Doc Holiday

I know you can't be a Wings fan. No true Wings fan would ask a question as retarded as that.

At least the guy dropped the mits. Yes Downey would have actually threw a punch but sometimes you gotta give a player credit when it is due.

Overanalyzing for the magnificent loss.

He asked Babcock if Downey could dress in his place since he got his ass beat in his fight with Buec. Babcock broke his neck.

If it isn't Downey, then you have something you have to ***** about, whether the whipping boys fight or not. This is getting ******* ridiculous.

And Carlyle would be an absolute moron if he decided to do that. Giguere played 3 times in the last 15 games of the season. I don't care how much of a veteran you are, that amount of time not playing is going to f*** with you in the playoffs. Last year when Dom screwed the pooch we had a game-ready Osgood to steer the course the rest of the way. Giguere will not solve their playoff problems. When 5 goals go in you can't simply look at your goaltender as the cause (unless it is Detroit's).

Freaked me out for a second. Very nice work.

Homer is not dirty. That was not a dirty play. Homer did hit Wiz in the face. Homer was not looking to make a cheap shot on Wiz. Wiz is acting like a complete douchebag by calling him on in the media just because he was injured and the players around him kept playing hockey (in hockey people are going to run into you and body parts will hit you in the head on occasion). Here's a tip Wiz: if you don't want to be treated like a hockey player then fall down and get the play blown dead. Any refutations?

Replay needs to be used when human error is consistently a factor. These two occurences are in goaltender interference and blowing the whistle when the puck is not covered. These are two replays that will take a maximum of one minute for the boys in Toronto to figure out. The games would not be four hours long.

faggy....

Which wouldn't be a problem if they are consistent with it. It took roughly 2 seconds for the referee to blow the whistle once the puck was jammed under Hiller. During this time the ref could clearly see Hossa skating for the puck. In the Pittsburgh/Washington game, the puck was underneath Varlamov and stayed there for a little over 3 seconds. That doesn't include half a second where the puck left the area and the ref didn't see it. So we have a second and a half where the referee in this case decided to wait to see where it was. Why was the ref so quick to blow the whistle in this case?

1. Ovechkin was not asked about the referreeing (my spelling is atroucious right now) and made that the subject anyway. Crosby was specifically asked about Ovechkin's stick and made a comment. 2. Regarding the "Ovechkin/Crosby" interviews previously, you are making an assumption as to what Crosby's response was to his question. 3. I understand the third period stick challenge strategy. 4. I would agree with this statement. "The comments regarding Ovechkin's stick were likely planned. I totally understand why it would be done in the media rather than the game. How often do you actually see measurements? Very, very rare. I think the plan would probably be to get the Caps thinking about it and potentially take the illegal stick out of his hands, I think they'd rather that then call him for it in the game and get a powerplay, especially since sticks get changed all the time during the game and they'd be taking the risk of going short-handed."

The Wings played well enough to have a tie game. If that goal had counted (which it should have) the Wings would have been able to play in overtime, and just because they played like crap doesn't make it okay that they were royally screwed. Like last year when Holmstrom's goals were called off, they were in the first. Plenty of time to reload and get back into the game. If any of those had happened in the third, with a win or loss on the line, then they would be viewed as much more significant.

Downey and McCarty of course.

Perhaps I don't understand the relevance to changing your stick in the third? I really don't understand that part. And regarding the second to last paragraph: do you know if they were asked the same questions, or not? Because you cannot assume they were asked the same things and Crosby just said "oh I enjoy the game as much as him".

Your first sentence is a contradiction. Just fyi.

Bettman conspiracy?

I was watching the Pens/Caps game, and the puck was out of the ref's sight for at least 3 seconds, and he didn't blow the whistle. Where was that guy when we needed him?

He pretty much evaded the question. Does Ovechkin have a big curve? Yeah. Did Crosby say he thinks it is illegal? No. Is LGW grasping at straws on this one? Yeah.

They were idiotic to attack you, but at the same time rubbing last years cup win in their faces was just stupid. If you haven't noticed the only thing that matters in this series is what is happening right now. Last years cup win means jack squat and you might be looking like a complete retard if the Ducks win this series and win the cup for the second time in three years.

You guys don't even remember that series if you are comparing the two. Game 3 of 2007 had the Wings wipe the floor with the Ducks before losing 3 straight. Ever think the opposite could happen this year?

Uh oh, can't defend a player if he is hated by 90% of LGW. Sorry guys.

Yes, and I responded saying how stupid it is to harp on this guy's every comment. I'm keeping up with the thread fine, but you seem to be seriously annoyed that I'm not conforming to the majority on this. Jebus.

I was talking about this on another forum, and I do think he should be suspended for that.

Understandable. His ribcage isn't what you should be worrying about. You like to watch fights, right? Even if it creates a serious risk of injury to the player? Seriously, Pronger is an incredibly large POS and he gouged out Cleary's eye last time he fought a wing. Did Cleary return? (serious question) We are going to disagree on that getting his ass pounded is in the best interest of the team. Losing Thomas Holmstrom=not so much. And injuries have nothing to do with toughness, Micah. You should ******* know that if Holmstrom breaks something then he breaks something. Lilja isn't any less tough for getting concussed by Weber. What a load a bunk.