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yeah while i like what Leino has done Draper on faceoffs would be huge on the road.

This article was dead on. And I like how he said it doesn't matter if the rule is stupid or not, a rule is a rule. There is no way a superstar gets suspended for a Finals game especially when his team is down 0-2. They want this series to go longer and they don't want to hear the NHL cost the Pens the series cause without Malkin they went down 3-0.

While there will be changes I think if hossa walks Hudler stays. Why let him walk if Hossa does? He'll cost less than Hossa even if Hossa takes a huge paycut. But it's not just financial stuff. you can't let the young guys sit down in GR forever. As for the cap it sounds like it'll be around the same this year and drop next year. Where they will have a little more space to negotiate when Lidstroms contract is up. I think they will prepare this year knowing the cap will probably go down next year. I have to say I am more confident in going with more youth now than I ever was before.

He's so full of it. He can't even admit when he's wrong. That's why the league will struggle. The Preds, Thrashers and Coyotes could have 400 fans at every game and he would still say hockey is strong there. BUT if it's a team that moved or started while he wasn't the commish thats ok they can move to hawaii for all he cares.

I'll let Holland do what he does. He always gets things done and the team always is good. Saying that if Hossa is back Sammy is gone for sure and Hudler might be too. Sammy I don't think they are signing just cause he's gonna get huge offers out there and it'll be hard to turn them down.

I'll be worried until the clock strikes 00:0.00 on the 4th win. Just the way I am. Odds are heavily on the Wings side with 97% of teams going up 2-0 in the finals go on to win but the Pens are a good team.

I think they would have done better on the weekday too. Now I hope it's a sweep just so that NBC gets screwed out of the winning game. ESPN anyone home?

Yeah hope Crosby can learn from that. He never gives credit to the other side. It's always what he or the team did wrong. Not whining from him lilke last year.

I think Edzo has been better this year than last. He seemed to be very anti-Wings last season. This year I don't see it as much. He kept it down a little during the Hawks series. Pierre gets going. Some days he's pro-Wings another he'll be pro-whoever else. His I don't believe a team is out of it until they lose on home ice was getting to me. how many times did he say that at the end of the game? While they do need to win EVERY home game to stay in it the Wings can keep winning at home and it won't matter. I haven't been able to stand CBC this playoff either they seemed to be very anti-Wings during the 2nd round. not enough Canadians I'm guessing? But Grapes did pick the Wings to win the Cup though which surprised the hell out of me. But I'm sticking with VS/NBC cause since I've watched them the Wings are 6-0. Started game 3 of the last round on CBC and the Wings went down 3-0. Went over the VS and the Wings tied it. So gotta keep a good thing going.

Sounds like Lidstrom and Ericsson in. Not sounding good about Pavel. Also read that Draper will take the pregame skate.

I'm not sure yet. Don't get CBC in HD so that could make me go NBC. Both have become annoying to me. You get the anti Red Wing tint from CBC because not enough canadians. I mean in the Ducks series they were biased towards the Ducks a lot. Cleary should have gotten a penalty in game 5 for being the crease for the Helm goal but Niedermeyer was ok falling on Ozzie in game 3. Then kept arguing against the Cleary winning goal in game 7 that he was pushing the pads. Then Don Cherry wants the Wings to fight any time they get hit. Wings are smarter than that, thats why they are where they are Grapes. Plus being superstitious the way I am, I tried watching CBC for game 3 of the WCF's and the Wings went down 3-0. Went over to VS and the Wings tied it and on NBC they won game 4 and stayed on VS for game 5 and they won. So I might be with NBC/VS. Probably go over to CBC for the intermissions though, at least for game 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7. Can't stand Maguire and Millbury. They are terrible as hosts.

If Pavel sits out game 1 I'm ok with it but nothing after that please. Lidstrom and Ericsson are huge though. They need that help back on D. Let's get going!

I dont know if the feud is stopping him from getting in the hall but there was one. I remember him saying Scott was one of the worst human beings. "Great coach. Lousy human being." Dino didn't fit the direction they were going and I think Dino was pissed and said what he felt. Shanny and him didn't get along either but Shanny dealt with it because he kept getting rings.

You're still a day away so there time for him to feel a little better. Plus if he's not ready sit him one more game. I think they can deal one, maybe two more games, without him. Lidstrom is who they need back on the ice more so in my opinion. You can be just going with 4 D again.

Even if he doesn't come back this year this is very good to hear. I was starting to get worried for his health.

I have a weird feeling too. Different in this series than I have in any other round this year. I have no idea what to think though. the only thing about this quick turn around that I like is that I don't have to dwell on it too much longer.

I highly doubt it's at noon. 3 would even be pushing it imo. And everyone who is going all JFK conspiracy theory on this it has nothing to do with Bettman wanting Crosby to win a Cup. Yes I believe he does very badly but it did not weigh in on this at all. They were gonna have a sat./sun. games 1 & 2 no matter what. It was either this weekend or next and Bettman didn't want to wait a whole week. It is Bettman's fault for having NBC and letting them do this. NBC wouldn't have done this in the mid 90's for the NBA. They would have just said Conan and Jay you're waiting until the Finals are over to start your new shows. This is far worse than anything ESPN/ABC ever pulled with the NHL. I sure hope ESPN is back next year.

Just wait until the Finals. The Wings could sweep the Pens Osgood stops Crosby on 5 breakaways and he's held scoreless and he will give no credit to the Wings or any player. It'll be what he didn't do. He did it last year when Hank made that great play on the 5 on 3 in game 4 and did it this year to Varlamov when he made that save with his stick early in that series. Didn't even give him props for desperation, hell didn't even mention the guys name. Then you look at Helm last night gave all kinds of props to Huet and the Hawks.

I sure hope the Wings do beat the crap out of them. Need to be healthy.

I'm still worried. We'll see come game time and then see how this game plays out...

yeah I'll go with what most have been saying there is no way for the main reason of 10 days isn't long enough. I've had a family member go through it and they were there for a month. Maybe he did the same program Kovalev did. He was given days off so maybe he was in rehab too.

Well he's what 0-4 against the Wings as a head coach in the playoffs? so maybe he already knows..

If the Wings in I like its the Hawks for one reason, one hour time difference. No more of this 10 or 10:30 crap. 9 would be the latest plus the 40 minute flight or whatever would be nice for the Wings.

Only every year. Stupid Canes ruined my dreams in 02. Looking at the schedule they are both on VS tonight and CBC has nothing. That sucks. I'm guessing after the Caps/Rangers they go over to NJ/CAR if it's still going on.

They talked about Tortorella the other day. But like some have said PTI shouldn't be what you are using to judge coverage either. And yeah the NHL isn't even on espn so what incentive to they have to hype it up? It sucks, especially since espn is the only legit national sports channel, but thats the way it is. NHL playoffs from last night weren't even touched in the first half hour this morning before I had to leave for work while like 6 baseball games were.