Vladifan

Yes, and amen. You see it way too often in Bert, and Franzen has also been guilty of that. And that comes pretty close to criminal negligence, especially with Franzen.

Yessir, we do. Thanks. This was the most depressing part of this loss. That Doan and Fiddler were both out and we still lost. Clearly, right now, they want it more. The Wings already proved they could beat the Coyotes in the second period in the last game. They were intimidated in this one. And I for one would like nothing better than for someone to wipe the smirk off their coach's face at the end of the game. Ain't gonna happen unless we win this series but I can dream.

I understand that the game is over now and I'm talking after the fact, but Howard should have stopped that 4th goal. Period. He was out of position. Period. He's not perfect, and that's OK, because he's still our best goalie. But he should have stopped that goal.

He helped score a goal last game. He stays.

Yeupp. Another one like Jovanoski's the other night. Dives are so unmanly and cowardly. And therein lies the irony.

Franzen had another chance on the same series to stop the shooter but his frickin' head was on a swivel.

Me too. He didn't look at all well at the end of the game. Really too bad about Doan, too, huh...

There are so many great ones on here, but right now the Three Tenors gets my vote. Brilliant!

We can also show them what real ice is. Ain't nobody got loyal alien fans like the Wings do! More power to ALL of you.

Thanks for the clarification, Matt. But speaking as a twelve-stepper myself, I haven't put anything behind me if I take even one more drink. Millions have learned the hard way that if you are truly addicted, there's no such thing as being able to drink moderately.

Greetings! Good stuff! Welcome!!

What IS true? I'm praying for him right now.

Yeah, Matt! It's beeeeeeauuuutiful! I agree - at least for the first two periods. But I believe Franzen made a pass that scored a goal. So I'm not about to dump him anywhere yet. And then he whined to the refs after the game about his penalty. Which pretty much proves your point.

Agreed. I think Hockeytown said it. The second period of this game had to be about the best ever. OH yeah. :colorbounce:

I believe they heard you.

CURLY FRIES FOR YOU GUYS IN DEEETROIT!! ENJOY!!

So much for Doan and his dirty, cheapshot play. Could NOT have happened to a bigger a-hole. Except maybe Pronger. I AM SO DAMN PROUD OF OUR WINGS AND HOW THEY PLAYED THIS GAME. Yotes can eat s*** and choke on it, because if our guys keep playing like this, nobody, I mean NObody can take them. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Whatever you do, do NOT misplace that crystal ball!

Ok, it's now the end of the 2nd period, and Franzen was scaring the crap out of me for awhile there. He looked totally indecisive. But he sure picked it up in the second half of the second. As they ALL did. NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!!! GO, WINGIES!!! You have found your rhythm so stick to it, dammit!!!

I never once thought Crosby's hit was illegal, any more than I thought Sutton's was. I was referring to the way Ruutu went down and it sure as hell could have hurt and who are any of us to say it couldn't have? Don't know if he was really hurt (nor do any of you), but seeing the way he went down, it's more than possible.

We better agree to disagree, methinks. I perceived them as sensationalizing what was actually happening.

Who the hell are these announcers? After Sutton's hit, they started talking like, "Whoa, look out, there's a battle brewing"! Then the female broadcaster talked about how angry the Pens and their fans were and boyohboy, look out! Like Sutton's hit was not legal. Now, they just finished saying that Ruutu (sp?) faked his injury and Crosby's hit was nuthin'. Pretty unprofessional, methinks.

And the crowd went nuts anyway.

We're in Cedar Park and have Directv. That's weird that they're not listing games on your Center Ice channels. I wish I knew what to tell you. I'd still check 'em when the time comes.

I had the same thought. Other part of that is that it was a clean hit and the Pens and their fans went berserk. Meanwhile, after Sutton's hit, the Pens went gooney. And I LOVED the fact that Orpik was literally held off by Ottawa's young kid Smith. At the end of their tiff, it was like one of those cartoons where the better guy just holds his hand on the head of the flailer and keeps him bent over and flailing. I truly hope the Pits keep losing control and moreso, that the refs start calling their s***. Go, Ottawa!!!