GMRwings1983

Other than Dan Cleary, we don't have anyone who can score goals right now.

How come we never score on an odd man rush?

Is part of Kindle's development to take stupid penalties which end up costing you a playoff series?

Our PK picked a hell of a time in this series to turn to s***.

That explains why it's the most popular sport in the world, and is growing rapidly in the US.

That's nothing. I read stories about Link Gaetz beating the hell out of teammates at practice and aftergame parties.

More nervous for this game than any so far in the playoffs.

That idiot hugger hasn't retired yet?

I thought the game was supposed to start at 7:00 (6:00 central)? Did they move it forward by an hour?

I heard that he took Franzen's lunchbox from the refrigerator, and ate the contents. Just another rumor, I think.

I hope so. I always wanted Lebda to be the next Mathieu Dandenault, but that never worked out.

He misspoke it like 5 times. Meaning, he didn't know it to begin with.

That was a dumb play, especially since we got a PP out of it. Abby should have challenged Bolland by now at some point in the series.

We've only scored two goals the last two games (not counting empty netters). The offense needs to wake up.

It would be a lot less likely to happen. That's all. Bickell has been allowed to run loose in this series by the Wings. I want Zetterberg to say that as well. Next press conference.

I agree with you on the instigator. However, I don't think that applies in this situation. I believe Bickell would oblige if one of our tougher guys challenged him.

Because now we might be without Kronwall. How does that not make it harder to win games?

I'm not talking about retaliation. I'm talking about challenging a guy to a fight when he's jabbing your best players in the back of their heads after every whistle. You're just not used to seeing a Wings player actually challenging another guy to a fair fight. Bickell would have obliged Smith or Ericsson in a fight. They just never tried. It would help us, because it would deter Bickell the rest of the series. If he was Dave Brown or Tony Twist, it likely wouldn't work, since those guys were beasts. But Bickell is a fake tough guy. Nobody wants to act tough when they know they have to fight afterwards. However, if they know there's no retaliation coming, they keep acting tough. So would I in Bickell's place. It's not even about who's fighting you. It's just easier to be an ******* when you know you don't have to pay for it.

Fair enough, but I just didn't see a great effort and desire to finish the series tonight from the Wings. I knew Chicago would bring it, but I expected a better fight in return.

What did Ericsson do with Bickell? Guys like Ericsson, Smith and Abby have been on the ice against Bickell, when he's tried to run at Zetterberg and Kronwall. They could have fought him after the whistle, instead they did nothing. Now he goes and drills our best defenseman into the boards. If Kronwall misses games, we likely lose the series. That's on Babcock and the players from having this sissy mentality all these years.

Maybe. You have to plan on killing at least 4 penalties every game, and getting about the same number of powerplays. Doesn't matter whether it's a smart penalty or a stupid one, the PK situation stays the same. Our special teams tonight was plain terrible. I was furious at Abby for being a moron, but in retrospect, we'd have lost the game anyway.

How dare the fans be upset when their team doesn't even try? The team essentially didn't show up. In a playoff game no less. One thing to lose, another thing not to show up. What do you expect people to feel like? I thought we'd try to stage some kind of comeback in the 3rd, but I don't even remember Crawford having to make a save. Instead, all the pressure was on Howard.

Why does this organization teach its players not to retaliate or stick up for teammates? I'll never understand that.

Huh? How about Brendan Smith?