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From Detroit News: To answer the obvious question: yes, the video is way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Qs8dcvGDI

Todays' officiating fun-fact, regarding Jean Hebert, #43: Time to wake up Shanahan; he's itching to use somebody as an example.

Will he be ready for the game next year at Commerica Park?

Current Streaks Regular-Season Streaks Overall: 2-game losing streak (1 shutout, 1 shootout)) Away: 1-game losing streak (shutout) Historical Regular-Season Streaks v. Calgary Overall: 1-game losing streak Away: 1-game winning streak Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season Overall: 5W-3L-0OTL-2SOL Away: 3W-5L-2OTL Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season v. Calgary Overall: 7W-3L Away: 7W-3L Home Games / Away Games This is the first of three consecutive Away games over four calendar days Detroit v. Calgary All-time, Overall v. Calgary 148G: 68W-63L-16T-0RT-0OTL-1SOL All-time, Away v. Calgary 74G: 28W-40L-6T Season Record v. Calgary This is the second of three games v. Calgary this season, with the Club's record in the previous game: 0W-1L This is the first of two Away games v. Calgary this season Record on this Day March 13 This is the 37th regular-season game played on this day, with the Club’s record in the previous 36 games: 15W-14L-7T This is the 1st game played v. Calgary on this day LGW.

As far as Kaspars Daugavins "move" goes... In the NHL, the shootout was foisted on "the world's greatest fans" as a thank you gift. This gives us Uncle Gary's version of "closure"; as seen through his beady eyes every game, no matter when it's played, has to result in someone winning and someone losing.

The Toronto begged the League to get them away from the same division as Detroit. How did that work out? The nomenclature seems odd, using "Conference" instead of "Division".

600 The number of regular-season games in Club history with Mike Babcock as Head Coach 4 The number of Coaches / Head Coaches who have reached this milestone in Club history (previously, in order, Adams, Abel and Bowman) With 600 games coached, the following categories with the totals and rankings are: Most Wins: 364, First (Second: Bowman, 347) Wins, Percentage of Games: 60.7%, First (Second, Bowman, 57.8%) Fewest Regulation Losses: 163, First (Second, Bowman, 178) Regulation Losses, Percentage of Games: 27.2%, First (Second, Bowman 29.7%) Highest Points Percentage: 0.668, First (Second, Bowman, 0.641)

Current Streaks Regular-Season Streaks Overall: 1-game losing streak (shutout) Home: 2-game winning streak (1 shutout) Historical Regular-Season Streaks v. Columbus Overall: 3-game losing streak (1 shutout) Home: 1-game losing streak Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season Overall: 5W-3L-1OTL-1SOL Home 6W-2L-1OTL-1SOL Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season v. Columbus Overall: 5W-5L Home: 8W-2L Home Games / Away Games This is a single Home game Detroit v. Columbus All-time, Overall v. Columbus 72G: 50W-15L-1T-0RT-2OTL-4SOL All-time, Home v. Columbus 35G: 27W-6L-0T-0RT-0OTL-2SOL Season Record v. Columbus This is the last of five games v. Columbus this season, with the Club's record in the previous four games: 1W-2L This is the last of two Home games v. Columbus this season, with the Club's record in the previous game: 1L Record on this Day March 10 This is the 41st regular-season game played on this day, with the Club’s record in the previous 40 games: 16W-18L-6T This is the 1st game played v. Columbus on this day LGW.

Brian Burke on Leafs success this year: “Sometimes you do the hard work and set the table and somebody else eats the meal.”

Two words: Roid rage.

Change...thanks to injuries? Never saw this coming.

Poozees.

Despite what Uncle Gary says, that smell I detect is the wafting odour of expansion; maybe not too soon but not too much later.

Current Streaks Regular-Season Streaks Overall: 2-game winning streak (1 shutout) Away: 1-game winning streak (shootout) Historical Regular-Season Streaks v. Columbus Overall: 2-game losing streak Away: 1-game losing Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season Overall: 5W-3L-1OTL-1SOL Away: 3W-4L-2OTL Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season v. Columbus Overall: 6W-4L Away: 5W-3L-1OTL-1SOL Home Games / Away Games This is a single Away game Detroit v. Columbus All-time, Overall v. Columbus 72G: 50W-15L-1T-0RT-2OTL-4SOL All-time, Away v. Columbus 37G: 23W-9L-1T-0RT-2OTL-2SOL Season Record v. Columbus This is the fourth of five games v. Columbus this season, with the Club's record in the previous three games: 1W-2L This is the last of three Away games v. Columbus this season, with the Club's record in the two previous games: 1W-1L Record on this Day March 9 This is the 40th regular-season game played on this day, with the Club’s record in the previous 39 games: 15W-21L-3T This is the 1st game played v. Columbus on this day LGW.

I would have thought that NESN would know the difference between a referee and a linesman. I would have, in this case, thought wrong.

It is odd to see "playoff-style" on-ice officiating this early in the season, even if it is a shortened season.

I thought the "best acting awards" had come and gone; obviously not. The foul appears to glance off the arm and lands on the side of the fouled player, followed by the fouled player falling and grabbing his stomach, not unlike a perp being shot in an episode of Law & Order. Thanks to the Internet, I now know what 999 means in the UK.

I like the "re-evaluation" part of this. Also, a quick agreement to this issue lays the foundation for a possible quick decision to the next big issue.

That was a pretty lame "Yakupov Tribute" by Carcillo.