ManLuv4Clears

Ugh, does anyone know if we have the ability to change usernames?

I'm going to chime in, since I was at the game today and saw the Quebec following. They seemed to be great fans. They were all wearing Nordiques jerseys and took up a large area of both upper deck ends of the ice. They cheered loud the entire game for the Wings and in fact seemed into the game more than some of the "suit" types sitting near me. In my personal opinion it was nice to have them there as they truly seemed to enjoy the experience of The Joe.

Boston reminds me of a certain team from '97 that could beat you on the score sheet and in the physicality department. That makes for a damn tough team to play against. As Mickey would say "The fans don't like it at all!"

This made me laugh because it's true. I think Ruutu would be an interesting acquisition, but it would be well worth it seeing the thread responses and watching people's heads explode because the Wings picked up someone that isn't exactly "classy."

I've always loved Clears. Not too impressed with Huds this year.

You must have intended to post this in the Hudler Watch thread. Here you go.

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Great posts guys. What could I possibly add that hasn't already been said? This is still such a shock to me. Stevie got my into hockey, and Probie made me love it. Thanks for the memories #24, my prayers are with your wife and children.

I understand your point, but when the goals aren't coming, the least you can do is continue to work hard and act like you care.

Good post. Hustle and work hard, and the points will come

Couldn't agree with this post more. Penalty and maybe a one game suspension just because it's the way hockey is governed these days. It shows how much this sport and it's fan base has changed, running a goalie wasn't that uncommon of an occurrence 20 years ago.

Great post HM.

I don't want to be the "I heard it from a friend of a friend" rumor spreading guy, so I will say in full disclosure, this next comment is hearsay: However, a gentleman on my hockey team claims to be a good friend of the Lidstrom family and says their house has been sold and they are renting a condo for the remainder of the season because he is most likely done. Take it for what it's worth, but if true, that doesn't sound too promising. I hope it's not. edit: I questioned the validity on the mere fact one was able to sell a home in Metro Detroit.

Guy's putting his face in front of a slap shot when his team is up 3-0 in a series clinching game. That's what playoff hockey is all about.

Yup, and that kind of intensity can win your team a playoff series.

I don't know if May's the answer but something needs to be done about the 4th line. Miller showed a little energy and that was it. We need that line out there pounding bodies, especially after Doan is running around trying to take everyone's head off and keeping the crowd very into the game. At this point I would love to see Abby or May in over Williams and/or Draper just to cause a spark.

The league isn't doing their job, I think that's obvious. There is no consistency on who get punished and how, and there never has been since the instigator rule was put in place. I don't know if removing the rule will fix the problem at hand, but I don't think it would hurt. I wouldn't hold my breath on the NHL in changing their practices anytime in the near future, so something has to be done.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one scratching my head after that post.

Fixed The question is, would his potential points outweigh that?

I don't think this is 100% the case. If you watch the whole clip, Bert was skating around Moore for a solid minute face to face trying to get him to go. Moore kept talking and skating away. I think with no rule in place, Bert would have dropped the gloves and went after him from the start when they were face to face, rather than letting it boil over and him going the cheap way out. This happened very rarely when the rule wasn't in place, because most tough guys respected who and who not to go after. You would never see a Probert or a Kocur going after the likes of a Gretzky. How would it be different today?

Yeah, never thought of it that way.