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We should be thankfull to have Babs as our coach, but Boudreau should get the award. He turned the worst team in the NHL in december around and made them one most exciting teams in the NHL. Nothing short of a miracle.

Great article. Never knew this side of his 'change' . Great goaltender, great human being. I can't say it enough.

he owes me 25 bucks !... that's how i feel about him.

Go Wings Go Ozzie 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 8-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2, 9-2, 74, 8-3, 7-6,l 9-4, 11-2... it's all good.... as long as we win ! EDIT: NASN is going to broadcast ths game ! SWEEEEEEET ! 04:00 Detroit vs Colorado - Conf. Semifinal - Game 3 - NHL Jose Theodore must stand tall in net for the Avalanche if they are to topple the deep and dangerous Red Wings in this best-of-seven game Western Conference Semifinal series. I'll have to stay awake till 4.00 am though.. that's going to be some strong cofee..

Ozzie Wings win 2-1

very nice !

There's no need to sign Kolzig.

Your comparisons are (as always) quite accurate, but you seem to forget two things: - It's all about the team, not about one individual hockeyplayer against the other. - It's the playoffs. There are no guides on how to play ... anything's possible. We've seen to many examples over the years, right ? We had the edge on every position against the Oilers... and we know what happened there..

DET/COL: 4-2 SJ/DAL: 4-3 MON/PHI: 4-2 PIT/NYR: 4-1 NOTE: EDIT TIME !

"Final first round standings will be up as soon as I finish two "gems" that I'm working on for the Photoshop Wars thread."

NHL - Carey Price ?? One characteristic of a Most Valuable Player is consistency. Price isn't. 2 shutouts is nice.. giving up 10 goals in 2 games isn't..

Scott Burnside prediction on ESPN.com: I'll take it.

there's no way Lidstrom isn't going to get his 6th Norris. No way.

I think it will be a clash between two 'resurrected' goalies.. Ozzie and Theodore. It's going to be interesting !

For the Det-Nas series absolutely. For the Red Wings I would have to go with Datsyuk. His offensive output was a constant given. Without him... round 2 would have been a lot tougher to reach..

Damn' ... you're right .. (at least I was close... I could have said Vanilla Ice..)

Nothing. He's a classy, hardworking hockeyplayer with a quircky sense of humor and he does great things for the community. He's a superstar but doesn't act like one. I like that.

what ? Unless you're member of Bodycount.. you shouldn't say that... really..

nahh... it's better to seek a new arch-rival than to dig up a dead horse. It's like Evander Holyfield wanting to fight Mike Tyson for "old-times-sake". What's done is done. let's not get pathetic...

let's not pretend there's a rivalry when there clearly isn't. Detroit isn't the same team as in 1997-1998... same goes for Colorado.

How could Marty not win ?

I guess that's the smart thing to do: If you win a round of Stanley Cup hockey, start destroying your own city.. Classy...

What can I say ? I'm proud of Ozzie, I'm proud of the Wings. On to the next !

The real question is who will Babcock start in round 2 ??

What an awesome sentence to start a thread... pff...