CapnSmitty

Backes looked like an Olympian on that one....not for hockey though...a Perfect Dive... unbelievable, unless Franzen hits like a truck, which honestly, I would not know, hes never done it....

I hope Kindl is the odd man out, because he was brutal on that powerplay...first his double pump then right into a shinpad, then his WAVING his stick to try and keep the puck in the zone....wow...

Riley played well last night, he was strong on the puck, had good hockey sense, and was even on the point for the number 1 pp unit... Overall I was impressed with his toughness and think he will be a good hard nosed player who will chip in offensively

Too Little too Late...

Wow, I just realized how much the Wings need Helm...since they lost him they lost ALL of their Spark...and for the love of GOD, why is Cleary on the PK?

Is it me, or is something either wrong with the Ice at the Joe, or can NONE of our guys stay on their feet? Ive seen Bert, Franzen, Stuart, and Of Course Cleary all take tumbles seemingly with no apparent reason...

This Team has simply lost all its Drive, passion, hell Hockey Sense...ALL season long they have played GREAT D, now it is gone, The pp...Terrible. I am usually not one to complain about players, but WTF, Cleary....Bert....Franzen.... I am just amazed at the lack of urgency that this team has shown the last half of this season, I know we went through a bunch of injuries, but damn, if we dont turn it around it is gonna be a SHORT 2nd Season...

Honestly, I can not put into words how much Cleary is a waste of space this year. Every Time he is out on the ice he does NOTHING, like on the OT goal there, he just waves his stick then is standing around and watches the goal go in....I just don't know what is wrong with him this year, but good lord has he been TERRIBLE this all season....

While he has struggled a little bit, he has been getting chances, and looks like his added bulk has helped in not having him knocked off the puck. On Friday he was flying out there and making chances with nothing but his speed, while he was the best out there that night, I think the 3rd line minutes are not a demotion, but to spread the scoring.

Edit Ok, or just merge it into mine, works too! (c: Thanks

Are we really arguing over who the better of the Best 2 players on our team are? We have really been spoiled.... I will take either or, and still say I have the best

Per THN Mobile Sharks Sign Niemi to 1 year - 2mil

I know for a fact that Illitch Holdings does not have any part of ownership of the Griffins, I am also mostly sure that the players signed by the Wings (as in have a wings 2 way/1 way contract) are on the Wings payroll, anyone who is on an ATO or Griffins contract are on the Griffins Payroll.

Not really, but what does make me smile is the Fact that Phoenix now has leap frogged the Sharks and are tied with the Blackhawks for 1st in the West....CRAZY!

As has already been said, he was about one foot in the bench (so to speak) when the Spazoid White challenged him...If Tards woulda had been not gassed from a long shift, I think things woulda been different...

the last news i had was that he was gonna be out for about a month or more...that was this past weekend... Have seen him a couple times in civs durning warmups so i dunno if he is close or not

I do believe it is a lower body injury to Kindl, and hope it isnt a long one to be sure

Hey you wont hear me saying your priorities are messed up, what ever it takes for you to cope with things! Im just glad that you were able to watch good hockey played by the Wings! I also would like to pass on my condolences and hope you and yours are getting by ok... Don't know if it was talked about but did anyone else catch the closeup in the 3rd of Crosby right after him and Sammy got tangled up again, and Cindy mouthed ..."*****" in Sammys direction? I laughed pretty hard at that, figuring that was the pot calling the kettle black there... (c:

Actually when we were doing interviews with the players last year for the Griffins, Hank and Draper were having a blast mocking on Huds for screwing up the line... I will never forget what Hank said to Huds when they were all supposed to say their names then we would go back and get them saying get ready, its showtime (I know lame ass slogan...i didnt come up with it,) So Draper says his name, Hank says his, and Huds says...its Showtime...and Hank looks over to him and asks if he is F*cking retarded! I laughed for a good long time at that

Yeah it was an interesting third period to say the least....when the Americans tied it at 3-3 I was starting to dread OT, I was even telling my Cameramen to start praying to whatever diety they wanted, cause damned if I wanted a 6th straight game to go past regualtion! Coleslaw really is picking up his game, I think he needs to play a bit more physical, but he isnt making the defensive mistakes that he was a bit earlier in the season, and is even adding some scoring punch now...

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Didnt even see this thread....ohh well anyways heres some pics of me and the family... Me and my Wife Renae Me and My Son Camden Camden Watching me work for the Griffins A Future Red Wings Super FAN! Theres my lil contribution...

I do believe they expect Stafford back after the holiday break, and hope that Ericsson is soon to follow... I guess I will have to wait until Friday morning to find out..

OMG Jody Luongo is the most f'd up mongoloid IVE EVER SEEN! That is awesome!

Evegeni Ricci looks almost as bad as Mike Ricci...lol and thats saying something... my favorite Mongoloid has gotta be Chris Sopel lol