Doc Holliday

Kinda glad I missed this one. Hate seeing the Wings dominate and lose because of bad breaks or plays by certain players. Oh well. On to the next.

I'm curious why people think the Bruins get special treatment just for being the Bruins. Did they call Shanahan and threaten to beat him up if he suspended anyone?

Make it based on wins and losses. Fewer games, and sudden death overtime. No back to back games. Makes the regular season mean more and gives the fans a chance to see a multi-OT thriller without having to pay exorbitant prices for playoff tickets.

"Wings beat Sid-less Penguins 4-1" Yeah, NHL. We get it. Crosby wasn't in the lineup, so the win doesn't really count.

Different strokes for different folks. I wouldn't wear another team's gear, but if you feel inclined to be entertained and emotionally engrossed in more than one team, then that's your business and nobody else's.

SERIOUS CONTRACT

Referees have gotten calls wrong on a consistent basis for many different things ever since the league was around. To say that the NHL is turning into the no hit league (which in itself is ridiculous considering how many big, legal hits there have been this season) because of a single bad call by a referee is pretty silly. It's not being a prick, it's stating that what you witnessed isn't a shocking occurrence.

Breaking news: referees get calls wrong. More at 11.

It's all about the arguments between those who think Holland made a mistake in letting them go and those who don't. These players rarely get bashed just because.

Stop talking.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

No. He has been suspended indefinitely for his hit on Ponikarovsky. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=605435

None of those Kronwall hits were from this season, where hits that involve the head have been held under much more scrutiny.

Jolly: Havlat hit was clean. Heatley hit was borderline. The last two videos were all charges. They were all called except the one, which should have been called. What's the problem, again?

Whatever you say, Jolly.

It's because Kaleta knocks him way backward.

It's really not the same. Show me a clean hit by either that has their feet going into the air to the degree Fistric's did.

I've seen the video (not jolly's crappy screencap, but an actual video with more than one frame) showing how he jumps into the hit. If Kronwall and Stuart explode into the body with their feet still on the ice, they will be fine. If not, they will earn a suspension and life will go on.

Well, wrong, wrong, and wrong. Shanahan shows a scren cap of his feet leaving the ice. Plus, the fact his feet went up so high proves he left his feet prior to making contact. Second, he says himself that the NHL understands that after making contact the feet come into the air, but Fistric's feet went way too high for it to be simply due to the "follow through of the collision". Watch the video. It is obvious he jumps into the guy like Kronwall's two hits in the 2008 quarterfinals.

When your feet leave AFTER contact, it is because of the process of using your legs to propel yourself into a player, which is usually upwards. When you leave your feet BEFORE contact, you are essentially dead weight in the air (due to there being no fulcrum at the ice where you can be knocked backwards more easily) and can cause a lot more injury to a player's body, including the head. The Shanaban video shows Fistric left his feet before contact. That is a charge. Stuart had at least one foot on the ice before contact. Or are you blind?

Fistric left his feet. Not sure what the issue is here.

Refs took the entire game out of whack. A phantom high stick, tripping calls for no reason, and holds out of nowhere. It really was a frustrating game to watch, especially since Detroit's PK was abysmal.

I'd love to see more of that.

Check the replay. He pushes on Perron. He doesn't throw haymakers. Also, Perron isn't any more likely to receive a concussion if he has been cleared for play after receiving one. If he does have more of a risk, that is his doctors fault for clearing him too early. Howard didn't punch Perron in the head. Also Howard has gone after Crosby before in the same manner. Link to quotes? Howard was right to react to having a player run over him. Much better than just sitting there and taking it.

Did anyone seriously think the league was going to put the West's most successful and profitable franchise of the last 20 years in the East? This is about as close as they were going to get. And other than having to play Minnesota in our own division, I'm content with it. Fewer games at 10:00 and less San Jose.