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WTH is Torts thinking? He's trying to either charge into the Flames locker room or take on the entire team.Staff and players all pushing him away. Now goalie coach is trying to go after Torts, team is holding him back. These people are going bats*** crazy!

Kukla's corner has the video here.

Netting gets first star. Really, really hate flukey .s***. I'll take the 2 points, but I'll feel dirty about it.

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Detroit-area Meijer stores will begin selling Niklas Lidstrom honey nut toasted oats fat-free food this week. Link. It's not even Wheaties! In spite of my misgivings, let me know if you want me to pick one of these up for you. I have no idea how much it will be or how much shipping will cost, but if you want it and don't care, I'll be happy to pick one up for you. Winging It In Motown ‏@wingingitmotown25m LRT: Patrick Sharp is the reason that box says "Honey Nut" instead of "Honey Nuts" *EDIT* You can purchase it from the website - $10 sold in 2 packs. Shipping is UPS Ground. From Pittsburgh to me in the Detroit area shipping would be $13.25. They ship to Canada via UPS Standard.

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What, no fireworks show?

@NHL This truck traveled through 8 U.S. states from Ann Arbor to SoCal (2.2k miles) to create ice for the #StadiumSeries. You're welcome.

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Anaheim Ducks ‏@AnaheimDucks22s #NHLDucks captian Ryan Getzlaf is day-to-day with a lower body injury and will not play tonight. Winging It In Motown ‏@wingingitmotown1m Ducks considering holding Getzlaf out to defeat Babcock's "let Kyle Quincey get ejected" plan. Some real strategic coaching going on now.

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames10m Doesn't sound like any of the injury-impaired coming back tonight for #RedWings

I do think it will even itself out eventually. Of course it's just an opinion, but I have faith that the bedrock of the game will win out. Whatever anyone says, the league has completely lost control of the game and players have lost sight of what's decent. The mixed messages are giving me whiplash. The league claims to want headshots out of the game, yet does nothing to deter them. Players get upset about a good, clean check, yet see nothing wrong with Pronger Physics. At this point we really have nothing to lose with attempting to let the players sort it out themselves. Given the propensity for double standards or no standards at all, this is far from a perfect solution and will create some interesting circumstances certainly, but the status quo is even more unacceptable. The pendulum will have to swing in the opposite direction before it can reach the middle.

Here's the problem: Things like this will continue because the league isn't serious about policing itself. Time and time again it's either no hearing or a BS fine. The only solution at this point is to get rid of the instigator rule and let teams police themselves. It will make for some all-out donnybrooks initially, but will even itself out eventually. I must admit I am shocked at how deplorable Shanahan is at this job, whether it's his own incompetence or the higher powers that be. I really thought Shanny was a perfect choice for the position given the way he played, but he's either stunningly inadequate or a mere figurehead. Just do away with the whole dog-and-pony show already and get on with the game.

I want to know who writes the narration. Could that crap get any more trite? I'm surprised Schrieber got half that stuff out with a straight face. "....now, tomorrow at the Big House could be more than just fun, but also the first day of the rest of their season." I don't think there's any way anyone could capture the excitement of this for Wings and Leafs fans. There's just no explaining it.

I was listening to Leafs radio earlier - forget the player, but he was saying basically the Leafs got away with one. Even Leafs players thought it was suspension worthy. WTF, Shanny?

Yup, Shanny does it again. The guy shouldn't be crucified, but a couple of games for a repeat offender is not untoward. SO disgusted.

Does anyone do better justice to a fedora?

Phone. Pffffft. WTG, Shanny.

This game tied for NBC's highest overnight ratings for a regular season game. The game it tied? 2009 Winter Classic. I'm picking up on a theme here.....

Am I the only one pleased with this game? Yes, a win would have been optimal, but the only thing that would have made it better would have been being there. The Wings played a great game, and so did the Leafs. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The crowd was great, it was good hockey going back to its roots. Even the officiating for the most part was good. Whether the whistles were swallowed or frozen, no matter. They played. The game rocked. The shootout must die, but I have yet to watch a single shootout.

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Homer scored!

There is no third period. Boooooooo. Cujo is wearing his magic tuque apparently.