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Convenient time to bring it up

I'm as pissed as anyone, but the logic is the Lidstrom, far-and-away the best player on the Red Wings blueline, should retire because he was on the ice for that last goal? Did anyone actually see it? Erat came with speed and was going straight at Jiri "dwarf legs in cement shoes" Hudler. White had the opposite wing, so Lidstrom peeled off to protect against Erat burning Hudler. White looked like a peewee, chasing the puck carrier after he was already neutralized, THANKS TO LIDSTROM. Hudler and White s*** the bed and you pick the best player in that cluster-f*** and blame him?

Oh look, the Wings that played Game 1 and 3 are back. Joy...

White is ******* retarded! Hudler is about to get burned so Lidstrom peels off to defend, White has the backside... oh wait! White is chasing the player with the puck?! The guy who is already defended by 2 other guys?! Moron... I smelled this s*** coming when we couldn't capitalize. NEED ONE BACK HERE!

Clever, but it apparently didn't work

Officiating heavily favors Nashville in the series, Trotz #PulledACrosby and begged the refs for more powerplays.

THIS. *ahem* sorry... yeah, I don't think I've called him Mule in like 18 months. He's Johan. Stevie Y doesn't acknowledge this bum anymore.

http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=172834 Pretty awesome, wish I was there.

And he'll get them too, even though Rinne is bumped just about as much as Howard is. I can't remember the last time the Wings got that call in their favor. On top of that, with the level of interference, hooking, and holding that was going on in the low slot when the Wings were pressuring last night, most of it is his own guys shoveling folks into him. Speaking of which, maybe we show ask the officials to look at the Quincey crosscheck and the Kronwall hook at tell us something 3 times worse didn't happen and was let go about a dozen times in the third period.

Yeah, I don't think I saw anyone rattled, outside of players getting pretty irritated by what was an obvious inconsistency in what penalties were being called. The one player that looked to be causing problems because of losing his cool was Franzen. He's taken several stupid retaliatory penalties, including that boneheaded spear.

Maybe it is something serious, like a yellow belly or a missing spine

Feel so bad for the kid. Such a ballsy competitor; just hate to see him have to go through this. For those who haven't seen it, there is a presser with Helm today talking about things. He seems pretty sick over this. Could you imagine fighting back as hard as he did after knee surgery to get back ahead of schedule, only to get in a freak accident 3 shifts in. Wish everyone else on the team had a quarter of the heart Helm has VIDEO: http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=172824

Ohhhh, so he is "leashed", that's the problem? Well then, by all means, "unleash" him Franzen has been given every possible opportunity this season and last, always given the best linemate, high ice-time, and plenty of time on the PP. After the last few games, besides the goal that hit his leg giving him another GWG :rolleyes: , he has done more harm than good. Takes retarded retaliatory penalties that leave us short-handed. Shows only flashes of brilliance between long spans of float, and I've only seen him use his size and hands once down low through 3 games. This thread should read "s*** or get off the pot, Johan" (s*** being 'do anything', pot being 'the Datsyuk line')

1) Miracle recovery for Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves. 2) Time machine for Johan Franzen. 3) Stop setting the Red Wings' clocks 20 minutes slow.

I don't "tweet", but how about this:

Apparently Shanny felt the need to give Weber a mulligan

Completely agree. I think the league went out and found the best guy they could - a guy that probably should have been commissioner, not some lacky under the Bettman administration - and he has been completely neutered by the bureaucracy of the current system. He started strong in the pre-season, October, and November, but has since been unwilling/unable to break the NHL's unwritten rules governing exactly which players (not which acts) are suspendable. Shanny helped save the game during the lockout, had an amazing NHL career playing with heart and integrity, and its all washed away in one season as the NHL sheriff deputy. I knew there would be some level of disappointment, given what the job calls for, but Shanahan has failed. Since the Weber leniency, watch any game, there are at least 1 or 2 offenses that would have been reviewed less than a month ago. Its utter chaos. A circus, with Bettman and Campbell still the ringleaders, and Shanahan as the carnival-barker and/or guy-who-puts-his-head-in-the-lions-mouth.

Sid just keeps talking s*** from the bench. I can't believe Bryz is such s***.

whats the most goals allowed by one goaltender in a single series?

hahaha and we're back!

Byalsma playing grab-ass with Sid on the bench

L O L Fluery

Pens with a PP somehow??

Its in their charter

WTF!!! REFS ARE ******* UP! Crosby and Letang jump Timmonen. Giroux pulls off Crosby, Crosby hangs on for dear life until a ref ties up ONLY Giroux and Crosby gets shots in. Meanwhile, Timmonen has his sweater over his head, taking punches and the linesman is just watching as Letang slams Timmonen head first into the ice. These refs don't know how to break up a scrum for s***.