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[Greetings from Blueland]

Strangely, I don't even feel the slightest bit cheated.

I have that "eh, too bad - you should have gotten it, anyway" feeling.

[xtrememachine1]

Hossa didn't score
Zetterberg didn't score
Datsyuk didn't score
Franzen didn't score
Lidstrom didn't score

That's why we lost the game. The non-icing call sucked, but whatever. Fleury played great, their defense was amazing. They deserved to win and we didn't.

[puckhog419]

who gives a sh*t season is over. get on with it

[Firehawk]

Stuart made the dumbassf****** play and cost us the goal, no excuses. Stuart is on my s***list for the entire summer.

[skyphoenix]

Well did anyone notice that Stuart took that dumb penalty early in the game (when I really thought we were going to go down) then he turned over the puck to give up the first goal and then he made a bad pinch against the boards and left Kronwall back to fend for himself on the 2-on-1 for the 2nd goal. If we have anything to place blame on, I would say it was Brad Stuarts bad decisions tonight but there are a lot of factors that played into the Wings losing. We had 17 giveaways before the 3rd period. You cannot expect to win like that.

[lytmup68]

Stuart made the dumbassf****** play and cost us the goal, no excuses. Stuart is on my s***list for the entire summer.

[lytmup68]

Well did anyone notice that Stuart took that dumb penalty early in the game (when I really thought we were going to go down) then he turned over the puck to give up the first goal and then he made a bad pinch against the boards and left Kronwall back to fend for himself on the 2-on-1 for the 2nd goal. If we have anything to place blame on, I would say it was Brad Stuarts bad decisions tonight but there are a lot of factors that played into the Wings losing. We had 17 giveaways before the 3rd period. You cannot expect to win like that.

[dat's sick]

It was my worst fear that something like that would play a big part in deciding the game. But Stuart had plenty of time to make something with the puck, and he just coughed it up.

I have to agree that in the end it wasn't the main reason we lost. When you can't score more than 1 goal (2 games in a row!) despite having the most stacked team in salary cap history, you don't deserve to win.

[Vincanni]

I feel it was icing and technically play should have been halted. I also think a lot of icing calls are missed, and the Pens played Stuart's TO perfectly.

[talex]

It was another pathetic call which may or may not have changed the game, the wings are a good enough team to overcome what they played against and they simply did not.

That said, I am not ordering center ice next year nor will I be traveling to watch any games. The officiating has ruined the sport for me to the point I may watch when it's free, but it is not a product worth paying for anymore, if the NHL wants me back along with the money I spend on tickets, jerseys, pucks, etc, etc, etc then it has to start offering a consistent product, I hate winning with what if's by the opossing team, I hate loosing even more and this series had a s*** load and that sucks far more than loosing.

[Dano33]

There is a gray area by the red line, if you are "close" when you dump it you are fine. From what I saw he was close. I bet there was a similar play when the wings dumped it that didn't lead to a goal.

[lytmup68]

Couldn't agree more! Pens wanted it more. Even Pierre and Ed O. were saying DRW needed to get more players to front of net for rebounds popping out. Kind of looked like Bab's out smarted hiself and got confused on what lines were to play with who. Ver yout of control. Gigauire (sp?) from Anaheim next year? Bye Ozzy and Stuart! Hellmy - Show Stuart what hustle in the NHL is!

[lytmup68]

It was another pathetic call which may or may not have changed the game, the wings are a good enough team to overcome what they played against and they simply did not.

That said, I am not ordering center ice next year nor will I be traveling to watch any games. The officiating has ruined the sport for me to the point I may watch when it's free, but it is not a product worth paying for anymore, if the NHL wants me back along with the money I spend on tickets, jerseys, pucks, etc, etc, etc then it has to start offering a consistent product, I hate winning with what if's by the opossing team, I hate loosing even more and this series had a s*** load and that sucks far more than loosing.

Also no Center Ice next year for me
.................................Poorly maintained and out of date.

[Shoreline]

That said, I am not ordering center ice next year nor will I be traveling to watch any games. The officiating has ruined the sport for me to the point I may watch when it's free, but it is not a product worth paying for anymore, if the NHL wants me back along with the money I spend on tickets, jerseys, pucks, etc, etc, etc then it has to start offering a consistent product, I hate winning with what if's by the opossing team, I hate loosing even more and this series had a s*** load and that sucks far more than loosing.

Have to agree with all this. Regardless of the Wings winning the cup, losing the cup, or not even making the playoffs, this is what I had been thinking for a while.

Edited by Shoreline, 12 June 2009 - 10:47 PM.

[lytmup68]

Stuart...Let me send you my loaded gun and you just head down to your basement and we'll call someone for you in the morning!

[Flamezfan]

I see that type wash out icing occur about a dozen times a period per game, nothing new. Simple fact is without offense this Wings team isn't very good. They gave up 240 goals (up almost 60 from the previous season) and their PK was one of the worst in the league. The turnover that resulted from the play is a result of the Wings poor defence, nothing more, nothing less.

[Lidstromrules16]

stuart probably feels worse

[teckaholic]

It was another pathetic call which may or may not have changed the game, the wings are a good enough team to overcome what they played against and they simply did not.

That said, I am not ordering center ice next year nor will I be traveling to watch any games. The officiating has ruined the sport for me to the point I may watch when it's free, but it is not a product worth paying for anymore, if the NHL wants me back along with the money I spend on tickets, jerseys, pucks, etc, etc, etc then it has to start offering a consistent product, I hate winning with what if's by the opossing team, I hate loosing even more and this series had a s*** load and that sucks far more than loosing.

Awww...Use excuses because your team lost. All teams have bad calls...don't watch sports if you are going to cry!

[dat's sick]

stuart probably feels worse

He played bad and should feel bad.

It's a shame because he was one of the players that really raised his game in the playoffs. But when it mattered the most, he brought out the very worse side of himself.

[cirov19]

I just wish Kronwall didn't hit the crossbar, or that Lidstrom could've tied it in the last second. Neither happened.

s*** happens.