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Shut up, Versus. "Three games into this series and the Wings have only scored four goals..." Yeah, and the Sharks have only scored six.

Should I be nervous about this game?

Let's go Sens! Down with Lou!

3-1 Sens. Could be the status of the series briefly too. How's that workin' out for ya, Lou?

Hey, it goes both ways. The Rangers had a goal taken away from them in Game 3 that ultimately sent that game into two overtimes. That was a bad call too (distinct kicking motion, my ass). True, the Rangers managed to win that game, but at the cost of exhaustion through 2OT.

This is exactly what we need for Game 4. I'm still cautiously optimistic about this series, but that's the life of a Wings fan.

I wonder it myself sometimes. He has a good shot, but no aim, meaning the puck sails right to the goaltender's chest or far wide of the net. He has good size, but rarely uses it. I've noticed some better puck-handling from him lately, but he always seems to lose the puck at the blue line leading to odd-man rushes the other way. It looked like he was taking a step forward in the late-goings of the Calgary series, but against San Jose, he's taken two steps back. I keep trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking "Maybe he'll shoot and get a juicy rebound off Nabokov..." but it rarely happens. He'll take 70-footers when he's the only one in the zone, with no one around to grab any potential rebounds or screen the goaltender. As I alluded to in another thread...I'd love to get inside Babcock's head and see for myself what Mike sees in him, night in and night out. I'm just not seeing it.

The big problem I have with Babcock is some of the ice time decisions he makes - and he somewhat redeemed himself in my eyes last night by limiting Lang's ice time. But other choices he's made over the season just baffle me. Williams on the point during the PP? Okay, he's been traded...now let's put Samuelsson on the point. Same difference. Filppula and Hudler are playing great? Let's limit their ice time then. I know, he's the NHL coach and not me (and for good reason)...but I'd love to get inside his head and figure out the reasoning for choices like that.

With that, I'm off to bed. No reason to stay up any later and harp on this. G'night, all.

The problem being, some of that manhandling should have been penalties on the Sharks. They were definitely penalties on us.

Penalties have been even, but the zebras have missed a LOT of obvious stuff on the Sharks.

Datsyuk tripped up, no call. Yay.

The sad thing is, the penalty calls are almost even.

Good one, Bert. He's becoming a liability lately with his penalties. I don't like that.

Guh. Wonderful pass by Lang. This is turning into a disaster.

Sorry, I just wasn't a fan of the snow angel at that particular point in time. With San Jose players bearing down on him, Dom plopped right out of the net. Believe me, I usually defend Dom's eccentric moves. That one just annoyed me.

Just made our third shot. And it was a 70-footer. PP coming up. Now would be a good time to score.

Good one, Dom. ******* brilliant.

Two shots on goal for us this period? Can't win if you don't hit the net.

I'd like to see another shortie for Cleary.

And ANOTHER PK. Geez.

Another close one for the Sharks.

10:00 left in regulation.

We're just playing dump-and-don't-chase again whenever we actually get the puck into the Sharks' zone.

THANK YOU, DOM.