Wings VS Calgary thread

[BigDaddy]

Well peeps it starts Thursday. I can't wait, this is my favorite sports playoff system. I think the Wings will handle the Flames in 5-6. Hank's on his way back, they say even with him being out as long as he's been he's still the best player in practice. I'm not saying they'll take the Flames easy, should make for great run. Any way I can b.s. forever about this. LET'S GET THE FREAKING GAME STARTED!!! Good luck boys and thanks for a great regular season. Let's hear your thoughts!!!

[ckhanna]

I think that I would have rather seen the Wings start off with Colorado first, but that's the way things fall. I am a huge wings fan, but the past couple of years have me alittle worried. I really think that the first couple of games will be a good indicator to the way things will go for the Wings.

[redwingsdude]

Calgary hasn't changed much except for more balanced scoring, which led to more goals this year, but the Wings defense and goaltending is dramatically better than the last time they faced each other. Don't take them lightly, Kipper is still a very good goalie, but their defense is overrated. A healthy Zetterberg and hopefully Bertuzzi and I think they will take the series, but the Flames will win a few.

[CMR]

McCarty is supposed to be back too.


Should be interesting.

[bombcast]

Wings in 5.

Anyone else think the Wings shelved Hank for rest more than injury?

[lzqwhr]

Anyone seen what stations are covering the playoffs? I saw that CBC and Versus is covering it but any locals like 50 (WB?) Channel 2 or Foxsports?

[BigDaddy]

I don't think any local stations get the playoffs.. but for some reason I keeping thinking maybe local stations get the first round.... I'm sure somebody will chime in............And what the heck is with a Thursday start and an afternoon game on the weekend!! I was hoping for a Saturday night game have some people over for cards and the game...what a way to spnd a Saturday night:rant: .

[mrblugil]

none of the games end in a tie cause I have NO confidence in either goalie in a shootout:( :fish:

[GMONEY]

nothing to worry about, bertuzzi will save the day:lol: :lol: :lol:

[MIDUCKER]

none of the games end in a tie cause I have NO confidence in either goalie in a shootout:( :fish:

No shootouts in the playoffs - thankfully

P.S. Wings in 5

[neil duffey]

some of u guys are sadly underminding the wings this post season... and no, this first few games will not show hot the post season will go for them. take 2002 1st round they where down 2 games to none to van and came back to win it. who cares about past years wa wa wa... this is this year and they have what it takes this year. i say wings in 6 game 1 and 2 gam 5 and 6.


i will say there will be no first round sweep. but if it does happen, the most likely sears sweep would be buffalo over the islanders.

heres my predictions.

wings/flames = wings in 6
ducks/wild = (going out on a limb here) wild in 7
canucks/stars = stars in 6
preds/sharks = sharks in 6

sabers/islanders = sabers in 5
devils/lightning = devils in 6
thrashers/rangers = rangers in 7
senators/penguins = pen's in 6(but im cheering for the sen's)

thats the first round prediction... last year i was waaaaaaaaaaay off but no one expected the first 4 seeds to be out in round one.

[mrblugil]

Hows the paw comin?:fish:

[William H Bonney]

,,, I am a huge wings fan, but the past couple of years have me alittle worried. I really think that the first couple of games will be a good indicator to the way things will go for the Wings.

I'm actually not a huge wings fan so I can look at the series objectively without any "emotion" playing into my opinion. The Wings will have no problem whatsoever with Calgary,, I'll be very surprised if the Flames win one game. The only "wild-card" in this series is Kipper,,, if he stands on his head like Giggy did a few years back,, they might win a game or 2. With all that said,, this Stanley Cup will be the biggest "coin flip" in a while,,, lots of strong teams this year.

[Tujax]

All I can say is Woohoo :D I just got my tickets for game 2!!!!! GO WINGS

[Dedge]

Wings in 5. Calgary is going to be a pretty tough matchup, but I don't think it is anything the Wings can't handle. Heck they might even take them in 4. Man I can't wait for Thursday!


Dan

[fish eater]

Flames in 6.:(:(:(

[Rustyaxecamp]

I think the Wings will have there hands full again. Calgary is a physical team. IMHO the Wings did not do enough to "toughen" up. By games 3-4 our guys will be pretty banged up and more concerned about that next hit coming than controling the puck.

Plus I am still not sure Hank will be suited up for the series.

