Holmstrom96

LOL Yeah, I love it when Mickey makes some kind of noise and then goes silent because he's not allowed to comment on the officiating. Ken Daniels is a little more tame, but Mickey, you can just hear him fuming in semi-silence.

I totally agree with one addition: The wings sucked last night.

I agree that the officiating has been influencing the score, and has been doing so on purpose. It sometimes goes both ways, but I'm very upset that our guys in front of the net (Holmstrom, Cleary, Kopesky) seem to be in the "green zone" for oposing teams; they can interfere, crosscheck, and slash these guys as much as they want and get no penalty. The NHL has made some good decisions such as no line change or TV Time outs on icings, but they need to realize that part of the joy of hockey is low scoring games. Fans want to watch hockey, not watch zebra's decide a game. Some of the best games are 0-0 going into the third period. I also like the 4 on 4 overtime and the shoot-outs are awesome, no more tied games. However, I don't like that the losing team in overtime or in a shootout still gets a point in the standings for losing. I think it should be all or nothing. The NHL needs to do something about the Refs being the star of the game, because I'll stop watching if I feel my home team is being treated unfairly. I got pissed off after the player strike\lockout and didn't watch the season when they came back, and I'm not afraid to turn my back on NHL hockey again.

I agree with others that we have two issues: 1. Defense is mediocre 2. Osgood sucks I like Conklin, however, he is hot and cold. However, I'll take hot and cold over cold and cold, which is what Osgood has been. If the Wings don't do something about the goaltending situation we'll be making a first round exit in the play-offs.

Maltby's alright. He's a fan favorite and everything, but I think his time in Detroit may come to an end. We need a tougher checking line. McCarty and Maltby don't hit like they used to, and they don't score. I'd love to see a checking line center by draper with two big bone-crunchers at left and right wing. I also hope it's McCarty's last year. I love seeing him in uniform; he'll forever have my respect and admiration, but he just doesn't do much for the team other than losing an occasional fight.