Ladsud2002

How about sticking Detroit in Torontos division Gary. Please?

It was nice spending the whole first period in the box, waving a goal off and they call a penalty on Lidstrom of all people. Gimme a break. Good thing were a better team.

The MRI's were negative as far as any brain damage, clots, etc. Thats not to say he didnt have a concussion. Its not his choice to play or the coachs. If the doctors dont clear him to paly he doesnt play. Im pretty sure theres some legal junk that says that.

Detroit is being screwed, whether you want to believe it or not theres alot more basketball fans then there is hockey, thats just the way it is. Nationwide its stupid as well, they could play a Friday schedule and start the games at 8 and have an hour head start on the NBA west finals. Ratings suck for the NHL, and the Pistons vs. Celtics series will absolutely destroy the cup finals in any city but Detroit and Pitt, and there losing potentially 50,000 viewers in this area on saturday night alone. Palace is sold out and I bet the tigers will at least draw 30k on a saturday night. All in all it sucks.

Who's choice was it to match up the cup finals vs the pistons, NHL or NBC? Alot people will end up watching the pistons in this area, not the majority but there will be alot. Theres also going to be 20,000 people in the palace on sat and mon night not watching the finals. I really hope it was NBC forcing the NHL into this schedule, The NHL has done enough to shoot themselves in the foot the last few years, this would be idiotic. Fri, Sun, Tues schedule makes so much more sense. Fire Bettman.

Who's choice was it to match up the cup finals vs the pistons, NHL or NBC? That link to that poll doesnt work but im sure alot of people will end up watching the pistons in this area, not the majority but there will be alot. Theres also going to be 20,000 people in the palace on sat and mon night not watching the finals. I really hope it was NBC forcing the NHL into this schedule, The NHL has done enough to shoot themselves in the foot the last few years, this would be idiotic. Fri, Sun, Tues schedule makes so much more sense. Fire Betteman.

Lidstrom +40 , Rafalski +27, kronwall +25. Kronwall still leads defensemean in scoring in the postseason and im sure no one comes close to him in open ice hits.