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They do this on some holidays, just not normally for Wings games. I remember because I never get these days off and am trying to figure out why they are having a game during a work day.

I wouldn't have posted this except he was hurt in last nights game. Did anybody happen to notice when that might have occurred? http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=685228

Now that was a fun game. Go Wings.

I don't remember the details, just saying, I don't get why it's a big deal.

Should be. Order before end of October and you get the 'early bird' rate. It saves you like $12 for the year. FWIW, CI won't give you FSD for every game, but a majority. If they are playing a team in your region or the game is on a national station (NHLN, NBC, NBCSN) you won't be able to use FSD.

Yes, basically all month.

She speculates, which journalists shouldn't do. They should stick to the facts, but I fully understand what you meant.

Not quite the same. I asked for clarification on what was going on. If they were all wearing them at once, okay, but they are not. That's what I asked about. IIRC the Wings have rotated alternates too, so what makes this any different than that?

I forgot he played for Buffalo too until they mentioned him....I was like, oh yeah.

Howard. He's consistent, gritty, and an oustanding goaltender. I like Miller too but he has concussion history and evidently people like to run over him. On a side note to a comment above, oddly enough Edzo had lots of good things to say about the Wings last night. I was kind of in shock I didn't hear "subtle interference''.

So then who really cares?

Fixed.

That's how Center Ice works and what I mentioned above. You don't HAVE to use the CI channel, you can go directly to the real channel. Tomorrow you will be able to use 663 which is FSD. Saturday you will be forced to watch NHLN b/c FSD will be blacked out for you. That will continue to work so long as you have CI and the game isn't on a local (to you) or national channel (NHLN, NBC, NBCSN).

Are they all wearing them at the same time or are they rotating them?

How are these remotely related?

Ericsson was a beast. He was jumping up in the play at the right time, showed lots of confidence, and used that towering frame of his. He's got some snarl. I hope he keeps it.

FS meaning FSD? Since the game was on NBCSN, FSD will be blacked out if you are out of market. Once the game is over, you can tune into FSD for Red Wings Live.

What a game. Lots of fun and I was effin pumped to watch it. Glad the crowd came to play too. I don't know much about Alfie, but man can that 40 year old skate and what a F****** ROCKET he has. They just kept teeing him up and he was letting them fly. This is going to be a fun year. PS: Pasha is the man, but you already knew that.

Awww...I still run 4:3 at work. I was thinking you should make wallpaper for the offseason too. I have to default to other Wings stuff then.

I can't say for certain because I have the ultimate package so I actually get NHL Network but they say it comes with it. http://www.directv.com/sports/nhl

Everyone does that, at least I always assumed they did, but I know DTV does for sure. Typically the first 3 weeks or so are always free. I'm dying for this game to start.........at which time I will be bowling. Damn you Wednesday. Thank you DVR.

I agree with you. I guess the thing that makes it stick for me though, and I'm presuming others as well, is that if they never re-signed Cleary, Tatar wouldn't have been bumped. No matter how much we all agree Sammy's contract is bad, the direct result of Cleary's contract is Tatar in the press box.

You can set what you want to appear in the guide. Mine is set to 'channels I have' or something like that, they always showed for me that way. On a side note, you don't have to use those designated Center Ice channels, you can use the regular channel. For example, if the game is on FSD, you can use 663 to watch the game there instead of 790 or wherever it is for Center Ice. This, of course, is subject to blackouts if on a national or local channel just like the CI channels are.

In my head, what I think it may do to help though is prevent that race from being all about just touching the puck. With normal icing guys were killing themselves just to get a stick on the puck, which I think contributes to risk, whereas now there won't ever be a touch icing meaning whether you are there first or not, you still have to consider making a play on the puck instead of just bolting to it and making contact. It would make more sense for the guy not getting to the puck first to make a defensive play on the other player.

See, now I'm confused. And it started with the goal the other night after that waived off icing where Kindl got there first. I was under the impression that if the defender was ahead they would call it icing. If they deemed it close enough, they wouldn't blow it down and the players would continue on as if it was normal icing. Meaning icing is still called if the defender gets there first. I now understand that it's either icing or not once the linesman makes his decision....no matter who touches it first.