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And off of Lidstrom's skate from the way it looks.

Another freaking deflection? How unlucky can we be?

The winter classic will not be held at the big house. NCAA regulations will not allow beer to be sold on the university property and the NHL has deals in place when it comes to alcohol. Same with the Wings. Heck, when Minnesota played at the Golden Gophers outdoor stadium last year, they couldn't even serve beer there. I will try to get tickets, but I am quickly realizing that I will get better seats right in front of my 52 inch HDTV. I agree with this. I had a few friends who went and regretted it. Even though they were 30 rows up, they really hated the seating. It really was cramped and they didn't think it was due to the cold war. The stadium has been trying to add more seats in order to pack as many in as possible for football.

True, money doesn't buy happiness, but it sure makes life a lot easier. BTW, I would take the pay cut to do something I loved rather than work somewhere making more and being miserable.

Lets face facts here, the Kings are the underdog. The Sharks came out flat, and then had the skill and firepower to win the game last night. Kudos to the Sharks for winning that game. At the same time though, to watch a 4 goal lead go down the drain, that was tough. Even for a team like the Kings. They should have been able to salt that one away.

Heh, obviously to you money means everything. I would take a 20% pay cut to do something I love to do in a heartbeat. Why take that kind of money if you hate doing it? My grandfather told me something when I was 10 that I will never forget. "Find a job that you love and you will never work a day in your life." I agree with that.

I totally agree. You know Gary Thorne makes good money working baseball. I would take a 20% pay cut to do hockey if I was given the option. Still, you know Thorne probably likes baseball as well.

I agree with Doc Holliday. I remember numerous occasions that the NHL games would be cut off if they went over their time or they wouldn't go over to the game if something else was going on. People here may not remember what it was like back then, but I was furious during the playoffs back in 1996 and 1997. I remember a few Wings games getting cut off for some golf tournament and there was no where else you could see the game. I know, just one example, but its a good one. I was glad when Versus picked up the NHL. They give the NHL more exposure than ESPN ever did. Less homes? Thats fine. More specials, hockey shows, and so on is what I want to see. With the NHL Network now, I am a very happy camper. NHL Home Ice on XM Radio had a great interview with Gary Thorne and Bill Clement together. Gary pretty much said his existing contract to do baseball was more lucrative and NBC and Versus couldn't pay him enough. ESPN did volunteer to let him out of his contract, but they sweetened the deal to keep him around. Who knows what the future holds though. He has not ruled out a return to broadcasting hockey. Gary also said that the thing he misses most about hockey is the playoffs. The two month run is nothing like anything else in sports. I hope Gary returns as well.

Wow, the refs letting the players play. Wings with interference at the end of the period that was not called.

Schlemko has a little sand in his mangina. He needs to get that checked out.

Helm is a beast!

I counted 2 times already that Detroit has done the same thing tonight. No complaint from the Wings fans when that happens though. Go figure.

No, but they were conspiracy talk which is like complaining.

Next goal is HUGE.

Same reason why 95% of the rest of us missed it. Either... 1. It didn't happen 2. It did happen, but we all just didn't see it.

I find it annoying that the Wings get a 3-0 lead, and all of a sudden, any calls that go against the Wings is some kind of conspiracy. Not like the Yotes are going to go all game without a power play chance. Especially with the Yotes carrying the play like they are now.

Watch the replay again. He looked square to me, he just got beat upstairs on a great snipe of a shot.

Seriously, these comments are dumb. Wings got the first two power plays when they had the lead. About 5 fans here commenting like this really need to shut it. The Yotes are going to get some power plays in this game. Every power play that they get from this point out isn't some big conspiracy against the Wings.

I love what I see from the Wings. Power play aside, they are generating traffic in front of the goalie and shooting a lot. This worked on the first two goals and works a lot in all levels of hockey. They should be doing this more often instead of looking for those fancy plays. Hell, as a goalie, its always harder to stop a shot that you don't see rather than some fancy play that you see develop in front of you.

Even strength is looking excellent. I will take what I can get at this stage.

Ditto

Finance Man? Doesn't the Yotes need someone like that right now?

Either that or a 2 man advantage.

Apparently, you will have to stop blowing things out of proportion, something you are famous for on this forum. Stop the puck you Sieve!

Congrats! 0-3!