WCQF GAME 4 GDT: Red Wings 6 at Blue Jackets 5

[CBJfan14 0]

Here is the Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Feed of the Too many men call..

They agree with the call.

toomanymen_cbj.mp3

i'm glad i agree... i was referring to the TV announers when i was talking about the jacket announcers. the radio guys are just fine.

[Casey 145]

Oh, so Ozzie was hurt?

Ah well, we're not going to sweep our way to the Cup. There are going to be lots of goals scored for, and against. There may even be a (Gasp) loss, too. In fact, I seem to remember this team seeming doomed at times last year in Round 1, 3, and even some parts of the Finals seemed sketchy. The playoffs is supposed to be a closely fought, anyone can win game. Columbus sucks, and Detroit dominated the series like they should have. The other series will be closer, but the Wings still have the skill, the smarts, and the experience to outdo anyone.

You could tell in the second, particularly after the 4th goal- Ozzie was using the post to stand. He was hurting something fierce.

[BuckeyeWingsfan80 209]

Here is the Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Feed of the Too many men call..

They agree with the call.

toomanymen_cbj.mp3

May I post that on another forum where the CBJ fans are giving me s*** over that call?

[Casey 145]

Hey, I didn't say I liked the idea anymore than you!

He was struggling pretty mightily just to get from side to side in the late second, and then regained much of his form to begin the third. It's hard to imagine that quick a turnaround in 17 minutes...

Again, here's hoping I'm wrong, and that it was just a small charley horse, cramp, or something the like.

I'd bet he got whatever it was rubbed out, and probably a small shot of novocaine or something similar to kill the pain.

[BuckeyeWingsfan80 209]

even as a jackets fan, i will tell you that our commentators are terrible. i wish that Jeff Rimmer would move to mexico... he doesnt know what he is talking about 90% of the time. Danny Gare isnt as bad, but still under par. After the game all they would talk about is how bad the too many men call was. Now let me set this straight... i am a jackets fan, and that was a penalty, no doubt about it. i am not happy about it being called, but would you be?? any jackets fan who says that wasnt too many men is fooling themselves. for the announcers to say the same is just dumb, no denying that is was a penalty.

dont listen to the CBJ announcers... they are retarded!

No, not really. While the officiating was the usual bad to horrible in this series, it figures they finally called something right and it's a bigger story than all of the questionable calls that occurred throughout the series.

That said, hell yes this forum would be damned near unreadable if the call had gone the other way and the CBJ had scored to win the series. Matt might even have to shut this place down for 24 hours or something.

[kylee 727]

it sure was a high scoring game but all that matters is the win. great to see the Wings eliminate the jackets in a sweep.

now it's either the canucks or ducks. hoping for a long san jose and anaheim series

[wmubronco420 25]

ahh it feels good to get that first round outta the way, bring on the ducks!

And ozzie...rest that leg we need you at full strength

[Yak19 303]

but in the third he looked fine? any idea what it was? i didn't see him grimace or move awkwardly in the third.

He looked fine in the 3rd and Babs said he is in good shape. Maybe it was something minor in the 2nd that pinched a nerve or something.

[Guest Four]

He probably just needed to take the weight off of it for a few min and ice it.

Probably got really tense or something.

[mmorland 16]

He looked fine in the 3rd and Babs said he is in good shape. Maybe it was something minor in the 2nd that pinched a nerve or something.

As a goalie myself growing up and also a follower of the wings, I think it is a groin strain and they probably gave him a shot between the 2nd and 3rd periods.

Also, as I mentioned to a friend of mine last night and tonight, during game 3, Osgood twisted funny on a save during the second period. He was down and FSN went to commercial and when they came back Ken Daniels said it took Osgood a minute to get up from that. I am convinced it was that play where he tweaked his groin.

[SoDakWing 8]

He looked fine in the 3rd and Babs said he is in good shape. Maybe it was something minor in the 2nd that pinched a nerve or something.

