Heroes of Hockeytown

Eff those guys. Wings en cinco.

Awww man that would've been so cool.

One final save, why the hell not. Pavs and Bert with the SOGs. Let's do this.

Sweet, sweet, Central Time Zone. How I have longed for the sweetness of your embrace.

Our Lord and Savior, Datsyuk of Nazareth, He deked for our sins.

And here comes the empty-net...

Late in the third period? What's that? In the sky! It's the Wings Symbol! I guess it's time to play hockey.

I'm starting to believe that this "hockey" thing is a really poor way to determine the outcome of a hockey game.

A day in the life of Marian Hossa: "oh hey this is pretty cool looks i have a breakaway guys" A day in the life of Kyle Quincey: "NOPE"

ugghhhhh reaaaaaally?

Wow Franzen, really? You have to get a better chance than THAT.

Let's not sell old Malts short; I hear he was quite the goal scorer in junior. Perhaps he notched around fifty of them?

Gosh I really miss Johnny Toews. He inspires me with his... stoicism... and, uh, robot-like demeanor?

I guess Helm just needs to upgrade his hands to Maltby's level (and there's your LOLWAT Moment of the Day).

Hit the net, Mule. Too many high and wides.

Incredibly, the Wings have the fewest shorthanded goals in the league this season: one.

World's harshest scout, everybody.

Just positioning themselves for maximum likelihood of a first round threepeat!

I have prepared my goat sacrifice in the name of Flipper's health. Also wake up dudes, Hawks are coming.

Lucky for them they've got Malkin to pick them up; few teams can boast such an effective "Plan B." Injuries are always frustrating, and so hopelessly out of anyone's control. We want to believe that a little more heart or grit or whatever will get the job done, but the fact of the matter is you need talent; a second line of Nyquist-Franzen-Cleary isn't going to do it. Pavel coming back will have a huge cascade effect on the lineup. You add one guy that is great at scoring, can put guys next to him that are otherwise being wasted without a good setup man, and can demote players playing above their normal station back to lines where they are more comfortable.

His first full two seasons, yes, because that dude had a voodoo curse on him for a while. I remember when he was first called up during Injury Disaster 2004 Edition and he knocked everyone's socks off... right before catching a rut during a pregame skate and breaking his leg.

Good observation. There was a bit of foresight on Kenny's part involving the Quincey deal; not just with Stuart likely leaving but also the possibility of the Lidstrom's retirement. As for acquiring a forward, that would have been great, but when the going rate for a guy like Paul Gaustad is your first round pick, and for a guy like Nash is every other thing you've got, it doesn't seem like a trade for one was feasible this year.

As always, the short handed goal proves to be the difference.

Oh f***. I thought Flip had that one.

Terrible call at the worst time.