Opie

Bump solely for this reason!!!

How on Earth did I leave that one out of the equation!! Thanks for helping me out, I got a little sloppy there! NO OFFENSE Please don't kick me off of the board!

Listen, I agree ask the tough question and he should answer, and he did, more than once. He even went so far as to explain that everything is being done the same as last year, working on foot speed, drills, blah blah blah and even saying you are looking for something that isn't there. And then the next Jack ass proceeds to ask the same exact question. Dumb reporters! Question asked multiple ways and answered multiple ways!~

Seriously what is with athletes and dumb ass injuries. Rose lays on a knife and needs 10 stitches, Sakic sticks his hand in a snowblower, what is next Ray Lewis sticks his foot under a lawn mower and loses 3 toes and can no longer do that stupid dance! Seriously there are stickers all over those things that say do not put your hand in here when parts are moving!!!! EDIT: Slinky Linky Dinky DOOOOOO!

Kinky Linky Seriously if this guy was that good the team would find a way for him to make them better, either on their roster or trade to make their roster better. The fact is he is overpaid and too slow! Mclaren makes 2.5 mil, hardly Jeff Finger money, you would think a team like Nashville, Tampa especially could surely use his services, if he were in fact that good. I know Pittsburgh's issues are short term injuries, but with LTIR room, what a relief that would bring! Why not I ask? Because he is Hatcher 2.0 that is why. s***, 2.5 for a 4th or 5th dman in this league is not that much money

If he answered the question once, twice, hey even three times a lady (Helen) then why should he have to answer it 5 more times worded a different way. Poor journalism is as much to blame for the vanilla answers as the players are. No longer do journalists report on the actual event, more often than not what passes for Journalism these days is just the tabloids spilling over into mainstream press. Ozzie is usually good for a sound bite or two, that sound bite was stupid, he didn't even get that pissed off, he sounded annoyed as all hell. But if you and I were talking and this was how the conversation went wouldn't you be pissed at me: Opie: "Hey how's it going" You: "Not bad not bad" Opie " Hows things man" You: "doing alright" Opie: "You doing good?" You: "yeah I am alright" Opie: "You feeling ok" You: "Yeah I am good" Opie: "hows life treating you" You: "For Fuc*$ sake I am fine move on" It is technically a different question every goddamn time, just worded differently.

I don't blame Ozzie, he answered the same question 55 times!

And he called her sloppy seconds!

If Babs line up changes spark a 5 game run of 4-2, 4-1, 5-2, 4-3, 3-0, do any of you change your mind? The question isn't can this team win in the playoffs playing this kind of uninspired hockey, it is (as I perceived it) do be about the roster and the need for change. This team will have the drive in the post season, you don't think they will want to win it for Hossa the way they did Drake? Hell you don't think Lids wants 5 as bad as he did 4. Did Bill Russell stop after 10, no he won one for the toe, just kidding but he does have 11. This team will be fine, the record they have puts them in the spot where they don't have to press as hard once Babs gets them playing hard. The OP had a good question, do you want this roster in the postseason so I say YES.

Only to then return when the team is winning? What a bunch of crap, as a teammate I would be like go and don't come back when things get good again. They are two decent defensemen away from being a playoff contender. Screw him, lose with the team win with the team. He signed the deal live up to it pansy or don't play in the league! Want to get better, need to step away from the NHL, fine forgo your contract, all of it, and don't come back.

I love the first post in the comments section:

You know when I think Red Wings Hockey I think 1-800-call-sam

The only non wings jersey I would wear is my Olgilthorpe!

Internet feed was fine, is it different than FSN?

I feel like I can open up to you guys like you are family so excuse me if I get a little emotional, but living in NH no where near FSN det, I LOVE THE INTERNET!!

The only way both Hossa and Z stay is if they both feel so horrible about the economic crisis to take less pay to help out. Other than that, see you later with a cap that will go down. Hey btw where are all the people who swore the cap would be nearly 60m?

I also would ot be surprised in the least if he signed for less than Lids out of respect for Lids, that seems to be who he is. But because of who Lids is I would not be surprised if he waived that "clause" for either Z or Dats. Hell I bet he would have let Hossa sign for 8, because he would see it as good for the team. I would have been pissed but I bet Lids would do it.

I see the two as completely different one is a one year wonder UFA. The other is the future face of the franchise, Conn Smythe winner, future 'C', I would not be surprised if Lids ok'ed it for Dats or Z to make more than him. Guys who came up through the org are looking to be Red Wings for life and even though it would be more than Lids makes, it would still be Z following Lids and Stevie and Shanny's lead of do what is best for the team and take a discount. But that is only one man's opinion.

Maybe this is why I think it is unfair, he didn't really do anything worse than say something he shouldn't have on TV. I was thinking the league wanted him to shut up because they were afraid his on ice antics were headed to the camera. Sloppy seconds means the second guy to hit a chick. Like when a guys says "I f13ked your mother", it has nothing to do with your mother, it is meant to piss off the other dude! Right? Is it really what he said, this is nothing like a racial slur, it was basically him talking his stupid s*** trying to goad Dion, he just didn't say it on the ice this time.

Oh of course that is why Detroit always has such a great locker room, the guys want to come to work everyday every year because they win. If the wings sucked year after year Hossa wouldn't be here, the locker room would probably be in shambles, Lids would have left, Yzerman would have been a canuck. But on the bright side they would also have had last years Penguins line up! I kid I kid! Winning cures all as I once heard a coach say!

And one I don't think he saw and made the save on!

I could have easily got behind a 1-3 game suspension and meeting with the league, done immediately, why wait, why indefinite, why not make a decision and stick with it. WOW egroen great Link, you deserve a link of the week award, look at those quotes: Listen to this s***: Just WOW!!!!!!! Hahahhahah this is priceless

NFL would they have a player conduct policy, actions and words count! They haven't yet but the rule is in place!

Do you think he is done in the NHL, I am starting to think so because of your last sentence!

To the first part: AMEN 100% in mother f*&king agreement! When I have to defend what a guy who swung a stick at another players face is saying, that bothers me, but what bothers me more is Simon is right!