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Nope. Not me. Love the Queenie/Princess story, BTW. I need to get back to playing again though, I miss talking smack on the ice. Even though I suck at hockey so I can't really back it up

He is right, and what he's saying is common sense really. Longer series equal more money. But he probably could have worded it a little better. This will just add more fuel to the fire for all the tin-foil hat wearers who think the games are rigged.

I cannot believe some of the Sensitive Sallies around here. Good god...is this a site for hockey fans or the Disney On Ice? Hell, I bet the Disney on Ice people talk s*** to each other. The guy dressed up as Goofy probably goes up to Mickey and says "Tell Minnie I said hi." And the idea that the Red Wings are somehow above this sort of behavior

Try telling a cop you pay his salary and see if that gets you out of a ticket... Great post

This article was written before game 4.

It's not even close. The Ducks are getting most hated status because it's the playoffs, the shot to Hudler, and the blown goal; along with knocking the Wings out in 2007. That is nothing compared to Colorado from 95 - 02. I dislike the Ducks...but I don't hate the Ducks.

That's a good point. It's the loud (and bi-polar) minority that makes the rest of us look bad.

There's already a thread on this topic. And it's still on the front page.

If the situations were reversed this board would be screaming bloody murder, and everyone here knows it. But I agree with BlueMonk. If the Ducks want to play rough, that's fine. The Wings just need to give it right back to them.

Translation. You know that I'm right.

Epic, epic fail right here. This decade, the highest rated pre-lockout Cup finals was in 2002 and the highest rated post-lockout Cup finals were 2008. The only US team that might be better than the Red Wings in terms of tv share/ratings/advertising dollars would be the Rangers. If Bettman really is a puppet master and pulling the strings so that the NHL has a Cup finals that makes the most money, the Ducks would not be in it. Please explain how having the team having with the largest fanbase in the US eliminated from the playoffs is good for higher viewership and advertising dollars.

Very cool. He was/is a great Spartan

Nooooo. Watson saw the puck but was ordered by Bettman not to blow the whistle because he wants the Wings to lose so he can disband the Wings and move them to Tucson. Sheesh, get it right.

How dare you go interjecting logic into a topic like this.

When you accuse the NHL of rigging the series and suggest that they favor certain teams over the other, they're probably not going to listen. All it does is make you come off as a whiney Red Wings fan.

Bingo. That's the reason we won't see shorter playoffs.

If Bettman was really into parity, San Jose would be playing this round. The Ducks won in 2007. Just sayin'... And I like how in the same thread Bettman is this mouth-breathing moron who can barely tie his own shoes, let alone run a professional sports league; and he's this evil, James Bond-like villan with a master plan to ruin the Wings. I love LGW after a playoff loss. You can really see who needs to be on medication.

+1

I thought he was already retired. Full Story. He was a stud in the first half of the decade, and really helped my fantasy team a couple years. I guess not everyone can be like Chelios.

The goal of the mods is to keep this place running smoothly. If that means telling some Wings fans on the board to play nice, that's what's we do. But seriously, this whole everyone is out to get the Wings way of thinking has gotten really old.

Seriously? This whole conspiracy theory/inferiority complex that's going around is getting old. It's pretty clear those are some illegal hits. You could argue that they're dirty, but like others have said, no one has been hurt. Yet. But I agree with NN, he'd be better off staying on his feet for the check.

hahahaha...oh man, I haven't thought about M:TG in years. Are they still making cards for it?

I'm sure you can find a Buffalo Wild Wings or some other chain sports bar.

That's too bad. What a great move by the Blue Jackets organization.

I didn't think about Nebraska. But I do agree with Timothy that they probably wouldn't want to leave the Big 12.