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Glad to hear the crowd getting behind Ozzie.

That was a SEXY goal. Damn Hudler!

Just saw something interesting on CNN. Obama was apparently so swayed by the commentators during the Red Wings-Blues hockey game that he has appointed Oshi to be Ambassador to Create Perpetual World Peace.

Nice, Ozzie!

Abdelkader FTW. Oh boy, I used Introweb Sp33k.

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Whoa, just had one of those random delayed reactions: Whatever happened to those ridiculous 5 on 3 penalties after EVERY goal that was plaguing the start of the season?

They don't blame him for every goal, just the ones he should have had. That goal was not his fault, but it being yet another 3 goal game, there is a level of frustration.

#3.

"FACT: None of you haters (osgood or otherwise) were around when they were playing very well around the Winter Classic." Doesn't that indicate they are NOT haters, then? Since they supported the team? Look, I'm not among the extremist bitchers, but yes, there are serious issues becoming clear since mid-January. Do I think we will win the Cup? Honestly, yes. We seem to be able to "turn it on" at the start of the playoffs, but RIGHT NOW, what we are seeing, is NOT a extremely good hockey club. We are mediocre at best. There is no intensity, and whehter or not you blame "bad ice", pucks are finding the back of the net, regardless of whose fault it is, if anyone's. Some things need to change. But again, since I'm sure someone will turn me into a hate-spewing, angry hater who is only a bandwagon fan (despite my history which proves the opposite), so let me restate that we WILL win the Cup this year, but not playing like we are.

I've been pretty uncritical of Ozzie until very recently. I also advocate keeping him on the team, but clearly it's not "bad ice" because "bad ice" seems to happen 3 times a game, every game, at least. And to the other poster, I never said Legace was playing better. They're both playing like crap.

Both teams should put pylons in net in order to keep the goals against down. It's becoming clear to me that we need a PKer at the trade deadline. A grinder of some kind.

You are bending over backwards to defend Ozzie. Lidstrom, that was a "crap happens" play, Ozzie should have had that. Odd bounce or not he should have had that area covered in a basic stance. He's not paying attention.

Big Ozzie fan here, but my God, let's stop embarassing him already.

This gentle finger-tip, feminine clapping has no place in hockey! And yes, I think the refs are trying o keep things interesting.

The crowd should be embarassed. This is the quietest I've ever heard them.

"I wonder if they'll call him Jay Leino. Get it?" Sigh.

This IS boring. No one on either team is excelling at anything. This is like a battle of the worst offenses and best defenses, which combines to create the most dull game in universal history.

Sigh. I can't even tell anymore if the Wings are playing good. Every time they do, something bad happens before long.

Hey, Datsyuk wasn't perfect in hsi first few seasons, either. If he can score and handle the puck, the rest he can learn.

Those stats really opened my eyes. Our defense has been horrible, but apparently still better than most of the league. I don't think Ozzie should be dumped, but he's gotta be reduced to backup until he earns the top spot back.

I hope Leino gets to play as well, been dying to see him play and I have to miss Wednesday's game because of work.

I'm not so sure Malts and Drapes will retire, but I think their time has passed, even though Malts isn't doing so horribly, and we need Drapes on the faceoffs. Chelios will retire not because he feels he can't play anymore, but because his ice time is so limited and there is such a problem with the cap. If not retire, he'll sign with someone like the Blackhawks. Kopecky is useless and needs to go. Lebda should be shopped to a desperate team for picks or something to make room for younger players. Lilja should be kept, unless we can use his value to get someone really effective in his place. I only advocate this because sometimes you have to lose something to get something, but he's been performing well. Flip, another scenario. He isn't developing here, give him a shot somewhere else and get something in return. Samuelsson will be gone, I think, but he's been one of our good players this season. Really got his stuff together, except for the shooting thing. That still irritates the hell out of me. Unless he can be replaced with a responsible defensive foward, keep him. That's about it, resign everyone else.

No kidding, Robitaille was awesome to watch. Even though he had a rough season, I was still upset when the Wings let him go in the 2003 season. If I remember correctly everyone was saying he was washed up, and then he went and had a great season as soon as the Wings let him go. EDIT: I also remember names like Maracle, Wregget, Gill, etc. from the video games a few years back. Man, memories.

That's a great article!