It's the playoffs. Even if he was injured you think they are going to tell anyone? I mean last year we had so many guys playing injured that we didn't know about until after we won the cup. If Ozzie is hurt, hope this time off helps him. Otherwise I hope Babs is right and ozzie is good maybe just had a cramp or something

[kylee 727]

want one play to sum up the way the red wings seem to be playing like again?

our smallest player on the team drove to the net with less than a minute left to play and made a huge GWG happen.

enough said.

go wings.

[Z and D for the C 712]

Hm, in the first game, it was 0-0 after one, game 2 was 1-0 after one, and now game 3 is 2-0 after 1. WIll we score 3 in the first in game 4?

Called!

[Lovin Jiri Fischer 147]

I just find it ironic that BJ fans bitched about how throwing things (aka octopi) on their ice was disrespectful and classless...yet they threw beer cans on their own ice. Way to go guys.

[Casey 145]

Interesting fact:

An "annihilation" in a playoff series is defined as one team losing in a sweep, and never once taking the lead, at any point in the series. This series qualifies- the first NHL annihilation since the first-round series with the Wings against the Kings in 2000. Wings were victors there, as well.

[clutchngrab 12]

Congratulations Red Wings!!!!

Also congrats to the Jackets on a great season, Mason is unreal and is getting the Calder.

Bobby Ryan.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

Bobby Ryan.

While Ryan has been great, Mason surely deserves the Calder. He pretty much rode the Jackets into the playoffs.

[Reds4Life 51]

Ryan is a lot better player than Mason. Mason was average since January and totally sucked against Western Conference teams. He plays behind defensive team, he is not that good.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

For the want of an extra player, a game was lost.

For the want of an extra player, a series was lost.

For the want of an extra player, a season was lost.

In the end, the last cheater got caught.

[ilmickeyli 40]

There were 147 instances of interference that went unnoticed.

http://blog.dispatch.com/cbj/2009/04/playoff_game_no_4.shtml

Seriously? Hahahah

[Guest Four]

There were 147 instances of interference that went unnoticed.

http://blog.dispatch.com/cbj/2009/04/playoff_game_no_4.shtml

Seriously? Hahahah

I stopped reading.

Not a very strong writer and it annoyed me.

[hak 21]

He looked fine in the 3rd and Babs said he is in good shape. Maybe it was something minor in the 2nd that pinched a nerve or something.

Am I the only one who thought osgood looked slow in the third? He didn't get any real threats so he wasnt exactly "tested" in the third but I kept an extra eye on him the whole period and I thought he was slow to get up etc and didn't look 100%. Maybe I am wrong..

[digitaljohn88 4]

Am I the only one who thought osgood looked slow in the third? He didn't get any real threats so he wasnt exactly "tested" in the third but I kept an extra eye on him the whole period and I thought he was slow to get up etc and didn't look 100%. Maybe I am wrong..

When he had to go to the left or slide to the left, he kind of hopped a bit instead of sliding, but that was mostly in the second.

I noticed that in the third he mostly had to go to the right. Good luck for us.

[Vladifan 680]

There were 147 instances of interference that went unnoticed.

http://blog.dispatch.com/cbj/2009/04/playoff_game_no_4.shtml

Seriously? Hahahah

You.cannot.not.make.that.call.

Hockey reffing would have been the major laughingstock of the athletic world. As opposed to the minor one it is now.

Even some idiot on Versus talked about the Wings winning the series on a "disputable call" (or something very much like that). jeeezusss...

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

While Ryan has been great, Mason surely deserves the Calder. He pretty much rode the Jackets into the playoffs.

I know it's a regular season award, but Mason was awful for them in this series. Many of the goals weren't his fault, but this wasn't the same Mason that they had in the regular season.

Ryan on the other hand is running laps around the Sharks right now. This guy is a scoring machine.

Am I the only one who thought osgood looked slow in the third? He didn't get any real threats so he wasnt exactly "tested" in the third but I kept an extra eye on him the whole period and I thought he was slow to get up etc and didn't look 100%. Maybe I am wrong..

Like you said, he hardly got tested at all in the period, which is probably a good thing.

Unfortunately, the team will never really disclose the extent of his injury so all we can do is speculate.