MabusIncarnate

Howard earned that. I'm gonna go buy a lottery ticket. Good win, about to plug in the final in the GDT title.

Does someone have a link to the shootout rule book? I don't get what just went down. A shoot.. out.. win?

OMG What's happening? I don't get it.

Gladiator is on AMC for those of you who don't wanna watch this.

Abby playing his best all game without a stick

Helm pulls his trickiest breakaway move out of his bag.

I'll be the illogical lunatic, SO win.

Obviously Howard should have slid over in anticipation of his own player scoring on him. Just slam into Kronwall over there and lay him out to insure the puck stays out.

The hockey gods say no

Holy freaking undeserved lead Red Wings

Oh Jimmy

Can't go wrong with Calvin and Hobbes.

Howard has been awesome, rest of the team pretty awful. It could easily be 5-1 Chicago.

Pavel.. oh oh it's magic. How in the world did he get that puck to Helm?

I know! Awful call by the refs. I know what you really meant, just trying to pretend you made one single post that wasn't a negative stab at the team.

Yeah that's about right...

Xym we have played all of 10 seconds of the first two periods that resulted in a 1-0 lead somehow. Howard has been stunning. The rest of the team has been underwhelming.

There we go Tats

Strange night when Glendening is one of the most noticeable players out there.

Seriously, all debating aside about Howard overall as a goalie. Tonight?! Jimmy effin Howard has come to play.

Smith has his reds confused.

I'm of the opinion that a full rebuild is entirely unnecessary and isn't going to happen, There are transitions happening, a lot of younger players are coming up, a lot of our older players are going to start phasing out, there isn't a reason, nor will they ever just start throwing games to lose for the sake of getting a better pick, to go full Buffalo or Edmonton and have 4-5 seasons of pointless misery when there are only minor issues to address. Would I rather deal with the fact for a season or two that we aren't the top end elite team of seasons past and face a potential early elimination from playoffs over having a terrible string of seasons and getting a higher draft pick that may or may not turn out to be of value to us in 4 years? Yes, absolutely. Again my opinion, and my viewpoint as a fan that has no control over how the team is run anyway.

The puck is stunningly undumpable in our defensive zone this game. All the clearing attempts are getting held in, even the ones that should go, the Hawks are making great blue line plays to keep it. Very fortunate to head into the locker room 0-0

What a phenomenal start out of Howard so far, this could be a really bad game early if it wasn't for him.