars. Griffs looked lost in the first, until about 4 minutes remaining, and then woke up... they won 3-2 ... and many Stars fans were butt-hurt big time. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Zadimples and Hulak (fiesty) and McIlrath.. who is big and mean and takes people out! I liked him a lot, and am excited to see him play tonight w/ the Big Boys. Please note: the "Flying CheeseBurger of Doom" mini-blimp in my pic of the boyz at warmup. It floats around the arena and drops coupons for Mighty Fine Burgers on the crowd. Chris Cornell... may he RIP... loved him (Audio Slave, Sound Garden, RGM. etc...)

Take the craziest guy on your team, give him a bunch of padding, and tell him to stop pucks

Yep. Zadina makes a break for it when he realizes Megan has full control of the puck and that both opposing defensemen are in no man's land.

End of 1st. Wings lead 1-0. Sharks are lazy and they suck. We could take any of them in a best-of-seven series, change my mind.

LARKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Larkin (28) from Mantha (17) and Bertuzzi (19) - DET 1, SJS 0

It's pretty evident now that Mantha won't become the 30-40 goal scorer we need him to be.

let's see if Mantha can maintain. I have been referring to him (mostly to myself) as being a large tub of useless goo. He was less goo-like last game. Perhaps he sensed my dismay at his poor outings... and decided to play.

Y'know what? Seeing as I've already given up on LA and Ottawa, and we're 3 points behind Jersey, a win tonight wouldn't be the end of the world. Although it would be nice for NJ to have more of a cushion.

I'm down with that. Now let's see if I can stay awake for all of it. Frking 10:30 starts. I don't miss this aspect of being in the Western Conference.

It's weird, but he actually gels with AA decently. Helm is like poison gas for AA, but Glenny seems to be able to give and go and not cough it up. AA gonna double shift tonight?

He is forever my GusGus...

Freddie Mercury in a Santa-themed sumo suit doing the Dramatic Chipmunk. Now that you see it, you shall never unsee it. Hopefully his soul found peace and he's rocking out in the afterlife with Keith Moon and Jimi Hendrix and Beethoven.

Agreed, but I think expectations were potentially higher for him when his first real start with the Wings was 28 goals and 48 points in 57 games as a 24 year old. He hasn't grown from there at all....he's gone downhill.

"Hope for the best, anticipate the worst. Also, f*** the Sens." - Mark Twain

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