Downey with the first star!

[RainingBlood 8]

cause he would've whooped somebody's ass if he wasn't the first star!

Barch...Hut!

Or dance around for 5 minutes like he did with Norton

[Wing Across The Pond 196]

Seriously.... 1 SOG..... that was his only stat!!!

Good work!!.... would have been funnier if someone like nhl.com did it as well. It would have made me think.... was I WATCHING this game???

Edit: OK WHAT THE HELL NHL.COM DID IT AS WELL???? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Edited March 14, 2008 by Wing Across The Pond

[sticknmove 0]

Downey as the first star is about as laughable as it gets with regard to this game.

Here's who I would have picked for the three stars tonight:

1) Pavel Datsyuk.

2) Jiri Hudler

3) Johan Franzen

Aww, well its a shame that your picks mean absolutely nothing, I mean nada, zip, zilch, not worth the time it took to read. You know what does matter. THIS

Ya BABY!!!! Downey #1 STAR!!!! LOVE IT, LEARN IT, LIVE IT

PEACE I'M OUT!

Edited March 14, 2008 by sticknmove

[Opie 308]

Nice, obviously a typo, but that picture sticknmove just posted will probably end up on the Downey Family mantle framed and laminated for generations to awe at!!

[vangvace 12]

Downey's having a career year. Nice recognition. Must... buy... jersey... before... sold... out...

[JayUp88 1]

Way to go Downey!

[up2here 41]

Aww, well its a shame that your picks mean absolutely nothing, I mean nada, zip, zilch, not worth the time it took to read. You know what does matter. THIS

Ya BABY!!!! Downey #1 STAR!!!! LOVE IT, LEARN IT, LIVE IT

PEACE I'M OUT!

First of all Eva picks are right on and second of all if this isnt a mistake(Which it most certainly is) then Yahoo's picks mean nada,zip ,zilch to me.

[zaxx 0]

NHL.com fixed their error now:

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS021053.HTM

[dobbles 252]

yeah, it was obviously a typo. yet i was amazed at all the people in the thread that didn't notice. with several multi point players last night, why would the 1st star go to a guy that only had 1 sog in less than 3 minutes of ice time???

way to pay attention folks.

[Mickeyisms Rule! 0]

yeah, it was obviously a typo. yet i was amazed at all the people in the thread that didn't notice. with several multi point players last night, why would the 1st star go to a guy that only had 1 sog in less than 3 minutes of ice time???

way to pay attention folks.

Errrr... have you ever heard of sarcasm?

You haven't even been on the board for a month yet and you are chastising the regulars. Way to make an impression.

[Kira 451]

I was scratching my head over this one. Even my friend Ellen, who is a die-hard Bruins fan, called me and asked for an explanation, which I couldn't give her.

My hubby and I both came up with our reply to it. "Lucy, you got some 'splainin to do!"

[captainsteviey 0]

speaking of Downey, a friend just emailed this link on you tube of a downey fight. not sure if anyone has posted before, but here it is.

[dobbles 252]

Errrr... have you ever heard of sarcasm?

You haven't even been on the board for a month yet and you are chastising the regulars. Way to make an impression.

i wasn't chastising anyone. so you can check your bad attitude at the door, son.

[pavyaz19 1]

i cant believe how much everyone loves a goon... downey can hardly skate let alone handle the puck. Once McCarty's back, good riddance Mr. Downey.

[wingsfan75 2]

Checked out Fox Sports too and they had him as first star too.

[wingslogo19 281]

Downey as the first star is about as laughable as it gets with regard to this game.

Here's who I would have picked for the three stars tonight:

1) Pavel Datsyuk.

2) Jiri Hudler

3) Johan Franzen

The 3 stars on 1270 were as followed

1) Dats

2) Lids

3) Zetts

[Kp-Wings 3]

i cant believe how much everyone loves a goon... downey can hardly skate let alone handle the puck. Once McCarty's back, good riddance Mr. Downey.

It's posts like this that really show off the stupidity of this forum. McCarty hasn't played in damn well almost a year or so, and he can barely skate or handle the puck himself, and yet you're already calling for him to be the replacement, and say that's he's better. He didn't even win a single fight last season, and got his ass kicked by the very same Ian Laperriere last season that Downey forced into the turtle position this season.

