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Flyers place Leighton on waivers
MCleveland89 and 9 others reacted to stevkrause for a post in a topic
a list of things I take more seriously than mindfly: 1. A promise from a politician 2. The artistic musical styling of one Justin Bieber 3. The word of an AD in college football that there will not be a coaching change and they are committed to the current coach, after a couple sub-par seasons 4. Brett Favre's retirement announcements 5. The complaints of a woman wearing a low cut, 2 sizes too small shirt, that guys always stare at her boobs 6. The weather report I could go on... -
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
sleepwalker and 4 others reacted to Outsider for a post in a topic
Gee....ya think? Babcock is delusional about goaltending. It's his blind spot. He seems to think that he can manufacture a Starting Goaltender, by sheer number of Starts alone. He did it with Legace. He tried to do it with Conklin. And now he's doing it with Howard. Babcock needs to learn that what makes a goaltender a #1 Goaltender is NOT the number of Games he starts during the Season. It's what's between his ears. And you can't FORCE that, no matter how many Games you throw 'em out there. Babcock seems pig-headedly stubborn, incapable of learning from past mistakes, and unwilling to admit when he's wrong. Maybe THAT is what kept him from ever being able to make it to the NHL as a Player. -
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
sleepwalker and 3 others reacted to Outsider for a post in a topic
It's pretty simple, VM: If Babcock turns to Osgood now, odds are Ozzie is so fired up and hungry for the #1 spot, that he TAKES it. And never looks back. What does that mean for Mike Babcock? It means he was WRONG about the goaltending. It means that he was WRONG to stick with Howard as the Wings were driven to 7 Games against an inferior opponent, and bounced in 5 Games against a choke Team which was swept in the next Round. It means that he made the WRONG decision to declare Howard the Starter to open this Season, without a hint of competition for the spot. For those who state that "Howard is the Starter. You have to stick with your Starter." Says WHO? What justifies keeping Howard as the Starter, when his "back-up" is outplaying him. Wasn't Osgood the Starter just LAST SEASON....until HIS "back-up" started outplaying HIM. Then a NEW Starter was named, based on merit. When Legace was the Starter in 2005-2006, and Osgood was the back-up, it was: "Manny's the Starter. He's our guy, and we're gonna ride him." When Dom was the Starter from 2006-2008, and Osgood was the back-up, it was: "Dom's the Starter. He's our guy, and we're gonna ride him." When Ozzie was the Starter in 2007-2008, and Conklin was the back-up, it was: "Whoever plays better, plays." When Ozzie was the Starter in 2008-2009, and Howard was the back-up, it was: "We're going with the hot hand." Now that Howard is the Starter, and Osgood is once again the back-up, it's back to: "Howard's the Starter. He's our guy, and we're gonna ride him." Anyone who fails to see the ridiculous double standard here is out of their minds. It's quite simple. Babcock will NOT allow Osgood a shot, not even a shot, to re-take the Starting role. He'll keep throwing Howard out there, for loss after loss, regardless of HOW he's playing, until the TEAM pulls it together, and Howard starts Winning again. THEN he can say: "See. It was just a slump. All is well now." Right up until the Wings are bounced out of the Post Season early, again. He did the same thing in January/February last Season when Howard went 8-5-6, and was giving up 3+ goals per Game consistently. He just kept throwing him out there, Game after Game, after Game. -
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Do Maple Leaf fans deserve better?
Detroit # 1 Fan and 3 others gave a reaction for a post in a topic
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Flyers place Leighton on waivers
Rick D and 2 others reacted to achildr1 for a post in a topic
Are you serious? Please, please, please remind yourself of the stretch run last year. Where Jimmy Howard basically carried us on his back. We wouldn't have made the playoffs without him last year, chew on that. His start this year wasn't bad either...sheez. Put Jimmy on waivers and watch the ensuing GM on GM violence. Pretty sure Leighton goes unclaimed, but either way, pretty much no one will care anyway. -
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
edicius and one other reacted to eva unit zero for a post in a topic
Howard has been badly outplayed by Osgood for a month and a half. This what you don't understand. Howard automatically gets the next start after a bad game to 'sort it out' if you will. The problem is that he has been having a ton of bad games. Osgood, on the other hand, has been playing great and after each great game he gets exiled to the end of the bench for another week or two. Howard has done nothing to earn his starts this season; Osgood has done plenty. Osgood should be starting half or more of the games from here on out until Howard proves otherwise. -
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Do Maple Leaf fans deserve better?
