UpstateNYRedWingsFan

You can't tell me what to do! I want to be complicated this year...
$1 Every Abdelkader goal, $.50 for every Abby assist, $0.10 for every Abby hit.
$1 Any time the 3rd line scores
$1 Any time a righty scores (Any one-timer by a righty for a goal is a bonus $1)
$1 Any game in which Howie/Mrazek post a +.930 Save%
$5 for any fight won
$0.50 fo every successful PK, -$0,25 for every failed PK
$1.00 for PP goal, -$0.10 for ever failed PP
Any series clinching GWG goal is the $ amount of the player's number up to number 20. 21-40 is 1/2, 41-60 is 1/3, 60+ is 1/4.
$2 for any Red Wings win
$1 for any Senators win (Is that allowed?)
$0.50 for any Grand Rapids Griffins win
Okay I'm done. Well I may alter this tonight when I'm home from work.

My favorite time of the year!
I'll do (sort of, I think) the same pledge as last year, because it was so fun to keep track!
x cents per goal, based on scorer's jersey number. 1/2x for assists, 2x for power play goals and 3x for a shorty.
Each game I'll also do something different, based on that game only. Game 1 vs Tampa will be 13c per Datsyuk faceoff win.
LGW!!

You can't tell me what to do! I want to be complicated this year...
$1 Every Abdelkader goal, $.50 for every Abby assist, $0.10 for every Abby hit.
$1 Any time the 3rd line scores
$1 Any time a righty scores (Any one-timer by a righty for a goal is a bonus $1)
$1 Any game in which Howie/Mrazek post a +.930 Save%
$5 for any fight won
$0.50 fo every successful PK, -$0,25 for every failed PK
$1.00 for PP goal, -$0.10 for ever failed PP
Any series clinching GWG goal is the $ amount of the player's number up to number 20. 21-40 is 1/2, 41-60 is 1/3, 60+ is 1/4.
$2 for any Red Wings win
$1 for any Senators win (Is that allowed?)
$0.50 for any Grand Rapids Griffins win
Okay I'm done. Well I may alter this tonight when I'm home from work.

You can't tell me what to do! I want to be complicated this year...
$1 Every Abdelkader goal, $.50 for every Abby assist, $0.10 for every Abby hit.
$1 Any time the 3rd line scores
$1 Any time a righty scores (Any one-timer by a righty for a goal is a bonus $1)
$1 Any game in which Howie/Mrazek post a +.930 Save%
$5 for any fight won
$0.50 fo every successful PK, -$0,25 for every failed PK
$1.00 for PP goal, -$0.10 for ever failed PP
Any series clinching GWG goal is the $ amount of the player's number up to number 20. 21-40 is 1/2, 41-60 is 1/3, 60+ is 1/4.
$2 for any Red Wings win
$1 for any Senators win (Is that allowed?)
$0.50 for any Grand Rapids Griffins win
Okay I'm done. Well I may alter this tonight when I'm home from work.

What is sad is how few current Wings remain.
It's still just 5 hamsters. I've had Jordin for 2 years now (3 playoffs).
Ah, for the days when Mule and Fil made me nervous about going broke...

What, no bunghole pledge?
That hamster list is getting a little long. You might have to switch it up soon.

Yes! Thanks for doing this again. Either charity is fine, although I tend to lean towards children's hospitals. There is no wrong answer if the money is going towards a good cause.
I'm going with the hamster bet again. And, again, I'll keep track in my sig because it would be impossible otherwise.
$1 for each goal scored by a Wing after whom I've named a hamster (must still play for the Wings, sorry Filppula).
An additional $1 if the above-mentioned goal scored is a GWG.
An additional $5 if it is a GWG in a series-winning game.
An additional $50 if it is the GWG that wins us the Cup.
$5 for each time a goalie after whom I've named a hamster prevents all opposing shots from going in the net.
The hamsters names are as follows (current Wings in red)
Henrik Pavel Tomas Nicklas Dominik
Niklas Matthieu Daniel Robert
Johan Andreas Valtteri Jonathan
Andrew (Drew) Patrick Ian Todd
Jordin Damien Gustav James
Go Wings!