I have nothing against McCarty, and I'm glad he's coming back. But if you're calling for him to replace somebody, then do it for someone that actually should be out of the lineup because they don't do much more than a pile of s***, like Hudler.

...and the reason why everyone loves Downey is because he is a good guy, a good teammate, and sticks up for guys when they get run at, something that nobody else on this team has the balls to do. You know, not everyone has to be a small, skilled European or kill penalties to have a place here.

Edited March 14, 2008 by Kp-Wings

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

It's posts like this that really show off the stupidity of this forum. McCarty hasn't played in damn well almost a year or so, and he can barely skate or handle the puck himself, and yet you're already calling for him to be the replacement, and say that's he's better. He didn't even win a single fight last season, and got his ass kicked by the very same Ian Laperriere last season that Downey forced into the turtle position this season.

I have nothing against McCarty, and I'm glad he's coming back. But if you're calling for him to replace somebody, then do it for someone that actually should be out of the lineup because they don't do much more than a pile of s***, like Hudler.

...and the reason why everyone loves Downey is because he is a good guy, a good teammate, and sticks up for guys when they get run at, something that nobody else on this team has the balls to do. You know, not everyone has to be a small, skilled European or kill penalties to have a place here.

Thanks. I didn't answer that earlier post because I knew that either you or one of the other 2 or 3 fight fans here would actually do something about it.

That's exactly what I would have said, though.

[Lou_Siffer 1]

Thanks. I didn't answer that earlier post because I knew that either you or one of the other 2 or 3 fight fans here would actually do something about it.

That's exactly what I would have said, though.

Yep, same here. Its nice to know you can slack on occasion and one of the other members of our crew will deal with crap posts like that!

Very well said Kp...especially the part about killing penalties. That seems to be the end all be all around here.

[Opie 308]

I know this is a dead horse subject, but the supposed fight fans and non fans thing is a little over played.

The Supposed non fight fans under value Downey (I am an avid non supporter of Downey due to the fact he is a part timer, not a full time player. While I agree the Wings need toughness, I see it as a moot point if he is in the press box. Please don't confuse that with an Anti-fight fan) they point out things like he can't skate or control the puck. It is like the sammy arguments. Honestly if the dude couldn't skate or control the puck he wouldn't be at this level. Is he as adept at it as Datsyuk, no but he is not as inept as, say ME!!!

The Supposed fight fans overrate Downey (I believe mainly because it has been a couple of years since the wings had some one who would throw, and be an actual threat to hurt some one!), but there is a reason why Downey has never played a full season in the NHL, there is a reason why Downey only plays 5-7 minutes a game (avg). He is on pace to set a career record for number of games played, PIMs, and SOG.

Yet there are those on this board that want him benched permanently, bad idea, for a D-Mac that hasn't done s*** in the NHL in over a year. And then there are those that want him in every game with more minutes.

Both sides have to realize what Downey's role is. I think Babs is using him perfectly except for the teams he chooses to sit Downey against. There was SJ game I remember specifically earlier in the season where he sat that followed a weaker (physically) team he played against.

Downey is middle weight who is not afraid to take on anyone to protect his teammates, awesome love that want more of it, I just would like it in a player that can play 70+ games a year, and if possible put 8-10 biscuits in the basket. But mainly is some one that can play and be counted on. Not saying Mac will be that again when he gets to the D (Probably will be a shadow of him former self) but what he was in his prime is what I would like to see, I guy who plays nearly every game, can score, can play a solid defensive role.

Having said that I realize that Milan Lucic or a similar style player is not easy to come by.

But like most opinions on here, people differ and due to differing it seems like people become more aggressive with their opinion and make reasons for their opinion to be right.

Downey V. Lappy was what I expected of him, his minutes what I expected of him, fights are what I expected of him. IMO any one that expected more than 45 games from this guy had high expectations. While those expectations came true this year (as far as GP), it is not like he had a Dan Cleary type transformation where all of the sudden Downey is going to start getting multi year contracts and playing 10 minutes a night all of the sudden with G and A's.

This situation was very good for both involved. Det got some toughness, and Downey gets to be on a cup contender and this year will only help his reputation.