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I know its a great honor to play for your country etc.But for Larkin to play vs rest was an iffy decision IMHO. This article makes i seem that maybe Wings Dr's nixed it https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/05/05/larkin-out-world-championships-augustine-added-to-team-usa-roster/73578540007/

Going tomorrow to get a Wings won 2025 Stanley Cup tat I BELIEVE !!!

IMHO we would have needed Lyon playing like vintage Hasek 94 - 99 to make up for the D mistakes which are magnified in playoffs. I don't think physically we can put a hurting on anyone and Cat or RayRay getting thumped by Rempe would not have been pretty. Us wining would be dependent which team showed up. The lack of defensive awareness team or the gritty never say die the last 2 weeks of the season team. This is simply my opinion and like Aholes everyone has one.

It appears the Leafs have found their goalie and are playing real playoff hockey So Scott do you sit Matthews in game 7?

Thinking the leafs have found themselves a goalie. I say sit Matthews for game 7 playing better without him i now turn off game and see if this ages well

Boston played like total yuck ....Like no Matthews this is going to be a cakewalk type game Had a chance to finish them and let them off the hook might come back to bite them

Wondering how bad Whitney gets in trouble for this one. Comments are all over the board

https://records.nhl.com/franchises/tampa-bay-lightning/season-by-season-record I don't think Tampa was on decline in 2010 as they went to the conf finals that year. I believe Yzerguy came back to Det in 2019 right after TB lost in R1. TB then went to 3 finals in a row as the Wings bottomed out with a big thud with resounding draft luck!! TB has lost in R1 last 2 years so some cracks might be showing in their core etc. Dependent on what's in the cupboard will determine how fast they comeback. Might be a Boston type situation where they plug holes with younger guys who learn the culture while the older guys phase out. After the 2009 finals lose we should have started to manage picks better and we could have probably avoided this playoff drought. Saying "We made the playoffs 25 years in a row" gets me a "shut up and sit down old man" comment from fans of other teams. But then again we could be the Sabres or Leafs so I take comfort in that thought.

Cooper will be getting a talking to about "skirts on goalies" quote Isnt Tampa a sunbelt team?

Pens seems to like picking up our castoffs... https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-goaltender-filip-larsson-to-a-two-year-contract?utm_source=social&utm_medium=x

IF our older bad defense cant be taught a new trick by now i.e. clear the zone. I would prefer to have younger guys learn as they have more runway to correct said mistakes.

Thank you sir

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"hockey sense" vs "educational sense"

I would have thought Toronto being the center of the hockey universe(insert sarcasm here). That the citizens would have been burning the town after the last couple years. Yet their hope for a better house using the same tools that failed is amazing. Is Shanny finally on the hotseat?