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That's a darn good goal, I like that he kept working at it rather than taking a whack at the puck and then circling back toward center ice. Hard work goals aren't usually his bag, but it is cool to see him make it look pretty at the end. Good work kid!

He said something to the effect of "tell him we'll do a round of fish tacos instead".

Ok, I didn't see the game. How did we look, considering we've got a high school roster?

If Jordin Tootoo were playing Nyquist would never have pulled his groin. Scientific fact!

You think he even realizes?

He had really neat hair when Colton Orr beat the living s*** out of him.

Now you're changing your tune. Originally you said it's because Detroit doesn't have any "enforcers". Now it's that we don't have anyone who hits. Also, I'd love for you to show how more hitting decreases the likelihood of injury. Any evidence whatsoever? Because one could easily argue that you might in fact have MORE injuries if players hit all the time (see: Helm, Darren). But again, why let accuracy or consistency get in the way of a good rant. It's obvious that more enforcers...err...hitters...would keep this team healthier.

It's a "Franzen thing" to sit out games when you're completely healthy, and your team is struggling, and you're playing well, and you've just been made an assistant captain while Zetterberg is out? Yeah, he does that all the time.

You mean like how Orpik thought twice about hitting skilled winger Loui Eriksson because of all the big, bad, enforcers that Boston has? Or perhaps how James Neal didn't even consider kneeing Marchand in the head during the same game for the same reason? And certainly nobody would consider taking liberties with Phil Kessel with Orr and McLaren on the ice for Toronto. I completely agree with everything you just said.

Why not Ferraro? Isn't he supposedly crazy fast, gritty, and capable of scoring once in a while?

I want more Bertuzzi and some really hard hitting questions like "How much can you bench press?" or "How awesome are your tattoos?" But seriously, spotlight Hank's injury, Pavel's awesomeness, Alfie's quest, and Bert's redemption. Hockey gold right there boys.

And to think, I decided to stay at home and watch the game rather than go watch The Hobbit in IMAX. That damned 24/7 episode made me all giddy for hockey. Thanks a lot HBO!

Wow, I had no idea how many trained medical professionals there were on LGW. I should have known after a good portion of the forum concluded that Orpik "shouldn't" have been injured by Thornton, but it's pretty clear now that you've all chimed in on Franzen's injury. Keep up the good work guys and gals, this thread wouldn't be the same without you pulling comments out of nowhere to validate your preconceived bias against Franzen. So anyway, what's your opinion on something hockey related? Literally, ANYTHING hockey related.

In your heart? Yeah right.

Every team always says that fighting through injuries only makes them stronger down the line. Is that true or something people just say? We'll see.

Dear Mike Babcock, You already make us suffer through having Dan Cleary on the team. Why do you make us suffer through having him on the powerplay too? If it's a joke, your sense of humor is truly dark. Sincerely and Respectfully, Kip

Dear Red Wings, Ben Bishop is f*cking huge. Please stop shooting the puck directly at him, and perhaps try to get him moving side to side a bit. If it doesn't work, no harm done. What you're currently doing doesn't work either. Regards, Kip

Yeah, Jurco's a little outclassed against the big boys. Move Tatar up and put Jurco on the third. See what he can do against lesser competition.

I mean, I definitely agree that he's got the best shot of any Griffin to make the team. I just don't see it happening yet, given that while impressive he's still got some sizeable holes in his game. Then again, maybe he'll be like Lashoff and really thrive at the NHL level. Who knows? Also, looking at his pics I'm fairly sure he won't be able to grow a sweet stache until he finally hits puberty.

I'm watching it right now. It would be really good if it weren't for all that crap about the Maple Leafs.

If you jump over to the other Thornton thread, you'll find a link I posted to the Orpik hit. It's got the video in slow motion and clearly shows that Eriksson did touch the puck. I'll agree that Orpik was hitting him whether he touched it or not, but almost by pure accident Eriksson did touch it. No suspension, no penalty, good call. HaroldSnepts put it best, the hit wasn't illegal or dirty, but it was definitely predatory. That's true, but there's nothing wrong with predatory hits...cough, cough...Kronwall.

I'm pretty juiced about this kid. Prior to Mantha being drafted I figured Jurco and Frk to be the next really solid prospects coming down the pipeline. So far Frk hasn't panned out for me, but still pumped about Jurco. To be honest though, I still think this kid is a year or two away. I view this call up a little like when Tatar was called up three or four years ago and scored in his first game. I can't imagine he'll be on the team next season.

Sweet. I've been wanting to see this kid for a while. I imagine Babs will give him about six minutes tonight.

You know, given your predilection for the fighting part of the game, I'm actually impressed with how even handed this post was. Kudos to you for recognizing that what happened was unacceptable, and giving a reasonable assessment of what should have happened based on your preferred interpretation of the game. While I disagree, I can at least respect you logic...and that is nice considering how things have been around here recently. Good f****** post man.

Orpik should have got suspended for a clean hit that wasn't even assessed a penalty? Okay.