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as long as you don't have those additional screw on type lenses you will be fine. I used to bring my moms camera to the games and get amazing shots with her 10x optical zoom.... just play it cool and you will be fine.

You missed my point... paying to see a lackluster meaningless game is a waste of money. and the $22 seats are the only reason I bought these tickets. The normal price without this package is $54... Now see there is also another item that comes into play. after i bought these tickets, The Spitfires announced Game 1 versus the Whalers would also be tonight in Windsor. Personally i think there is a lot more action to be had going to that game where both teams actually care at this stage of the game. Thats the reason I say a waste. because if the same ol' wings of the past few games show up... is it really fun to watch in person? I don't need a win to be happy... i just require some sort of action and a little bit of effort.

Nope you would be wrong... Osgood was nothing short of stellar in New York... obviously if are "willing to bet" you never did pay much attention to the fans reactions or the actual games he played while in new york or St. Louis. Same with St. Louis, I made a point to visit their boards and follow them very closely including going to several Blues games to watch him play... The fans had nothing but good things to say about him.

i know you are used to it... but it always amazed me that for a lot games out east here you have them starting when you are still technically at work... how do you manage to watch those games when they say start at 4:30pm your time? Because of that, I would never complain about the 10:30 starts here because the alternative for me is having to miss games (just like the stupid olympics).

It depends too on the types of shots they are blocking and allowing... The last two games i have witnessed easy ass slam dunks by the opposition as the defense half assly tried to cover them. but that is all speculation though and open to interpretation as to the amount of help the the team is providing with the shots. I look at is as say someone offering to help move boxes (we are going to use boxes to represent shots in this case) for an hurt person who has to move out of their house. If you help by only lifting the easy boxes for them and leaving all the heavy, odd shaped boxes for them to move.... are you really, i mean really helping them? Same too if your team is stopping or preventing what would be the easy type of shots and only allowing the hard and (many times over this season, slam dunk) shots... of course the goals are going to be coming left and right.

Finally its hockey time! Broke down and got the 2/$44 deal for this game and am going against my better judgement to not waste money on meaningless end of season games.... so hopefully its not a snooze fest like i am anticipating. I don't really care who wins, just no effing injuries! and a billion Fights! Give me a reason to skip going to Windsor to see the Whalers tonight!

although i recently found there is parking under cobo... same price but your car is protected from the elements. The entrance is on the side of the building that faces i believe Jefferson (the street at the end of woodward by hart plaza). It pretty easy to get out of also. I think tonight since it should be nice out i will go up top tho

I don't wear glasses (never have) so i can't lend you some... but i feel we will be alright. if we fail in the PO's it will be because the Team as a whole doesn't tighten up play. No sloppy play by the other 5 and our 6th man should be doing just fine back there. The rest of our team must be aware of the GT issue so why on earth don't they play better to accomidate for it? Sloppy passes and turnovers all around your own net is unexcussable when you have to carry more the slack for an under performing player. I remember the LA kings game... how pathetic it was the lowly kings were cycling the puck around our sad D and pressuring for most of the period. Our team could not clear it for the life of them. Goalie made huge saves but was under constant pressure because our D and O were horrible.

lol i knew it was a while ago i saw her, didn't know it was over 16 years ago...shamWOW time really does fly

Well for the Regular season the fire was on the ice... then for the playoffs they had to toss that one out becuase the fire came from above the ice at the top of the jumbotron. I kinda liked Are You In, myself... maybe not at first but it really did grow on me. Much like this years will literally.

I am not against a Female playing in the big leagues... I was all about Rheaume when she did that preseason/practice game with the Bolts years back. The problem is I just don't think they are capable of playing up to the Physicalness of a male game in and game out. I can just imagine watching a female get up after a Lucic check. Granted i know that the NHL has been trying to get us accustomed to this over the last few years with introducing us to Paul Karyia but i still think they are a while off. Players are just getting bigger and stronger. Men are just built all around bigger than females... especially those who play in the NHL.

No offense to any ladys out there but I really don't think they are physically built to the same strenghts as a male... Granted some of those guys in the NHL aren't the strongest but there does need to be exceptionally more training involved to get a womens body up to the same as a mans... isn't there? Women can play hockey and other sports men do, I just don't think it should be on the same rink... Can you imagine a female going up against a defensive end in football... yeah i think not, she would get crushed Baseball basketball and soccer might be okay but physical sports (and i mean very physically demanding sports) should be left seperate)

lol i forwarded it to my girlfriend who was giving me hell for my beard i have for the Whalers... she is less than thrilled another 2+ months of this thing hehe

I like to park at Cobo roof... quick and easy to get to. Usually arrive about 1hour before puck drops to take in the sights and sounds.

she would get my vote and actually was the first to come to my mind

my beard has already started for the Whalers... God help them against the Spits starting on Thursday

Better not... there are other better and more deserving of a shot at the post season. ...unless the griffs are in the playoffs, but i have no clue as i don't follow the AHL at all.

thats going to piss off some of the lady's, gents and players that can't grow one....

So let me get this straight... a defense with more confidence in their goalie would NOT pass the puck across the crease or not make lame ass lazy attempts to clear the puck out of the zone? or give the puck up inside the circles... Have you watched the amount of Errors ALL six D-men have been making or are you too focused on watching Ozzie that you negate to see the rest of the players? Seems to me that D-men with Lost confidence in their goalies actually play harder and work harder to make sure the puck doesn't get to close to said goalie. The wings D is guilty of far to many own-zone turnovers... those are not the fault of goaltender. Not to mention just all around sloppy play... for instance like last game with Erikkson taking the puck up and hitting kopeckys skate for a quick and easy turn over and possibly a goal (i can't remember for sure)

Manny Legace can be coined this... he couldn't handle the responsibility of a career in the "none back up role"

I don't expect much in terms of team improvements or playing with desire for the next five meaningless games. all i can say is stay healthy and rest up (like they have been the last several games) for when it really counts. On the flipside, i hope its not a sleeper games like i am expecting as i will be in attendance...but I expect nothing short of a sleeper game at this stage in the season.

shouldn't you put an "a" in between wouthit and porbelm?

Happy day... Whalers are Matched up against the Spits (going to be a quick series though...) but that means courtesy of my G/f and our B-days coming up we have a wings game on Thursday, Whalers games on Sunday in Windsor and a whalers game in Plymouth next tuesday. w00t its hockey time!

I know its not that simple... but i highly doubt that missing Hossa and Franzen for an entire season would play out with the same record. Obviously some players will step up and account for the missing 65+ goals those two combined have scored... they kinda have to if they were missing. We proved we could win games without hossa and Franzen during stints this season... but i fear that wouldnt work for the long haul of the season.

all i am saying is they are still fighting for a lower tier seed... most likely right up to the bitter end of the season. You better hope to god if you are a nashville fan they are throwing everything they have at you.... Our team on the other hand isn't even really playing these last few games or so... and they barely beat us this last game. We have beat them 5-3 and 6-2 this season and their post season track record is far from stellar. Perhaps with our recent lack of play and their busting ass we are giving them a false sense of security in the first round?