Carman

I don't deal in "what ifs". I deal in results, like winning the game, and standings.

We're also controlling the special teams battle while Nashville continuously runs out of position trying to "send a message". I'd much rather be at the top of the conference without "toughness" then out of the playoffs but play "tough hockey".

If you want a fight watch the UFC tonight. I'm happy with the Red Wings dominating the play and winning the game rather then throwing useless punches.

That's how you do it guys. No need to get into useless fights, just play hockey and win games!

One of the most erroneous and biased statements in hockey.

If only we had a good coach, Hudler would be winning scoring titles. Get it done Kenny.

I think he should join the Griffins now, he's accomplished enough at Maine.

They are an absolute joke, worst commentators in the league. They try too hard to be funny, and come off completely unprofessional too often. About the hit; Might have been a charge, on the ice it looked like it, but after seeing replays it was clean.

Zetterberg is not declining in an overall sense in my opinion. But I do think he's been battling an injury of some sort the last few games. He's not had the jump in his step and doesn't seem to be taking the amount of shots he was earlier in the season(I haven't looked at the stats just going off what I'm seeing), it could just be a overall slump including the players he's played with don't seem to be exactly playing at the top of their game either.

So I see Pavel likes to play hockey, where is Zetterberg or Franzen?

Zetterberg is just playing awful lately.

And yet the best player of the NHL is out because of two illegal headshots that went unpunished. Awesome, so much for NHL becoming a major sport...

What a dominating performance, we are the best team in the league. Perfect game, Howard for the HART!!!!

We are missing a lot of shots tonight.

YES! What a goal. THE STANLEY CUP IS OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Modano is really looking good, he's been impressive with the stick today.

Everything is going according to plan tonight. Glad I stayed up!

I was more referring to keeping my post on topic, and not just dwelling on your valuable "contribution". I'm just astounded at how you came to the conclusion of the whole of Pittsburgh hockey fans. I'd like to think that the caliber of posters here are higher; alas, I may be wrong. I can understand not liking Pittsburgh, but I feel could still defend things that I feel are just rhetoric with no real backing(IE, your vast generalizations of Pittsburgh fans that just embarrasses me to know that everyone on the internet could read this and generalize us as well). Darn, I said I wouldn't dwell on it. Oh well.

On topic, Letang has really developed a lot this year. He's a very good skater, and great passer. Defensively he's not strong by any means, but he's not a Mike Green either. That said I wouldn't nominate him for a Norris, he's not that much better offensively, at least not yet.

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Franzen Cleary-Flippula-Hudler Bertuzzi-Modano-Draper Abby-Helm-Eaves Lidstrom/Kronwall Rafalski/Stuart Ericsson/Holmstrom Howard Cloutier

Same SV% as Kiprusoff, and close GAA as Cam Ward. For the fraction of the price? Good deal imo. A goaltender is only as good as the team in front of him.

Kronwall has looked real good tonight. Flip has been pretty hesitant to get physical as well, hopefully he can shake of the rust quick.

I don't think that is a coincidence. But yeah I agree, in the playoffs he shouldn't be holding back, and you can notice him being more physical on the forecheck when we are behind as well.

I prefer seeing Bertuzzi without back troubles and playing every game.

Hell no, I don't want one of our better penalty killers wasting 5 minutes in the box, fighting Nichol would be useless, and it might just backfire. That trade off is totally not worth it, Nichol is going to spend a whole 8 minutes on the ice? No thanks, I'd rather see Abdelkader forechecking and placing fear on the defenseman.