Vladifan

OH yeah. Did you also see where their fourth line plays about 5 minutes a game? So we be wearing down all the lines while we're at it!

GIT THEM GUPPIES!

Sorry, dude. Even if you were one of "us", I don't have it to spare. Gotta save my sheckles (sp?!) for all the loot I'm going to have to pay over to the Detroit Children's Hospital fund. After we win it all. I HOPE. I literally saw tour buses there before the wedding with "WINGS" in big red letters on the windshields! It's an omen!

Here's hoping that Captain Joe Thornton Will be prepping his own post mortem. (OK, it doesn't totally rhyme. It's late. So sue me. )

You can DO this, oh beloved Red Wings. It's in your genes, it's in your history. And it's in your hearts, minds, and bodies. You.are.ready. GO, WINGS!! GO, JUMPIN' JIMMEH!!

VAN/NSH: 4-2 SJS/DET: 4-1 WAS/TBL: 4-3 PHI/BOS: 4-3 WC - Detroit EC - Washington SC - Detroit

I truly believe if we...ok, the WINGS win one of the two in San Jose, we can win this round in five. LET'S GO RED WINGS!!! :clap: :clap:

If we win one of the two in SJ, I think our chances will be exponentially better. Get 'em while they're still recovering from their last series. Make it more of a psychological obstacle they would have to overcome, both physically and mentally. Make them chase and react right off the bat. Or the puck drop. Or whatever. Which means that the Wings have got to lay it on from the first whistle to the last second. It ain't like they're not rested enough to do that.

Welcome, Mike. I don't usually go to other team's boards, but I sure like your attitude.

Is he the one who lost the puck at the blue line? I was trying to figure that one out and I didn't see a re-play of how the Hawks screwed it up.

I'm usually too chicken to go out on limbs (how's that for a mixed metaphor?!), but I think Vancouver can win too. Don't know how. Unless they're sick to death of reading their bad press. Then again, a vote from me is usually the kiss of death. So. Go figure!

Kook, your work is GREAT! And I'm grateful that you're taking the time to produce these marvelous images/messages on here. (I'm sitting here, guffawing loudly on a Tuesday morning?!) I hope they're all being saved someplace because I think I speak for all of us when I say they should NOT go away. They're already classics. THANKS.

Is there any reason the Pens can't bring in Crosby and/or Malkin for what they hope is the kill? If it's possible, who knows how long they've actually been ready to play and they've just been resting them?

You don't have to apologize for being happy. Congrats to your team! You remain a class act, Duck Guy.

Those of you who have Directv, this game is actually being shown right now on Versus's alternative channel(s), 604. I kid you not.

At first the THE Waddly Ones looked like they had their s*** together. Then both teams looked inept. But OBviously, the Lightning has had much better and more timely eptitude. I am thrilled with how this game is going!! Except for the calls. Lightning have had one so far? GO, LIGHTNING! GO, STEVIE!! SIDEWAYS AND ROTATING, BETTMAN AND THE REST OF YOUR LITTLE FEATHERED FRIENDS!!

This is kind of a fun read, again depending on how bored you are or desperate for hockey topics. Also, you'll see a link to playoff predictions on that first page. Note the one USA writer said his "upset" was Phoenix over Deetroit. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2011-04-11-final-power-rankings_N.htm

Are you just trying to get a rise out of us? He did relatively well in this series and made only minor mistakes. The most important thing about his play is that when he did, he recovered quickly afterward. I couldn't agree less with your take.

I predict their game will go into OT and you're gonna miss the first 10 minutes or so of the first period. What a crock of s***. Versus has two extra channels on Directv. Did they use them? HELL no.

OK, so I had to go to choir practice tonight. Easter comin' up, ya know...So on the way home I'm listening to the game on XM radio. And I thought about who I really wanted to see get goals. And I swear to all on a stack of books of your choice, I started saying out loud, "Cleary, Bertuzzi...Bertuzzi, Cleary". Cleary has worked his ass off, and Bertuzzi has picked up his game dramatically on all levels. I AM SO DAMN PROUD OF THEM. AND OF THE WINGS. I never expected a sweep, but it's OK. I can live with it. :banana:

Yes, HT - and you're going to have to live with that the rest of your life... Oh, puhleeeeeeeze! You do GREAT work! And THANKS again for all your wondrous, talented, hard work!

Hire BOTH Thorne and Clement. And, just every now and then, how about using HOME announcers for HOME games? What a concept, huh? Eh? IDIOTS! Meanwhile we get Eddie O. doing the vast majority of Chicago's games; we now have Drew Remenda (sp?) and Whoever doing all the Sharks/Kings playoff games so far; We have Darren Pang doing "color" for the Coyotes' playoff games. We all know of more examples of this totally biased bulls***. So what do we get from Versus? We get THEIR announcers drooling all over their bibs, extolling THEIR players; showing THEIR fans in our stands; showing THEIR players on the ice and bench. I have tried emailing Versus three times about this. Each time my email is undeliverable. Way to broadcast in the public interest, you collective pieces of s***.

THIS.