Firehawk

I love Babcock. He is awesome.

That's the 3rd time Babs grinned and said something about the 3 penalties to 2 in the game. He's obviously really agitated. Ok that's 4...LOL "They had a power play didn't they?"

Babcock is pissed... He just complained about the last call, in his own way.

He was screened by Kronwall I think. Let it go man, he's been lights out for us. He did not cost us this game.

In the past 2 years (8 series now), I have to say, I think their coach, Bylsma, is one of the most respectable coaches. Thought I'd give a little credit. On the post game show on Fox 2, they just said it was a textbook call and they had to call that. While I agree that it was textbook and probably the right call to make, the thing that we are mostly angry about is that they've been letting it go for 2.9 games and then suddenly call it in the 3rd period of a tightly fought game. I don't know. To me it was probably not the time to make the call, even though yes, it is a textbook call. Other thing is we can find 100 other textbook calls that wern't made in the game. I think that's what most of us are mad about. I'm more angry with the HORRID penalty kill though.

I bet we'll see Draper in there next game. He's solid defensively, a good penalty killler, and a great faceoff guy which means more puck possession.

We had our chances in the 2nd to get a 1-2 goal lead but we didn't bury the chances. The wings have nobody to blame but themselves for this one, honestly. They played a pretty good road game where the other team HAD to win. We'll win next game...and Hossa better be noticeable in the game, that's all I have to say.

ANd about 10 pages of you bitching about people bitching. Shut the f*** up about it already.

I'm as mad about the refereeing as anyone, but why don't you people direct the anger toward our Penalty Kill? That's why we lost this game. How can we be such a top team and have such a ******* s***ty ass penalty kill unit? Osgood always bounces back as do the rest of the wings after a loss. Don't worry! Let them have their one game. Most of us knew we weren't going to win this game anyways.

Well, I predicted this score, 4-2. I just had that feeling. But you know what, are we all really surprised? They were gonna get 1. The wings will respond in game 4. The Pens HAD to have this game, and they almost lost it. I'm not that worried about game 4.

Dumb penalty, but TERRIBLE PK. Why does our PK suck so f***in bad?

I'm still wondering where the call was...wtf?

He looks like he's trying to do it all on his own. By the time he passes it, they've chased him all the way back out to the blue line. He's gotta use his teamates.

You obviously have never worked in a corporation with middle and upper management. Management doesn't know s***. They're masters at seeming like they do though.

Yeah except for early in the 1st period, they look more like a 'machine' tonight...

Crosby has been even more non-existent than in the first 2 games, and THEY have the last change. Just an observation...

I think the refs are going to stay out of the way in the 3rd, barring something so obvious a caveman could call it.

It's almost a good thing that it's tied and we aren't winning by 2. I think they'd be more apt to let off if we were winning. This way, they stay sharp. I'm sure Babs is telling them, We win 1 period and we stick the dagger in em...

How do you get outshot that bad when your season is on the line? Wings look like they're playing more Red Wing Hockey this time...maybe because they're fresh? I don't know. Boy if we pull this out... Fleury getting some breaks, and by that I mean 2 crossbars that didn't go in. So there's your evening up of the breaks, Pens f***s.

We'll, we're very solid in the 3rd. I can't believe in a MUST WIN the Pens had 4 shots on goal in the 2nd...wow.

Boy the wings look like they're carrying the play for the most part this period...in a desperation game by the Pens? I'm surprised at this point, to be honest.

Nice job by helm to draw that penalty

Interesting that they decided to put the whistles away...

I'll take a 2-2 tie after 1. If we can manage the lead at the end of the 2nd, we're as good as golden. I don't expect to win this game anyways. Maybe the league sent a mandate out to have the rrefs call it closer so that we get more offense or somethin. As long as it's fair and consistent for the most part, I'm happy with it.

Some reporter might ask Bettman about that non-call, to which he'll reply, "It was a good non-call". LOL