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He wasn't an exception at first. I mean, the first two years were kind of a pain. He was either injured or had incidents with maturity like unnecessary practice fights or getting benched in the middle of a game. He was at least healthy for his third year and that's when people started to have faith.

...Yeah I don't buy it. Something sinister is going on. Maybe he's trying to give Z some bad publicity or something. Fans are going to think, "Oh yeah! Zetterberg is cool!... Wait, why isn't he at the all-star game?... What??? What a ******!"

Yeah I don't agree with that. I think we all like to hear Mick tell it like it is. Mick is probably at home watching the game anyways.

Tee hee.

I hope they give him the works and embarrass him on so many levels. Three things: A fight, of course, that he loses and I don't really care to whom; make sure he's chasing the puck the whole time and have Datsyuk pull a Houdini act and make him collide with one of his teammates like he did on Grier and Clowe; lastly, draw one or two penalties that lead to goals.

Yeah but, I mean, he could Double Dion at any moment and make Pierre McGuire explode enough so that we don't have to listen to him anymore.

Datsyuk, Filppula and Zetterberg with great plays to seal a playoff victory: http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlp=8468083&event=PHX714

Either the starter or I remember in the 95-96 playoff run that on a lot of nights it almost looked like a coin toss between Vernie and Ozzie. In fact, I remember quite vividly one night how channel 50 actually used the animation of a coin toss to reveal who the starter would be for that particular game. I feel like it was against St. Louis but it may have been Winnipeg.

Those quotes make me think that Lidstrom should be considered along with the one in a million talents like Gretzky, Orr, etc. The kind of franchise players that are so rare.

First NHL goal:

Look at Rivalred go!

Is that whole presence comment a joke?

I wonder if Z will make any comments in the press about the all-star game.

"Okay, Kenny, add Eyes of the Beast to your hotbar. Stan, check your peering talents to boost your Shouts..."

You definitely gotta find a way to factor in, at the very least, a woman's background, her upbringing and overall self-esteem across the life-span if that's possible. And I had no idea how Ric Ocasek was. You made me google him. And... Yeah... His wife... I mean, that's love, I guess, you know? They say it's not supposed to be rational, so it is what it is I guess.

Hey White. You look awfully fat in those pants.

Wait... What's going into Pierre's hole?

It's called money. And it has a loooot of power.

See, we like to think like that a lot on here. I think the reality of the situation is that if Datsyuk were in, then Z doesn't feel as much pressure and thus can relax a little more. Same goes for whoever is stepping up for Cleary and Stuart. It just seems like as a team, that's just how they work.

Oh, and I'm glad for Z. And the Wings. At the same time, I hope little things like this don't hinder his chances for things like the hall of fame or anything like that.

Yeah I tried really hard to get the colors right to be honest. I googled the flag and got a whole mess of different shades and I didn't know which one to pick. Sorry about that my fellow Swede fans. Or any Swede for that matter. I wanted to pick something from the anthem because I felt like all Swedes would get it. In regards to those particular lines, I just thought they were the best fit for a way to describe Lidstrom and Zetterberg's demeanors and styles of play. Quiet and yet beautiful for hockey standards. If I missed the mark then I'm sorry. I tried...

Those two have quite the chippy battles with lots and lots of junk talk and a slash/shove/hook here and there. The HF Wings board? See, they say the same thing about LGW. I don't know who to believe.

Oh I'm sure she can handle all 40 of them. Except for a certain someone in the East. She deals with real men.

Oh yeah? You follow all the prospects, eh? What can you tell me about Frankie Pare? Willie Coetzee? Few sentences come to mind, right newfy? Well what about Nick Oslund? Julien Cayer? Mitchell Callahan? You're about to explode with rave aren't you? Oh yes... I can sense it from here... Just joshin', just joshin'...