$1 per goal by Abs, Glendening, Miller, and Dekeyser
-Additional $1 for every Shorthanded or PowerPlay goal by the above 4
$3 Per shutout
$1 every game Mrazek starts or comes in for relief
$5 for a Mule return (What is the latest update on him anyway, haven't heard anything since the deadline)
$5 for a Series win
- $20 for a Cup win, $10 for a Cup loss (but that won't be happening).

1$ per Brendan Smith penalty
1$ per a goal by Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Nyquist or Tatar
5$ oer goal by a Spartan (Miller-Abby)
5$ per shutout
5$ per round
50$ per goal by Howard or Mrazek
50$ If Hudler is Conn Smythe Winner
$100 for a Wings Cup win
A Lannister always pays his debts.

$1 for each game won
$10 for each series win
$5 for every shutout
$5 for each game won by more than 3 goals
I'm down for whatever charity everyone wants, as long as it benefits the Detroit area.

$1 for every glendening, helm, or Abby goal
$2 for every fight
$5 for every series win
Make me broke boys

Yes, it's our favorite time of year, folks! For those of you who know how this works, pledge early and often. For those of you who don't, those who want to participate figure out some kind of financial pledge having to do with the Wings playoff performance. Some pledge a buck a goal for certain players, some pledge per win, per series, per shutout, or any combination. Get creative! Don't get too complicated though, because it gets hard to keep of. Post your pledge here so we can shamelessly "plus" your post. When it's not possible to add any more to the kitty, everyone Paypals me their total and I make a donation.
Now, all but one year we have donated to Children's Hospital. I'm fine if everyone wants to keep it that way, but I'd like to suggest we send this season's donation to a local charity started by a 12-year-old when he was 9. He spends every single Saturday feeding the homeless in Detroit. I've been following him on Facebook for quite a while now and he's starting to get a lot of press. All signs point to this being a legit charity. Check out the Eimers Foundation here and here. When you pledge, vote for either Children's Hospital or the Eimers Foundation; both are worthy recipients, so I certainly won't be offended either way.
LGLGW!!

No need to flaunt your wealth, a hole.

Officially too late to tank it.

Well there's only one way to fix that!

In other news, shinguard sales have plummeted in the last 24 hours. Logos says they feel safer than ever.
In all seriousness, I like the fortitude he showed. He didn't take s*** from anyone. The issue with Sammy was that Kenny signed him for two years too many, and he was taking up a roster spot. Appreciate everything he did for Detroit.

Twenty goals on the year for Abby

I didn't really want to start a new thread for this and this place seemed as good as any...
I really hope Ottawa overtake that 2nd Wild Card spot over Boston. They're currently only 4 points behind with a game in hand and they play tonight in Ottawa. Huge game. Go Sens!
Ottawa - 13 GR - 79 PTS
Ottawa seem to have an easier schedule down the stretch, with 8 of their remaining 13 games at home and 3 games against Toronto (easy 6 points lol).
Schedule: BOS, TOR, SJS, NYR, @TOR, FLA, @DET, TBL, WSH, @TOR, PIT, @NYR, @PHI
Boston - 12 GR - 83 PTS
Boston only have 4 of their remaining 12 games at home, and two of those are against Tampa and one against Anaheim.
Schedule: @OTT, @FLA, @TBL, ANA, NYR, @CAR, FLA, @DET, TOR, @WSH, @FLA, @TBL
We play both teams in the next couple weeks, so I'm hoping for an overtime win against Ottawa on March 31st (I'd even take an overtime loss if I knew it wouldn't affect our seeding and Ottawa ended up needing 1 point to pass Boston at the end of the season...) and a regulation win against Boston on April 2nd...
Both teams have been playing very well of late, but Ottawa have been unbelievable. And it all starts with the goaltending they're getting from Hammond. Where the hell did this kid come from? Great story. I really hope they get in...

Well, that didn't really work all that well either. Ian White, when paired with Lidstrom, looked like a much better defenseman. But he was still Ian White lol.

Dudes a walking encyclopedia. His knowledge is ridiculous....
He gives off on tangents talking about who random players were on a line with in peewee hockey, I don't necessarily like him, or dislike him, but he is realllllllllyyyyyyy knowledgeable.

I can't stand the guy but let's not get carried away here, Pierre knows a ton about Hockey and the players, more so than anyone on LGW would ever know.

the D Pairings I wanted!
55 2... 27 65... 52 28