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I too still believe in Hudler and think he will be just fine.

I've been casually viewing this site for awhile but until today I never felt the need to share my opinion. Today, however, was different. My brother was diagnosed with leukemia while playing junior hockey in Saskatchewan earlier this year and he had a bone marrow transplant a couple months ago in Calgary (he's had to live there for the last several months due to the lack of facilities in Sask.). We have been die-hard Red Wings fans since we were really young and it's been a dream of ours to someday watch a game at the Joe but today he experienced the next best thing. Mike Babcock gave him a call this morning and invited him to the Wings practice in Calgary and invited him to meet all of the Wings. Every single Red Wing took the time to not only introduce themselves but genuinely get to know him. He was encouraged by Dats and Zets to stick around for practice prep and to come back after practice for some autographs. Ken Holland offered him tickets for tomorrow's game and Babs invited him back tomorrow to once again hang out with the Wings after their morning skate. For a kid who's been through a lot in recent months, he was on cloud nine today. The Wings have always been my favorite team but today they turned it up a notch. I was absolutely blown away by everything today and I think it's safe to say we all cheer for one of the classiest organizations in the NHL .

All we can do is say, get well soon Jimmy, and Let's go Ozzie!

Bad games can get me rolling my eyes and wondering WTF, but I keep the faith.
There seems to be very little middle-ground around here. It's either "Stanley Cup, here we come!" or its "We suck ass, we can't win, the sky is falling".
I, with my rose-colored glasses permanently affixed, choose the former rather than the latter.

i'll love the wings whether they win, lose, the whole team is injured, stanley cup champions, lose game 7 in finals vs the pens, win 7-2, lose 4-0.. no matter what i'm a wing for life.. yes there are some players who i can't stand, but love each player/coach/goalie that was a wing...
like last game all i say is you can't win them all, plus it is only the third game of the season..
plus i'm kind of inked with the winged wheel on me for life.
GO WINGS!!

This team will make the playoffs, thats when the real hockey starts, I could care less how this team does in the regular season. I could care less if zetterberg scores 2 goals all year, as long as he and the team brings it when it counts. If people want to attack players, do it in the playoffs when it matters. to attack the team/players during the regular season is just idiocy by the so called "fans"

Holy cow. You know what we need?
We need to not tell each other how to be fans.

We have fans in Canada and in Australia.
We are bi-polar.
I don't mind when people are disappointed in a player or in the team as long as they realize that everyone has bad days, and that sometimes when one person has a bad day it effects everyone on the team. If someone says "so-and-so had a bad game" or "so-and-so has looked like he's injured or something" and they have something to back it up, that's cool.
The ones that salt my cheerios are the ones who complain about a player for not being more than that player is expected to be, or won't give a guy a break if he has a single off game.
The ones I want to smack are the ones who either hate one player or like one so much that they cut down other ones to make theirs look good.

I didn't know Campbell and Hjalmarsson were part of the CORE. As far as I know, Toews, Kane, Hossa, Keith, and Seabrook all played tonight.

Funny that I was cheering for the Leafs and the Preds tonight, two teams I don't like, however anyone but the Black Hawks and Pens!
Go Wings!

If you are a fan of hockey (not just one particular team) then its definitely the way to go. I get Center Ice every year and will find myself watching 4 or 5 games a day! If for some reason I couldn't afford it.. I'd sell a kidney!

The whole idea of a cap is ridiculous in the first place. A luxury tax would be better than what we currently have, but it's not a solution. Basically, teams should be able to spend what ever they want. Big market teams should not be penalized because hockey is a big deal in their cities. If a team has a rabid fan base, and can dish out tens of millions more than their competition then they should be able to do so.

Of course Ozzie.. sigh....

Of course Ozzie.. sigh....

I think a lot of good predictions have been made, and can't really disagree with any of them (and lol'ed at the remark about Rafalski having the nerve to not be Nick).
That said, I'd like to throw JHo into the mix. He's ripe for a sophomore slump, and we all know how we Detroit fans love to trash our goalies.

Does one great rookie season warrant a figure from Mcfarlane? I think it's great, but.....

Over the past few weeks i have read countless articles suggesting the wings should retire a few numbers. To me having your number retired by a franchise such as the detroit red wings should be reserved for the best of the best. How do you know for sure if a number should be retired? When there is no debate about it, if u need to debate about whether the player should have their number retired, then they shouldnt, the feeling should be unanimous. not to say the players being suggested arnt great players, but they arnt to be put in the same catagory as howe, yzerman, and the rest of the retired numbers. to me there is only one person at this point in time that deserves to have their number retired, Lidstrom. And he will have his number retired without a doubt, and no one is going to argue about whether he should have his number retired or not because everyone know he should and he is one of the all time red wing greats.
IF THERE IS ANY DEBATE THEIR NUMBER SHOULDNT BE RETIRED THEN IT SHOULDNT, otherwise it makes it less special.
PS if ur thinking about debating whether lidstrom should have his number retired....... just shut the f*** up

This thread is chock full of shocking things. Who knew a town called Bel Air was so cheap?
(And then I left the h out of chock. That would be another shocking thing.)

Am jealous. Why am I stuck with the only guy I know who couldn't care less about sports?? My bf thinks I am certifiable and need serious meds/counseling when it comes to hockey. I have Center Ice and will watch like 5 games a day and he just shakes his head. And ... get this ... he is originally FROM CANADA!! Oh well, hopefully he never makes me choose or hes SOL.

It makes sense. The reverse of 9 or 09 is 90. Boom! 3 imaginary points!

I'd take him, sure 'nuff.
I loved when D-Mac called him "Buff daddy" when he hosted on VS.

All I know is that if I see Patrick Kane skating with the Cup I won't just throw up in my mouth a little... I will projectile vomit!!

You are quite right, one series is not the defining factor; I AM and I say Ovechkin rules. Okay now that thats over and done with....
Play on!

You are quite right, one series is not the defining factor; I AM and I say Ovechkin rules. Okay now that thats over and done with....
Play on!