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...while officiating has sucked throughout the league, here's the real reason the Flames lost the game, watch their beloved All-Star #12, what the hell was he doing? He never even looked behind him him and didnt even try to catch Lids. ...oh and heres another reason, you have 6 seconds left and you LET Datsyuk skate right between you and fellow Flame? Trip the guy, grab the guy, punch the guy, tackle the guy, do what you have to do to stop him from gaining the zone. WHats the ref gonna do call another penalty on your team? Even if he does whoopee fricking doo, there's 6 seconds left and you have a one goal lead!!!!! How about instead of blaming other people for your shortcomings, THINK for once!!! I realize it IS Pavel Datsyuk and he is hard to handle, but instead of #18 trying to swipe at the puck, TRIP THE GUY!! There are such things as GOOD penalties!!!

anyway, while I agree he did the right thing pointing out the puck crossing the line, he is NOT the greatest player in the generation. (unless you're talking about his age) Pav and Z own him everytime they play the Pens. Until Crosby becomes the complete player that they are, I will take Pav and Z's 90 points and Selke Award winning numbers everyday, every week, every month of the year over Cy Young Crosby... I will give him his props for his offensive skill, but he is BY FAR NOT the greatest player... You are delusional. That being said, this is just another example of rules being changed (or made up) to benefit the teams the league wants to win. There have been MANY MANY times the refs have blown whistles AFTER the puck has gone in because of intent to blow, this went in a good second AFTER the whistle had blown only for Toronto to rule it was a goal despite the ref blowing the whistle. This wasn't even intent to blow...

a bit on/off topic, but didn't our own Sheldon Kennedy have similar things happen to him as a kid? I could be wrong...

either you don't know s***, or you are just a huge ass idiot... (considering you are living in Chicago, it is probably both) I am sure Dan Snyder's family really finds this thread title funny... poor, poor, taste. You reap what you sow my friends, laugh it up, but when something happens tragically to your family or friends, you'll have these little "jokes" to thank... You're f***ed in the head... (where's the NEG button when you need it?)

Yeah he has! (Thanks to Hudler)

Well, that another thing you have to thank Jiri for! You haven't noticed yet, but you are in the minority when it comes to Piddler, its not because of me, its because he sucks. If you would just take his wenis out of your mouth long enough you;d realize it... edit: reality is, Miller and Eaves know and do their jobs better than him and at a fraction of the cost. He isn't as good as he used to be. He made one good play today, the rest of the night he got bounced around. If the Wings were playing anyone else but the Oilers, he wouldn't have been allowed to stand unmolested behind the net long enough to even make that one good play. Sit him, we wont miss him. This team is just as good, if not a little better without him...

Thank the Maker for Jiri Hudler! If he hadnt been there, Franzen wouldn't have scored.... We owe everything to Hudler!

You didn't hear? The ONLY reason our lines are doing so well now is because of him... I am sure glad he sparked our team, man I was worried about us when Babcock sat him two games in a row. Piddler really is omnipotent... He will be the ONLY reason we win the Cup this year!

let me guess, first you voted for the war, then you voted against it... Piddler is done. He had one promising season (if that) and has fallen off since. He stunk up Russia, he is mediocre at best now. Hell, even Miroslav Frycer had a couple good seasons... The atrocity is that Miller and Eaves have to suffer for it. Piddler should be the one sitting, the second line was great without him, the third line was great (w/Abby) without him and the fourth line with Miller/Helm/Eaves was great without him. Sure he's a nice commodity to have, but as the 13th forward, NOT a top 12 let alone a top 6. IT is my hope that Holland is having Babcock showcase him on a top line to give him more minutes, so we can hopefully get a 5th round pick instead of a 6th round when he trades him. Guarantee, if the Wings make a deal between now and trade deadline, Piddler will be gone...

Smith > Kindl

We should have risked a bit of the future (and some of the present) two years ago and tried to get the 2nd pick from Tampa to draft Hedman. Back then Piddler still had star potential, we could have tried to come up with something to wrestle that pick away. Hedman would be the NEXT Lidstrom here, unfotunately Kronwall (who was supposed to be the next Nick) won't be.

