hooon

I just dont understand the point of even having a war room in Toronto. If they aren't allowed to overrule a terrible call on the ice about a goal... why do they exist at all?

I sent them a little something. Keep in mind folks, if you do send them something, try to keep it respectful and intelligent. Its a lot easier for them to neglect these messages if they are written with threats and swearing. There are plenty of legitimate gripes to complain about, and the more serious the inquiry, the more seriously it will be taken (I would hope).

The fact that this is the explanation makes it even more wrong to me.

Why would the NHL ever take away their own ability to control who wins games?

DAMNIT! It's an early game? I might have to play the flu card today in order to get out of some prior arrangements so I can watch this game.

Kopecky - I Get Knocked Down

Chelios - Old Man by Neil Young Patrick Kane - In Da Club Kronwall - Another Brick in the Wall Hossa - Loser Tyler Kennedy - I Am Beautiful Hudler - Back in the U.S.S.R.

In that video you can clearly see that neither ref signaled a goal, and the ref behind the net signaled NO GOAL about 3 times.

So was I, and in all the replays they showed, never once did I see either ref indicate a goal on ice (but did see the ref vehemently call NO GOAL numerous times). I'm not denying this is the explanation given, but I never saw any evidence of that actually happening, however the NHL has a history of making explanations that have little to no truth to them. I think we need a clip of this. I thought the NHL had a recent history of making mistakes, but what do I know?

Pretty sure this is incorrect. The ref who was DIRECTLY behind the goal, and had the only possible vantage point, was emphatically waving his arms and yelling NO GOAL. The other ref was waaay away from the play and could/would not have ruled on the goal at all. The call on the ice was NO goal.

I was watching this when it happened... could not believe the call. There was no way that anybody with eyes could have possibly decided that was a good goal. Whether its incompetence or corruption, either way it is unacceptable. Carlisle's reaction was pretty priceless though.

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My dad grew up in Detroit, so before I can remember... I was a Wings fan. I grew up in Texas in the late 80s and early 90s, was on the only Mighty Mite hockey team in Houston (the only other team in our league was in Dallas, which made for an exciting 4 game season) and where we played on the undersized ice rink at the mall in Houston. When I was 9 in 1994, I spent my Aunt's wedding holed up in a coat room at some hotel to listen to game 7 of the first round vs. the Sharks with some teenage coat boy on a little pocket radio that he had. It was a great wedding, so they said, but I was inconsolable about the Wings loss that night. Like others have said, the majority of my childhood was spent in driveways and culdesacs playing roller hockey, or maybe in the basement doing breakaways with my brother and trading off who plays goalie. All the while, I was obsessed with the Wings. I idolized Darren McCarty growing up, as well as the entire grind line. Fight Night at the Joe with the turtle incident is still one of the greatest nights of my life. In 1994 we got our family dog, which we named Ozzie, after a certain Red Wing rookie, and at 16 years old, he is still alive today (I theorize a connection between his and Osgood's longevity). I got to meet Scotty Bowman once as a kid at an airport by chance, and he humored me with a few good hockey stories. I was never good enough nor driven enough to continue playing hockey competitively after high school, but I retained my fanhood, and perhaps even strengthened it by enjoying hockey vicariously through a great NHL team. Hockey is the greatest sport in the world, and the Red Wings are the greatest team in the world. Ah, memories.

I understand why Bradley wants to protect their star player... but that fight was basically in progress, not an appropriate time to come in, imo.

How about The Production Line.

Unfortunately, I don't see him ever coming to the Wings.

The Mule Kronwalled Git r' Done Kenny E_S_A_D

Kronwall without question. Ericcson definitely has the potential to be good, but he's not having a great season so far, while Kronwall was one of our best players when he went down. I see Kronwall as becoming one of the better defensemen in the league in a few years, after a few the of the older elites retire.

GO buffalo

Either way a Wings win, while difficult, is pretty essential.

I think they will re-sign him.

I never even thought there was a question about who it would be. I wish him the best, he will be comfortable with the roll soon i believe.

Ugh.

Really?? I have seen soo many ads for it... granted I have NHLnet and have been watching the Juniors, and there literally is not a commercial break where they don't play an ad for it. I feel like I have been beaten over the head with it, and the game seems soo meaningless compared to last year. I will be watching anyways, providing I wake up in time.

Wasn't this exact thread made earlier today? Or have I been drinking too much new year's wine?