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I swear, Helm is a little waterbug out there.

Homer needed to get that puck up. At first I thought Mason robbed it from the corner, but it was barely over his pad. still, very frustrating.

It's like this whole team has caught Sammy-itis. They either miss the net completely, or put it right into the logo making the goalie look better than he is.

pretty awesome. I agree with Jonesy. They should've put him back on the team after he said that. Clearly he's got passion and wants to play.

that was May's 151st fight. That's a lot of punches, given and taken.

I'm starting to think there is some injury situation. He just doesn't look himself, even beyond shooting the puck. The second game against Chicago, though he got better as the game wore on he looked awful (for Nick anyway) and in particular extremely slow. It took him forever to get up a head of steam.

Hey ESAD, long time no see attention *****! If you think I don't like fighting, you don't know anything about me. You can add that to the considerable list of things you're completely ignorant about.

It's quality, not quantity.

May landed some bombs there on Boll. knocked him off his feet.

My post was before the columbus game, so I'm not sure how much of your reply is directed at me. I don't think the Wings are that soft, but if you're talking about running around gooning it up at the end of the game, which I actually wouldn't want them to do, you need more than one guy like May. They do however have guys who can check, but they don't seem that interested most games, except for Abdelkader and occasionally Stuart.

Before his injury, He was playing much more physical than previous seasons. And it looks like he picked up right where he left off.

Probably not for long considering the NHLPA has been pushing the league to protect its players from headshots for a few seasons now. And how are they great for the game? Hitting is great for the game. Headshots take out a lot of talented players and potentially end their careers. That's bad for the game. At first I thought it was an elbow, but the reverse angle it looks like Alfredsson puts himself in a vulnerable position. Maybe could've been two for interference, but that's about it.

Refs determined to make themselves a factor. Flip looking better and better as the game wears on.

this has been a poorly officiated game. Several extremely weak calls both ways.

what a joke that the faceoff was at center ice. O'Halloran stopped the play because of Garon as the Wings were headed that way on the PP. the faceoff should've been in the Columbus end.

I was thinking the same thing. I know it's his first game back, but this whole team's philosophy needs to be get the puck on net and crash the net.

Thank F-ing god. How did they give that up that break shorthanded??

Nice effort by Helm. A weak call to make up for the ridiculously weak call against the Wings.

did they show the right replay? I didn't see anything even close to a penalty.

Even with those guys in the lineup, that's hardly enough toughness to really goon it up. I'd be happy if they'd actually just try and hit guys. Abby was the only one out there regularly hitting. Stuart had a couple. All in all though, most of the Hawks got a free pass anywhere they went. It's pathetic. I'd love to see someone put Kane into the third row.

I hate "/thread" crap in a post, but I was going to say the same thing. It's hard to beat Little Ball of Hate.

The thing is, there is no looking at it objectively. Even with the more shots on goals, on one hand that means he had to make a lot more saves. On the other, a lot of those were pretty routine and helped save percentage. It's exhausting to get shelled like some goalies do, but it's also hard to not touch the puck for 10 minutes, then make a huge save that keeps your team in the game. For me, I'm biased. I hate Roy so it's hard for me to put him up there with Marty and Dom. Hasek was a late bloomer, but was the absolute best goalie for striking fear in his opponent. He could stand on his head and nearly single-handedly win a game. But Brodeur is a friggin workhorse. He's had 11 seasons where he's started 70+ games. To have the kind of numbers he does with that kind of workload is pretty amazing. Roy never cracked 70 games in a season, and typically played in the low 60s. Hasek waivered between 50 and 60 games a season. Marty's playoff sv% is .922 over 176 games, Dom's is .928 over 119, and Roy is .921 over 247. For me, on a single game basis, Hasek was the scariest goalie to play against, Brodeur is a great franchise goaltender, and Roy is a ******.

At least Abby is still playing.

Nice turnover Lebda.

2 mins holding? wtf?