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Gee, I can't possibly imagine how that could have ended up there. And then to get a picture of it on top of that. Hmmmmmmm.

Anything over there you might want to delete? Trolling other boards is cause for banning here. I suggest you clean it up and/or tread carefully from now on.

TO ALL FANS: The game day thread is for pre-game discussion only. If you want to discuss movies or how fortunes were made, please take it to the water cooler and keep the thread on track. Now I have a pizza to get, so carry on. GO WINGS!!

Okay folks, the time is now. Game 5 is Saturday at 3pm. Who's down for getting together and watching the game somewhere? I'm thinking Hockeytown Cafe Downtown or The Penalty Box in Fenton. Suggestions on other options are always welcome. Sound off!

Should I show mercy and delete his response to you? !

I said just this morning that if the Cup can't come back to Detroit, I'd like to see it go to Ottawa. Let's hope this trend continues!

You blaspheme!

Just a question. We're not supposed to pay any attention to what the press says about Cali, yet you're okay getting all your information about Detroit from the press? Double standard much? What's good for the goose........

Not only tired, but unnecessary. We all manage to have intelligent, spirited hockey discussions without bashing. All visitors are welcome. Bashers and trolls are on a very short leash. Cheer your team on with everything you have - we expect nothing less. But if you can't support the Ducks (or whoever) without denigrating others, your open invitation will be revoked. Welcome and enjoy! GO WINGS!!

Agreed, Matt. I also thought that if the Wings made it to the second round, I would consider the season a success. If they made it to the WCF, I could die happy. So if I get hit by a bus today, it's all good! What a great surprise this season has been all the way around. GO WINGS!!

*yawn* In the meantime, we still have a shot at the Cup.

Changed!

Yeah, at the hands of the fans!

Can any Sharks fans give us an update on Guerrin? That was one nasty hit that poor guy took by the puck. It WAS Guerrin, correct??

The only good shark is a dead shark. I think we all need to lighten up a little about every little thing. I think it's a tribute to our tradition that other teams copy it in some way. Imitation, flattery, that whole thing.

Discuss.

While my vote would definitely go to Lids, I don't think they're going to see fit to give it to him this year. He's been thrice blessed. I say they pass him over.

No more Dragonball Z, please. Pre-game opinions/insights instead?

Psssst - it's called sarcasm.

Oh, we don't kill anybody around here. We have our own way of dealing with things like this. Oh, by the way - if your avatar and signature suddenly become Wings themed, it's just a glitch in the site. Sometimes it doesn't correct itself until the end of the playoffs. We have top-notch webmasters working on this, but they have thus far been unsuccessful. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Uh, we have to draw the line somewhere, and that's as good a place as any. (I got your back, WestWing) I can't believe how calm the boards have been. Normally I wouldn't be able to count how many people I've banned by now. I'm afraid. I'm very afraid.

What about any of the comments these two men have made qualifies them as "low class scum?" Seems like a harsh assessment, to say the least. Whatever you do, don't look in the mirror.

Excuse me? I most certainly would not tune right out. Would I be watching alone? I think not. But I do agree that it wouldn't bode well for the American market in general. I would seriously need a moment alone if there was ever a Toronto/Montreal SCF. I don't know about a California team winning the Cup making such a huge impact. Carolina's Cup win wasn't even a blip on the radar. Seriously. I think it's going to take a more subtle, grass-roots approach to win more fans over. A constant barrage of advertising, a change in scheduling to bring stars to the outer reaches, that kind of thing.

I can only answer this from my own point of view. First, as a moderator, I have very little time for actual hockey discussion anymore. It's a pretty big site to keep track of, and it's hopping normally during the playoffs. This is the least amount of traffic I've seen on the site in my tenure here during the playoffs. I can't explain that at all. But it's still quite a bit to keep track of for the 10 or so of us that are here on a regular basis. Secondly, unfortunately for newer members, those of us who have been here for a while have pretty much discussed everything, hence we don't really contribute to the more recent threads involving those same topics. Thanks for the suggestion. I will personally try to contribute more often. Don't worry. This will wear off in another game or two.

I missed this thread until this morning. Thank you so much for the kudos. Matt, the founding father, will be very pleased. He takes great pride in this site, as well he should, and I'm sure he will greatly appreciate your many kind words. We have long-term members from several different teams that add much to the discussion on a regular basis, and some are even community supporters. (This was done clandestinely to protect them from their respective team's brethren!) It's really nice to see hockey fans in general appreciate the hard work Matt puts into this site. I think, though, that lurking is not nearly as much fun as contributing. While I am certain you will run into the rabid fan that will disagree with you just because you're a Sharks fan, I am equally certain you will meet three times as many fans that will appreciate your point of view. By all means, feel free to contribute any insights or observations you may have from your most interesting of hockey vantage points. (China? !)