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Troy Brouwer will come at a cost, but he'll be worth it. Solid depth player with a scoring touch and outstanding leadership skills. If and when the big fish sign elsewhere, Brouwer will be a very underrated signing and will instantly become a fan favorite in Detroit.

The Blues' ability to choke in the first round can only be rivaled by the Sharks. I'm not sure many realize how big this Game 5 is tonight. As for the suspension, I personally feel that he should've been suspended for is antics (throwing a tantrum at the refs, jumping Steen at the final buzzer, etc.) but suspending someone is pretty weak considering the connotation of that word has changed over the years (see: South Park episode "The F Word"). I think the league would've been better off giving a different reason for his suspension (unsportsmanlike treatment of the officials) than to just blame it on one word. Regardless, the series has been very even thus far and a Chicago victory tonight, on the road in a what will be a raucous building, without their most productive forward thus far, will allow doubt to creep into the heads of the Blues and lead to what could be the most devastating chapter in the long story of Blues early round collapses. Get it done tonight and please win by two goals or more, my heart can't handle many more of these one goal games.

Is this some sort of inside joke?

The moment I saw Doc Emrick ranked so low I disregarded the list. However... Ken and (especially) Mickey are very, very biased announcers. I am a Red Wings fan and a Blues fan so I have a little bit more objectivity than most of you here. I prefer listening to games called by them seeing as how I cheer for the Wings and share their sentiments but if you don't acknowledge their blatant bias and homerism then you are either stupid or deaf.

VAN/BOS 4-3 OT winner in Game 7 sends Vancouver and the entire nation of Canada into an uncontrolled riot of which the world has never seen. Canada may indeed self-destruct.

VAN/SJS: 4-1 BOS/TBL: 4-1

He created scoring opportunities on a consistent basis. He got burned one time at the end of a power play shift and couldn't catch up to Dan Boyle on the breakaway but apart from that his mistakes were minimal and his offensive game showed enough to keep him in the lineup.

He brings more to the table than any of Abdelkader/Eaves/Miller. Speed, a booming shot and a force on the power play. Why he is being benched, I have no idea. Get him back out there and let him fly.

Doesn't matter, as long as he sits Game 7 as well. Game 6 was the FIRST time we have seen "Red Wings Hockey" in this series: Do NOT mess with this lineup.

Modano was effective all night. There is no way he sits in Game 7.

You're welcome, everybody.

In all seriousness, is there an explanation why Mike isn't in the lineup? His appearance in the Phoenix series was very promising as he showed speed, skill and playmaking ability. Down 2-0 in a must win game and in need of a shakeup, why NOT put him in for an under-performing player? Forget that he is a future Hall of Famer and deserves better than this, can anybody explain his benching from a hockey decision standpoint?

Won't say "I told you so"....Won't say it...

If the Red Wings lose tonight I will blame it solely on Mike Babcock's refusal to insert Mike Modano in the lineup.

And yet I still come back at you with this: Although outplayed in both games, the Red Wings were in each of them until the very end and very easily could have won both. How different would this forum look had the Wings both games in San Jose, all the while playing the same uncharacteristic style of play?

One need not look no further than this year's playoffs: the Bruins lost the first two games of their series, at home no less, and won that series. To further optimize the optimism, if the Wings hold serve at home and win two straight, they have all the momentum and the pressure shifts on San Jose.

Had Babcock been reading this message board, specifically this thread, the Red Wings just might have won today...

Zetterberg.

Abdelkader needs to justify his roster spot and annihilate the next son of a ***** that sprays snow in Howard's grill, starting with Joe Thornton.

I don't feel like searching the previous threads/post so can someone explain to me why Eaves/Miller/Abdelkader are in the lineup and Mike Modano is not? Modano brings more to the team than any of those clowns.

The Lightning are deeper, more experienced and they know how to win. The Capitals needed a lot of help from the refs and Marian Gaborik's botches to beat a bad Rangers team. I really don't see how anyone can view Washington as the favorite in this series. Lightning in 6 games.

VAN/NSH: 4-3 SJS/DET: 4-2 WAS/TBL: 4-2 PHI/BOS: 4-1 Were the leaders/winners posted from Round 1?

Prior to its seizing by Homeland Security I used ATDHE to stream NHL games. After this, I wasn't successful in finding another website that will stream the games for free. I know these sites still exist and it may be foolish/taboo to start a new thread about it but will some brave soul please share what site they use? I would love to watch the Ducks/Preds series but seeing as how it is exclusively on TSN and I don't have TSN on my Comcast lineup I am SOL. Thanks in advance. Go Wings.

(8) Chicago 4-3 over (1) Vancouver (2) San Jose 4-0 over (7) Los Angeles (3) Detroit 4-2 over (6) Phoenix (5) Nashville 4-3 over (4) Anaheim (1) Washington 4-0 over (8) New York Rangers (2) Philadelphia 4-1 over (2) Buffalo (3) Boston 4-2 over (6) Montreal (5) Tampa Bay 4-2 over (4) Pittsburgh WC Champion: Detroit Red Wings EC Champion: Tampa Bay Lightning SC Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Can someone convince me why the Wings shouldn't sign this guy? Watching the Blues closely I can tell you that he might have lost a step in the past few years but that still puts him two steps ahead of everyone else. He skates like the wind and has a ton of skill. This team is chalk full of centers that would benefit from a legit producer like him. Imagine Filppula's production with Kariya on his wing. Can you say breakout year?