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@Bill_Roose: Hasek on playing w/ '02 #RedWings: "It was one of my best years that I played hockey. From Day 1 I never played with so many great players."

@THNKenCampbell: Hall of Fame inducts best American (Modano) and first-ever Czech player (Hasek) today. Well done. Bold statement.

@RedWingsFeed: Brett Hull is planning on attending the HHOF induction and will have one foot on the stage during Hasek's acceptance speech

@DetroitRedWings: UPDATE: Our 2014-15 home opener will be on October 9 when the Boston Bruins visit The Joe! #RedWings http://t.co/U28XZMiv2Y *stares down NHL*

@TheHockeyNews: #ICYMI: Based on back-to-backs, Detroit has a great schedule while Toronto and Columbus get dinged: http://t.co/hK5vvzoi9K

Interestingly enough, where I grew up that wasn't a term that had anything to do with homosexuality, was used more like "mouth breather" or something. I forget that other places it does. Apologies.

Full schedule: @RedWingsFeed: 2014-2015 Schedule http://t.co/VDaoT1JUNX

That was my point--nowhere in the article does it say she's any relation, yet it's posted by a Red Wings feed and hashtagged Red Wings. Talk about misleading/jumping to conclusions...Edit: and now it's been deleted. Sheesh. Do your research folks.

@RedWingsFeed: Warren Police Searching For Missing 22-Year-Old Woman: Theresa Dekeyzer was last seen... http://t.co/x5KIR79Xmg via @CBSDetroit #RedWings WTF? Are they insinuating that this is his sister or something?

The kid's got moxie. He's not fazed by anything, and having a goalie that's not easily rattled is half your goaltending battle. If he can maintain that and not get the yips for whatever reason, he's gonna be great for us.

Ah...eff it. I debated about whether I would post one of my usual unfunny sarcastic comments about this, but I'm going to venture into these murky waters for the purpose of stimulating discussion. Look, while I agree that the entire situation was blown out of proportion, I can't help but feel a little...uncomfortable... about the whole situation. Let me tell you why. Anyone who has ventured onto Twitter or any other social media site knows the type of bulls*** dumbass people spew into the ether. Most official accounts are inundated with ignorant, sometimes downright offensive tweets containing openly racist, homophobic or whatever other disgusting tripe some turd burgler farts out that day. These tweets, maybe rightfully so, go unresponded to. But today, the issue the Red Wings official twitter decided to address was a vapid but lighthearted, inoffensive tweet that looked to be sent out by a teenage girl that disparaged no one but maybe herself. While the Wings' tweet wasn't offensive, the litany of comments **** shaming this young woman WERE. Any social media person worth his/her salt knows how the internet works, and was aware of the attention that would be brought to this girl. Maybe *I'M* overly sensitive to this issue, because female fans are still held to a standard of "proving themselves" that male fans are not. We (those of us who swing that way, anyway) are expected to turn off our sexuality in order to be accepted as "true fans." God forbid I, as a straight woman, appreciate an attractive, fit, talented man while watching a game I love. I must not be a "real fan" . I must be a puck ****. Hell, I made a post about Fedorov's underpants today FFS. TL;DR. Short version? Blown out of proportion, but I can definitely understand why someone could have a problem with the situation. Also, I know that everyone's mileage may vary--the challenges I've faced as a female hockey fan may not be every female hockey fan's experience. Now I'm going to go back to my Laga and thinking about Fedorov's underwear. Is it October yet?

I think this raises some pretty important questions: 1. What type of underwear were they? Boxers? Briefs? Boxer briefs? Bikini? 2. What color? 3. Most importantly, what size? So um, yeah. Jason Spezza. He probably wears underwear too.

In all honesty, I didn't remember making that post until I checked my notifications.

BULLCRAP YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG PUCK IS LIFE WHO DUNKED ON YOU WHAT IS THIS EVEN I CAN'T OFFENS

I miss the McCarty/Kocur types. Ok I really just specifically miss the actual McCarty and Kocur, but whatevs.

@JasonGregor: MacT admits they went after Dekeyser last summer. Met him for dinner and had great meeting, but his licence plate had Red Wings on it. @JasonGregor: "That was not a good sign for us," laughed MacTavish about DeKeyser's licence plate. #Oilers

Agreed. I wouldn't even care if they sucked*, just seeing those names on the back of a Wings jersey again would make me cry, laugh, get a LadyBoner and find religion. *I would totally care if they sucked.

I read the thread title AND OVERREACTED GOD DAMMIT WHEN WILL THIS FARCE END FFS But honestly I can live with a cheap two way contract. He could be great for the kids in GR and then ride off into the sunset to his front office job. That being said, so help me god if he starts the season in the top six I will light a fricking turd on fire and throw it on the ice.

Um, sick flow? DUH

Only a handful of posts and this is already my favorite active thread. Pavel Datsyuk playing the cello and the prospect of a Lemieux wearing the winged wheel. THIS ISNT OUR GRANDPARENTS' HOCKEY ANY MORE LADIES

Guys, I tried. I just can't manage to give two rabbit farts when it's not us lifting the cup. Best part of these playoffs for me was that neither the Pens nor the Hawks got to the big show, so there's that... Edit: grammar *shakes head*

CANNOT BE UNSEEN

@RedWingsFeed: Spezza gives list of 10 teams he wont accept a trade: The Senators captain will... http://t.co/2NHuEa5re8 via @NHLonNBCSports #RedWings

@HarrisonMooney: "David Duchovny in the crowd, as the New York Rangers try to Californicate the LA Kings. Glenn Healy, no longer making sense Celebrities watching hockey is why we can't have nice things. Edit: except for Jay Baruchel, because he was here first.

I posted it more for the reaction tweet. Brodeur is disgusting and I want no part of him on this team.