ComradeWasabi

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    Big Rig says Pens tried to spear his stomach

    They went after Franzen's head last year, E's abdomen this year... classy through and through.
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    Crosby and Malkin... who are they?

    Getzlaf and Perry's style of play is better suited to beating Detroit than Crosby and Malkin's. The former chip it in, cycle and use size, strength and positioning to grind our defense and scory dirty goals. Crosby and Malkin play a puck-possession style which relies heavily on passing and individual speed and skill through the neutral zone. Given the Wings' relative lack of size on the blueline, the Ducks' style of attack is more effective than the Pens'. That does not necessarily mean that Getzlaf and Perry are better than Crosby and Malkin, only that Detroit has more trouble with them. For what it's worth, though, Getzlaf and Perry are both vastly superior in their own end to both of the Pens' stars. edit: Nail, meet head.
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    Helm For Captain after Zett

    Zetterberg will be here for another decade so I don't see any reason for this thread. Helmer might not even be here then, and who knows who else would be here in 2020 or whenever?
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    Remember this?

    You expect us to respect the Pens in the event they beat us, when you come on our forums and post a bunch of idiotic trash talk about Detroit's arena? Never mind the fact that you post a year-old video of one shift by an otherwise ordinary player along with a video of a regular-season victory in which your team still gave up six goals. Remember that game? A decisive 3-0 shutout on your own ice in which your entire team was outplayed and your entire fanbase outclassed as they boo'ed a player who had no commitment to your team, despite the fact that he was your best player in the previous post-season? Grow up. edit: As if that weren't enough, you ignore the entire hockey aspect and instead shoot barbs at economy of Detroit and the entire state of Michigan. Classless, I hope you get an earful from some of your forum's more intelligent fans.
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    How important is the effect of our PP/PK in this series

    I think our PP has the ability to shred their PK, but I still have my doubts about our own PK. Crosby seems to have taken a page out of John Tavares' book and has camped himself to the left of the goalie on a regular basis (see Hank's 5-on-3 play from last year). Someone like Lilja would be a big bonus in that situation, our left D in that instance would need to try to keep the passing lane blocked so there's no easy cross-seam pass for a tap-in. I think our PK is good enough to keep their power play pretty much shut down but they need to remember to always get the puck 200 feet down the ice. That was a problem that plagued this team all year.
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    Are you Superstitious

    I wear my Wings jersey in public the day after they win a playoff series. I did it last year and it's worked and it's working so far this year. Also, this year I wore it on game day for the first game of the playoffs, which I didn't do last year. If they lose, then I can blame it on that change.
  7. Eric Duhatschek of The Hockey News just said on TSN's That's Hockey that he expects Hossa to re-up, long-term, after the playoffs (and yes I know that it can't actually happen until a certain date for cap reasons). He claims that they had a deal in place in principle prior to the playoffs and he expects it to be of a similar structure to Franzen's. Obviously nothing set in stone, but I tried to phrase the thread title to avoid getting people worked up over nothing. Still.... Here's a link to the video clip. MOD EDIT: Inserted link to video.
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    Petr Sykora

    He is, in a word or two, pretty terrible. When Satan got back from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Sykora was the odd man out with their seven-D system of player dressing.
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    Darren Helm Appreciation

    Oh don't get me wrong, even if Homer doesn't end up getting a REAL assist, he deserves one for his work on the play. I still don't think he touched it, though.
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    Campbell Cup Traditions for the Wings?

    Just don't pick up the 'pus...
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    Duhatschek: Wings will successfully re-sign Hossa

    Whoever edited my title made Duhatschek's statements sound more conclusive than I had intended
  12. They played The Good Old Hockey Game (or whatever the hell that song is called) afterwards, dunno if that's what you were looking for.
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    Darren Helm Appreciation

    Even if he got the assist I'm pretty sure he didn't touch it... but I might be mistaken.
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    Darren Helm Appreciation

    He didn't touch it, I saw the replay 4-5 times. Caromed (to steal an NBC word) off of Huet's skate and right on Helmer's stick. Helm deserved first-star status (I dunno who actually got it but he was absolutely everywhere. Incredible game).
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    Duhatschek: Wings will successfully re-sign Hossa

    With their current playoff totals, Franzen should be making Hossa money and Hossa making Franzen money.
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    Duhatschek: Wings will successfully re-sign Hossa

    Household name for most hardcore hockey fans. He writes for The Hockey News, is the lead hockey columnist for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail and is in the HHOF for his journalism over the last 35 years.
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    WCF GAME 5: Blackhawks 1 at Red Wings 2 (OT)

    That was a good chance for Gator and Leino.
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    Game 5 Injury Update: Ericsson, Datsyuk, Lidstrom out

    If they are, then I'd imagine we'll win. Franzen will rip out eighteen mouthguards, the Hawks will all go to the box and then Z and Hoss will just score enough to give you Detroiters double Arbys.
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    Game 5 Injury Update: Ericsson, Datsyuk, Lidstrom out

    to whichever friendly mod deleted my thread and updated this title, that's what I was aiming for in the first place.
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    Game 5 Injury Update: Ericsson, Datsyuk, Lidstrom out

    http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2009/05/er...pendicitis.html Ericsson is out tonight following an appendectomy but is expected to play in the next game.
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    Game 5 Injury Update: Ericsson, Datsyuk, Lidstrom out

    http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2009/05/er...pendicitis.html Ericsson is not playing tonight, he had an appendectomy today. He will be in for the next game.
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    who's gonna "step up" tonight? game 5

    Z is due for a dominant performance.
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    Big E's play as of late

    Not to mention this is following a grueling AHL season in which travel is done almost exclusively by bus and where they play 3 game weekends on a regular basis. He has every reason to be tired.
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    Quenneville Fined $10,000

    Mustache comb - $6.99 Just for Men - $19.99 Being made the Red Wings' ***** for over a decade - priceless
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    Babcock to coach Canadiens?

    "Different dialect" is being generous. Quebec French is ridiculous.