I know where the NHL was going, s***sburg just won back to back titles so it was obviously going down the drain! Too bad they didn't move to Kansas City like they threatened to. The city would be much nicer if it didn't have the s*** stains name Lemeiux and Crosby in it... Extreme? Yes, but that is how much we care about Bettman and Kathy Lee. So go back and re-join your Wizard 101 buddies on your Crosby f*ck fest forum and leave the real hockey talk to the real hockey fans...

1. Ruin the NBA - CHECK! 2. Ruin the NHL - CHECK! 3. Ruin the MLB - 4. Ruin the NFL - 5. Ruin the MLS - 6. Ruin the PGA - 7, Ruin the WPT - But if Bettman doesn't approve of the location the owner wants, he says no. "Either put the team in Santa Fe or you will not get a franchise!"

Here's an idea, if everyone wants to get rid of Piddler, trade him for a pick and let Miller and Eaves play everyday and even when Draper comes back, Holland will still have room for an injury call up. At least Miller and Eaves know AND execute their roles, Piddler is just a waste of $2.8M... I don't know much about McGratton, but it seems we are doing alright with what we have, except with Piddler on this team Babcock cannot ice the best team he has... ...as are 5'2" players who cannot fight for the puck and has lost any resemblance of a scoring touch he once had.

...well "dumbass" is nothing compared to what I have been called (and -'d to death) for saying negative stuff about him since he has been associated with the Wings. The guy couldn't even make his Olympic squad last year...Useless waste of $2.8M! I would've rather had Samuelsson back at the $2.5M he signed for in Vancouver. At least he scored the big goal when a spark was needed!

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Piddler will be lucky, LUCKY if he gets 25 points this year... He had 1 good season, he has stunk it up in Russia and here since, just because he had 50+ points one year doesn't mean he is great. Hell, Jimmy Carson twice had over 100 points, and we all know how that ended up... (at least he got us Paul Coffey, who in turn got us Shanahan) edit: and PLEASE stop with the BFF line! WTF? is this facebook or something? The only BFF's in the NHL are Gary Bettman and Cindy Lee Crosby... edit again: Trade Piddler for a draft pick so when Draper comes back he'll take his place in the press box PLUS we'll still have cap relief for injuries! Holland is thanking his gramma that Piddler didn't accept the $3.5M contract he offered him! Dump the $2.8M loser!

Did I read BFF Line? Really? I certainly hope that is not an official line name that the Wings use! I understand that it is the initials of the players but BFF=***. How about a little more creativty, like using the initials in this order FBF, which could be translated to Four By Four, then it could put down as 4X4 Line. A little silly I know, but not as *** as BFF... ...meanwhile back on topic, hooray for Leino, he showed some flash when he played a game or two with the Twins, but he never found a niche here. If we hadn't signed Bertuzzi, for God's sake, Hudler probably would have been on the second line! :puke: Well, looking back now, it's easy to not understand it, but when the trade happened Lang was a 70-80 point scorer. Who'd of thought he would hurt himself and turn into a turd sniffer here? Not the first time we've given up a lot to get what turned out to be crap! (one particular trade between the Blues and Wings comes to mind)

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I find it hilarious when people think that Modano is going to be a 13th or 14th forward! News to everyone, he is not going to be lower than the 9th forward. He was promised third line minutes and that is why he signed here. If he was given unsure answers about how much time he was going to get he would have retired. Like him or not, he WILL be on the 3rd line. Piece O' Carp Hudler is the odd man out. Nice knowing ya Huds! Go back to Russia! edit: for Hudler's $2.8M there are a ton of players who can and have been playing better than him in this league. I'd take any of them of Spudler...

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gee, you would think Holland knew a thing or two of what he was doing dumping these guys, eh? Next up Hudler...

No offense, but.... Hudler is showing none of this, hence the reason he was benched. (are you watching a different Hudler than the rest of us?) Modano signed here to be on the third line(or higher.) He will not be on the fourth...

The only thing the video was missing was a photo of the both of them side by side show the matching tattoo's...

Kronwall should've been traded at the draft to move up (and cut salary) He was touted to be Nick, Jr.... ...well, he has payed like a junior alright. He had one good playoff, when salary needed to be dumped he should've been traded (along with the rights to Hudler.) Somewhere, someone has to go. Lets just hope he gets his ass in gear and returns to his "Kronwalling" days. Of course, dont know who would replace him...