b.shanafan14

Ugh... So close. Get it up!

This is disgusting. Pathetic and soft. Get gooned up a little and we play like a bunch of *******.

Oh my ******* god....

Wings look confused. What is going on...

Get quincey of the ice.

Good god... What the hell is going on?! Wake up!

Howard needs to shut the door here on out. At least two soft ones. Let's go Wings!

Soft performance tonight. Some good chances, but overall sloppy, like the ice. It's bad enough to lose, but the Wings looked scared most of the night. Huge let down after the late season push.

Great... Terrific... Stupendous...

I was afraid of this. I fear the Wings played lights out to get in and now are content to play shrinking violet. Keep the streak alive = new Stanley Cup.

Cogliano has been eating our defense's lunch...

Where is Franzen? This is why the guy is a permanent source of frustration. The whole team looks scared out there.

Wings look like they managed to maintain their usual bedtime despite the travel and time change....

Any chance the Wings wake up?

Obviously it would the dive artist....

Kindl, Smith, and Ericsson have been boiling s*** tonight.

Wings PP has gone cold. Need to start scoring before the refs start evening things out in the PIM department.

Ericsson is having a lot of trouble with the puck. You can tell the ice is s***, but he is having the worst time among our defenseman. Wings need to start scoring, pretty soon the refs are gonna start evening things up...

Wings look asleep coming out for the second period. Big kill here on the Teemu dive.

Man, Wild blew late two on one.

Hawks have been back a step so far and have hauled down or otherwise obstructed Wild players at least twice already not counting the partial break play, and yet the one penalty so far was a phantom hook on the Wild. Too early to say fishy, but...

Bulls*** penalty. Refs apparently think hits are hooks. Hawk on the ice has to be a penalty.

How about we lock this thread? Jimmy started slow, mostly due to rust, and ended up STELLAR! Second season starts tonight, let's hope he rides this confidence and continues to stand on his head. Go Jimmy, go Red Wings!

I'm not going to argue the value of Datsyuk in regards to whether or not his jersey should be retired. The more interesting argument will be whether or not Datsyuk and Zetterberg are Hall of Famers in the end, and what the new definition of a Hall of Fame career is in the 21st century. Players don't put up the kind of obscene numbers as they did in the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s. The definition of what makes an elite player in the NHL has changed. Assuming both players play to the extent of their ability until they can play no longer, lets say another 6 years or so, would we consider both Pavel and Hank Hall of Fame caliber? Neither will have lead the league in scoring. In all likelihood, neither will have lead to an incredible number of Cups as a primary player. In their time they will have been among, but never the best. On top of that, if Pavel leaves for the KHL after this contract, how does that effect his chances? We all recognize he is a once-in-a-lifetime talent as far as skill set goes, but how much is enough these days? Are Datsyuk and Zetterberg's contributions to the sport in the end significant enough to get in when you consider players like Bure, Oates, and Mark Howe taking so long to get in, and players like Fedorov and Lindros still on the outside looking in?

GO OILERS, damn!