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They do but they just prefer to pass and it amounts to nothing.

LOL HOLDING? WTF! Are you really surprised ?

Nyquist, Tatar and Sheahan are dominating right now.

Ericsson is so bad. So many giveaways and bad plays just in the 1st. How does Babs not see anyone right now would be better then him?

Very weird. Trying to figure that out too. Edit: If anything, do the Czech anthem!

Seemed really half assed. I was expecting better tbh. Classy for them to do it the same night as the Wings game though.

Right, a theory, but it was presented as fact. I live in Toronto, and I can tell you 100% from experience living in the city and dealing / working with die hard leaf fans daily Kessel isn't hated by because he's American, infact most of Toronto loves the guy they just wish he would play a little more defense. Never once have I ever heard "I hate Kessel because he's American" and no if he was Canadian and played the same game he wouldn't be treated any other way. Oh but Montreal hates Galchenyuk, apparently they are trying to get him deported because he's American!

How do you prove that? Please do show some evidence that would prove Toronto only loves Canadian players, would love to see that conclusion. Also bringing Don Cherry is irrelvant on a countries feelings. He dones't represent me, or any other Canadian. In fact 90% of Canadians can't stand him and the only reason he still has a job is because of CBC.

Good post. Too bad people on here just side with whatever the media is writing. When will you people get it, Canadian media is a joke.

LOL Pulkkinen! Even Ovechkin was like wtf cannon!

Ericsson should not be on the top pairing. Can you not see that Babcock?

Guess we should have got rid of Yzerman when he only wanted to play offense as well...

That is just simply false and not true. Media absolutley hated Sundin I guess.

Pulk interview. https://ds9epuvpvqv5r.cloudfront.net/dry/mp4/e572e35482af65e4.mp4

Weiss was our best player in the Edmonton game, he was one of our worst in the Calgary game. I think the back to backs caught up to him, which is why he played poorly in Calgary, but they have had a couple days off their is no reason for him to be playing on the 4th line. Give him like 5-6 games playing with Datsyuk and see what happens, you can't just randomly decide he's not good enough considering he dominated the Edmonton game. I know it sucks to say it, but Babcock leaving might help this team more then we think. I cannot stand his decisions the last couple years. Oh yea, Miller has 1 goal 6 points +/- 0 in 41 games. Weiss has 5 goals, 12 points, and is a +/- -1 in 18 games. Good job Babcock. We are really generating a lot of offense these days.

Your wrong. If he hit FA he would have signed 8x8 if not higher then that. Kane got 10.8 million, he's not that different then Kessel. Yea a guy that scores PPG, and scores 35+ goals a year is lazy. Did you forget he plays in the NHL? Easy to post he's lazy when you have no idea how hard it is to compete in the NHL.

You would set a record for a coach that lost the locker room the quickest ever if that's how you think to handle things. Scotty was old school, this is a new generation of players, they don't handle that well anymore. I bet your an all star at your job, you can't do anything wrong.

What do you want the Wings to do? Pull him after he lets in a stinker? Howard has let in plenty of goals when he wasn't in the crease (Canucks game for example) should be trade and not put up with him either? This is the highest level of Hockey, they are human mistakes will be made all over the ice not just in net. If Mrazek did this every game, different story.

Babcock to Nyquist. Seriously though, I get the fine for the dive. Where is the fine / suspension for spearing Ericsson in the nuts for Pouliot.

Would rather see Tatar on the wing with Datsyuk and Weiss then Helm. I think that line would do some good things.

Probably our best player along with Tatar and Datsyuk.

Really wish we bought him out.

Tatar and Weiss looked like our best players.

Helene St. James ✔ @HeleneStJames Follow Red Wings' Xavier Ouellet and Teemu Pulkkinen selected for 2015 AHL All-Star Classic Jan. 25-25.

I will start off by saying I absolutely hate the Leafs, but the media in Toronto is absolutely a disgrace. Two coaches have been fired, mind you Wilson was not that good but when does the organization look at the culture and makeup of the team? I mean signing Phaneuf last year to that contract has destroyed that franchise right now. 7 million / 8 years for him is not good. Gardiner looks terrible, they should have sold high on him. Kadri is a decent 2nd line center, but not a top end talent / shutdown guy, and he disappears alot. Lupul never plays, he's always injured. They have Clarkson at 5.5 million doing nothing. Phil Kessel is absolutely blamed for everything that goes wrong by the fans and media, yet he is paid to score goals and that's exactly what he does. Kessel is a PPG player, sure might not be the best defensively but that's where others need to pickup and help him. JVR is not good defensively, and isn't close to as good on offense as Kessel but he never hears anything. Kessel is always being called "out of shape" or "doesn't compete enough" but people forget, he is a PPG player, and he plays in thef****** NHL! How can you not compete enough and be out of shape when you score 35+ goals a year, and score at a PPG every year in the NHL! Would love to see him play with Hank or Datsyuk, he might push 45+ and he's an underrated passer. This video is absolutely ridiculous. What a dumb question, and an insult.