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You right. I should probably mix Diet Coke in once in a while. It just never seems as good in the winter as it does in the summer. But I think I owe it to the Coke people to down a Coke in the winter once in a while. If for no other reason than to remind me how awesome Diet Coke is in the summer.

I'd have to disagree. While Diet Coke might be good in the summer, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi is a great wintertime drink.

Lol

Like I said. I fully expected him to start too. The fact that he isn't has me kind of worried for Osgood.

Oh ok, we're splitting hairs. Cool. Angry, scared, hurt... details. Pick any of the three you'd like. If he is angry and it's negatively affecting his game. Its unprofessional. If he is scared, same thing. Unprofessional. Hurt... this probably doesn't apply, but if he is hurt, thank God he isn't playing. You mention logic. That's pretty funny since my only logic comes from the fact that I have no idea what is going on but I trust Holland and Babcock (and Ilitch, for that matter) are doing what is best for the team. Unlike you, I don't use canned responses and skewed stats to try and get my point across.

I don't care who plays goal. Babcock has made it pretty clear that Jimmy is the guy right now. Why? I don't know. Neither do you. As it should be. And please stop quoting canned responses. They mean nothing. You know that.

I really hate to break this to you... but you have no way of truly knowing if it is a mistake. You don't even know if it truly makes sense. Personally, I don't base my thoughts off of the canned responses that every hockey person vomits out every time they are asked a question. Lets go over what you do know about why Osgood isn't playing: Nothing Unless you are Kenny or Bab's secretary, you don't know. Even she probably doesn't know.

When you are nervous or scared, you play tight. Try again.

That should speak volumes on where Osgood is at in Babcocks mind. I fully expected Osgood to play tonight. But he's not. I originally thought that Babcock had a vendetta against him, but the more I think about it, Babcock can't afford to lose games because he has a grudge. He's a professional first and I can't see him hindering the team over a grudge. Think about it... Piss off Osgood, wreck Jimmy Howard, hobble the team... just because he is mad at him? Surely there is more to it than that. I honestly never thought people would turn on Babcock over Osgood. I guess I underestimated the love.

I don't know if I would consider that a sweet move. The D was already sliding into the zamboni when he made his "move". Decent goal... awful play by the D.

A month ago I would have agreed. Lately though, our defense has really picked up. Then again... our offense should pick up once people start returning. Holmstrom going out the door won't help. Tough call either way,

HUGE game for Howard (and Ozzie... haha). Wings 2-1 Lids Bert

Maybe not good enough right this moment, but everyone will have a real good idea of what he is capable of by the time the trade deadline comes. Assuming he still gets ice time after Kronwall comes back. I think he could really make some strides by the time the season ends.

If Outsider says that Osgood is playing scared then I believe it. Seriously... who could possibly know more about Osgood than Outsider? I'm convinced. Now I'm thinking a stint in GR might be just what Osgood needs.

I didn't say he was playing scared. Outsider did.

Maybe this is what Babcock really wanted to say but didn't because we all know how much hockey people love canned responses.

Maybe Osgood hasn't impressed Babcock in practice. That seems like a good enough reason to me.

I was simply going by what you said. That Babcock has Osgood so afraid to make a mistake that he is playing scared. I don't want THAT guy in net tonight. Do you?

Actually, the personal attack doesn't really surprise me. Lots of people (including myself, unfortunately) resort to that when they don't have a leg to stand on.

Desensitized. No biggie.

Howard is fully prepared to play in net. Osgood, on the other hand... according to you, is scared to make a mistake so he won't get benched again. Give me the guy with confidence against LA. GO JIMMY! Seriously though... If Osgood's psyche has been so damaged by Babcock that he is afraid to make a mistake and it's affecting his game (as stated by you), maybe he should go down to GR for a bit.

We're not even in a playoff spot currently. I don't think urgency will be a problem.

I disagree about Janik. I think if he continues to get ice time with the Wings, he will be just fine in the playoffs. I don't think we need a defensmen. I would like to see a goal scorer though (duh... right?)

Yes there is. We need wins and Howard gives us a better chance. You may think we can afford to throw away points helping Osgood find his game that he won't even use until the playoffs. But I don't. ADHD? Jeez, I just got back into the fray and you're already getting personal?

Every other season, I would agree. This season is different. We don't have the luxury of coddling two goaltenders into a groove. Sucks for Osgood that he got the flu. Sucks for Osgood that Jimmy took advantage of the opportunity. Sucks for Osgood that Jimmy hasn't stunk enough yet so he can get in there. This isn't the type of season we're used to. Every game is a must win now. How stupid would Babcock be if he didn't ice the best goalie? How quickly would you jump on Babcock if he did give Osgood his little chance to show himself and we lost a few games in a row, which could potentially put us out of the running? Do you guys really believe that the goalie rotation would be going like this if we were leading the conference like we usually do every year. No way. It would probably be a 50/50 split. Probably more like 60/40 Howard.