Wings in 6.:16suspect

[BigDaddy]

Fish eater................what the..... are you saying!!!! Don't tell me you have some inside track :D Let's at least hear why you think that. I was waiting for you to chime in.

[Krull]

The Flames are the one team I didn't want to see in the first round. They are very solid defensively, have great goaltending and are big and physical. There will be few goals in the series, all close 1-2 goal games. It probably will come down to powerplays. If the Wings can convert 1 PP goal a game, they win the series. Hopefully they can get by the Flames and someone else knocks off the Sharks, those are the only teams that scare me in the West. In the East, Buffalo and New Jersey would be the only two teams I see any difficulty with.

[Sixshooter]

none of the games end in a tie cause I have NO confidence in either goalie in a shootout:( :fish:

There is no such thing as a tie in the Playoffs. No shoot out. No 4 on 4.

It is straight 5 on 5 hockey till somebody scores in overtime. If it takes 6 overtime periods for somebody to score then it takes that long.

[Dedge]

Fisheater is prolly right. That Hasek... he average at best.:evil:

Dan

[mwp]

I want the wings to win,but in this series I see Calgary in six or seven.Iginlia is going to have a big series.I hope I'm wrong!!

[William H Bonney]

The Flames are the one team I didn't want to see in the first round. They are very solid defensively, have great goaltending and are big and physical. There will be few goals in the series, all close 1-2 goal games. It probably will come down to powerplays. If the Wings can convert 1 PP goal a game, they win the series. Hopefully they can get by the Flames and someone else knocks off the Sharks, those are the only teams that scare me in the West. In the East, Buffalo and New Jersey would be the only two teams I see any difficulty with.

:SHOCKED: Yikes,,,,, I think if the Wings coulda picked who they would want to play in the first round,, they woulda picked Dallas hands down,, but a close second probably woulda been Calgary(even though they bounced 'em out a couple years ago),,, Calgary doesn't have that same "Darryl Sutter" type team. Honestly,, EVERY team outta the west scares me with the exception of Calgary. Fisheater is just downplaying it,,, he knows the Wings will sweep the Flames or lose one game,, maybe.:D

[bounty hunter]

:SHOCKED: Yikes,,,,, I think if the Wings coulda picked who they would want to play in the first round,, they woulda picked Dallas hands down,, but a close second probably woulda been Calgary(even though they bounced 'em out a couple years ago),,, Calgary doesn't have that same "Darryl Sutter" type team. Honestly,, EVERY team outta the west scares me with the exception of Calgary. Fisheater is just downplaying it,,, he knows the Wings will sweep the Flames or lose one game,, maybe.:D



you can't be serious? They will pound them into submission...

[fish eater]

Fish eater................what the..... are you saying!!!! Don't tell me you have some inside track :D Let's at least hear why you think that. I was waiting for you to chime in.


I'm sorry bro, you know me and how much I love this team. Everyone here knows that I'm a winged wheeled fan of the greatest sports franchise in the history of the world, and I'm well connected. However, this is just what I feel. Something tells me we get bounced 1st round. Believe me, it breaks my heart and I pray to God I'm wrong, but I just don't see "it" with this squad. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something with this Red Wing team that tells me "Not a playoff team". I don't see how we match up against Kipper, Iginla, Huselius, Tangauy, Phaneuf, Warrener, Regehr, Stuart, Conroy, and company. Those cats played in a tough tough tight division all year. They got beat up, and beat up on equally competitive teams. Meanwhile, we racked up our points against Chicago, St. Louis and Columbus (Although not as many points against the Jackets).

Flames in 6.:(:sad:

[William H Bonney]

you can't be serious? They will pound them into submission...


Flames fan,,, I'm guessin':lol:

[neil duffey]

no way! i stand at wings in 6. bertt calder and the old school guys got somethin to proove... wings in 6. calgary isnt what they where.

[BigDaddy]

Hey it's all good Fisheater.... I respect your thoughts. I just hope you're wrong. I know where your heart is. I think your blood is red and white ;) . Neil I'm with you I say Wings in 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!:one_eye: :cool:

Well the playoffs start tonight and every night for the next 10-14 days will have hockey on. This is truley my favorite playoff system in all of sports. Anybody going to any of the games????

[Nimrod1]

Game 1 for me, be there or be square!:D :woohoo1: :bouncy:

[fish eater]

. bertt calder and the old school guys got somethin to proove... wings in 6. .


