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Dats Langed that puck so hard.

If that octopus had two boxing gloves on the front, I think he'd best represent precisely how the Wings had better come out tonight. Z, Dano, and maybe even you Bert... do it. This is a clutch game.

Subtlety wins all the days, Rabs. I actually did get mine today though. If I find my camera I'll take a shot or two, just because.

I snapped someone's foot like a twig at a game last night. Actually, that's not at all the way it went down. I don't break feet; I demolish bodies. Someone else did the dirty work by accidentally injuring someone we were playing with and it wasn't at all gruesome. She'll be regretting that one for a few weeks though. It ain't any fun to deal with less than 100% at all, whatever you're doing.

^ This is time for a remix. My Morning Jacket is currently in my earbud at dis here library, along with some regular ol' Death Cab and that good guy new to the scene Rocco de Luca. If you're promoted on a television show by Jack Bauer himself, you just know. What, you ask? That you are hardcore, of course.

Talk about more important things to discuss on government time, I know. This happens when the sport truly is a part of the culture--it's great that it is, but then you get the side-effects along with vomiting, uncontrolled bladder, and sometimes another one medically termed "s***ting on your citizens over stupid crap". High fives to lazy hypocrites who aren't "gettin' a fair shake" any day though.

Immigration? Spill the story, amber. I went shopping today and picked out a host of new stuff. There is still a hoodie on the rack somewhere that I am also so in love with though. If I bought it I'd take a pic to show off how awesome it is. Hint hint.

It wasn't any "playing favorites" out there that mysteriously kept Dom off the list--he played well this season, but he played only 56 games. And surely now someone is saying, "But that's a lot of games! He's 40+!" And that's quite right. He sure is his age and 56 is a good accomplishment for the man. And it's also quite right that he had a good GAA and had 7 SOs in that span. Again though, 56 games does not a Vezina goaltender make here. We're talking cream of the crop goalies who have the ability to play without risk of season-ending injury, making them the best. Henrik is the baby of the bunch with 70 games under his belt for the regular season.

It's such a bonus that what he says is funny AND true though. You don't want to have to maintain your pedestal, after all. I want a Red Wings Weekly devoted to his interaction with the team. Now.

I think it happens when people actually are homers about certain players. Bless their hearts, they mean well, but their fascination with the person sets them into a mini-Haynesbot mode to defend any speck of dust that may threaten to derail the player's rep. It's the old "we see what we will ourselves to see". I mean, you ever see Heroes of Hockeytown around here? The guy is Bobby Lang's PR man himself, his job appointment being to always be quick to say that Lang's not understood and that the cheeseburgers ain't a big deal. His responses are like clockwork and speak always of great Czech dignity. If you said that he doesn't do much of that at season's end however, you'd be right. It's just like a two-step: first comes disenchantment, then comes the newly beginning jobhunt. He'll be out of one soon.

I was in Novi around that time and we got the Zeus thundercracks and rain-showers too. It wasn't a world war level boom though. Just because you disbelieve it doesn't mean it isn't real though, of course.

This topic title should read: Detroit Red Wings cleared to show up for Game Quatro Am I cranky or what? Homer, show me some love, and work some magic with Z. This angry raincloud ain't getting off my head until you make Nabokov familiar with that damn fine behind of yours.

When you play it in front of LGW, of course.

For reals.

I already bled my eyes out from some of the explanations of what this or that created statistic meant. Maybe there's some worthwhile ingenuity on it if I don't read it at 4am. When it gets late in the night, I screen out "crap that could be stated much more simply and meaningfully but isn't". <--- Crankiness without a doubt.

Hank, Z, my Bro, whatever... motherf***er, it's time to step up. I know you got a bad back, I know that ain't gonna get fixed soon, but get up later and watch a few reels of Yzerman footage in the video room and soak it in. There's a reason why you're the franchise player and gonna be a bigger star than Bertuzzi, Lidstrom, Hasek, or Datsyuk ever were or will be. You got the skills. This squad ain't cuttin' it right now without you.

This is sick and sad. I actually found it on Limewire after typing it in, Dak. Drop me a line with an e-mail addy, I'm eager to pawn it off on you.

It was good. But it does not beat another zany story of kids overcoming challenges--The Goonies rocked the '80s.

"Would you like the heavy duty smell-b-gone for those hands?" No doubt. Great photos from your pops, Christy!

Go get 'em, Jar. We wanna see the Rangers in round 3.

SNICKERS CAKES EAT YOUR HEART OUT Pick up a win to stave off old age, Babs!

He's bluffing, Sammy just wants to keep his roster spot. I didn't get to watch all of Game 1 and yesterday I was at a family member's graduation party, but I know what I've seen out of him in Calgary and a bit after has been good. Seriously, the guy's had a few scoring chances, and easily outplayed Lang on that alone.

Traits of an NHL Player Homer 1) forms a nearly symbiotic relationship with said player, often dreaming of a life with them. See: all San Jose men rooting for Joe Thornton 2) believes they can do no wrong, and will valiantly fight to the death to prove a player is perfect 3) when watching their favorite do his thing on the ice, they have the mental equivalent of Haynesbot's fighting announcing going on in their head. "And he HITS the d-man! And takes the puck! And makes the pass! And receives the same pass! And another and another hit! He takes it from end to end and embarasses his whole slacking team!" 4) like #2 and 3, as fan in question believes not only no wrong can be done, but all imaginable things can and all feats are possible This list is provided Rabs 'cos you're treading the line on #4 there, amigo. Hank can do many things, but he could never be a pretty girl. Sorry, lady. It was never in his stars, is all.

loo, you're a great fan of Dom's. The guy can be criticized though. And not all criticism defaults to being "unfair". It is possible to believe in someone and point out their flaws. This is a very good thing, actually.