Jasper84

My first question would be what your friend's source is.

Not to be rude, but would giving you my friend's source really matter in this topic, when I am just asking a simple question out of curiosity?

Has anyone else heard anything about players not liking Babs?

So I was talking with a buddy of mine today and he was telling me how the Wings contacted a few players and they refused to talk about coming to the Wings because of Babcock. Apparently, some ex-players of Babcock (including ex-Wings, not just his previous teams) have been bad mouthing him.

I've always liked Babs as a coach and have considered him one of the best. But now after hearing this, it makes me wonder if there is problems with Babs and players? We know that he and Commie don't get along, but now that I hear some other players refused to sign here because of him really makes me wonder.

Has anyone else heard anything about players not liking Babs?

What makes losses more frustrating is trolls like this that show up only for times like this:

series OVER.

I wish people who come to this site just to troll and get under peoples skins would just be removed. This isn't a fan.

Wouldn't it be better to be honest and say "I came here to advertise my online tshirt store", rather than lying about it and saying you found it online?  

Personally, I wouldn't trust a business who's dishonest right off the start, but thats just me.

Lets win, finish this in 4 so Z has some more resting time before round 2!  

He hurt his pinky

I love how Homer is staying further out now and not giving the refs the opportunity to even think about blowing the whistle

Such a joy to watch when they are playing like this

That was bad, but in no way was it a dirty hit from Doan. Mule was going down on his own before Doan finished his check

Just got back from the game, awesome experience. The boys played great. I don't agree with the reffing in the first, but we overcame that. Howie played awesome, and kept us in the game especially in the first.

Awesome idea, I'm always willing to participate for a good cause.

I'll go $15 if we win a series in 5 or 6, $20 if we win in 7 or $30 if we sweep.
$1 per multi-point game for Lids

How does this work exactly, do we send over our donation over to you Vlady16 at the end of the series (or playoffs?) I don't remember seeing this from the columbus games so this is new to me.

WTF? Howard made a save????????

None of those four goals have been Howie's fault. So lets not start this Howard nonsense for today's game.

Pang reports on twitter that Hossa tells Kopy that it wasn't a goal.

There is maybe like 8 people who believe that was a goal, and the person credited with the goal isn't one of those 8.

Hossa definitely kicked the puck, which hit the post and rolled across the line to the other post, and was swept back by Legace, possibly without the puck ever crossing the line.  He might have tapped it with his stick (thus negating the kicking motion), and Sobotka might have touched it as well.

The problem is that the ref on the ice (Good ole' Dan O'Halloran) signaled goal.  Which means the War Room would have needed indisputable evidence of two things to overturn the goal.  1 - That the puck conclusively did not cross the line, and 2 - That neither Hossa, Sobotka, Polak or Legace touched the puck after it was kicked by Hossa but before it crossed the line.

The replays that I've seen suggest that no one touched it, and that the puck did not completely cross the line.  But there's a difference between suggesting something and proving it.

What I don't understand is, why do we study physics in highschool and college if we can't put what we learn to use? So just because the video doesn't show whether a stick did or didn't hit the puck, we're supposed to completely ignore physics in this situation? The puck was on the line the entire time, and it's clear as day. If ANYTHING touches that puck, it is going to cross that line in one direction or another. I do not need a video showing me that something made contact with that puck, because I was taught at least some physics in school.

Note: I am not going off on you or anything. I am just furious with the league for this call, because it's just disgusting. And I understand what you're saying, that it's what the NHL is basing their ruling on, and thats why I'm making the comment I made.