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I personally think they should do away with East and West all together and go back to Campbell and Wales and have every team travel equally... you want real parity, that's how you do it... as for the moves, give Winnipeg their Jets back, move ATL to Quebec and call it a day... we can revisit what to do with that abortion of an idea of putting a hockey team on South Beach another day...

I know we complain about the Referee's here alot. BUT! I think Bill McCreary deserves recognition. 1,737 career regular season games 297 Playoff games (record) 44 Stanley Cup Finals Games (record) With one of the best gone, we are in real trouble... Congratulations Bill, Thanks for everything!

Congrats to the Wings on clinching the Central Division yet again. 102 points and counting. Is it just me or does it feel like the Central title is back with it's rightful owner?

Its gotten to the point where I look at the ref right after we score to make sure its a good goal.

Voted Zetterberg. He carried us while Datsyuk was injured.

Datsyuk

Its an area in NW Canada. Its also the name of an SUV that GM makes. UConn Gold is also the name of a potato.

Not by anyone who has a nuanced understanding of hockey. Bert's fights were important but so was the physical play of the team overall. Abby was hitting everyone in sight. O'Brien was right; Tootoo being out helped Detroit's cause. There wasn't as much of a deterrent. When you have tough guys, everyone on the bench grows an inch, as they say. Remember when Kronwall was laying monster hits all the time a few years ago? He had guys like Downey, Drake and Mac backing him up. Now those guys are gone, and how often do you see those big hits now? Having a roster full of goons is not the answer, but standing up for yourself and your teammates is essential. As I pointed out on the GDT, once Detroit started standing up for themselves, fighting, initiating contacting, laying the big hits and not taking an s*** after the whistle, etc., guys like Weber and Erat weren't running around anymore. It was a pretty uneventful 3rd period. All a team has to do is serve notice that they're not going to be pushed around and the bullies back off. It's frighteningly simple and obvious, but too many fans have their noses buried in fantasy hockey or something to appreciate the role that intimidation plays in the game.

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Pavel. It's just such a different team when he's not in the line-up.

"That beer guy in the front row didnt spill a drop, what a pro" Murph you kill me

No complaints here about Mr. McCreary; hopefully, some of his knowledge and class rubs off on the young'uns.

Rosehill is an awful example coming off last nights game against Ottawa, the leafs have also almost managed to squeak into playoffs and are playing pretty good hockey since he has been in their line up. O'Brien has all of 3 fights before last nights game, and he is a solid defenseman as well. Using these guys as examples really makes me think you have no idea what youre talking about

No reviews, no challenges. I'd rather ditch the delay of game penalty entirely than sit there like the NFL (a bogged down league with too many stoppages and no decrease at all in ambiguity) with a ref seeing if it touched someone. No thanks.

I like the way Bert is playing going into the playoffs, he better be a physical beast when they come

Killer? Huh? Heatley wasn't out there. Why would OBrien have been fearful of being paralyzed?

For him to go twice like that I figure O'Brian was chirping him and said something that really got Bert's goat. All I know is that second fight was a turning point (along with the time out by Babs). Thanks Bert

Huge +1 for Bert. He should do that more often!

Babcock and Cleary both said the fights ignited the team in their post-game interviews. Is that enough proof for you?

We really are spoiled. And it feels gooooooood!

I'm sitting here with Puckloo eating dinner after enjoying that game live and in person! May I just say that watching Todd fight made my heart soar! Amazing comeback! Jimmy, we bow down before you. You played an amazing game!

I think it's wishful thinking to believe that the NHL would allow Detroit to move to the east, regardless of what happens with other franchises. The east already has four of the original six, and the top two non o6 teams from a marketing perspective (Caps and Pens). People talk today about the eastern conference bias -- moving Detroit would multiply that. As much as I'd like to see it, I sincerely doubt it'll happen. This is a business, after all.

Like I said, he should be a "spotpicker" at least as you and his detractors use the definition. Him fighting all takers would be stupid and hurt his team. He doesn't need to be trading punches in meaningless fights against much less talented players. He's a talented player who fights. He's not an enforcer. I guess Shanny was a spotpicker too. Too me the phrase spotpicker is more about guys like Perry, who will try and fight Datsyuk.

Full disclosure: There is no Kayleigh Lynn Anderson. Her family members are fictional, as are her coach, school, and the dude that sells tickets for the Sens and his nephew. Happy April Fool's Day everyone. Thanks to those who played along (Call to Arms specifically) and, to the rest of you, GOTCHA!

I personally dont ever see a girl playing in the NHL. And before I get my head torn off for being sexist, to me its the science behind it all. The muscle structure, bone structure etc is all just different in girls which at that high of a level is really a huge difference maker. You can have all the talent in the world but if youre not hitting the gym and bulking up, youre not going far at all. I dont see it happening EDIT: whats this league shes playing in? Is it actually a good highschool league like Minnesota highschool or just some random highschool league?