stevieisthebest

I miss him and the NHL so much, but I'm glad to see he is enjoying his time away. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--pavel-datsyuk-s-wisdom--whimsy-and-wizardry-on-full-display-in-khl.html

never... November 16 5:00 PM

Thought this was funny, probably a big reason why were locked out, the Wild are spending ridiculous amounts of money on retired players like Gary Suter...

Watching Dats play for someone else.. I feel like im being cheated on.

#43- Ulf Samuelsson

Sorry if this has been posted already, I dont want to sift through 30 pages of stuff, but this video got me real emotional.

lets relax... these guys are deciding on the next decade of their lives. Give them more than 48 hours to decide. Geezaloo

The Bertstein Advantage Auditorium

Thank you Nick.

John Buccigross from twitter: "And when Nick senses a big moment, he turns into Kobe Bryant without the trash talk and the false bravado. He is a silent assassin. He stalks, he sees, he pounces. He is one of the best of all time at that. There has never been anyone like him." Sad to see you go Nick, but s*** you were a great player

Speaking of awesome arenas, has anyone else been to the Tampa Bay Times Forum? (formally St. Pete Times Forum) That place was recently re-done and it is amazing. We sat 2nd row to the top in the corner. We parked maybe 75 yards form the arena in an open parking lot for 10 bucks. As soon as the game ended we were out of the arena and onto the freeway in 25 minutes and the game was sold out. Seriously. It takes about a decade to get home from the Joe. I was very impressed with that arena. Very nice surrounding area too, probably has something to do with the fact that it was in Tampa Bay, but very nice place.

that "Motown Cool" one was the reason we didn't win the cup in '09. Still get pissed when I see that.

Any body got a stream of the game? I'm stuck at work.

#weberwillpay

Well s***..

Shannys empty net Sorry, somehow I never learned how to put a video in, any way.... just listen to the Joe on this one.

NHL.com Theres a nice little column on the side that lays out all the potential matchups

For the Detroit Red Wings a success can only mean a Stanley Cup. I think there are like 5 teams the NHL that would only call a championship a successful season, DET, PIT, VAN, BOS, NYR maybe.. the leagues elite teams. For everyone else making the playoffs may be considered a success. I've never lived a day in which the wings didn't make the playoffs that year. So IMO making the playoffs is not enough. Like they said in 2007 "One round is not enough"

I refuse to get my hopes up, only because this seems to happen every year. I love kenny and trust him. The Quincey move was a solid one, and has only made our team better. This team right now is good enough to win the cup. I wouldn't really mind seeing a big name player come in, but at what cost? To me, its not worth messing with the chemistry that this team has for a one year rental sniper. This team can win the cup as is, and the chemistry is great.

Cleanest Players This one makes me so proud to be a wings fan.

lol

I'd like to see Z on that Bert and Franzen line. Oh well, Go Wings!

The skills comp and all star game aren't for us, assuming "us" are very knowledgeable hockey fans that already love the sport. It's for the non-hockey fans as a way to gain fans. Even then, i enjoy the all-star weekend. I think its cool to see the guys out there having fun. An all-star game was never meant to be all that competitive, thus we see no checking or fighting etc in the games. It's a way for the fans to vote on players and for the players to have fun. I understand why Lids didn't go, cause he's already been to a thousand. Jimmy on the other hand was thrilled to be invited. Playoff hockey is for "us" not the all-star game, if you dont like it, dont watch it, but appreciate what it does for the young and new fans out there.

Wendel Clark...

go green!