GDT 2009 Winter Classic: Red Wings 6, Blackhawks 4

[YoungGuns1340 1]

HOW THE f*** DO YOU MISS THAT??????

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

oh noooo POST...then a GREAT d play by mule

[commadore183 103]

This best describes the refs right now:

[BlueMonk 102]

I hate to be right about stuff like this, but my comment during the last game that the league was going to... influence... this game seems to be on the mark so far.

[edicius 3,269]

OMG HOSSA MISSED A WIDE OPEN NET

I need to see a replay with that, almost looked like Huet may have gotten a slight, slight piece of it before it hit the crossbar.

[Z and D for the C 712]

OMG stuart how can you hit the iron with an open net

(I thought it was stuart anyway)

Edited January 1, 2009 by Z and D for the C

[WingsWingsWings 3]

I wonder if the NBC announcers have to sign an agreement to say fantastic things about any team playing against the Red Wings.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Uh oh. Somebody pushed Sammy. GIVE EM A PENALTY.

[puckloo39 5,686]

is it me, or do the Wings look a little slow out there with the puck? They will settle down in the second. No worries!!

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

after every whistle...hawks pushing us around...when we retaliate...pk for us wtf?

[ManLuv4Clears 7]

and..... break right to commercial when Sammy gets in a shoving match....

[YoungGuns1340 1]

I wonder if the NBC announcers have to sign an agreement to say fantastic things about any team playing against the Red Wings.

I'm sure it helps that Chicago's own home town announcer is calling the game.

[Vincanni 1]

Hawks are a 1st period team that gradually slows down as the game gpes, on people shouldn't be so bothered we're more than in this.

[edicius 3,269]

This best describes the refs right now:

I'll see you and raise with one of my own (and no, that email address is no longer active ):

[BlueMonk 102]

They have good guys in the booth, but they seem to be having trouble calling the action. They're not just missing the penalties, they're missing a lot of the good scoring chances, etc. Must be the proximity to the ice or the vantage point. Or some other element of the unorthodox setting.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Hawks are a 1st period team that gradually slows down as the game gpes, on people shouldn't be so bothered we're more than in this.

The Wings need to be a first period team unless they want to stage a comeback in a rink of slush.

[puckloo39 5,686]

um, I am serious here. How did Lilja rough up Ladd, when Lilja got boarded?

Sometimes I feel like they changed all the rules and I missed the memo.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Conks just give it to the Dman right behind you instead of turning it over by firing it up the glass.

[Systemfel 33]

We're having some bad luck with the refs' decisions. Lebda takes an elbow to the face when getting the delay of game penalty. Then Lilja gets hit from behind and shoves Ladd a little and gets the penalty.

[WingsWingsWings 3]

Who is Conk's backup?

Just curious. Not thinking he'll need it.

[maltbymaniac 13]

its the jerseys,im having trouble figuring out whos who. anyone else?

[Datsyerberger 279]

I like it, Edicius.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Officiating is BS. Not bad play by the Wings so far though

[edicius 3,269]

um, I am serious here. How did Lilja rough up Ladd, when Lilja got boarded?

Sometimes I feel like they changed all the rules and I missed the memo.

It's one of those great questions. McCreary is looking like O'Halloran out there today. Hell, he's looking like McGeough even.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

The Wings need to be a first period team unless they want to stage a comeback in a rink of slush.

Agreed. It's going to be hard to make pretty plays when the ice is all torn up in the third, right about the time the Wings usually decide to start playing full tilt.