NeverForgetMac25

I love Mickey's chuckles on weak penalty calls. You can tell what time-frame he played in simply based on that.

The Sabres are on their heels. Now the Wings just need to lean.

Give that one period.

Great pressure at this point.

Actually...that would be a perfect fit for him and the Devils.

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You know what, I was actually referring to *after* the initial bite took place. I thought the real bite came after the glove was off, when Peters' bare hand again goes close to Ruutu. At that point, you can't see Ruutu's head because the back of Peters' helmet is between Ruutu's face and the camera. Now I see what you're referring to. Still, I tend to agree with Doggy that Peters didn't react until after he put his hand back by Ruutu's face. If you watch the play again, it looks as though there isn't a serious reaction until his hand goes back up toward Ruutu's mouth. A bite isn't really like a stubbed toe, its not going to take a second or two before you feel it. Doesn't matter though, the fact is it's very much looking like its not an alleged bite anymore and that it was in fact a bite. Suspension is the right thing to do.

Thanks .....and I would agree if that last one isn't it, it's very close.

You do? All I see is the back of Peters' helmet until after the alleged bite takes place. I, for one, believe Ruutu did bite down simply because of the immediate reaction Peters has as well as everything that followed.

That's a good amount of coin for someone that hasn't played one minute in the NHL yet.

TBH, the fact that the league requires atleast one player from each club to make the All-Star team so that all the NHL clubs are represented further illustrates that this is not a true *All-Star* game. If it was (as someone mentioned), AP writers or GM's would vote players in with no restrictions such as (a) atleast one player from every team has to make it or (b) the bulk of the team can come from only a few teams if its deservedly so. With the way the ASG is run now, if people don't see how pointless this game is....they never will.

Bringing in a Duck......who didn't see that coming?

Every year I care about this game less and less. I'm glad just Lids and Dats are going....Z could always use the rest for his back and Hossa is likely still fighting some groin pain. That time off will only help them down the stretch.

Thanks alot! That'll be huge for matching up fonts if the font itself isn't available. Just an FYI for anyone, it looks like the Wings use "Allstar" font for their Preseason jerseys. I can't 100% confirm though.

That's just ridiculous. I'd love for his suspension to be more massive than anyone predicts. Coming to an NHL barn near you:

Hossa gets the monkey off his back. Great shot location.

Classic!

Holy Hell, Dats couldn't get to the net quick enough!

Well....better period thus far, but nothing to show for it. Conklin has made some great saves.

Yeesh.....terrible shift by Cheli. Either he needs to play more to get a rhythm or its time to not offer another contract next offseason. Sad to say, but its true.

Wow....we look sluggish in our own zone. CBJ is working hard.

Just watched the play again thanks to DVR. He hesitated because he wanted to make sure to get the puck up. Had he just pushed it in on the ground, ConkBlock wouldn't have had time to get his stick (or pad for that matter) down to cover.

How did Conklin get over? I gotta see that again at the break. Yes

WTF Ken Daniels. Why would he just say the word he just did? Who else heard it?

I bet!