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Convenient, too bad you can't unring a bell, eh?

I like Babcock, and don't blame him for the headlines... he didn't write them. If he did call out anyone else, the media chose to ignore it since it's more interesting to have Hasek's name in the headlines than to point out the idiotic penalties responsible for the set up on the goals. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/stories/inde....xml&coll=1 If Babcock didn't blame Hasek for the loss, what does this headline mean? I am confused by plain English, I guess. Yes, it bothers me. No, I don't expect anyone to stand up for Dom. He will survive, I am sure.

wanna bet? Prove me wrong, Wings.

You and I are on the same page. Too bad the coach chose to call Hasek out publicly as the reason for the loss and excused the rest of the team for failing to generate anything that resembled offense. So be it. Perhaps the rest of the Wings are content to let Dom take the blame for this one and move on, knowing that 99.9% of the time he will be there to cover their mistakes. I feel certain the Wings will step up, score at least 2 goals, and not make Ozzie resort to similar tactics to try and win the next game.

I suppose so. Lucky Dom!

nor I, IM. I didn't say anti-Hasek. I said, his play is taken for granted, in general. It makes sense that when he does make a mistake, it's a big deal. For all I know, Babcock went on to say Hasek was the reason they weren't totally embarrassed on this road trip. That's not what got reported, since it's more interesting and makes a better highlight to pick out Hasek's one mistake as the "reason" for the loss. The finger is pointed at the old Goat when, in fact, the real problem is lack of offensive support. It's harder to point out one culprit in that area, I suppose. Not a worry from my perspective. Hasek can handle the flak.

I am sure that's your perspective, as one poster among many here who do not like Hasek for various reasons, Eva. I haven't seen anyone credit Dom with stealing anything this season, even when that did happen. He's past that point with Wings fans and media, I think. Stellar play is expected from him, not remarked upon, generally. Credit where it's due is fine. If you're going to be fair, you should admit that Hasek's the first one to say when he's made a mistake and the last one to take credit for a win when he isn't due any. He can't control what people say and write about him as if it's the truth. and he's incapable of scoring to win one goal games.

I just said I think it's pathetic that Dom's decision was all the coach could come up with to blame this loss on. Dom could be credited with making saves that gave the team the chance to win as well. I don't believe Hasek intended to "lose" the game for them, just the opposite -- he probably felt he had to do something to get the Wings a break. They are going to have to score more than one goal per game, if they intend to get anywhere in the playoffs, that's just the truth. It's not unreasonable to expect that from the Wings, either. I am sure Hasek was very surprised (and frustrated) to get a second game straight with no offensive support, as well. He stood on his head for them in Vancouver and was fine last night, too, except for that mistake that "cost them the game."

Calgary (and the rest of the playoff contenders) are all hoping for the same officiating the Flames got last night during the playoffs. I think it's slightly pathetic that Babcock is publicly pinning the loss on Hasek. Perhaps the coach is frustrated by two straight losses where the Wings produced exactly one (1) goal per game? I would be. Wait. I am. It's fine, Hasek's had far dumber things blamed on him and he has handled it. He'll handle this situation, too. Better luck to Ozzie tomorrow night, on all counts. Perhaps the Wings will be able to score more than one goal for him. Otherwise, Dom and Ozzie both better start cracking down and post some more shutouts.

TB. Enough, buddy... I know you're being silly at this point. But that's plenty of reverse sarcasm mojo for this thread, I think.

oh, it's Dom's fault they only scored one goal and he let in the second one. Ergo, we lost? That's nice, Babs. Never mind keeping them in it while killing 5 penalties, so they had a chance to win. Hope Ozzie has better luck (and different energy from the team in front of him) on Thursday.

man, I don't know who I want in the first round. San Jose might be OK. Dallas? I see them play more often than any other NHL team, and let me tell you, as inconsistent as they are sometimes, they can bring it when they want to. I watched them play their guts out on Sunday, and win in OT 5-4 (vs. Yoties) in a poorly officiated game. They have injuries to some key players, as well. I believe the Wings will get back on track with Bert and a couple of others in the lineup again. I worry they won't have time to adjust and get some sort of rhythm going before the end of the season. But if any team can do it, it's the Wings!

I don't disagree. Those three players are the ones I said all game long were the only ones out there. Too bad Calder and Dom didn't each score a goal, huh?

or lack thereof. When they got beaten down so relentlessly in the first by penalty after penalty, it sucked the wind right out of them. If not for Hasek, this would have been another 4-1 or worse loss (just my opinion - he tried to keep them in it). Only way to win it would have been a shut out and that would have been quite a feat with half of the first on the PK. Sad. Come home, guys...

I am tired of saying that. I just sucks that we make every other goalie look like a genius.

I guess the Wings are OK with leaving with a loss, this is really too bad. They didn't play any better tonight than they did vs. the Canucks. I expected too much tonight.

according to them, the Wings have gotten away with bloody murder tonight. Wonder what game they're watching.

The announcers are calling their own penalties, since the refs put the whistles away against the Wings. Too funny!!

nice sell job by Stuart on the would-be penalty call. Turnabout is fair play, huh, buddy? Surely we are not going to be happy to leave with a "L" and one lonely goal, Wings? Again? Let's go, Red Wings!!!

guess not.

OK, finally. That was such a blatant trip on Datsyuk, they had to call it.

ach, I take back any semi-compliment I might have cast toward the announcers. They need to stop picking out "more" penalties the Wings "deserved" and be happy with the fact that their own team has gotten away with half a dozen so far.

I believe we will get Bert back long before we see Z. There is no timeline for Zetterberg's return, and I have stopped wishing for him. We gotta play the hand we have.

Absolutely! Good on ya, for being positive!

I think you may be all alone here. It's not so much the calls on the Wings as the non-calls on the Flames that is bothersome.