GMRwings1983

A lot of what you say is true, but you're still a Blues fan, and Jackman is still a dumb looking s***bag who happens to play for the blues, so not many people here will agree with you. Not even God knows why Jackman won the Calder that year, and I can't believe you called him a "terrific" defenseman. I know the blues don't have much, but you've had good enough defenseman in the past to use a word like that so liberally to describe an average player like jackass. Also, I don't think that Jackman is afraid to fight fighters, but he does have a spotpicker mentality at times, which he probably picked up from playing with that overgrown backstreet boy Chris Pronger. And you shoulld blame Holland for not dressing any tough guys over the years, instead of assuming that all Wings fans are O.K. with that factor.

I thought this was a Sammy thread. Why do you guys always have to pick on the enforcer as the useless player out on the ice?

I think Sammy's biggest mistake was scoring 20+ goals his first year in Detroit, because that became expected out of him every year after that. Another thing going against him is that he's the only right handed so-called sniper that we have in the lineup. People just look for more out of him than what he's capable of. The truth is that he's a 4th line jobber who just happens to have all-star confidence in his pathetic shot.

I think they probably hold those signs at every game, even if the Wings aren't playing against them that night. The Wings have been around too long for our fans to obsess over one team so much. Their fans remind me of the Red Sox fans who can only think about how much they hate the Yankees. I just have a personal bias against them, and I don't mind having it.

The rivalry is dead for Wings fans, but those divealanche fans still think that it's going on, probably because their team isn't as good as they used to be, so they need something to ***** about and strive for. I for one still hate the divealanche, and am pleasantly surprised that I still despise them and their bird-brained fans even though the rivalry has died down.

Yes he is. My point exactly. And if Downey does the same thing, then I'll say that he's a *****. It's an unfair advantage that too many guys are taking advantage of nowadays. There's no way I can ever say a guy won the fight when he's wearing a visor and the other guy isn't. And no, I don't want to see both guys fighting with visors on.

Are you trying to convince me that if Sammy's gone you're not going to secretly miss those spinaround moves where he puts the puck on his backhand and then has no clue what to do with after that?

I'm with you. I've been saying all year that Lilja was going to kill Boogaard eventually. I mean that big oaf can't dodge the "PAIN TRAIN" every game can he? Fedoruk would be small potatoes for Lilja, so I don't see the point of fighting him. Kopecky can take on the Fridge if he pleases.

The only difference between Sammy and Ryder this year is that Ryder never shoots the puck anymore, thus he has no confidence. I hope Holland doesn't make this trade because we don't need anyone's left-overs.

Anytime a guy wears a visor during a fight, I can't see how anyone can say that he won the fight. To me that's an unfair ***** advantage. So guys like Iginla and Tootoo will never get any respect from me for dropping the gloves.

Well, thanks for proving the point I was trying to make in my post. I seriously doubt, though, that either guy would land a decent punch.

Didn't you know that all the threads here wind up talking about either fighting or Hasek vs. Osgood?

If we git rid of Samuelsson, we'll no longer lead the league in shots every year, or wear out the crest of the other goalie's jersey.

What did you expect? Both those guys are terrified of losing. At the first sign of trouble in a fight, they just tackle the other guy down, or in Chara's case he just slips mysteriously. I'm so tired of this ******* giraffe. He'll never lose a fight in the league so long as he keeps falling down quickly when the other guy starts actually doing something against him.

Jackman is a s***bag (just look at his face for crying out loud) but he's not really a spot picker since he will fight against fighters from time to time.. It's just that every now and then he goes after someone who he knows he has no chance of losing to. I honestly don't know why the hell Babcock would sit Downey against a divisonal opponent.

That shows you what a great fighter Lilja is. He hasn't even thrown a punch in 2 fights, yet he hasn't been beaten yet. Pure dominance.

The "PAIN TRAIN" will take care of boogaard. Downey should just concentrate on Fedoruk who's more evenly matched for him.

I pretty much agree with everything he wrote. There's no point trying to appeal yourself to idiots, so the league might as well stick to its fanbase, and not try to alienate that fanbase.

If Crosby has to fight, then Laraque isn't doing his damn job well enough.

Georges Laraque should be waived if Crosby is getting into fights.

We're lucky the Blues don't have D.J. King or Walker dressed tonight. Then it'd be worse.

If this team keeps winning like this, I'm afraid Holland won't feel like messing with the chemistry of the team. Then we might be in store for another Cory Cross or Kyle Calder.

In all honesty, most college football fans don't know s*** about hockey and vice versa. Yes, there's always exceptions, but what I'm saying is that a true hockey fan will watch this game because you don't get many like it.

I'm actually scared that this team might break that wins record, and then we'll have even more pressure in the playoffs to win. The Wings have had the most points in the league the last 3 seasons and missed the finals each year. 4 straight years of this would just be too embarassing.

I think Drake was just a hunch by Holland that hasn't paid off. Yeah the money investment wasn't big on him, but it's still a waste of roster space that could be used to give someone else a shot. Drake is 40 years old, he's already had his shot.