Yeah, cuz Bert has looked like just a royal stud so far.:rolleyes: Good thing he's not playing hurt already.:rolleyes:

This time of year, every team has something to prove. The "old school" guys has nothing to do with it. Calgary has something to prove, Kipper has something to prove. What? So your saying that this year is different than last year for the Wings. That, last year they didn't have "something to prove"?:rolleyes::dizzy:

Oh, and how could I forget the rest of the gang and our matchup problems....Daymond Langkow, Lombardi, Tony Amonte, Roman Hamrlik, Stephen Yelle and Wayne Primeau. Those are gritty, grind it out 1 on 1 board (not Amonte so much) battle players. How many players do we have like that. Maybe 3? 4 tops. And Dom hasn't looked right since returning from injury.:tdo12:

[kumma]

Whichever team has the hot goaler will win. How many times have the wings run into that guy that has a career series. :mad: God help them if the Wings get into the 3rd period with a 1 goal lead as well, man I hate seeing the "d" break down and let in the floater to tie up the game. Regular season was a dead heat between the two, even so I say Wings in 7. :dizzy:

[BigDaddy]

About 4 hours away ladies and gents..........Bring the Flames on.......:xzicon_sm :coolgleam

[Frozenfish]

Should be a good series. I'm thinking Wings in 6. If Pavel turns it up a notch in the playoff's then Wings in 5.

For anybody that likes stats like me, courtesy of tsn.com

- Detroit ranked 21st in the league on the power play, with a 17.1% success rate. Calgary ranked 10th at 18.2%.

- Detroit ranked 7th in the league in penalty killing, with an 84.6% success rate. Calgary ranked 18th at 81.8%.

- Kirk Maltby (125), Danny Markov (111) and Johan Franzen (110) are the Red Wings' leading hitters.

- Dion Phaneuf (197), Brad Stuart (165) and Robyn Regehr (146) are the Flames' leading hitters. Stuart's totals include games with the Bruins.

- Kris Draper is the Red Wings' top face-off man -- 57.3%.

- Jarome Iginla is the Flames' top face-off man -- 53.0%.

- Detroit's Robert Lang ranked third in the league with 104 giveaways.

- Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk led the league with 107 takeaways.

- Calgary's Alex Tanguay ranked third in the league with a 20.6% shooting percentage.

- Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom ranked third in the league with 27:29 of ice time per game.

- Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom tied for third in the league with a plus-40.

- Detroit's Dominik Hasek ranked second in the league with a 2.05 goals against average.

- Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg tied for the league lead with 10 game-winning goals.

- Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk tied for the league lead with eight clutch goals. Datsyuk led the league with 20 clutch points and Zetterberg ranked second with 18.

- Alex Tanguay led the Flames with six points in four games against the Red Wings this year.

- Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom led the Red Wings with five points in four games against the Flames this year.

- Detroit's leaders in power play ice time (per game):
Nicklas Lidstrom 5:39
Mathieu Schneider 5:19
Tomas Holmstrom 4:07
Henrik Zetterberg 4:05
Pavel Dstsyuk 3:59
Robert Lang 3:34

- Calgary's leaders in power play ice time (per game):
Dion Phaneuf 5:34
Jarome Iginla 5:03
Roman Hamrlik 4:48
Daymond Langkow 4:30
Alex Tanguay 4:04
Kristian Huselius 3:38

- Detroit's leaders in penalty killing ice time (per game):
Chris Chelios 4:50
Nicklas Lidstrom 4:32
Kris Draper 3:34
Andreas Lilja 2:57
Danny Markov 2:55
Henrik Zetterberg 2:51

- Calgary's leaders in penalty killing ice time (per game):
Robyn Regehr 4:38
Brad Stuart 3:55
Rhett Warrener 3:20
Stephane Yelle 3:16
Roman Hamrlik 2:49
Jeff Friesen 2:32

[mrblugil]

what I said a month ago,the same thing Don Cherry said this week,too many "sweeties" an not enough bangers:sad: :fish:

[jpollman]

About 4 hours away ladies and gents..........Bring the Flames on.......:xzicon_sm :coolgleam

Three and a half hours.....

I'm out the door in about a half hour. I've gotta stop at the bank and get some cash and told my son that we'd swing by Hockeytown Authentics to get him somethihg to wear to the game.

