GMRwings1983

I think so. I'd say that was playoff success.

We haven't had a good regular season in many years. Yzerman has done fine.

Didn't they make the Conference Finals a few years back in Yzerman's first year?

I didn't watch this Tampa team in the regular season. How did this no-name team lead the league in scoring?

The Isles are screwed without Hamonic and Visnovsky. Two of their top four defenseman.

Sounds like a line from a porn movie.

I'm glad this team finally learned how to block shots and get into shooting lanes. That's how lower seeds need to win in the playoffs. Hard work and sacrifice. We're not talented enough anymore to win pretty.

LOL. Around which league is he known as an enforcer? He's one of the worst hockey fighters I've ever seen. Incredible season. To spend that much time in the box and still score so many points. BTW, I'm more partial to Link Gaetz's 1992 season. 48GP, 326 PIM.

Should have rigged it to keep Winnipeg out of the playoffs. Bad for ratings and LA were the defending champs. Winnipeg ended up cockblocking. Or don't you believe in conspiracy theories?

Thanks for wasting our time Winnipeg. LA/Anaheim would have been more fun with their history. The league dropped the ball on that one.

Huge save. Kronwall is the pooch, sadly. Glad Mrazek didn't let Boyle beat him again like he did in game 1.

Consistency is his problem. That's what separates good from bad players. He needs to continue to play well, not have one good night and then look like a train wreck the next. Hopefully, being benched sent him the right message, but likely not, because the problem with Smith is mental not physical. Nobody has questioned his work ethic or determination. He just makes silly decisions sometimes, and I'm not sure if benching a player fixes that issue.

Tampa has fans?

I'll take a win anyway I can get it. That said, I think we're very fortunate to be leading this series. We got badly outplayed in game 1 and tonight, Tampa's shooters couldn't hit water from a boat. Stamkos doesn't look anything like one of the best players in the world. We still need to pick up our play. But the effort was way better. And Babcock for once made a good lineup choice and benched Howard for Mrazek when this series started. There's no way we'd still be up 2-1 with that sieve in net.

Ericsson needs to grab this Killorn kid and beat him.

Oh crap. Then Hudler has this trophy in the bag.

He's been completely useless in the playoffs the last few seasons.

TB is lucky Lilja isn't here. Just ask Sheldon Souray.

Much better effort so far. Still wish Nyquist and Tatar wouldn't play scared in the playoffs.

That's one big ankle.

If anyone can find me a picture of Stoll and Erin Andrews snorting coke off the bowl of the Stanley Cup, it would be much appreciated.

Kronwall's playoff numbers are pitiful since he took over Lidstrom's role on the team. Just awful. One goal and four points in over 20 games. Anyone who says he's a #1 should explain those stats to me.

This is why I wanted LA in the playoffs. They could have had another classic series against their rivals and would have made the playoffs interesting since nobody wanted to play them. Instead of the defending champs, we got stuck with this no-name team from the North Pole that nobody should care about. I'll never forget their "Ultimate Warrior" logo.

You do realize that you're a Wings fan writing these boastful posts? We wouldn't likely beat either team (certainly not Montreal unless Price is in a coma).

Glad you brought them up. Let me give you an example I know first hand. Arrowhead stadium is as loud as Seattle's stadium. They always compete for decibel level records. However, Arrowhead was an easy place to win for many years when the Chiefs sucked. Still is in many ways. In the 90's, it was the hardest place for NFL teams to play in. You know what changed about the stadium? Not a damn thing. The team got worse.