Firehawk

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    WCQF Game 5 GDT : Red Wings 1 at Predators 2

    One positive from this, is Nyquist looks like he's gonna be another special player...he has some Datsyuk in him.
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    WCQF Game 5 GDT : Red Wings 1 at Predators 2

    Not a 'bad goal' but you would like your playoff goalie to stop that...that'd be a playoff big save if it was made.
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    WCQF Game 5 GDT : Red Wings 1 at Predators 2

    good lord...come on.
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    Luongo gone from Vancouver this summer ...

    Nobody is gonna be willing to take Franzen's million year contract. Pipe dream...
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    Luongo gone from Vancouver this summer ...

    In a town where everybody piles on the goalie no matter how good they are, and you want to bring Luongo, a PROVEN HEADCASE to this town? That's funny. You cannot win with Luongo. Last year's vancouver team was STACKED and Luongo cost them, almost single handedly cost them their chicago series. No way. He's not a proven goalie, and I can't see any team willing to pay more than 5 mil for him... We have our number 1 goalie, who doesn't appear to be a headcase thus far.
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    Hometown discount for Nick next year?

    Don't want Weber? Are you out of your mind? Get over the incident, it was so 4 games ago now. I'd love to have a mean, big, tough, solid defensive player back there like Weber.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    Thought I heard that ratings for the NHL playoffs are way up, like 70% this year from last. Well I can't imagine why. Half the series had a blood bath occur in them already. That's must-see TV! And the NHL responds by everytime a Pen or Flyer so much as farts by the opposing team, they get ejected. Mmmm, how boring for fandom. I guess the league wants to remain 2nd tier.
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    Hometown discount for Nick next year?

    Hey LeftWinger, When I keep hearing the name Suter, is that Suter from the Preds? Or another one? I know there are many in NHL history, and I don't know every team, and I'm too lazy to look it up . Wouldn't that be a bite if we went out and bought Suter and Weber from the Preds, and also got Perese?
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    Hometown discount for Nick next year?

    Is he not killing penalties right now because of his injury or because of his age/speed? Becuase, if he's utilized less and less, he has to take a major discount to come back. The last thing the Wings want to do is pull a Pistons and hold onto players too long. I love Lidstrom, I am so happy we got to watch him for 20 years, but it's a business and you are a commodity. And when you get used up, we move on. It's cold and harsh, but it's a fact in sports. I wouldn't mind him coming back, but he can't be a reason that we can't make the cap because we want to go and get an elite young, fast and talented player. That would hinder the progress of this team. I think with every year, he'll slow down rapidly, so it's tough to keep him for 5-7 mil in my view. At some point we will have to cut the cord.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    We don't have the personnel to goon it up and play super aggressive. We just don't. We are built to play hockey the right way, with high levels of talent, probably what Bettman really wants, but Bettman isn't getting. Holland did the right thing years ago by modeling this team for what Bettman had planned the NHL to become. It just didn't turn out that way, and therefore our team is currently handicapped because we lack the size and speed to get through all the mucky play. We really don't have fighters, we don't have size, and with the exception of Helm, we don't have speed. Speed is needed to beat this mucky hockey style. As sad as it is, I bet if we had a 100% Helm in our series, things would be different. He's the one player that can outskate the Preds and get them running around. We can't shake the preds because man on man they can stay right with us, no matter what player it is. They're overall a faster team, and bigger so they bump us off pucks. To me that's what it seems is the biggest problem with this matchup.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    I still have no faith Pitt is gonna win this game, even though they're up by 3 lol.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    Definitely stunning differences...I have to think the rivalry in the pitt series is playing a part. The teams hate everybody on the opposing team. It's a real hate-fest. Probably to the point each wants to embarrass the other and take cheap shots to injure each other. I don't think in any other circumstance that both of these teams are THAT bad defensively. Mind boggling though some of the goals allowed by both goalies...some really atrocious goals, starting with the first one tonight. Does anyone take Pierre seriously when he talks? I wish they'd fire his ass...he's an idiot. The pitt fans don't even like him...and that's surprising since he's up Pitt's ass.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    We pay Howard like a backup goalie and we get a good quality starter out of him. Howard is NOT the problem on our team at all. I wish Nashville were playing this loose...we would have put 6 a night on him with all of our talent. Too bad there's no room to move...
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    Yeah it's entertaining in a different way than a couple of the previous games...I guess lol. In all the games defense has been non existent, but not quite as bad as this game thus far. At this rate the first one to 10 will win. I still like it though, much better than a 1-0 grinder.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    Hilarious that on the Pens board when Orpik cheap shotted that Pen to put them down 4 on 3, they were like "it was embelished" LMAO. It's either a cross check, or it's interference, as the puck was NOWHERE to be found. f***in pens fans... I hope we aren't viewed as that annoying with ref calls...I mean if it's obvious we don't blame refs, we blame our player.
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    #5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