I'm giddy as heck right now! :lol:

John

[neil duffey]

Three and a half hours.....

I'm out the door in about a half hour. I've gotta stop at the bank and get some cash and told my son that we'd swing by Hockeytown Authentics to get him somethihg to wear to the game.

I'm giddy as heck right now! :lol:

John
:lol: thanks dad, ur the best! what time u picking me up. lookin forward to this, pop:lol:

[Dedge]

Three and a half hours.....

I'm out the door in about a half hour. I've gotta stop at the bank and get some cash and told my son that we'd swing by Hockeytown Authentics to get him somethihg to wear to the game.

I'm giddy as heck right now! :lol:

John

And to think, I actually felt bad for this guy when his HD broke.:lol::lol:


Let's go Red Wings!
Dan

[Itchin' to go]

Time to catch the Red wave!!!

Dom will be awesome. I think the 2 biggest things are how the refs call the playoffs and if the wings stop shooting 15 footers into goalies chest.

Wings in 5.

Ryan

[Big K]

1 - 0 early in the first. Keep it up boys!!!!

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!

[neil duffey]

1 - 0 early in the first. Keep it up boys!!!!

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!
YEAH BUT I GOT A SOUR TASTE WHEN I SAW MICK MAGOOO:yikes: :rant: :rolleyes: WERE CREWED W/ HIM REFIN.

[doublell]

YEAH BUT I GOT A SOUR TASTE WHEN I SAW MICK MAGOOO:yikes: :rant: :rolleyes: WERE CREWED W/ HIM REFIN. MAGOO SEES AS WELL AS THE CARTOON CHARACTER HE NOT ONLY WAS NAMED AFTER BUT ALSO LOOKS LIKE:evil:

[Big K]

2 - Zip after one. The Wings look like they brought a lot of energy. Let's hope they keep it going for another 2 periods.

YEAH BUT I GOT A SOUR TASTE WHEN I SAW MICK MAGOOO WERE CREWED W/ HIM REFIN.

Now's the time when they can break the Magoo jinx! :evil:

[Itchin' to go]

I would say the NHL is letting everyone know how the playoffs are going to be called.

Luckily for us their using Calgary as an example.

Ryan

[doublell]

Datsuk Scores

[Big K]

Can you say 4-0!!!

Wow! Are they playing outstanding or what?!? What's nice is they're playing good defense and hitting too!

[Ranger Ray]

They are looking good! Go Wings!

[doublell]

WATCH HIS DIVE INTO THE "10 MAN SCRUM" BEHIND THEIR NET. THE WINGS PUSHED BACK BIG TIME TONIGHT. I THINK I EVEN SAW LANG THROW A CHECK:yikes:

[Little Roober]

1-0 WINGS!!!!!:woohoo1: :woohoo1:

[2ESRGR8]

Calgary in the Finals this year huh?

[Big K]

Calgary in the Finals this year huh?

Hey Don Cherry...I love you man, but did you watch this game?!?

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!! :woohoo1: :woohoo1: :woohoo1:

[Ranger Ray]

Don Cherry is a nappy head.

[fish eater]

It's only 1 game so far fellas, let's not start popping champagne and telling Don Cherry I told ya so. 1 down, 15 to go. Get some sleep and get your A+ game ready for Sunday boys. We're gonna have to play even better the next game, and the game after that, and the game after that.:)

[Dedge]

The biggest thing I came out of this game with was the fact that Wings really, really want it. They played their heart out. Smothering D, outstanding up front, and maybe most importantly they didn't take any crap from the Flames. In fact they dished it out in king sized portions. I know it is only one game, but I saw something from the Wings last night that I haven't seen since 02... Desire! If they keep this drive there is no telling what they can do. I know that Calgary is not going to lay down and give it to them, but again for the first time since 02 it looks like the Wings want it more than the team they are playing.

Grit... heart... skill... I call that a trifecta!

Let's go Red Wings!
Dan

[BigDaddy]

Like Fisheater said it's only 1 game and we have 15 more to go!!! Enjoy the win and get back to work. Calgary will come out flying.. It looked like college kid playing pro's last night. We never let them in the game and kept playing hard. Nice to see the youngsters get the playing time and be productive. Let's see what happens Sunday I think if the Wings take that one Calgary will be done. Remember playing at the Saddledome is one of the toughest places to play and Calagary has an awesome home record.


