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Why does this guy's line have to tear the Wings up every year? (well, last year and this one... but I am sure its becoming a trend, just like Ben Bishop becoming the greatest goalie in the history of Hockey when he faces Detroit.).

http://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/3abs8z/best_of_the_best_what_would_happen_if_the_last_16/
Guy used some simulator site: Whatif sports...
I like the outcome.
http://imgur.com/a/PGtAj

Oh, sorry, GoWings... I quoted part of your post just the coaching part that I had different opinion on. The other parts were just referring to others in the thread.
Chicago is abuzz, and rightfully so, today. But, their lack of humility on the radio and from fans is a bit sickening. They pretty much think its going to end tonight. Talking about how they haven't clinched the cup on home ice since like the 1940's. They think the script is going just as they planned, typical lackadaisical Hawks pitter-pattering early in series and then buckling down in the meaningful games.
Would just love for them to get knocked down a a peg or two (the fans and radio, not the players, they are calm and respectful as usual, damn Captain Serious and doing everything right ).

Well look at this way, if Stevie wins a cup that's more reason to try bring him home.

I've made some of my most genuine friends chirping at each other like this, but there is always that guy/girl who didn't understand that this wasnt a serious thing and try to get rowdy about it.I once went to a Chicago/Detroit game when my AAA team was in town for a tournament, the blaxkhawks werent really relevant yet, but I jokingly made fun of a girl I found attractive and I ended up becoming friends with her dad.
Who chirped me literally on the smallest things, when we accidentally iced a puck, or blew an edge for example.
I've also been witness to a Pittsburgh fan, a grown man, spitting beer at my twelve year old goalie.
I don't like the fact that the soldier has had problems selling his tickets, or anyone for that matter.
But I also understand that tampa isn't Chicago, or Minny, and needs to do everything they can to grow the game in the area...
So I'm conflicted, which ultimately means I don't care enough either way.

Just in case you forgot about the Hawks/Wings.. some images from 2013 playoffs.
Bickell plastering Hank

Rozsival smashing Abby's head:

Slewfoot-gate:

Shaw elbowing Kindl:

Let me know when you are sufficiently mad at the Hawks again. Thanks.

I guess my final thought.
I thought the no jerseys thing was blown out of proportion and that TB media guy's article seems to back it up that its only a few sections.
The media jumped on the nazi like rules in those sections and to get traffic made bold claims that it was the whole arena.
I feel the Army Captain story is separate issue and a bad PR/Customer Service nightmare (that they fixed or backtracked on) and the only reason it became even worse of a story was because of the attention the no jersey thing was getting... if that wasn't going on, it would have been a small blurb story (and maybe it gets fixed with less attention, maybe not...)
I don't want to fight with any more of my Wing's peeps about stupid crap in other cities. I am probably wrong about everything and only through the internet can I throw out my stupid opinions onto a message board.
Peace, my brothers.

People need to drop this. It's obviously only box seats or whatever and there are still plenty of Hawks jerseys in the stands so its ignored or worked around.
Hawks like to pretend they are the downtrodden underdogs and them against the world even when they are top team in league and favored to win. Their manufacturing of angst is getting about as old and ridiculous as Chelsea Dagger.

People need to drop this. It's obviously only box seats or whatever and there are still plenty of Hawks jerseys in the stands so its ignored or worked around.
Hawks like to pretend they are the downtrodden underdogs and them against the world even when they are top team in league and favored to win. Their manufacturing of angst is getting about as old and ridiculous as Chelsea Dagger.

Edzo already calling interferences on other team.
That was an amazing goal

Thought this thread would be about the Ducks versus Hawks instead it's another Quennville versus the best coach in all of hockey (useless) debate.
Q is a very good coach but he is no Babcock. There is a reason wh the guy is so highly regarded and finally the highest paid coach in the league.
I thinkk the top coaches are: Babs > Suter > Q > Tippet > McLellan > Julien > Hitchcock > Bylsma
up and coming ones: Nelson + Cooper + hopefully Blashill
Anyway, this game came down tothe big guys and well...the Hawks big guns delivered the Ducks didn't they didn't even goon it up

Only good thing about Bolts winning instead of Rags is seeing them score a buttload of goals on that poser Crawford. Other storyline would have been Hawks scorers vs King Henrik

Because if the hawks win they become a dynasty. They get classified as better then the wings in the late 90's because they did it in a cap era, and also f*** the hawks that's why

Chicago gets away with a lot of subtle interference...Eddy Doltchuck.

did you all see how edzo was blabbering about how Getzlaf hi sticked shaw during the slow motion replay, and Pierre was like no i don't think he got hi sticked at all. hahaha

Heh, fake LeBrun is better at breaking news than LeBrun.

Heh, fake LeBrun is better at breaking news than LeBrun.

People forget that babcock coached the hell out of the kids the last two years with all the injuries and we made it to the playoffs both years. I truly believe that if someone else was coaching the Wings, one of those two years we would have missed the playoffs. A great coach adapts to the talent he has. People think his methods haven't changed but I guarantee they are different this year then they were in 2008-2009 when he could coach on auto-pilot.
He is the best coaching option out there. With any other coach the Wings take a step back. Go get him Kenny!

Anyone who doubts what Babs brings to the team... all Squawk Sports Radio talks about is how Quenneville is the master of matchups and OCD about it.
I will give you one guess where he learned to take it so seriously (it was in 2013). And he was schooled by the master and should have had one of the biggest disappointment playoff exits in recent times had his team not luckily come back from 3 - 1 series deficit.
I just have serious doubts that the next coach up can match the same. I know we backseat drive his game strategy all the time, but there is a reason for things he does and its not just pulling names out of a hat and it works out a lot more often than it fails. Just look again at this year... we should have easily surprised and beat the s*** out of the Blots.

One thing I noticed in thread. Now, I like Blashill and I hate to rag on the Calder cup, because that's all we have had to root for the last couple years. But, to even put the Calder cup in the same conversation as NHL championships, is a bit ridiculous to try and compare Blash to Babcocks resume.
And to say that Babcock had a stacked roster when he had success and in the same breath say that Blashill is competing every year in Calder cup and not comment how Grand Rapids is filled with overripe NHL prospects (that we regularly leave in the minors too long) and then a bunch of ringers (NHL level players) get sent back down after we are knocked out of playoffs, is a bit disingenuous.
Also, my last comment about if a replacement is needed. How often is the minor league affiliates head coach looked at before any bench or assistant coaches? (yes he was an asst one year... but not currently).

That breakdown of the hit is s*** by Kerry Fraser. Every bullet point he puts down to say why hit isn't illegal could be applied to Kronwall's hit which he did say was bad (if I remember correctly).
and he absolutely leaves his feet before contact, not on follow through.

That breakdown of the hit is s*** by Kerry Fraser. Every bullet point he puts down to say why hit isn't illegal could be applied to Kronwall's hit which he did say was bad (if I remember correctly).
and he absolutely leaves his feet before contact, not on follow through.

That breakdown of the hit is s*** by Kerry Fraser. Every bullet point he puts down to say why hit isn't illegal could be applied to Kronwall's hit which he did say was bad (if I remember correctly).
and he absolutely leaves his feet before contact, not on follow through.

Can we all stop with the political discussion. I know that nobody means any harm, but this isn't really the place for it.

Subban threw Johnson down to the ice after a check on the boards in last night's game. Nobody really saw it or commented on it, and the crowd got sort of mad. I enjoyed seeing it.