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Tonight, Don Cherry was talking about Phaneuf, and brought up the Norris Trophy run 2 years ago. He started comparing him to the winner of it (Lidstrom, of course), said something like "I don't even wanna say his name, you know who i'm talking about", then he goes on to compare them by goals (10 to 17 in favor of Phaneuf), hits (20-some to 100-some, Phaneuf), fights (10-0, Phaneuf), and blocked shots (such a big lead he didn't even have to say, Phaneuf). Of course, he neglects to mention the stats that Lidstrom beat Phaneuf in, assists, points, and Plus-Minus (which was 40-12, Lidstrom). I don't know why I keep watching that guy, but I just had to vent this. So, who else thinks the Norris should be won by the D-man with the most fights and hits? Because we could give a pep talk to Ericsson and start a website supporting him to make a run for it. Hell, let's convince Pain Train to risk his life to win one.

Our price range is they can come here if they pay us. Seriously, there's a "Wings gunning for a top 6 at the deadline" rumor just about every year, and it never happens.

Remember when Bryzgalov first when to the Coyotes? He played for a couple weeks in his Black and Orange ducks pads and White helmet, so weird. Giguere reminded me of that.

Talk to Cherry about this last World Juniors, see how much of his "class" shines through.

After all the patience this club has shown for prospects, how the f*** can we sell Leino down the river so early? I'm really disappointed and think this will come back to haunt the Wings some day. If we weren't in such a damn cap crunch this never would have happened, gj Williams.

I always used to say that about Kasparaitis

Ey, they have Mezin between the pipes still. 12 or so years ago he won the Flint Generals the championship, too bad he's probably pretty old now.

Friday: Toronto @ New Jersey Atlanta @ Washington - *2x* Carolina @ Buffalo Calgary @ Florida Phoenix @ Chicago Saturday: Vancouver @ Boston Pittsburgh @ Montreal Detroit @ Los Angeles Phoenix @ Dallas Ottawa @ Toronto Carolina @ NY Islanders New Jersey @ NY Rangers Florida @ Atlanta Calgary @ Tampa Bay Buffalo @ Columbus Chicago @ St Louis San Jose @ Nashville Philadelphia @ Minnesota Edmonton @ Colorado Sunday: Pittsburgh @ Washington Boston @ Montreal

I was thinking the same thing, but it really isn't. Columbus made the playoffs last year, so it wasn't that horrible that we gave up 8 to them. This year though....2nd last in the West.

lol'd hard

So to my understanding, Polar Bears are intergalactic beings with magic wands in the shape of a hockey stick that can turn a jet into a space craft and are hell-bent on blowing s*** up? Sounds good.

I'm kinda in the same situation as you right now. I played roller hockey for 6 years a while back, and never made the transition to ice, but i've been skating a lot lately and started buying my equipment and stuff, working out and whatnot. For skates, definitely comfort is key. I'm using some cheap-o CCM's that aren't too bad, but if I take a break during skating I get a blister in the same spot every time when I finish. Just monday I took a break, unlaced my skate and found my foot bled through my sock. Really wanted to continue though, so I laced em back up and fiiiiiiinally learned how to hockey stop. Worst blister ever but it was damn worth it. Point is, comfort! Stick with it, have fun, good luck. Oh, and for me, going on youtube and watching a ton of skating videos helped me out a ton, so if you're having trouble with some stuff try that.

Niiiiice work on this one, going straight on my phone, thx!

...I was hoping this was gonna be MIKE Richards.

If you let things heal properly, they can grow back stronger. Guessing that was the case, definitely lucky though, I almost turned the game off when I saw that hit.

Friday: Toronto @ New Jersey Florida @ Washington Boston @ Buffalo Anaheim @ Tampa Bay Nashville @ Detroit Colorado @ Dallas Saturday: NY Islanders @ Philadelphia Montreal @ Ottawa Los Angeles @ Boston Vancouver @ Toronto - *2x* Chicago @ Carolina Columbus @ St Louis Atlanta @ Nashville NY Rangers @ Phoenix Edmonton @ Calgary Minnesota @ San Jose Sunday: Detroit @ Pittsburgh Tampa Bay @ Washington NY Islanders @ Florida Los Angeles @ New Jersey Phoenix @ Dallas NY Rangers @ Colorado

I think it's hilarious since Nystrom was the one to pick the fight over that small hit that Fistric threw. I guess it'd be different if Nystrom got seriously hurt from it, but hey, reap what you sow.

Good week. I went with the hot Sens over the Bruins as my 2x, totally paid off.

That makes no sense, and I call bs. Datsyuk is going to be on a line with Kovalchuk and Afinogenov, guaranteed. He has too much history with Ilya not to be, same reason why they're saying Crosby is gonna play on a line with Bergeron.

People have been comparing the two for the last few years...glad it's coming true.

Saturday: Ottawa @ Boston - *2x* Carolina @ Philadelphia NY Rangers @ Montreal New Jersey @ NY Islanders Phoenix @ Washington Toronto @ Florida Los Angeles @ Detroit Atlanta @ Tampa Bay Anaheim @ St Louis Columbus @ Minnesota Chicago @ Vancouver Buffalo @ San Jose Sunday: Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia Boston @ Carolina Dallas @ Colorado

Friday: Montreal @ New Jersey (too late) Nashville @ Colorado Dallas @ Edmonton Doing my others in a separate post in a couple minutes, just wanna get those picks in before the games start.

Girardi is an awesome team mate, letting an injury-prone all-star take a beating like that, sitting back and watching all the while. He should have moved in right when Carcillo grabbed Gaborik. On the flip side, props for Gaborik "trying" in this one.

Good stuff from Eaves. Got hit with the first two sorta then he threw the uppercut and clocked that ******* Versteeg!

This should be called the "Who just missed the fight" thread. (hint: you, not me)