Nightfall

I am a huge Red Wings goalie supporter. Ozzie, Howard, MacDonald.....but I digress. I agree 100% with your analysis. Sorry about my attitude. Just really pissy after I just fielded 2 phone calls from morons that were on the verge of selling their jerseys and then they call back an hour later singing the praises of the team. Really pisses me off.

HAHAHAH!

Fixed it for you, but I agree either way 100%. It just irritates the hell out of me when I see the lemmings bail and then come back in a hour span.

Furious? Hell, I was furious. Furious does not equal bandwagon fan. Counting their team out and saying that the team is worthless? Thats bandwagon fan talk.

Welcome back to the wagon BTW. Hows this for talking hockey.... The Wings really played hard at the end. Seemed that the Sharks, whom deserved the game after two strong periods of play, forgot there was a 3rd period after they scored that goal to make it 3-1. Howard was stellar once again. I really hope this keeps his detractors off his back. The team is showing a lot of resilience. Game 6 Tuesday in Detroit.

Who would have thunk it. A Red Wings fan forum full of bandwagon fans. When the chips are down, some of these so called fans bail on the team. When the Wings turn it around, they act like they were fans the whole time.

Welcome back to the bandwagon "fans".

The better team is winning and is going to advance. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out.

The Sharks are playing desperate. Give them some ******* credit.

The Sharks are clearly outplaying the Wings. The team that chases the puck is going to take more penalties. That just is what is happening in this game.

True F'ing story. It will take a Stanley Cup for the Howard detractors to get off his ass though.

Niemi with highway robbery.

Dumbest post in this thread so far. Textbook trip.

Howard is keeping us in this game.

Where do you think you are? The hfboards? This is letsgowings.com. The majority of "fans" here don't support the team unless they are winning in dominating fashion.

You are making a big mistake in assuming this board is full of Wings fans. Let me give you a hint, there are very few true Wings fans on this board. We have more bandwagon fans that have enjoyed the last 20 years of playoffs and success. So when the Wings have a rough patch or lose in the playoffs, the debbie downers all come out in droves. When we were going through that horrible injury and losing streak last season, I had a fleeting thought that it might be good if the Wings had a down season. All the bandwagon fans would leave and jump on another team's bus. This happened back in Tampa Bay. A few years after they won the cup was the best time to be a Lightning fan. The bandwagoners all left, and the stands were only half full but they were full with real fans. Detroit has a lot of great true fans of the team. I just tire of the bandwagon fans whining, bitching, calling out to fire coaches, management, and players. Stand behind your team for a change. Be respectful in losing and winning. It really is that simple.

You are forgiven. Everyone makes a mistake like that at least once in their lives.

I agree. I remember what it was like to see the Devils win the cup back in 1995 in a sweep. That hurt a lot back then. Course, I was a new fan just discovering the game of hockey. Still, that sweep in the finals was one of the worst feelings I have ever had.

Meh, life goes on. You have to hand it to San Jose, they are capitalizing on their chances. The Wings put forth a much better effort today, but I don't forgive them for the lack of intensity and hustle in games 1 and 2. The Wings even got the power play in OT and really did nothing with it. I know the refs got a bad rap last year in the playoffs. This year, the Wings have no one to blame but themselves. Especially in games 1 and 2. I am behind the Wings all the way. Even going to watch Game 4. There was a team last year that won 4 in a row, and maybe the Wings can do that this year. If not, well, there isn't anything that can be done about it by whining or crying. I will put my cheering behind Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

This game is on Fox Sports Detroit. If you are not local and don't get Fox Sports Detroit, then you shouldn't be upset because you would have not been getting the games with regularity all season unless you had Center Ice.

Wings are on Fox Sports Detroit tonight guys. Relax. I hope they win, because if the Sharks win big, everyone will wish that the game was JIP or blacked out.

The Wings are down 0-2 because the Sharks are playing better. /thread Seriously though, look at the stats. People like blaming the reffing and diving by San Jose, but the stats don't lie. The puck possession, shots, scoring chances, and offensive zone possession are all owned by the Sharks. Sure, the Wings get chances, but the Sharks are getting almost double what the Wings are getting. Our "weak link" was always thought to be Howard. Well, Howard has turned in 2 spectacular efforts to keep us in the games and the team in front of him really has not been able to outplay the Sharks team. Some people will say the Wings are not playing with enough heart. I wouldn't go that far to insult them like that. What I will say is, the Sharks are skating harder and winning the puck battles in the first two games. Can the Wings do that in games 3 and 4? I believe they can. Its quite obvious that the Wings have to play harder because their margin for error is slim.

Jimmy Howard has been the only reason why we have been in either of games 1 and 2 of this series against the Sharks. You can't blame him for his stellar performances so far. The Wings just need to score more than 1 goal per game. Course, no one will give Jimmy any props for his performance.

Good teams find a way to persevere through adversity. When are you going to acknowledge that the Wings were dominated and didn't deserve to win that game? They will come out with a much stronger game this afternoon. They better, or they will be going back to the Joe down 0-2.