Mike

That would be good. To me, it seems that Leino tries to do too much on his own. Instead of looking for a pass he holds onto the puck, spins around and then loses it. But, Leino is a winger and Draps is a natural center. I am glad I am not Babcock.

I think it goes back to the first round when Fatty Hitchcock said that the Wings were cheating on the faceoffs. Ever since then we have been getting the boot x30.

I think Abs would be the better choice because with the rate that the Wings are getting kicked out of the circle it would be nice to have two guys that are able to take faceoffs.

Yes, they only let people from the Pittsburgh area purchase tickets. Let them, they are still going to lose.

Nice find. Looks like Rafa is good to go and it's nice to see that Draps might be back in, but are they really going to keep Leino in and scratch Abs?

Last time Rafalski missed practice it was to "give him a rest" and then the next day he was injured and couldn't play.

We've already been through this as I was the one who responded to your idiotic comments before. It was Staal's fault that he hit Osgood's stick so stop trying to make a federal case out of nothing.

Welcome troll. I think I can speak for most of us here and say that you are the one that should shut up because you are the one posting drivel.

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Do it mods. He adds nothing to the forum and is constantly violating forum rules.

I'll buy the blown too many men call, but Ericsson clearly interfered with the Pens player. Wings could have killed the penalty to keep the game tied, but no. It's the teams fault they lost.

Are these the same announcers that say when Detroit hits a post that it's good positioning by MAF but when the Pens hit the post it's lucky for Detroit? Those announcers? Again, every team sets picks in games, so get over your stupid self.

Everyone is sick and tired of your pick bulls***. EVERY ******* TEAM IN THE NHL DOES IT. Get over it. If you want it called, then be prepared for 50 penalties a game in every single NHL game from here on out. it's part of the game, every team does it, yes including the Pens and it's not going away. Just shut up already.

They will be fined 25 jelly beans each.

You complain so much about picks but you also fail to recognize that every team does the same thing, even your precious Pens. Get over yourself dumbass.

This thread is really dumb.

I don't see how they can keep Dats out of the line up any longer. It's clear that his defensive prowess is badly needed. His face off ability isn't too shabby either.

Hal Gill did get away with a ton of s*** tonight. I started to think that he was Pronger with how many he was getting away with.

Babcock up's and leaves the presser. He's pissed and going to give it to the team.

The 5-hole goal deflected off of Kronner's. Still, that's no excuse.

Maltby has played too well to take him out of the line up. Leino definitely needs to come out of the line up because he has done nothing to impress me. Yes, he has two assists, but his assist tonight looked more like him losing the puck and Z burying it, not really a pass. Abs had his little hot streak, but this team needs some really good veteran leadership for Game #4. Draps and dats in the line up will help bolster our face off numbers and our PK units. Also, Dats needs to shut down Malkin because nobody else is.

The Wings have scored 6 goals in every single Game #4 in these playoffs. Something to look forward to on Thursday. Also, both the Wings and the Pens haven't lost a Game #4 this playoffs.

Don't like it? Then shut the f*** up, don't comment on it and don't read it. Simple.

Cleary with a bad penalty that lead to a PP goal. Ericsson with a bad penalty that lead to a PP GWG. The Wings need to play smarter hockey and realize that if they force the Pens to play 5-on-5 hockey then this series is over. The PK was why the Wings lost, not the refs. The Wings got away with stuff too, but they did not get their even up penalty.

Dats and Draps better be back on Thursday. We need Draps' face off ability, as demonstrated by our lack of face off wins on the PK and we need his PK abilities. We also need Dats' face off abilities and his defensive efforts to help contain Malkin. Abs and Leino out, Draps and Dats in.