wingsfan4795

Just give us 3 more games like today Wings...

Or 11

This rule seems to be getting a lot of attention and scrutiny lately. I want to know what you guys think of it.

I understand why the rule was put in place, but it's deciding way too many games. I think they should treat it like an icing and not let the guilty team change lines.

Thoughts?

this thread has now killed any legitimate attempt for rational fans to be displeased with smiths poor play.
 
roughly everyone that has been on smiths case lately does NOT want him traded. most people just want him sat so he can learn a lesson and stop hurting the team with boneheaded plays.
 
however, now everyone on the smith bandwagon will instantly turn to this thread and make the generalization that anyone that critiques smith is a moron.
 
let me say this though, he made at least half a dozen mistakes in these first 2 games that are worthy of a weeks worth of bag skates. scoring a goal from 10 feet away into a wide open net thanks to the strong play of linemates does NOT redeem someone from all those mistakes. additionally, smith has been bad in his own end all year .
 
many of you keep saying how absurd it is to rag on smith because hes a rookie. however you are all just as guilty of lumping anyone that is down on smith as the irrational reactionary type of fan when many of us have legitimate gripes about his play.

I don't think that's true, since not a single person has agreed with the OP.

I agree that smith hasn't played well, but he'll never be good in the playoffs if he isn't exposed to it. He improved a ton from game 1 to game 2, which is good. Babcock just needs to stick with him and he'll come around

I hope you didn't hurt yourself when you jerked your knee like that

Crawford is actually vastly underrated. Imo he's a top 3 goalie in the league, probably a top 5 goalie in the league of the past 20 years. Chicago's a decent team but without him they'd have a lottery pick this season. How he wasn't nominated for the Vezina AND Hart trophies is crazy. 
 
I actually think Detroit could win this series if Chicago had a human being in net and not that space alien born on planet SHUTOUT. 

I guess I'm the only one here who knows your post has an ulterior motive
Shutout
Shutout
Shutout
Shutout
Shutout
Shutout
That should cover it for the rest of the series

They poked the bear. They shouldn't have poked the bear.
I really hope the players saw this

Hawks Team = I have to no issue
 
Hawks Fans = They are delusional

Hawks announcers = annoying as hell

There's a reason the wings haven't loss consecutive games in a month. These guys have a lot of heart and a desire to win. I'm willing to chalk game 1 up to exhaustion after that gruelling 7 gamer against the Ducks. They obviously need to limit the turnovers and find a way to get Brendan smith to calm down. If they do those things and play with the heart and desire that they played with in the first round, I'm sure they'll win game 2
Statement game upcoming

Pav deserves to win it literally every year.
I agree with this nomination. Those are easily the 3 most qualified for selke

I found this cute/hilarious pic on Facebook and I made a meme out of it. I wanted to keep it clean and I really couldn't come up with anything better. Think it's pretty funny though. ">http://

That baby has been a Hawks fan for longer than most Hawks fans

Howard has become a big time flopper, but Zetterberg didn't dive on that play. He had his foot taken out from under him while also being shoved up high. The laws of physics say he did not dive

When a goalie is below average for the first 2-3 years of his career and then suddenly becomes a stud behind the best offense and one of the best defenses in the league, that probably means he isn't actually as good as people think. If we have a big game against him early in the series, it could veer him off track for the series (see all 3 Chicago goalies in 09)

I think Detroit will stun the hawks and win one or even both of the first 2 games. Chicago will obviously regroup, but their first adversity of the year will be too much for them to overcome.
Wings in 6

How is Datsyuk the MVP? He played great but Zet or Howard would be clearly the MVPs.... Game 6 and 7 were elimination games and they both pulled through for that, that's how you earn MVP status by showing up on big games.

My opinion is so much better than your opinion! While I agree with you that Z was our MVP, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and It's not like Datsyuk wasn't one of our best players.

Anyway...
MVP: Zetterberg
Best surprise: Cleary
Most clutch: nyquist (both of his points came in OT)
Best beard: Zetterberg
Best neck beard: Howard

Most courageous when separated from bertuzzi by 2 panes of glass: getzlaf
Best logo hunter: Perry
Most overrated: selanne

Some of the best from the Ducks media:

 

Jimmy Howard knocks net off. Zetterberg dive

 

Teemu Selanne crosscheck on Jimmy Howard

 

Jimmy Howard head snapz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKFyRNhrN04

I've never seen a goalie called for diving, so why not take a page out of Dom Hasek's book and flop all over the ice?

Hearing these idiot announcers makes me glad I moved away from California

 

 

Chewin on his squeaky toy...

 

Franzen will rip it out of his drunk ass mouth