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Mickey just said SHUTOUT

You're right, he does. I wonder what there is at the Joe that he can eat? Or maybe he brought his own stuff.

Well done, Jimmy Howard!!!

I think I need some blood pressure meds.

Wings get a 5 on 3! W00t.

C'mon boys, ruin Conklin's SHUTOUT!

What the zebras admitting a mistake? Never gonna happen.

Ah, ya gotta love the quality of the reffing tonight. NOT!!!!!

Conklin does a careless use of the stick on May, and no penalty.

Is he walking upright? He got speared in a not-nice place.

..thank your lucky stars you aren't a Leafs fan! My cousin in Toronto told me that 3rd tier nosebleed seats at the Air Canada Centre run $100. Outrageous. Combined with such poor player performance, the fans are stark raving mad to pay those prices.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/mr-h...article1175365/ Mr. Hockey is hurting. Gordie Howe's wife, Colleen, died three months ago and life hasn't got any easier for the Hockey Hall of Famer. “You can think you're a big, strong guy, but if something like that happens, it makes you as weak as a kitten,†Howe said Tuesday. “I watched her when she choked, put her head back and went. That was hard to take.†Howe, 81, planned to be in Connecticut on Tuesday night with his son, Marty, to watch his beloved Detroit Red Wings play at Pittsburgh in Game 6 needing a win to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. “We're trying to keep dad occupied,†said Mark Howe, director of pro scouting for the Red Wings. “He's great when he's with people — family or strangers. “But if no one is around him, he says, ‘It's pretty lonely.' Especially at night, it's been pretty difficult for him.†It wasn't easy for Howe when his wife was living with Pick's disease, a degenerative brain disorder that causes dementia. She died at home in March at 76. “Mom couldn't speak at all for the last 3 1/2 years,†Mark Howe said. “The last two years, she was confined to a wheelchair or bed at home — where dad wanted to keep her — and was in bad shape after dealing with the disease for at least 10 years. “It was really hard on dad because he was alone with her when the caregivers left at eight at night until they came back at eight in the morning.†Before the disease took hold, Colleen Howe lived a full life. The woman known as Mrs. Hockey was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. “Somebody recognized her abilities,†Gordie Howe said. She founded the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the U.S.'s first junior hockey team, and developed the first indoor ice arena, “Gordie Howe Hockeyland,†in the Detroit suburb of St. Clair Shores. “We could ill-afford that rink,†Gordie Howe said. “But she wanted to give a lot of kids the chance to play and she did.†She was one of the first female sports agents and discovered in 1973 that the upstart WHA allowed players under age 20 while the NHL did not. That cleared the way for her husband to play with sons Mark and Marty and gave young stars such as Wayne Gretzky an earlier opportunity to play professionally. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Colleen Howe was a “formidable woman, the wife and partner of our iconic player, the matriarch of a remarkable hockey family.†Mr. Hockey is a living legend in Detroit and the Red Wings don't take it for granted that he still pops in the dressing room to say hello. Howe scored 801 goals, a total only Gretzky topped, and led the Red Wings to four Stanley Cups from 1950-1955. He won the Hart Trophy six times as NHL MVP and was a 21-time all-star. He played in Detroit from 1946-71 and came back to the league with Hartford during the 1979-80 season and the 51-year-old forward had 41 points. “It's special whenever he's around,†said Red Wings forward Kris Draper, who joined the storied franchise in 1993. “Lately, we've been seeing him more. “It's pretty neat when you see him and Ted Lindsay and think about what they did in the 1950s is what we're doing today.†Draper's seven-year-old son might keep the tradition going after a recent talk with Howe. “He said to Gordie, ‘Why did you want to be a hockey player?' †Draper recalled. “And Gordie said, ‘I loved it when I was a kid and when I was playing, and I still love it. “And my son said, ‘Mr. Howe, I love it, too.' How awesome is it that a seven-year-old boy can go up to Mr. Hockey and have a chat like that?†Howe doesn't freely engage in conversations as much as he did before his wife died, but he still makes time for people who want to talk — even if he makes them work for it. “Got a minute?†a reporter asked him Saturday night. “No, maybe in 30 minutes,†Howe replied. “OK,†the reporter said, walking way. “Hey I was just kidding,†Howe said. “He can still turn it on,†Mark Howe said. “It's natural.†Howe marvels at how much better the league has become with the influx of European players instead of just relying on North Americans. “I'm goofy crazy about this sport called hockey,†he said.

Brilliant! He looks like he's been sucking lemons. :rotflmao:

My guess is that Bettman just hates all sports. I'll bet he was the kid that was always getting shoved into his locker by the jocks. This is his way of getting even.

I'm not a girl given to blubbering, but this video really got me. We love you, Vladdy!

Wow....just, wow. I remember when he defected. There was some scary stuff leading up to it. Threats from Tikhonov and his mob of Soviet goons. It never occurred to me that he'd ever want to go back! His parents live in Florida now, and that Putin character is just plain scary. I'm stunned. Well, good luck, Sergei, I hope things go well for you and Fedor. You'll always be a Wing to us!

It's not fun being dehydrated, but it's easily dealt with. Gatorade and bananas work best. I got severely dehydrated after a bout with the Russian flu many years ago (hoo, boy, NEVER get Russian flu!! Nasty stuff). I kept passing out, so off to the doctor. He said that if my potassium levels had been a tiny bit lower I'd be dead. He gave me two options: Drink Gatorade (yuk), or go to the hospital and have an I.V. (I'm scared of needles). Needless to say I choked down the Gatorade and felt better in a surprisingly short time! Within 48 hours I was craving an Arby's regular. And that's after not eating for several days. Ozzie will be just fine.

Remember what Bobby Clarke once said about JR. "He doesn't have a speed bump between his brain and his mouth."

Good! Now I can hear the Ozzie chant loud and clear!

Z! Woot!

Pressure, Pressure, PRESSURE! Put this to bed, guys! Get to the net and fire everything but the kitchen sink at Giggy!

Maybe in the off-season the Wings could bring Probert back as a fighting coach.

You're not crazy, there seems to be a good representation of Wings fans out there!

Aw, rats! C'mon guys, keep up the pressure! Don't give the Ducks an inch!

I doubt he's on form. Hasn't he had a lot of personal stuff lately?