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I thought he played like s***, anyone else?

I don't think their coach let them generate chances, as stupid as that sounds.. SO defensive after the Grier goal. Meh, different day Saturday - - Lilja/Schneider weren't very good tonight though, Quincey was better.

Rivet said it right in his interview, he didn't seem to think the Sharks played all that well either, but.. of course that doesn't say much about our effort. Oh well, no "doom 'n gloom" here, let's get 'em Saturday! But I concur with Crood, Wings played like s***, AND .. believe it or not took it to the Sharks quite a bit in stretches. That's just it though, bit of inconsistency.

Well, I suppose the Sharks played the "perfect" road game, but this is a disappointment. On the bright side? At least we'll all get some good sleep; albeit unhappy.

Either they're just completely out of sync, or the Sharks defense is all-world. Honestly, nice PP goal by Carle, then a buffoon like giveaway/goal 24 seconds later, and the game is decided? Not much else to talk about here.

Feels like I'm watching a Devils game. (

... which, if the Wings keep up the play of the second half of that period, will eventually turn into ...

And your posts have been like a month old stale fart.

Don't be jealous of me, I'll be watching on my "puny" 36" dinosaur CRT Sony WEGA. Even the AP gives us basically no chance:

Yep, lots of talk about the Wings "skill level" before round one, but I read more people expecting the "typical" upset of the Wings.

Actually, just hoping to catch the last day of the sale @ the beer store. 40's, 3 for $5!

Is it just me, or is work UNBEARABLE, especially on nights where new series' get underway!

"Sam-A-Rainman" or not, spewing his "size issues" (<---- we all know what that means), I am truly excited for this series. I feel that with the exception of the Rangers (sorry Brendan), the 7 remaining teams are the cream of the crop. Should be a damned exciting Semi-Final round! P.S. wings in 6.

I don't care much for it either, but hey... wastes some time in the cubicle.

Doesn't matter, both players are equally ineffective this year, and interchangeable.

It's alright, I believe most media pundits predicted the Wings demise vs. the Flames as well. Note how the only team not talking junk in the media is the Wings. They don't need to. Rivet and Guerin were nice pickups, but our veteran leadership is far superior. Did the Habs just not like Rivet?? Or was he another salary cap loss? Dude can play. The Wings need some of the youngsters to step up big while our team gets healthy, hopefully irritate the Sharks a bit-- get them to take some penalties. 5 on 5 is equal, but even though the PP during the regular season wasn't good at all, I can start to see it clicking now. Zetterberg will be enormous in this series.

"Sharks in 5" Please don't feed our lone troll any more kibble.

There's our "Jiggy" !! Way to go, thanks for the support, we're going to need it! I haven't seen the Sharks play in a long time, didn't catch much of the Preds series, mainly because I loathe the Preds. With Homer out, Lebda.. Cleary/Sammy broken hands? Jeezus, the home ice is the only advantage we have tonight. I think the Sharks take this one to scare the bejeezus out of everyone in hockeytown.. that being said, we proved we can win a gritty one on the road in Calgary so I like our chances in the Tank next week for one. Sharks: 4 (Marleau, Carle, Grier, Cheeeeecho-Train) Wings: 1 (Cleary)

We are not "hosers" .. Nice post! Welcome. Someone mentioned above that there aren't any Sharks trolls.. I encountered one today, a particularly pesky little bugger, but nowhere NEAR the amount as the nasty Preds/Flames fans.

Not if they're playing defense like that. .Disgusting.

Well, we always get stuck playing the teams out east because the rest of the Central sucks, .. and our record was falsely inflated , WOOPS, wrong thread. I hear everyone's pain.. suck it up! Franzen's goal was what, about 12:45am EST? That's nothing, expect many more tight games, and OT too I'm thinking. I love the Saturday afternoon games @ 3pm, can get up early (depending on Friday night), do a bunch of stuff around the house, get geeked/"lubed up" with Labbatt by the time the puck drops .. chow down dinner @ 6pm or so (again, fueled by mass beer consumption), and tell anyone you might have invited over to get the f*** OUT by 7pm! Makes for a great Sunday, as I'm usually crashed out by 10pm or so. Adrenaline/Beer/Playoff Hockey, not many better combinations in life.

"Discovery Bay" ? Cool. I think the onus lies with Hasek in this series. Nabokov/Toskala are quite good yes, but definitely beatable. Hasek on the other hand, when his head is in the game can be unbeatable.

Good for that little pest. Not the best choice of words, but who are we kidding, he is not going to win a Nobel Prize anytime soon. *P.S. (girls, cover your eyes) he is schtooping one of the hottest women around, Elisha Cuthbert. Edit: I think "Tunbo Batman" and I have the :P smilie market cornered.

"The Wings are still too soft", while that's a subjective statement, I believe it's false.

I like these lines! (prints to adjust in NHL 2K7) *Note basically the complete lack of superstars (Dats/Z obviously, but..) on the forward side of things. I likey.