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http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/04/red_wings_henrik_zetterberg_fe_1.html This league is a joke sans punchline. Pathetic. Shanahan fines him peanuts and then says "but NEXT TIME, boy will he be in trouble". Shanny, I've lost all faith in you.

1) Fixed. The fact that Weber didn't succeed in injuring Zetterberg doesn't change the act or the intent. He didn't get "mustard" on it because its pretty difficult to grab a man's head and slam it into a surface without a good grip; Zetterberg was protected by his helmet and the lack of grip in Weber's glove. 2) "Run high with a few seconds left"? Bumped from behind in a position he put himself in to protect the puck from a player trying to tie the game late. That's a hockey play, happens at least 30 times a game and isn't called as boarding or anything. And despite the counter-complaining Trotz and Weber, Zetterberg didn't "hit him in the head". 3) Have you watched the replay? After the faceoff, Datsyuk is standing there, watching the play in the corner, Gaustad, 4th liner, took several chops to the legs of the Wings' best player who missed time with leg injuries, after the whistle and then proceeded to get in his face. Big tough guy. When Bertuzzi went over to give him someone his own size to start crap with, Gaustad predictably hid behind the officials and continued to talk. So yes, it is perfectly acceptable.

My feeling is that anything cheap that happens after the final horn should be punishable with at least a fine if you want to put an end to the gooning BS when the game is over. Gaustad got a big chop in on the legs of Datsyuk during that same sequence. You are completely right, if you put Crosby in Hank's position there would be levied a suspension to end all suspensions. The media would be calling for blood, and everyone on Pittsburgh would be interviewed two or three times so they can squeeze in buzz words like "no respect" or "gutless. Then again, if it happened to Sid he would milk it for all it was worth, sit a few games and pout. To everyone in the media I've heard, the intent was clear and the act was terrible, but since Zetterberg didn't appear injured and the league only cares about the results, no suspension for Weber. Basically, his act was heinous but he executed it poorly because he didn't succeed in injuring Zetterberg... I'll let that sink in for a second. And the cherry on top is the actual "hockey play" that occurred - Hank went into a scrum and bumped Weber to get the puck as Weber turned to put himself in the position to protect it - is the subject of the counter-whining from Trotz and Weber, even being called a "hit to the head". What a smart league would say is "average play results in extraordinary retaliation", using it to prove intent. What this league will do is take the easy route of doing nothing because Zetterberg was not injured, Weber has no "history" to my knowledge, and will say the turnbuckle headshot Zata took was simply a ***-for-tat in post-game chippiness (which it was not). Prepare to be sickened yet again, Red Wings' fans

Who said anything about goals? The guy plays like soft crap, period. Have you not watched the pasted 60 games or so? What's silly is the notion that it is OK that he plays lazy during the regular season because he'll flip a switch come April.

Honestly, considering the pace has picked up, Franzen looked even slower and less engaged tonight than he has been. And that's saying A LOT. Floating, and save for driving to the net ONCE, he was playing soft and diving all over the place. Tired of him phoning it in.

All of this is true. Datsyuk looked good besides the faceoff circle. His wingers are s***. Game 1 of Round 1 and Franzen was soft as wet bread.

I hope Z is OK, looked a bit shaken up. I still can't believe that. Want to protect players' heads? Suspend Weber 3+.

Misses the sucker-punch, grabs Hank's head with both mitts and drives it into the glass. It was like something out of professional wrestling.

******* Preds gooning!!! WOW!! f*** WEBER! THAT HAS TO BE MULTIPLE GAMES. I've never seen that.

What are we waiting for? Do we need the game clock behind the goal?

Great play by Hank from behind the goal and Bertuzzi doesn't have his stick on the ice.

Holmstrom. Identical goals from Hank and Homer. Hmmm I wonder what we should do: low shots off the pads to create garbage, or floaters sans screen at the Preds logo?

From doing nothing to forcing s***.

3 on 1 short-handed... and then 5-on-3? jeeze... Activate: blind optimism!

So, we're just along for the ride on Johan Franzen's 11 years of paid vacation? That's pretty swell... NEED TO GET ONE HERE!

Dominate play but for the bounces, and then we take a big s*** behind our own net...

******* RINNE HAS THE DEVIL'S LUCK!

Drawing the Fisher line in match-ups and having two garbage-barges for wingers.

Haha continuing to pad the PIM stats. They call that dive on Hudler, but not the previous 5 dives on the Preds? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Drop the ******* puck, ref!

High-stick to the face of Franzen, no call. Shock. Also, besides on good drive to the net, Franzen looks like his familiar brand of s***.

Outside of the couple times I've seen him blow coverage leading to a goal, I could have sworn he didn't play a shift all year? Haha... Emmerton wins a job for his "grinding". Emmerton is an under-skilled skill player. UGGGGHH... ******* Rinne.

That's the best part. Analysts talking about how they are being very deliberate, not forcing things, waiting for an opening to present itself... and then the shot the finally do take is telegraphed right into the shinpads of a defender, or a shot from the side boards with no one in front, or a fluttering logo hunter. Waiting and waiting and waiting for the worst possible shot to present itself.

On a brighter note: Flyers tie it!

Red Wings PP to start the 3rd SPOILER ALERT: Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass... pass, pass, pass, fake one-timer... pass, pass, pass, double-pump the one-timer allowing the opposition player to block your weak wrister from 5 feet away... repeat.