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Best case scenario for all would be Franzen returning for game 2, D Mac playing game 1, and the Wings winning in 5. OK, this only benefits me as I’ll be at game 5 and really want Mac to have his name on the cup one more time.

I said its great to be a Detroit Red Wing!

Is that your goalie there in the woodchippa?

I didn't, TeamDub gets all the credit for this one. There's an HTML code you can use but I can't think of it off the top of my head.

I'm not here to rag on Sammy put perhaps its time to bump him from the 2nd line. Since Franzen went down he seems more likely to either lose control of the puck entering the zone or make a soft pass that ends up going the other way. I think I preferred it when he tried to shoot the puck directly thru a goalies chest. Danny Boy just needs to keep plugging away and his game will come back.

Ours does more than that.

QFT Now can they make it happen?

I've never been able to read lips but I was able to pick that up.

No arrogance, I believe with the exception of 95-96 this is the most complete team I’ve seen in my 28+ years. They’ve got that bond, the swagger, and the discipline.

You should update your sig, so far that hasn't held true in this series.

Let'em fly Al

Hopefully Flip is just getting another day since he had the tender groin in the 1st round, could have flared up. Hartigan for Helm, no thank you. I would prefer Helm playing with one arm tied behind his back over Hartigan.

Now that Franzen has "arrived" it appears Stewie was all we needed.

He'd get the same entry level contract regardless of where he signs.

see below

http://www.kuklaskorner.com/ Abel to Yzerman is one of the blogs on that site. There are many posters on said blog, but Bill claims there are only "19" members.

per the A2Y glossary Monty Babcock’s Flying Circus The A2Y readers voted in the Fall of 2007 to name the line of Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Holmstrom. By a wide margin, the Circus stuck and definitely applies. Don’t know if Uncle Mike will keep the Circus together, but as long as he does they have a name. And that’s just nifty.

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=478013 How often do you hear about a seasoned goalie rehoning their skills?

gbettman@nhl.com

This is what I sent last week Dear Mr. Bettman, I have recently read about a warning sent to the Detroit Red Wings concerning their zamboni driver/octopus wrangler Al Sobotka and a possible fine of $10,000 US for each instance when the cephalopod is twirled in the air. While I fully understand that objects thrown onto the office can result in a delay of game penalty to the home team I feel that a fine is quite ridiculous. For 56 years octopi have been a staple at the Olympia and Joe Louis Arena, during the last 30 years Mr. Sobotka has been responsible for removing them from the ice. I can understand the fear of octopus matter being plastered all over the ice but I ask you to fear not for the players’ safety. Mr. Sobotka takes great pride in the quality and consistency of the ice surface of JLA. A twirling octopus is as much a part of Red Wings history as Jack Adams, Gordie Howe, and The Captain Steve Yzerman. Years ago Frank Brown was quoted as saying “Every so often, an octopus slips out of someone’s hands and Al is right there to take care of the matter. And he cannot be blamed if, as it tries to break free from Al’s grasp, the octopus lifts Al’s arm and twirls itself in the air.” I understand from recent press clippings that Mr. Brown’s and the NHL’s stance on the matter has changed to “Because matter flies off the octopus and gets on the ice when he does it.” Please reconsider the fine you intend to impose on the Red Wings for Mr. Sobotka’s actions. I would like to point you to the advertisements Versus has been running regarding the Stanley Cup Playoffs, one in particular where the camera shows said octopus sliding across the ice as the narrator says “I am a cult following”. This “cult following” is headed by Mr. Sobotka, we look to him for inspiration as we reflect on this simple act. We are talking about a tradition that is over a half century old and I don’t feel will die any time soon. As long as the Red Wings make the post season and as long as Mr. Sobotka maintains some of the most immaculate ice in the NHL you will continue to see cephalopod after cephalopod grace the ice. After all, tradition is something grand; it brings generation after generation together to understand something beyond being a spectator, being just a body in a seat. Respectfully yours, Jason Nashville, TN via Detroit, MI

Helm, Huds, and D Mac were out best line in the 1st period of game 2, well at least until the Franzen show started. The kid has got some wheels.

I'm not sure how I feel about a sweep. I'm flying up tonight for game 2 and would like to do the same for game 5.

Thank you for beating me to this. In addition to this its a fair assumption that we will have the puck 70% of the time so their D will be reacting all game. In any sport you use more energy playing defense than offense, so with that, the Avs D should be quite tired in the later stages of the game. If we show up and play like games 5 and 6 they don't stand a chance. If we have the mental lapses of games 3 and 4, well, this could go to 7.

To the OP, welcome. To the Red Wing Nation, lets do this thing.