    THis is the most entertaining series EVER my god. Goals everywhere, it's like a pickup street hockey game. I'm loving it. I love the cheap shots Pitt keeps taking and shooting itself in the foot. It's f***in hilarious. But you know what, this is very entertaining. Goals, cheap shots just waiting to spill over into a brawl, back and forth scoring, little to no defense...it's bad ass!
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    #6 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #3 Phoenix Coyotes

    Yeah, and the league is losing fans in droves...BORING!
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    HE ALLOWED 2 GOALS!!!!!!!! The 3rd goal really didn't matter. We were on the PK for the rest of the game! My God. He makes 2.25 million, which is what below average goalies make! HE's a bargain. He's a good, solid goalie...not a spectacular one...and nobody's willing to spend cap money for one of those. WE CANT SCORE, AND WE ARE TOO SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fix the speed and size issue and maintain as much talent as possible while doing it and we'll be better. Go buy Suter, Weber, and Parese, let Lids retire, get rid of Hudler, let Homer retire, tidy up a few things, and we'll be back next year.
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    What does Howard make? 4 mill I thought i saw posted above? that's average for a goalie. The top goalies make 7 or more. I think Rinne makes 7 mill a year. I think Luongo (not a top goalie though but paid like it) also makes 7 or more. Howard is not the problem on this team. We cannot recover when we make mistakes because we have no speed on this team. Helm is the only player, but otherwise, who can out skate another player to the puck? Too small, too slow. I don't think we need fighters, but we need size and we need speed.
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    I don't know what it is, but I'm not as emotional after this loss as I was after game 3. I don't know if it's because I was more hesitant to expect a win or what. After the game 2 win I thought for sure the wings would take hold of this series, but from the first 2 minutes of the game 3, with the penalty, early goal against, and then a barrage of penalties, I could barely contain myself. Tonight I didn't get my hopes up much...
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    On the news they just showed the replay of the game winner...how DUMB did our team look? My God. 3 players bite hook line and sinker, including the goalie. And it leaves 2, not 1, but TWO predators wide open all day to put the puck in the gaping net. Pathetic breakdown. It's those breakdowns that killed us this series.
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    Howard is a good enough goalie to win a cup with, and he's paid average. PERIOD. Unless you wanna tie up a bunch of cap in a goalie, then leave Howard alone. I'm frustrated with 1 play by Howard tonight, which was the game winner. 3 wings players go after the same guy (DUMB) and then Howard sells out to stop a shot that wasn't going to be anything more than along the ice...WTF was that? So, 4 wings go after 1 guy and leave the rest of the ice wide open...it was ridiculous. That play made the wings look like a bunch of rookies. With that said, we still only scored ONE GOAL. The third goal that was cheap and that Howard probably shoulda stopped, probably didn't matter anyway. They were on the PP anyway and woulda just wasted away the last minute. So what difference does it make? Lest we forget, we couldn't hardly clear the puck out of our zone while they were on the PP. Funny how that works. They have the best PP in the game, we have the 2nd best home record, and both of those go out the window in this series. They outscore us even strength, and their 3rd/4th lines KILL US. Just funny how it all works out...funny or sad... We need to retool this team for current playoff hockey, which means adding size and speed, while maintaining as much talent as possible. In my opinion, Datsyuk, Helm, and a couple others should be protected, but otherwise all offers should be at least considered for trades. Let Lids retire unless he wants to come back for a big discount, and take all that cap space and go buy yourself a couple good defensemen and a scorer.
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    He's paid as an average goalie though. So what do you expect? Ozzie was a steal for the salary...
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    Guys, you have to look at the bigger picture here. It starts with Holland not adjusting this team for current playoff hockey. We have more skill than most teams yes, but we lack speed and size. In today's league in the playoffs if you don't have speed you get beat. Nashville is beating us with their size and their speed. They don't need a lot of talent to do what they're doing. They all bought into a system, and if you watch, they're knocking us off the puck (Happened to Zetts alot tonight) and they're faster. We got beat by San Jose the last 2 years in much the same way, but they actually had more talent. Look at the trend. 2nd round, 2nd round, now probably 1st round. What do we pay Howard per year? 2 mill or 3 mill? He's not making 7 mill like a top goalie in the league, so we have to keep that perspective. For the money, Howard is just fine back there. It's our lack of defense (becuase of speed) that cost us. We can't recover when we make mistakes because the other team is faster. I hate to say it, but why pay Lidstrom 7 million next year even if he wants to come back? He doesn't kill penalties and his ice time is seriously reduced. Let the guys that have been here forever retire and take that cap money, go buy a couple of great defensemen, a scorer, and try to add some more size (replace hudler with someone that will do something more than look timid with the puck). Tonight we cannot even blame referees. They gave us chance after chance, in fact I thought the Preds were getting the shaft in the 3rd.
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    WCQF Game Four GDT : Predators 3 at Red Wings 1

    We can't even blame the f***in refs this game. They gave us WAY more power plays, and really the Wings got away with alot in the 3rd. Then we f*** ourselves out of a last minute rally by Hank's high stick followed by a ridiculously bad bounce to close it out... just frustrating