15 MORE BOYS!!!!!!!!

[Rustyaxecamp]

Great game. I just hope they didn't blow the wad on the first game. Calgary can play the whole series like that, can we?

Did definetley set the tone for game 2 though.

I almost forgot how much I hated Iginla. Badazz or not, if he walked in my office right now I would jump the desk to tackle him.

[Dedge]

I almost forgot how much I hated Iginla. Badazz or not, if he walked in my office right now I would jump the desk to tackle him.:lol::lol::lol:

Don't sugarcoat it man, tell us how you really feel.

Dan

[William H Bonney]

,,,,It looked like college kid playing pro's last night. We never let them in the game and kept playing hard.



That's actually the impression I got as well. The game didn't really resemble "playoff hockey",,,,, on the other hand,,, did anyone see the NJ-Tampa game,,? :SHOCKED: I was flippin' back and forth,,, that game was AWESOME. I love the games where you barely even notice the puck on the ice,,,, these guys were flat out HAMMERING each other,, great game.

[ckhanna]

I am still thinking Wings in 5 :bowdown:

[DaveW731]

The biggest thing I came out of this game with was the fact that Wings really, really want it. They played their heart out. Smothering D, outstanding up front, and maybe most importantly they didn't take any crap from the Flames. In fact they dished it out in king sized portions. I know it is only one game, but I saw something from the Wings last night that I haven't seen since 02... Desire! If they keep this drive there is no telling what they can do. I know that Calgary is not going to lay down and give it to them, but again for the first time since 02 it looks like the Wings want it more than the team they are playing.

Grit... heart... skill... I call that a trifecta!

Let's go Red Wings!
Dan

If you're right then ckhanna will be as well :woohoo1:

[M1Garand]

Great game and I was fortunate to be there with some good seats. I was surprised at how many empty seats there were though...:confused:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/Rgariglio/Wings.jpg

[BigDaddy]

Hey William what channel were you watching N.J. on? I hate it when CBC and Versus and Fox show the same damn game.:rant: I think that's going to really hurt hockey. I remember when ESPN was carrying it you could watch ESPN CBC and Fox and there would different games.....:evil:

[William H Bonney]

Hey William what channel were you watching N.J. on? I hate it when CBC and Versus and Fox show the same damn game.:rant: I think that's going to really hurt hockey. I remember when ESPN was carrying it you could watch ESPN CBC and Fox and there would different games.....:evil:

Ya,, I hate that too,,, 3 stations, same game. One of the stations was playing live streaming video from the internet,,,, I caught most of it on my phone. That Jersey game was funny though,,,, if you touched the puck,, you got HAMMERED!!

[redwingsdude]

Yahoo broadcasts a game almost every other day. San Jose vs. Nashville is on tonight if you don't mind watching a small screen.

[ckhanna]

Awesome picture M1 :chillin:

[BigDaddy]

Ahhh thanks guys not a bad option... better than nothing

[GMONEY]

just like i predicted on page 1 bertuzzi saved the day. wait, never mind:D

[M1Garand]

Awesome picture M1 :chillin:

Thanks, you'll probably like this one too:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/Rgariglio/Gordie.jpg

[fish eater]

Game 2.
Big Bert in, Hudler out.:tdo12:


And yes, like someone earlier (redwingsdude?) stated, I can't stand Iginla. What a baby! For someone who is supposed to be a star, a captain, a leader, act like a man! Definately makes you appreciate even more, and realize even more how lucky and spoiled we were with Mr. One-Nine. He would've never acted like such a stuck up whiner when someone like Hank took the puck from him. Same with Senior. Who is now becoming known around the league as the Swedish Yzerman. He would never act like that. The guy outplayed you and picked your pocket Jarome. Play harder and deal with it! Don't be face-washin and cheap shottin a player like Hank cuz your not getting your way! Argh! I would love to see a big balled up fist right smack into the nose and/or chin of Jarome.:rant: Sorry fellas, but he really irked me game 1. Same with Phaneuf. With that head whiplash punch on Hank right before the Iginla whining. Both of them need to be picking some lumber/composite outta their teeth before this series is over.:mad:


Game 2 predictions. There is no way the Red Wings will win Game 2. I don't give a crap if the hockey gods can read this or not. They can shove it. You hear me hockey gods? In fact, I say that it's impossible for the Calgary Flames to LOSE game 2!:whistle:

