puckloo39

just a fan they show on the jumbo a lot, I think... like the Knitting Lady and Mo Cheese. I haven't noticed OHG lately, but I guess he's still around?

stupid question: Is Larry Murphy in the Hall of Fame, or is that just something they like to say when they introduce him? congrats on the new job!

thanks for posting this, well deserved honor for Zata.

I am starting to think you have the right idea, Mac.

you really have no idea what I think, trust me. I simply am pointing out how silly it is that people are freaking out over having two winning goalies, and making too much of a big deal over two losses in games which were not as easy as some others have been to win. Different games, different bounces, different... Period. As in not the same. If Dom has been in the winning games, he would probably admit that the last five games have been better officiated and the team has played better as a whole, and therefore not so difficult to win. But then, I wouldn't expect anyone else to recognize that. I bet Chris Osgood knows it.

they've both played 6-7 games each, and the games have not been comparable in terms of penalties and bad bounces/bad luck calls. I don't think this is exactly a definitive statement on who's better, unless one is just determined to be biased. They're both good.

Definitely. And perhaps defiantly as well, knowing Mikey Mo. He's known to say what he thinks. j/k, DG.... Mike's put up with a lot, there, too. Including having the "C" taken from him. He stuck it out and played like a champ, in spite of or because of?? I dunno. But he's a fan favorite for sure. Maybe Zubov has a chance there, too. He's awesome, a Russian Nick Lidstrom, 11 years in Dallas, and counting.

I could see Modano in Dallas, maybe, someday. They're not a number-retiring type of club, but that Stanley Cup banner is pretty lonely up there. And Mike is pretty much the face of the franchise, I guess.

well, that was predictable.

you're welcome! Me and Crymson, I guess, are the #39 to the Rafters voters. Go back to the bottom of Page 2 in this thread.

retired numbers NHL I don't know if someone posted this yet. Sorry, if so.

Hasek was the face and backbone of the Buffalo Sabres in the 90's and put the franchise on the radar. They never missed the playoffs during his reign, until he left for Detroit. According to the insiders I know there, you're right. No doubt #39 will be retired in Buffalo -- it's too synonymous with Hasek for any other Sabre player to wear it. Or any other goalie, for that matter. Cloutier has delusions of grandeur. HSBC = the House that Hasek built. He deserves to be immortalized there. I will be in attendance, needless to say.

beg your pardon, that's your opinion. No one who is paying attention to the facts would argue that the opposite. They would, however, jump on the opportunity to "prove" their point with very little evidence. No one ever said the average hockey fan was logical, however. Only in Detroit would anyone argue that Hasek is not as good a goalie as Ozzie. Not that either of them are anything to sneeze at, but seriously... what has Hasek done that's so terrible? He's got a winning record so far, unlike some top goalies (Brodeur) who do not. At least I use logic in my posts, some of which you may not agree with... but that doesn't make it wrong, and it certainly doesn't make me insane. However, you may have a point: one definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over again, and expecting a different result. Expecting some of you all to understand that a five game streak of wins does not erase 15 years of excellence by explaining it to you one more time is probably a futile exercise. It's certainly a waste of time.

Based on half-dozen or so games each has played so far in this whole month-long season, I don't know that Ozzie or Dom is more deserving. Of anything. The team in front of Oz the past 5 games barely resembles the one in front of Dom. Give Dom a couple of 15 shot games with DHZ scoring like machines, take away the deflected goals off his own players, and the massive amounts of penalties which destroyed any chance of a decent game, and he'll look lots better. Especially take into account the lovely penalty parade he had to deal with in Anaheim. Ozzie's had no such "luck" thus far in the games he's played. The Wings have been clicking in front of him... they were not so good in the ones Dom faced earlier on. Say what you want, not all games are equal. I stand by my opinion that all shots on goal are not equal, either. There is no measurement for shot quality or difficulty. Just some dude who is determining whether a stopped shot is a SOG, or not. More shots, easy shots and the numbers escalate = brilliant goalie!! Low shot count, one or two unstoppable goals caused by uncontrollable aspects of the game = bad goalie. We know which is which in Detroit at the moment, right? Turco's not a better player than Ozzie or Dom, necessarily, back on the All Star subject. He was the home goalie in Dallas for the ASS (All Star Show) in Big D last season. Mr. Personality was also out in the first round (again, poor Dallas). Dom wasn't considered for the Vezina, but all four candidates, a couple of which he beat, were teeing up the little white ball while Dom was still playing, and in the process taking the Wings to the semis for the first time since he left in 02. Not a coincidence. Just something else for fans to dismiss as not relevant, somehow. I understand the inclination for "everyone" to jump ship and run over and hop on the Ozzie Bandwagon. Wings fans like to win. Ozzie's winning, and that's great. I know what I know... and I for one am not quite ready to kick Hasek to the curb, since the likelihood that he was playing injured for at least half of the seven games he appeared in seems likely. Yeah, I know... no quarter, no mercy in Detroit. Pile on, while the piling is good, I guess. There's no reason for it, but it sure is fun!!!

I thought they put Dom on IR, and that was already decided... but maybe I misunderstood what I read earlier. Congrats to Ozzie!

maybe he won't.

thank goodness, I can get some sleep now. Thanks, Flip!!

Roloson saved their butts for them on that PP. Dangit...

server, two minutes for diving. Roloson is looking pretty good over there. Zata has 5 SOG already, 1G.

psst... I have the answers to the test. If you stick your hand outside and it gets wet, it's raining. At least this one started a little earlier than Sunday's game...

not that much more interesting to watch, really.

you haven't really missed anything, Edi. Mule is back, which izz goot!!

has been, so far. It's no one's imagination that the DHZ line looks better than any other. Roloson looks scared just then when Dats teed up on him.

it's always so dark in the Oil's arena... or my eyesight is fading, not sure which. they look a little scrambly tonight, little miscues and a turnover just there. Lilja looks good, again.

where is everybody? Cheer extra loud, everyone! There's Mule... wooo!! edit: It's so odd to think that Roloson is 38 years old, and they're talkng about limiting his games this season due to his age. I still think of him as a back up in Buffalo... so that makes me...old, too?