GMRwings1983

We have seen in the past, when someone whines enough about a particular penalty, eventually that penalty starts being called due to all the attention it gets. Just look at what happened with Homer when coaches started to ***** about his interference. Now he constantly gets called for interference because of all the other teams constantly bringing it up. We also see coaches in basketball cry after a badly officiated game, only to have those same calls go their way the next game. Phil Jackson is a great example of this. So what do you guys think? Would you be surprised if we see more obstruction and interference calls against the Wings tonight than what we've seen in the past. I wouldn't.

Maybe Lilja should rounhouse kick their mascot to the head before the game.

Can the team petition for Grigorenko to have his name on the Cup? After all, in a way he's been part of our organization for years.

You mean when the Stars were criticized for cheating to win the Cup in 99, you weren't the least bit upset, and aren't still upset for constantly having to hear about it?

Who cares about their s***ty arena? Van Damme made a movie there for crying out loud.

I wouldn't be surprised, because I seriously doubt that them making the Finals should be attributed heavily to him. Besides, his personality just begs of someone to fire him, no matter the team's success.

Geez, I figured all the Pens fans have already committed suicide. I guess you're the last remaining survivor, so fight on.

Fair enough, but you have to fight fire with fire sometimes. The divealanche made this into an artform in the late 90's, and other teams have borrowed its success. Getting rid of diving to make the game more credible is like bringing back old school goons and ridding the league of European players. It just isn't going to happen, so you'll have to watch the sport as it is.

Sadly, those Flyer fans were right. Your team is full of whiners, starting from the top with your coach, who acts like he has something up his ass each time he has a press conference (win or lose).

Because Therrien doesn't deserve to be treated like a man after last night's theatrics.

Yeah, but that was a whole week ago, before we found out that Crosby and Malkin are overra...

Ozzie's dive had no effect on the outcome of yesterday's game. Sykora had no business being back there trying to act tough, and he was trying to start something. The last thing we needed was for Ozzie to retaliate and do something stupid which might get him suspended. It's been a while since the Wings have been in this position, so it's only natural for other fans to start calling our players divers, because people hate the Wings, and are even more hateful that we're this close to the Cup. The reason that we've won the last 2 games had nothing to do with diving. If other people are blind to what has really happened in this series, then so be it. Frankly, we don't give a damn.

Ozzie was embellishing, but whether Franzen was or wasn't isn't for you to decide. It's sad that someone who likes Ribeiro or Modano is complaining about another team diving. Likewise, it's sad that Crosby has the audacity to call someone else a diver. If someone sucker punched Crosby the same way, he'd probably lay on the ice for minutes, only to have Bettman rush out on the ice with a cold towel to help him. And I've never made a thread about us being classy fans. That's irrelevant in my book. In fact, I can't think of any team in sports who I can say with certainty has classy fans. How would you even judge that? Oh, and the joke was actually funny. I thought so at least.

Shouldn't you be on the golf course watching Modano and Hull tee off?

But you're forgetting about Bettman's "Golden Boy" Sidney Crosby. I wouldn't be surpised at all if the league gave it to him just to market him further.

Those 2 idiots should never talk about hockey as long as they're on the air. All they've ever done is make fun of the sport, and instead talk about which movie Terrell Owens went to see the past weekend, and what color underwear Barry Bonds wore that day. Just meaningless banter which has nothing to do with sports.

Crosby will throw a hissy fit and kidnap the Cup, refusing to give it to anyone, instead claiming that the officials stole it from him and his team. I'm worried as to what may happen if we sweep, with the way they've been whining.

In recent memory, many teams have gotten off to huge leads in the SCF, only to let the other team back in the series. Although those teams eventually won anyway, I don't want this series coming back to the JLA tied 2-2. Hopefully the Wings will come out with killer instinct the next 2 games.

I hope no one on our team shakes this idiot's hand when this series is over.

He should have asked the reporters on whether there's any word as to when Crosby will be ready to finally suit up in this series. That would have been awesome.

BTW, you were right about what you said about the Pens when you first posted here.

Hopefully he'll tell Therrien to "Shut Up" like Tortorella did to Hitchcock in the 2004 playoffs.

From the looks of that picture, no one could have jumped in before he could deck Malkin with one solid punch. I'm disappointed now in Franzen after seeing that picture.

I was perfectly content all year with all of Holland's decisions, and constantly defended him against the many attackers that he has on LGW. Also, I have always been a firm believer in "team toughness"

Dammit! Franzen needs some fighting lessons, because he should have decked Malkin into la-la land with that punch. Everything was lined up perfectly for him.