Hockeymom1960 and one other reacted to Barrie for a post in a topic
A friend of mine posted some Leafs jokes on my facebook, I'll share them here.. What's a common theme with the Toronto Raptors, Blue Jays, Argonauts, and Maple Leafs, aside from all being from Toronto?... None of them know how to play hockey. What do you call 22 millionaires watching the playoffs?... The Maple Leafs. Why doesn't Hamilton have and NHL team?... Then Toronto would want one too. It's a sad fact that most people who witnessed the Leafs win their last cup were in diapers... It's a fun fact that the next time they win, those same people will be in diapers again. Man goes into a bar with his dog to watch the Leafs game. Bartender says it's ok, so long as the dog doesn't cause any trouble... When the Leafs score their first goal, the dog leaps off the bar stool, does a backflip and dances around on its hind legs. The bartender says to the man, "Hey that's pretty sweet! What happens when they win a game?"... The man replies, "I dunno. I've had him for 3 years and we're yet to see it happen!" What do the Leafs and the Titanic have in common?... The both look good until they hit the ice. -
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USA vs Canada (WORLD JUNIOR SHOWDOWN)
Hockeymom1960 and one other gave a reaction for a post in a topic
GO USA, GO MITCH CALLAHAN -
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Flyers place Leighton on waivers
mjlegend and one other reacted to VM1138 for a post in a topic
Even Luongo isn't "elite" anymore. The guy used to be, but he's not very "clutch." He's certainly great but like Ken and Mick said the other night, there just aren't any truly dominant goalies in the league. Do Miller, Lundqvist and Luongo really stack up when compared to Hasek, Roy and Brodeur (in his hey-day)? No. -
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Flyers place Leighton on waivers
GoWings1905 and one other reacted to CanadaBoy for a post in a topic
Better then Howard... -
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Hockey Commercials /merged
thegerkin and one other reacted to puckloo39 for a post in a topic
good thing we still have one Czech, or else, no funny. Still the best Red Wings commercial, ever: -
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Retire Osgood's #30?
HankthaTank and one other reacted to Reds4Life for a post in a topic
How is Osgood any better than Roloson? Osgood is a compiler, lucky to play for the Wings - behind one of the best defenses in the league for most of his career. If he hadn't joined Wings, there would be no discussion about HHOF or retiring numbers. It would be a disgrace to retire his number. As for his 3 Cups? The first one - Osgood was no.2 goalie; the second Cup - Wings won despite Osgood's piss poor performance; 3rd Cup - Osgood was great. One great playoff run does not make him HHOFer. -
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Retire Osgood's #30?
HankthaTank and one other reacted to thedisappearer for a post in a topic
He continually finished outside the top 10 in S% and GAA. Get over it. -
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
GoWings1905 reacted to titanium2 for a post in a topic
Babcock just doesn't trust Ozzie? And why is that? -
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USA vs Canada (WORLD JUNIOR SHOWDOWN)
LULZ_DATSYUK reacted to DatsyukianDekes for a post in a topic
LOL, USA played dumped right into the bench by Foligno. -
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
HankthaTank reacted to thedisappearer for a post in a topic
I know, it's like he treats a starter different than a back up. -
1 pointSorry to break it to you, but Getzlaf>>>Franzen.
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Howard, Stuart, Eaves possible Tuesday against the Oil
13dangledangle reacted to puckloo39 for a post in a topic
Howard wasn't the problem v. the Flyers. I am fine with him getting a chance with the team playing the way they played the last 20 minutes of that game in front of him, this time. Someone needs to address the lack of passion/interest from the team, and the suspect defense before the Western Canada swing. -
1 pointYou continuously out do yourself. No.
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USA vs Canada (WORLD JUNIOR SHOWDOWN)
TheDetroitRedWings reacted to Barrie for a post in a topic
As someone who doesn't really care who wins, likes Canada and America equally, and sings both "Oh Canada" and "The Star Spangled Banner" at sporting events, I'm cheering for Mitch Callahan. Lets Go Red Wings! -
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Hockey Commercials /merged
wingsgirl001 reacted to wingnut40 for a post in a topic
Hank's "WTF" face at the end was what killed me. I had to rewind it like 7 times and I died laughing every time!!! -
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1/1 GDT: 2011 Winter Classic
Vladifan gave a reaction for a post in a topic
Hard to tell from the replay but it looks more like a dive then anything else. -
1 pointThat's what's all over Twitter. Even NBC was confused why there was no handshakes. I have absolutely no doubt now that it was no mistake that Crosby didn't shake Nick's hand (yeah, yeah, call me out for bringing that up again two years later, whatever). Good job marketing the game, Crybaby.
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The Goal Light
8 Legged RedWing reacted to wings1110 for a post in a topic
those sportsmanship commercials are the worst lol. "I touched the ball before it went out coach" I know it has nothing to do with this thread or anything just thought that that commercial was silly business.