mjlegend

Can someone remind me again why we're afraid of the Lames? Is it that sparkling 6-8 record they have in their last 14? The 12 goals they've scored in the last six games? Kipper's unworldly 2.86 GAA? The sheer intimidating presence of Andre Roy? Mike Keenan's stellar playoff record in winning exactly one playoff round since 1995? Maybe that Columbus-based Flames fan frightens you? Damn it people, the Flames are so beatable it hurts. Literally, I'm in pain right now.

OMG!!!! ONOZ!!! OMG!!!! According to a text-message poll, 92 per cent of Preds fans don't think the Wings will repeat as SC champions!! ACCCCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!! I'M FREAKING OUT!!!! SOMEONE HELP MEEEEE!!!!

Sammy is lazy and useless. And I hope he gets another PPG right away.

I'm almost positive a transcript of this game would find exactly zero complete sentences out of Terry Crisp all night.

FU, post.

Anyone else really bothered by the shape of the "V" on Sullivan's nameplate? It's been pissing me off today.

Hey Toronto, Zanon shot it on. Thanks, your pal mjlegend

Fans didn't care about goals then. They all went to Northlands to see Dave Semenko and Don Jackson.

Should be at least 6-0. Zatta hatta?

It could also solve the question of who the Wings' captain would be when Lidstrom hangs 'em up. Can somebody do a mock-up of a Luongo Wings jersey? The only generator I found was a crappy NHL2003 one that looked crappy.

Jeff Bridges was being very un-dude in this thread.

Right, why give Pogge some more NHL starts to prepare him for next year? Ride the CuJo train to 9th in the conference! CHUGGAchuggaCHUGGAchuggaCHUGGAchugga...WOO WOOO!!!

I would imagine TSN's deuce should also pick up some of the action. especially in that first round where there are inevitable going to be three or four games on at once.

If we had enforcers, the US auto industry wouldn't have needed a bailout.

Or you could focus all of your positive energy to try to will the Wings to win, instead of the opposite.

I won't make a score prediction, but I will predict that Robert Nilsson will be next to useless.

SWEEP THE OILERS!

Is the other 51 per cent Downey?

I turn it on and 30 seconds later, the Flames scored. I'm not falling for that again. The Flames' Fan960.com isn't working for me. Do I dare tempt fate again?

That stream's unlucky. Can you find us another one?

OK, now adthe is showing the "Broadcast is finished" graphic. Did we win?

That's the game TSN is showing before the Wings game through the Versus feed. They are supposed to be doing Flames-Wings tonight.

Imagine we don't have four of the last 11 Stanley Cups. Imagine we have a tremendously skilled lineup against Toronto's baby boomer media darlings, in a year where the Blue Jays are between World Series wins. Wings go into OT against Toronto in a first round 2/3 Norris seed. Wings have 103 points and a league-leading 369 goals, Leafs 99. Probably the best ever first-round matchup, if Quebec and Montreal don't meet at the same time (206 points combined) even given it was an 84-game season. Potvin plays well enough to push it to seven. In OT, a tenacious Clark keeps it in, Gilmour passes to Rouse. Rouse blasts a shot that would have gone wide but Borschevsky tips it in past Chevy as Lidstrom tries to control him. (video link above) For me, nothing hurts as much as this. It wasn't that the Wings lost, but who they lost to and the fact the Wings were on a 38-year Cup drought. The redemption of the last four Stanley Cups is the only thing that makes this watchable for me, even nearly 16 years later. As I met Chevy a couple of years ago, all I could think of was this goal but I couldn't bring it up.

None of you kids on the board under the age of 21 have any idea how much that 93 series with Toronto hurt. F. U. BORSCHEVSKY!!!!! (shudders) OK, I'm back now.

FWIW, Kevin Hatcher was fourth in Norris voting for his 1992-93 season of 34 goals, 45 assists and little in the way of actual defence apart from fighting. Ahead of him were Chelios, Bourque and Larry Murphy. And don't oversimplify the argument. There are a lot more defencemen out there than Chara and Lidstrom. Duncan Keith, Dan Boyle, and even Rob Blake should get some consideration. All in all- it's a farily wide-open race.