[Dedge]

Game 2.
Big Bert in, Hudler out.:tdo12:


And yes, like someone earlier (redwingsdude?) stated, I can't stand Iginla. What a baby! For someone who is supposed to be a star, a captain, a leader, act like a man! Definately makes you appreciate even more, and realize even more how lucky and spoiled we were with Mr. One-Nine. He would've never acted like such a stuck up whiner when someone like Hank took the puck from him. Same with Senior. Who is now becoming known around the league as the Swedish Yzerman. He would never act like that. The guy outplayed you and picked your pocket Jarome. Play harder and deal with it! Don't be face-washin and cheap shottin a player like Hank cuz your not getting your way! Argh! I would love to see a big balled up fist right smack into the nose and/or chin of Jarome.:rant: Sorry fellas, but he really irked me game 1. Same with Phaneuf. With that head whiplash punch on Hank right before the Iginla whining. Both of them need to be picking some lumber/composite outta their teeth before this series is over.:mad:


Game 2 predictions. There is no way the Red Wings will win Game 2. I don't give a crap if the hockey gods can read this or not. They can shove it. You hear me hockey gods? In fact, I say that it's impossible for the Calgary Flames to LOSE game 2!:whistle:

Looks like Bert is out for at least one more game. I was REALLY hoping to see him out there tomorrow. That whiplash, punch, cheapshot... whatever you want to call it, by Phaneff bothered the crap out of me too. I mean seriously what the heck was that. Bunch of freaking hacks.

Dan

[jigworm]

M1Garand
Nice pic of the Gordie statue. It was great to walk through the doors of JLA and see that looking you in the face.

[Itchin' to go]

First period, game 2. Looking good, i'm glad things settled down a bit, as much as like the wings scoring, an early blowout would have ended up with some injured banged up players.

[neil duffey]

Game 2.

Game 2 predictions. There is no way the Red Wings will win Game 2. I don't give a crap if the hockey gods can read this or not. They can shove it. You hear me hockey gods? In fact, I say that it's impossible for the Calgary Flames to LOSE game 2!:whistle:
:lol: hows that humble pie tasting there fishy:lol: ;)


hell yes! detroit d is legendary. 50 to 15 SOG! lmao!:D

[BigDaddy]

Oh boy.....Fisheater.... Time to come back and lay off the drugs....;) j/k ... Nice job by the boys today they're playing well and keeping on track....Now the part I hast the 10:00pm games. Hard to watch when you get up at 4:00am....:rant: I think they will steal one in Calgary...

[NEMichsportsman]

I think they will steal one in Calgary...

That should be all that it will take. I will be thrilled to see them get one out there and then come home to clinch round 1!


Go Wings!

[Ranger Ray]

:woohoo1: Go Wings!:woohoo1:

[William H Bonney]

I would say the NHL is letting everyone know how the playoffs are going to be called.

Luckily for us their using Calgary as an example.

Ryan


:lol: Ya know,, I actually kinda feel bad for Calgary,,,,,, because NONE of the other series are being called this way. There are "some" ticky-tack" calls in the other games but NOTHING like the Wings series. One thing for sure though,,, Calgary is,,, well,,,, not good. Only chance they had was for Kipper to stand on his head,, and he is. These games easily coulda been 10-1. I blame this on on Sutter,,, he should fired the coach and took over behind the bench, ala Pat Quinn(back in the day). At least they woulda "looked decent" getting beat.

[BigDaddy]

OK guys let's say Bert plays game 3 in Calgary, who should sit. I keep hearing Hud's I'll throw these names out LANG & Sammy...... Lang has done zero, zilch, nodda he can't even win a face off. My son and I were watching the game and I kept telling him watch Lang he never touches anybody only his stick does. He's got no B---s!!! I hate to say it but he makes good money and it's time he sits. My son was laughing after watch what I told him about Lang and he agreed with me. Let's hear your thoughts.......... I think we'll steal one in Calgary and be in good shape. Still looks a college team VS a pro team.

[DaveW731]

OK guys let's say Bert plays game 3 in Calgary, who should sit. I keep hearing Hud's I'll throw these names out LANG & Sammy...... Lang has done zero, zilch, nodda he can't even win a face off. My son and I were watching the game and I kept telling him watch Lang he never touches anybody only his stick does. He's got no B---s!!! I hate to say it but he makes good money and it's time he sits. My son was laughing after watch what I told him about Lang and he agreed with me. Let's hear your thoughts.......... I think we'll steal one in Calgary and be in good shape. Still looks a college team VS a pro team.

