Wing Whiner

Bottom line, we love hockey becuase Detroit has a team that has been better than good for 10+ years. Apart from a few, other markets have not experienced the excitement year-after-year of playing for and celebrating the Stanley Cup. The NHL is not doing themselves any favors by trying to expand and mold it's product after other successful sports. Bettman should have left things alone, but no, he thinks he knows better, but the majority of the country could care less and it is Hockeytown that is left frustrated. Here's hoping the Red Wings take advantage of what the NHL, NBC, TSN, VS and CBC hope doesn't happen... Go Wings!!

Don't blame the refs. Just makes the NHL look stupid. Plus, the NHL doesn’t need any help looking stupid. Hire a commissioner who knows nothing about the sport: Check. Add more teams to the league including towns with no interest in the sport: Check. Lose TV coverage from Entertainment Sports Programming Network: Check. Allow a lockout followed by salary-cap: Check. Change rulebook and officiate inconsistently on a consistent basis: Check. Market the league to resemble the NBA on ice: Check. Market and over-saturate viewers with a young player who hasn’t won anything: Check. Hire a former Scout and Assistant Coach for biased commentary while no secret he favors his old team: Check. Insist Canadian players are the only players on the ice and ignore all others born outside of North America: Check. Allow former prejudiced coach who calls European players “soft†to give intermission thoughts wearing flowered suits and Mickey Mouse ties: Check. Speak only of one team on the brink of bankruptcy during the playoffs and ignore other on verge of a dynasty: Check. Game 7: Check.

If the Wings win, I resolve to go a year without mentioning Pierre McGuirre in a sentance that includes the words, "die, shutup, you suck, shutup, idot, turtle."

Well, things did not get out of control and the Pens stayed disciplined. Back to the Joe and the Wings will get this thing done. Go Wings!

I expect the Penguins to rough it up, play dirty, and cry about penalties. It's gonna happen in the beginning of the game but they will fly right at the end as they try to catch up. Also, and this is important, Mike Babcock better keep an eye on Pierre McGuire and his yellow Volkswagen. When Detroit wins tonight, I have a feeling he might take a run at Zetterberg and later meet Crosby for dinner at the local Red Lobster... he's already been heard on ESPN radio in Pittsburgh saying of the Wings, "you suck you jackass." Find more at: http://wingwhiner.blogspot.com/