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Vintage Olczyk when he says the Hawks were on such a high in the first period they were bound to "come down a little" in the second period. NUTHIN' about the fact that the Bruins were playing better. He SHOULD NOT BE DOING THESE GAMES.

That was a Pen shot in the Wings series!!! That's exactly what drives me nuts about the NHL

I don't remember him taking any more dumb penalties than Smith, Quincey or Abdelkader. What are these penalties that Tootoo took this season? I don't remember him costing us too many games. He's not one-dimensional either. Look at his career numbers and then look at Tony Twist's or Stu Grimson's. How is Tootoo one-dimensional? He fights and he lays good bodychecks. Scores as many points as most 4th liners in the league. What is he not doing right? I feel like there's too many posters here who look at all 4th line fighters as being in the same basket. Too much stereotyping.

2 chances blown but 2 more chances remain. No use dwelling on the past. Get over it and go get 'em Griffins! "We're all behind our (minor league) hoc-key team. Go get 'em, Grif-fins! Calder cup bound and pickin' up steam. Go get 'em, Grif-fins!"

Here's a note to the Wings...lost a playoff game against a team full of douchebags? Grab those douchebags and give them what for. Well done to Grant, Evans and Callahan for sticking it to Panik. 18:30; Callahan Gr (misconduct - unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:30; Evans Gr (misconduct - unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:30; Grant Gr (major - cross-checking), 18:30.

Bruins have GOT to get their legs under them. And the refs have got to start calling an actual, legal game. You know...one by the rules? Couldn't hurt.

is this a replay of wings vs hawks?

Obvious interference on first goal. Where's the guy who was criticizing me when I said Hawk's get every call? And don't point to second goal, that was a no brainer no goal, the puck was not visible even once during the goal scramble. Also, did i hear them say Milbury said play on Daugavin should have been penalty in game 1? Like I said in my post?

LOL. How is he not a fighter? He's had almost 90 fights in his NHL career. Do you have to hit 100 fights to be considered a fighter now? Look at our roster of milk sops, and then you'll know why Tootoo is a fighter. The rest of those guys combined probably don't have 90 fights. An agitator that doesn't fight is someone like Maltby or Cooke. Pretty sad if you can't tell the difference. Also, he hits more often than any of our current 4th liners. I remember him laying some big hits this season. How often do Miller or Eaves hit anyone? Emmerton couldn't hit a bong. Tootoo excited the Wings fans everytime he was on the ice. Mostly because they've been starving for a guy like that since the last time we dressed an enforcer (Brad May). He did what he was brought here to do. He hit, worked hard and fought more than the rest of our team combined. Yeah, he doesn't scare the bigger fighters, but it's not his fault he didn't have any backup this season the way Holland assembles the roster. Tootoo had to do all the tough, dirty work in the physicality department. The Preds let him go because he became expendable. Most 4th liners are expendable, including Tootoo. But on a team like the Wings, he's currently the only player that fills his type of role. Why didn't he play in the playoffs? Because he's not the type of player Babcock and Holland like.

How the hell was that a goal? Rask was being sat on at the time.

I don't understand how or why Tootoo should be bought out. He did exactly what was expected of him. Also, the "one-dimensional" argument baffles me. He put up 8 points in 42 games. For comparison, Emmerton put up 8 in 48. When I think of one-dimensional players, I think of John Scott and Jody Shelley. And the notion that "he takes stupid penalties" is laughable, considering guys like Smith and Abdelkader have, on several occasions, taken idiotic penalties at the worst possible times during games. Don't remember Tootoo blowing any games for us.

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How can this be called a fair contest under the circumstances? Why am I asking you - the choir??!!

Nice no call on the Slash.

I think a short-term contract is in the best interest of everyone involved. Holland would want a short contract because of the uncertainty. Did he plateau? Or is he really progressing? Was it just a weird lockout season? Those sorts of questions might make him hesitant to go long-term. And Brunner, who is probably itching for his big money contract, has bought into the Wings system. He's changing his style of play and I imagine working with the team staff to better himself. He may want his big money now, but if he realizes he can't get a lifetime contract, a one year or two year deal might appeal to him. Get a chance to prove he's worth that money and not have to risk hurting his development somewhere else.

Nice to see Callahan ragdoll Panik around the ice who turtles like the ***** he is.

The Crunch are talented but dammit do they flop all over the ice.

Damn, hard to believe that the rotten Crunch are up 3-2 after that period. Griffins looked to be possessed for most of it and missed some golden opportunities as they had Syracuse under siege. Still, I'm hopeful they can get their act together and pull out a win for the Cup tonight. C'mon, boys!

That definitely looks like the outskirts of Winnipeg. You can watch your dog run away for 3 days.

Ok booooooys!!! Let's put this one down in the history books and win this baby! GO GRIIIIIIIIIIFFFFINSSS!

Much rather have Tootoo than Cleary!

I thought the game would be played here.

Quenneville shouldn't even have been nominated. After the NBC crew explained that it took Scotty Bowman talking to Kane to get him going again, it seems to me that any off-ice "coaching" that Quenneville gets credit for is actually all Scotty's doing.

Tootoo didn't play in the playoffs with the Predators either. I think he was signed with the idea that he would not always be in the lineup. I really don't see anything that suggests that Tootoo would be bought out.

Brunner WANTS to be a better player and you can see that as he is developing his game to try to be more helpful defensively. You can't say that about all wings players.