Nightfall

I know everyone has an opinion about what the goal music should be. Lets be honest here, every rink has their goal song(s) that adds to the atmosphere of being there. I like Chelsea's Dagger at the Hawks arena. That place is a madhouse when they score and that song comes up, and I have just been there 2 times in the last two years. Even the Dallas Stars arena has some great goal scoring music and other rink music that makes going there a lot of fun. Especially the end music when they win the game (Stevie Ray Vaughn who is a Dallas native). As for Detroit's music, I feel that everything from the Irish Gig when Shanny played for us, to Hey Hey Hockeytown, to the final horn when they play "The good ole hockey game....." all add to the atmosphere of the game. From a personal standpoint, I would prefer to hear the Hey Hey Hockeytown song after the first goal, and then the ole 2 Unlimited song they played back in the day after every goal after that. Just my preference, but I also enjoy them adding a few different goal songs for a few different players.

Wings played a solid game tonight. I really thought Howard was on top of his game, and the team in front of him gave him plenty of help unlike against Atlanta where they really let him down. Looks like while I was gone, Hudler took over for being the whipping boy. Can't make all Wings fans on this forum happy I suppose. I thought everyone on the Wings played a solid game, including Hudler.

Why does this sound like the common LGW fan as well? I mean, if they don't do well, they lean on the officiating. There is no credit given to the team unless its a 6-0 blowout.

Yea, that 10-2 record is so hard to swallow. Sounds like you should go back to the Blackhawks bandwagon. So the defensive coverage in front of the net didn't matter? Lidstrom not picking his guy up on the final goal didn't matter? I guess the old addage rings true here... Win, and its a team effort. Lose, and its the goalies fault. Wow, where have I heard that before? Typically from armchair hockey fans.

Win as a team, lose as a team. Goaltending was not great. Defense was not great. Our top line was not great either. Anyone blaming goaltending alone is an idiot. Blame the crap effort as a whole.

This doesn't surprise me coming from the "fans" on this forum in general. There are some real fans on here that will truly stand behind their team through thick and thin. Then there are the fans on this forum that will hang the team out to dry, insult members of the team, and insult the management. This after years of playoff success, 4 stanley cups since 1997, and a monster winning percentage in the last 17 years. Go figure.... Dan Cleary has been excellent. His streak won't go all season, but other players will step up when Cleary has problems. That is what happens in hockey.

The Wings had 3 chances to get that out of the zone and they failed. That sucked.

Cleary! I really like this Dats, Zetts, Cleary line.

Man, the Bulin wall is a wall today.

Those rebounds were not good, but the defense was there to help him out. Just like the Oilers who helped their goalie out when he gave up a few bad rebounds. Sometimes you need a little help from your friends.

Nice backpedaling

I would love to see it actually.

Three time cup winning goalie? 4 Cup final appearances? Will reach over 400 wins in his career? Check to all those. http://statshockey.homestead.com/alltimewins.html Plus everyone else on the list above him will hit the hall of fame or is already in the hall of fame. He won't be a first ballot hall of famer, but he will be in the hall of fame eventually. Bank on it.

I just saw the replay. He was centered fine to the shot. The shot hit top corner anyway.

Total agreement on the first goal. Second goal was totally not his fault. It was a great snipe by an experienced player who had time to pick his spot. The defense has to be playing that box and knock that guy on his ass or take the puck from him. Third goal I also agree if it wasn't deflected. If it was deflected, its very hard to adjust to a shot going that fast. Trust me, I am a goalie.

No one listens to Mickey anyway. If they did, they would have heard Mickey say the first goal was not Osgoods fault. The second goal was not Osgoods fault. The third goal MIGHT have been deflected. Course, Mickey is the best announcer according to Wings fans. Just not when it comes to commenting on how the Wings goaltending wasn't at fault or how bad their team is playing.

This thread has been full of exaggeration already. From people claiming that Brendan Smith is a huge pile of crap if he did this to losing respect for the him and the scouting system. Now that the video is showing that it wasn't a bad hit, this topic should be dead and buried. The only fitting end to a thread like this would be apologies from everyone who did point fingers at Meech, Smith, and the organization for wrongdoing. That takes balls to do though which is why we will never see it.

I guess this is the one negative thing about depth. In order to have Abs play, we have to sit another player and we can't even come to a consensus on who to sit. Thankfully, its not up to us. Its up to the powers that be to make that choice. Being as that the Wings are 5-1-1, I think we should trust in the management to make that decision and stand by it. If Abs is sitting, then thats the way the cookie crumbles. As Babcock said, Abs is going to have to earn a spot in the roster at this point. I agree with the coach.

I wanna see the source that says he is 100% and ready to play. Last I heard, he was still nursing a bruised chest.

No, your reading comprehension blows a big one. He says anytime your defense hangs your goalie out to dry to an elite player, you can't fault the goalie. Not that elite players don't score bad goals. Big difference there. I do agree with his line of reasoning. Hell, its what my defense tells me when they let the top scorers in they league get prime scoring chances on me.

Your reading comprehension sucks. Please re-read and try again.

Your post has given me hope that there are actually intelligent Wings fans here on this forum. Thank you.

I agree. Its amazing how so many people listen to Mickey and say he is an awesome color commentator. Yet, even when Mickey says that the goal was a "goal scorers goal" and "Selanne picked his spot", the LGW forum members ignore what he says and think Mickey doesn't know what he is talking about. As a goalie, that was the one goal that I would have felt I should have had. At the same time though, the other 3 goals that the Ducks scored Howard had no chance on. The team really came together and played well. The Wings are 5-1-1 right now. Less bitching, and more happy from the LGW forum members would be appreciated.

You notice who Pavel deked out on that last play? Lilja. I thought the Wings played pretty well. Howard played a good game, not excellent, but not poor. Winning 5 of their 7 games really shows what this team is made of. I feel that this team is going to get better as time goes on. I expect to see the chemistry form in the 3rd line and the defense will get better when Rafalski comes back. All around good game, and now they can rest up until next week Thursday.

I agree 100% The defense will be just fine, especially when Rafalski returns.