"Stealing" implies taking something that does not belong to you. Unless the flames pull out something they haven't shown so far, Detroit owns the series and NOt winning in Calgary would be the suprise. I don't know Calgary's home ice record, offhand, but I don't THINK home ice is real huge for them, at least not against superior teams. As far as sitting someone down, my only question would be which decision would be of the most help for the second round.

[GMONEY]

OK guys let's say Bert plays game 3 in Calgary, who should sit. I keep hearing Hud's I'll throw these names out LANG & Sammy...... Lang has done zero, zilch, nodda he can't even win a face off. My son and I were watching the game and I kept telling him watch Lang he never touches anybody only his stick does. He's got no B---s!!! I hate to say it but he makes good money and it's time he sits. My son was laughing after watch what I told him about Lang and he agreed with me. Let's hear your thoughts.......... I think we'll steal one in Calgary and be in good shape. Still looks a college team VS a pro team.

my thoughts are if its not broke don't fix it. what is playing bertuzzi gonna do? more penalty minutes.

[Jigawhat]

Calgary is 2nd to the Wings in Home ice record. It means a bundle to them. Maybe 'steal' isn't the right word, but I sure hope we take game 3, cuz if not game 4 is a must win, IMO.

As far as who ya sit. It's tough to break up that 4th line with how they have been playing. I'd agree with Lang, but thats just not gonna happen. Apparantly Babcock sees something I just don't understand. The guy is hard to watch. Just once I'd like to see him lay a hit, or back check with some intesity. And stop coughing up the eff'ing puck! :rant: I'm really looking forward to the day he's no longer a Wing.

But they need to find Bert a place. He was not acquired to be healthy scratch, and if he can be the tool needed to protect us from some of those cheap shots, then he's worth it.

Of course, all we really need is fish eater's opinion and prediction and we should be all set for a 4 game sweep. ;) :lol:

[William H Bonney]

Not sure if anyone noticed or not but,,, Draper and Maltby were "rarely" on the ice together yesterday. Babcock really shuffled up the lines yesterday(I think he talked with Bowman on one of the days off). Bertuzzi needs to get his "playoff legs" going,, but it wouldn't surprise me if he got some more rest. I'd like to see Bert out there,,,,, it's funny watching other players "avoid" him when he's on the ice:lol:. If I had to guess,,,, I'd say Hudler will be in plain clothes when Bertuzzi comes back.

[Itchin' to go]

Calgary is tough to beat at the Saddledome, and its going to be LOUD and intense there Tues. night, I dont have a lot of hope for game 3, my thought is the Wings will pull out a close one in game four and wrap up the series in game 5.

Dont count chickens yet though cause with a little less officiating this series could easily be tied up going into game 5.

I would bet the GM from Calgary has been on the horn all day today with the NHL Questioning the amount of penalty mins against Calgary and although I think the calls have been pretty good, I would bet they will complain enough and you'll see less calls in game 3 and 4.

Ryan

[neil duffey]

Calgary is tough to beat at the Saddledome, and its going to be LOUD and intense there Tues. night, I dont have a lot of hope for game 3, my thought is the Wings will pull out a close one in game four and wrap up the series in game 5.

Dont count chickens yet though cause with a little less officiating this series could easily be tied up going into game 5.

I would bet the GM from Calgary has been on the horn all day today with the NHL Questioning the amount of penalty mins against Calgary and although I think the calls have been pretty good, I would bet they will complain enough and you'll see less calls in game 3 and 4.

Ryan
uhhhhh why would he be on the phone and why would we see less calls? the wings where playing good clean hockey, the flames where sloppy, deprate and willing. not a single penalty they took was questionable. not a single one. and i very fair when it comes to that. if any one should be on the phone it should be kenny holland about mcgoo and that crap call on datzuk. shoulda been on holmer not pavs. if the reffing lightens up because sutter crys about it... i blame u:lol:

[Itchin' to go]

and although I think the calls have been pretty good.


Dont blame me for anything:) like I said I think all the calls were pretty good, and I also agree that Calgary played close to sloppiest NHL playoff period i've ever seen and deserved everything they got, all i'm saying is enough complaining sometimes has an effect.

