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Emdog.

I never serviced him injured or otherwise.

Agreed! (But I was right about Colaiacovo, http://redwings.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469470)

What was Colaiacavo's number when he was a Wing?

From the guy who started the "TANK IT" thread. Your sarcasm is high praise when paired with your track record of prognostication.

Final score.

Nope. It's the guy who used to voice Tony the Tiger. Name was Thurl Ravenscroft. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurl_Ravenscroft

So when someone defames an entire nation's people, what word would you use to describe it? I wonder how long it will be until we outlaw boxing. Someone's gotta protect the athletes from themselves!

Anecdotal evidence? Good grief. Don't play that card when you claim that fighting "doesn't have any impact on the sport." You're holding a handful of hyperbole. Now I'm not going to argue about goon on goon action for the sake of goonery. I'm not going to argue about the kind of staged fights Tootoo engaged in while a member of the Wings. Unnecessary and pointless, both. But to claim that the 97 brawl did not inspire the Wings is pure head-in-the-sand fantasy. That night forged a winner in Detroit. The team banished their demons from the previous year's loss to CO and ascended to the championship. Even the Avalanche agree with me. Consider Roy fighting Ozzie a year later. Why did he--a goalie, for crying out loud--throw down his gloves and scuttle down ice again if fighting were irrelevant to the sport? Goals win games, we all know. So do momentum, belief, trust in the system, and comradery between teammates.

Damn. Mickey isn't even 70 years old yet. He set up Fedorov on a beautiful pass in the 2014 alumni game. "Old as balls" ain't even close.

Fighting doesn't have any impact on the sport? March 26, 1997 called to disagree. "This is a game that brought the Red Wings together," said Vernon, who picked up his 300th career win. "Whether it was the first-period fighting or the overtime goal, a game like this only helps give you confidence to go into the playoffs. When you go to the playoffs, everybody has to be ready to do the job and stay together. Tonight showed the guys were willing to pay the price." http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores97/97085/97085360.htm "Certainly, I think that was the turning point as far as the Red Wings' success went. Up until that point, the Red Wings were close, but never tasted victory, and by that I mean Stanley Cup victory." http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/03/ken_kal_on_wzam_if_claude_lemi.html "After postseason heartbreaks in 1994, '95 and '96, the Red Wings finally developed a swagger on March 26, 1997, one that would carry them to three championships in six seasons." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neumann/070326

Perhaps the clinical word isn't "racist" but the poster certainly had no qualms about accusing an entire nation's citizens of being racist themselves. By all means, though, continue to defend the guy who made the nasty comment.

So by claiming that Canadiens are racist and being Canadien himself, he proves his point by ... being racist. Gotcha.

Pot, kettle?

Guess he also missed the memo on the Wings management caring about making the playoffs. Clearly it's a priority to them.

Is it? Other than size, what are people seeing in game from him?

I still find it odd yet somewhat familiar when I hear Strader working a game. People age but voices must be one of the last things to go.

joseffP said Smith was playing great. Kip said Smith was a knucklehead. You said Smith had a bad shift. Three different opinions on one player in one game. Maybe your comment wasn't meant to define Smith's overall play, but it was still a different opinion than the others so I included it. Personally? I think Smith has regressed from the beginning of the season. But that's just my opinion.

I didn't see the game nor did I comment on Smith. I think you have me confused with joesuffP who praised Smith.

Late to the party, I know, but I'm still amused at how differently different people watch the same game.

The HoF committee doesn't care. Neither should we.

Guy should play for as long as someone is willing to pay him. It's his life and career. Five years after he retires, 10 years, no one will remember that he "held on too long." He'll be remembered for a brilliant career.

Seriously though guys, I'm fat guy in a maltby jersey reborn.

Another fat guy maltby sighting

You've turned into Fat Guy in a Maltby Jersey.