Echolalia

The kid is definitely improving. Even the differences between tonight and last night are apparent. Not just his rebound control (better tonight, but still not the greatest), but he's carrying himself with more and more confidence in the net.

I didn't want to make a new thread, and to be perfectly honest I feel guilty for posting this here but I have to get this off my chest and I don't know where else to turn: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=505923 Summary: This is an article about Crosby's assist tonight, and how he just ended a personal scoring drought. Thank God nhl.com was quick enough to whip up this article (the game isn't over yet by the way) so I can have my immediate up-to-date news on the latest Crosby related information.

Geez if I could find something like that all my problems would be solved.

Good work gang. Howe, Messier, Hull, Gretzky, Bourque, Roy I didn't know that MacInnis's number was retired in Calgary. Are you sure that's right?

You guys are going to flip when you realize who you're missing. edit: Oh, and so far the right answers are Gretzky Bourque (Avs and Bruins) Messier (Rangers and Oilers) Roy (Avs and Montreal)

I didn't catch the name of the site. But here's a question for you guys (don't look it up): Who are the only six players to have their number retired by more than one team?

Despite being only a sliver above .500 and it being close to Thanksgiving, the Wings are still in pretty good shape. San Jose is currently 1st in the league with 28 points from 19 games. That makes them 4 games ahead of us with a potential difference of 8 points, which leaves them with a raw 3 point advantage. Sure, 8 points has certainly been a difficult feat for the Wings to take home in a 4 game span, but all things considered its insane that parity (and injuries this year, as well) has been able to influence the league to where dismal play doesn't really get punished to the degree it used to. Thoughts?

This is a good opportunity for Howard to develop some momentum.

Frankly, 9 to 1 is unfinished business. I want two more points tonight.

Actually yes.

He's a rookie with less nhl games than I have fingers and toes. Sure he has a rebound problem, but its better than the alternative: having a 1st shot problem (such as what Osgood seems to have this year).

That's what I'm scared of.

I don't really mind where Howard is at right now. He definitely has a problem with rebound control, but he also has less than 20 games of NHL experience so I don't expect him to be perfectly sound. As long as he is there to stop the first shot the team realizes they need to prevent the second shots from getting to the net. As Howard plays more games there will be less and less opportunities for opponents to capitalize on rebounds. I'm willing to give the kid a couple years as a backup, as long as he keeps progressing.

I guess this is an acceptable start, but the Wings really better get their A game going. They're lucky to be in the lead.

Apparently McCollum is MIA, so there may be an injury that hasn't been released yet. But who knows. I don't think Holland would bring up an unproven Larson or McCollum into the NHL, so the only possibility besides it being a depth signing that I could think of would involve trading for another NHL goalie and having him and Ozzie fight for #1.

Maybe wear a hat that says you're in the service?

This made me laugh. You should be a GM.

You had such a wonderful opportunity to title the thread "Wings get Miller" and freak out the entire LGW community, then throw us for a loop by revealing the first name is "Drew".

I wasn't really trying to make an argument as its somewhat difficult to debate opinions. I'm not overlooking the conveniences of Twitter and I don't have any misconceptions on how it works, I just prefer that my news come from established mediums specialized for transmitting that information, rather than a below-average, 120-or-so character blog originally designed so people can relay about what they had for breakfast. I don't even mind when others use Twitter to get a heads up on information in a timely fashion (if its there why not use it?), but instead of relying solely on that for the entire piece of news, its important to me to find an actual article that has been written after facts have been checked and double checked. Has this been verified? How did this occur? How was it found out? What are the repercussions? There have been plenty of statements released from inside sources that have been incorrect or incredibly misleading already since Twitter's birth, and I expect that trend will continue because an unfiltered, live release of information doesn't allow much time to check your sources, and the emphasis is on convenience and speed in our society. Additionally, because there is no filter prior to somebody publishing something, it opens the doors for all kinds of unprofessionalism. This has already been a huge issue with Twitter, as we've seen people have meltdowns live, people use the wrong choice of words in the heat of the moment, etc. That type of environment isn't an ideal location for me to use as a prime source of information. I don't see anything wrong with using it as a "head's up, this may or may not be the case" type of scenario, but before I do anything, I'm going to check the facts with a relevant source of info that can provide a real look into what's going on. And this isn't just an issue that I have with hockey news. Its journalism in general.

Interesting concept, as it would help struggling markets (+ in Bettman's book), yet decrease the level of parity that they worked so hard to achieve (- in Bettman's book).

I understand that, and like I said, I don't take issue with who says what. Rather, I have an issue with the fact that anyone can get a twitter and say anything, which taints the word of those who may actually be credible, simply by association through Twitter. Anyone can get a twitter account. Not anyone can get a journalism degree and end up reporting for the nhl or tsn or sports illustrated. Sure, those journalists and reporters can get twitter accounts and folks can follow them, but by doing so they're taking a couple steps backwards because they're now using the same heavily limited medium that is in no way designed for properly giving information of this caliber that most people use to report how long it took them to get off the s***ter. Again, its not the person behind the twitter, but the medium itself that I have an issue with.

My issue doesn't really stem from who twittered the information, whether its Eklund, Bob McKenzie, or Jesus. My issue is that anyone can get a twitter account and say anything, so it kind of degrades the authenticity of information, regardless of who says it, simply because the medium being used isn't selective. I look at it kind of like the wikipedia of updates. Anyone can say anything, and its fairly obvious when most information is correct or not (although there are definite gradients with both sites), but because it isn't an actual textbook (that hint of authenticity that I referred to earlier), you can't get away with relying solely on it. Another qualm I have lies in the character limitations. If new information on anything comes out, I want all the facts and supporting information, quotes, sources, etc. 120 characters or whatever the hell they allow isn't enough space to provide all of that. Anyway, sorry to derail the subject.

Go look at some players that moved to the KHL who were second to third line players in the NHL. You'll notice that most of them are top liners, and they're also outperforming their record statistics they set in the NHL (save for some of the old guys who just can't retire). Yes the KHL is legitimate, but it still has a ways to go before it should even considered in the same tier as the NHL.

It really irks me that twitter is becoming the most used site for sourcing information. By the way, this is nothing against you. Just something that I'm noticing in general.

When Legace has his A game he is nearly unbeatable, but he beats himself up too much that 1 bad game can easily turn into 5 bad games.