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countdown starts now. how long it's going to take him to pull yashin?

Although, N.American hockey system is obviously moving out of free market system, it is a big fallacy to think of Russian system as a free market. Russia's 'demand' on free agents is fueled with money that earned somewhere else not in hockey (oil, local and federal budgeting, laundering, etc.). Same as US economy was fueled and overflowed with cheap money as Greenspan lowered interest rate in early 2000's. What that system eventually has produced? Bubbles and than ... bursts, collapses! As to the question where this country is coming to? Pretty clear. Socialism. Meaning: wherever Russia and/or Germany were in 1930's. And the West is moving toward these targets since 1930's too (thanks to FDR and Hoover), with short stop in late 1970s/early 1980's with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. /back to hockey let them (hockey players whatever their nationality is) go wherever they want to play, win or earn money. The less imposed restrictions or regulations, the better hockey we're going to witness.

do wings need another primadonna entering her climax for that price tag ? I'd say Wings are better off without him. Even more, I'd say NHL is better off with out him too. Let him join Lesha Yashin - they've got a lot in common.

points mean little. but even if it mean something he is a way better then 99.999% of the league: See: 2008 & 2009 NHL Player Contribution Data.

Wow! He has been playing with torn meniscus!! I have had the same surgery about 6 weeks ago after about 3 month since the actual injury happened. I can tell it was not very pleasant 3 month... And he could play!... Wow!

the hunting season's been open for a while...

what do you want to hear from a lawyer, straight answer? wishful thinking. usually one needs another lawyer to decipher lawyer's answer, a so forth. and, i bet, you haven't listen his show up to the very end where fine printing came out of his mouth.

This frigging 'scoring machine' starts to piss off everybody but Caps fans... 99% of time he acts like a stapler and as predictable as a stapler: wait for a pass and shoot, wait for a pass and shoot, wait for pass and shoot. Machine he is. Oh yeah, sometime stapler can be used for something else, and then he (a scoring machine) can make some moves and even passes. Very rarely though. You said (and spelled) it perfectly.

less poops in jam doesn't make it more eatable...

learn capitalism: tax can not improve anything. luxury tax promotes socialism, taxes take money from the ones who earned them and give them to the ones who didn't.

No. Sharks lost game 4 and 5 in overtime and won game 6 and series 4-2.

i have little ps skills, but if you paint red wings players with teal, and guppies player in red-and-white, wouldn't it resemble 'too-many-men' penalty last game at 1:01 first period?

Well, there are at least two really bold statements in this piece of journalism. First pointed by WingsallTheway - Sure, he does. I'd say he has way too much of these balls... he's got it from Creator instead of some brain...Second, Mr. Arace is absolutely right. Red Wings wont get younger regardless of outcome of the previous, next or any game or playoff series. In fact, our captain just turned 40, winning Game 7 of WC quoter-final day before the anniversary. I bet, every (young or old) players from Columbus Blue Jacket team would rather be getting old winning game of hockey than playing golf early April.

Well, this season Wings have been playing their best hockey when on the brink of elimination. I don't think this condition would've changed if we won 2-1 in 3OT or 14-3. They're still down two games in the series, they're still in the brink of elimination and they are supposed to play their best hockey.

i'm nervous... although, the series was over two days ago, the best part of me still believes we can win a game... and then we'll see...

I call it in this order - Crosby - Refs - Other, meaning the whole team For Crosby, it is obvious. Refs, whining or not but stat says it all. Here is penalty mins per game in regular season and playoff for all teams that reach semifinals. It is speaking for itself: Reg PO BOS: 11.6 14.8 PHI: 16.6 13.8 MTL: 11.4 11.7 PIT: 14.6 12.0 SJS: 14.1 7.8 DRW: 8.8 13.7 VAN: 15.5 15.0 CHI: 11.3 11.7 And the whole team, I believe they were capable to overcome this type of adversity, but failed.

it is over. take it. you can't win it all. it has been a rough season, but i enjoyed every moment of it. now, it is time to retool and bring it home next year! (hopefully, canucks beat s*** out of guppies-on-steroids in WCF and then win whoever gets there in SCF)

Wings win by 2. Be careful though, remember we're playing guppies on steroids.

what else would you expect from focking lawyer?

Carman, can you distinguish your left nut from you right one?

Devin Setoguchi Diving Setoguppy sounds self explanatory enough.

they have already. 1st round. that's enough.

it does not matter what you say right now. what matters is that you don have ball to admit you were wrong when wings win it. WINGS IN 6!!

sure he trips, but that f*ck should get 4 mins for high stick, shouldn't he?

wishful thinking... make up call from these f*cks who could not even drop the pack well... GO WINGS!!! KILL THESE F*CKING DIVING GUPPIES!!!