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His save percentage is quite impressive when you factor in he only has 2 shutouts. People always said that consistency was his biggest hurdle down in the AHL. Up here in the NHL this year, he has been rock solid and consistent. When he's on his game he looks so big in net. Keep er going Jimmy.

Having some fun out at the golf course. Glad the Wings aren't golfing yet FOUR!!

Columbus must be really salty right now. TBH they need the better draft pick anyway.

Can't believe Kronwall put himself in a position to get hurt there like that. Someone tell him the playoffs start next week, jeesh!

Not a chance in hell

Zetterberg was invisible last night IMO. To be honest Fil has looked like the best player on that line since it's been put together. Great for Fil, not so great for Z.

I can't believe you guys don't know this? He's doing a workout tape. It's Richard Simmons - Sweatin to the oldies. It's quite intense though and you need the proper attire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KKcfANweH4&feature=player_embedded#

Epic fail!

Excellent post. If there was anyone on the team I could trade, it would be this guy. The return would be very good as well. Teams are always looking for a PP QB, Rafalski best quality.

Damn, I was hoping for the 5th seed. Guess we'll have to settle for the 6th seed instead.

Nothing surprising here.

Silly game. Glad we got the two points.

Well obviously I meant first time for these relevant rosters, not franchises.

That would be a hard fought road to get to the WCF, not to mention the travel involved. Hopefully it doesn't work out that way. Also in that scenario the Hawks get 2 first time playoff rosters, Booo I say. Edited for clarity.

Good post, Well said. Nothing of note here folks....move along.

These are the type of games that seem to give the Wings the most trouble. Hopefully we can run them over tonight instead of getting in a hole.

Not this crap again. C'mon.

Ditto. People here wanted to throw Babcock under the bus for the handling of the Goaltending this year. They probably still do. I raise my glass to him. He made the hard decision to sit the 3 time cup wining goalie in favor of a rookie no one believed in. I'm sure it wasn't popular in the room either, but it was the right decision. Cheers Mike :beerbuddy: Well I never guessed either of those, but I also never would have thought we could be that injured. However I did say that his numbers would easily be better than Osgood's and that he was for sure an NHL goaltender. It was a small group to be sure, but it's steadily growing now. The bandwagon is full but we can all fit, pile on.

Nice try. Kipper would have known if the wings decided to run him, they didn't. It was just poor sportsmanship, the usual from that team.

He's been much improved the past few. Lilja really plays a consistent style with his positioning, that's helps out a rookie like Ericsson so much. He can play with confidence knowing his partner isn't a wandering nomad. He's always going to make I'll advised passes though IMO. Like Mickey would say, "He's a bit of a river boat gambler"

The Mule has cooled down a little after his fiery return. He can really shoot the puck. He seems to be playing with more of an edge so far this year. Looking forward to another epic goal scoring run in the playoffs.

Wow! Hank and Val are really playing well right now. It's only been a few games but they are performing better than expected. I'd love to eat crow on this, as I stated I didn't think it was going to be successful. I've never seen Val playing as aggressive as he is right now. He's looked really dominant at times out there the past few games. That goal he scored was all confidence. If he can sustain this, it's going to be impossible to contain the Wings.

Hank and Val are really playing well right now. That line has looked so much better now that Cleary is off of it. Cleary just has never been the same since he got his face broken. I've really like the play of Miller since he been put at center. He's skating well and creating chances every shift. Something is starting to click with Ericsson, he's looked so steady the past few games, even jumping up into the play at good moments. Howard continues to shine. He's one of the best first save goalies in the world right now IMO. He gives you nothing to shoot at but the outline of the goal.

So they way it's stated is open to way too much interpretation. You can go head hunting and get a two minute minor? Big deal that won't stop s***. We will see no consistency with this at all. That's not to mention what a circus act it will be when Collin "incompetent" Campbell decides to get involved after the incidents. I'm all for a rules to be in place, but this seems way to broad. I guess we shall see.

It wasn't a face wash guys. He was just trying to put Cindy's pacifier back in