You have to know genaral mangagers complain to the NHL. Brian Burke (I beleive with anaheim now) is the captain of the GM boo-hoooers.

Its going to hard to prove my point because obviously one of Calgary's main focus's for game 3-4 are going to be staying out the box so calls are going to go down(do a stat check on Calgary PM's for games 1-2 vs. 3-4), but if you watch game 3-4 I would bet your going to see slightly more tolerant officiating.

Ryan

[fish eater]

:lol: hows that humble pie tasting there fishy:lol: ;)




You don't get it, do you? Oh well. We won't accuse you of being clever.:dizzy: :lol:



So, with that being said. There is in no way, that the Calgary Flames will lose both games at home, in the comfort of the Saddledome. I mean, that is absolutely impossible. In fact, right here in front of all the hockey gods, I can guarentee, that the Calgary Flames WILL NOT lose both games at home, in the Saddledome! There is just no way in hell. So put that in your pipe and smoke it Hockey Gods!:cheeky-sm

[neil duffey]

You don't get it, do you? Oh well. We won't accuse you of being clever.:dizzy: :lol:



So, with that being said. There is in no way, that the Calgary Flames will lose both games at home, in the comfort of the Saddledome. I mean, that is absolutely impossible. In fact, right here in front of all the hockey gods, I can guarentee, that the Calgary Flames WILL NOT lose both games at home, in the Saddledome! There is just no way in hell. So put that in your pipe and smoke it Hockey Gods!:cheeky-sm
yes i got it... u didnt get it you towd:lol: :lol:

[fish eater]

yes i got it... u didnt get it you towd:lol: :lol:




What's a towd?:confused:

[Nimrod1]

What's a towd?:confused:

Towd = What happens when you park your car in the wrong place. It gets towd.:lol:

[Rustyaxecamp]

Fisheater - Some of us understand your logic.;)

Me thinks Bert will play and Hudler will sit.

[fishinmachine2]

Its gonna be tough playing in there place, there crowd will be rockin. Wings will have to weather the storm the first 5 to 10 minutes of the game cause Calgary will be pumped! Lets hope Dom can shut them down. I just hope wings can take atleast one of the games then finish them off at home.
GO WINGS!!!!

Scott

[Rustyaxecamp]

10:00 game time.... ouch. Tomorrow morning will suck. Hopefully no overtimes.

[DaveW731]

There is in no way, that the Calgary Flames will lose both games at home, in the comfort of the Saddledome. I mean, that is absolutely impossible. In fact, right here in front of all the hockey gods, I can guarentee, that the Calgary Flames WILL NOT lose both games at home, in the Saddledome! There is just no way in hell. So put that in your pipe and smoke it Hockey Gods!:cheeky-sm

I feel better now. Given I didn't know my a** from a hole in the ground, regarding home ice for Calgary:o , the Wings need you! And, you are doubtless right this time as well.....in fact, don't you think that the Flames will win BOTH games at home?:yikes:

[Dedge]

I feel better now. Given I didn't know my a** from a hole in the ground, regarding home ice for Calgary:o , the Wings need you! And, you are doubtless right this time as well.....in fact, don't you think that the Flames will win BOTH games at home?:yikes:

OK Dave, what FishEater is doing is an interesting tactic. But what you are saying is out and out blasphemy!:lol::lol::lol: j/k man I can't wait for the game tonight. What is going to suck is getting up the next morning.


Dan

[BigDaddy]

well....no watching the game for me tonight I have to get up at 2:45am for work....Gosh I hate the odd hours sometimes!!! At least I'll get out a noon and finish getting the boat ready for Friday fishing on the Detroit River! Good luck boys play hard and make us proud!!!!!!!!!

[DaveW731]

OK Dave, what FishEater is doing is an interesting tactic. But what you are saying is out and out blasphemy!:lol::lol::lol: j/k man I can't wait for the game tonight. What is going to suck is getting up the next morning.


Dan

I don't know what came over me....it was a moment of weakness....Please forgive me.....:lol:
I can't wait either: looking forward to being part of the Red Wing Express tonight, and willing to be part of the Red Eye Express tomorrow!
Dave

[neil duffey]

scott a towd is a wetowd:lol: say it reeeeeeal nice and slow.:lol: just mesing w/ ya man. relax. game 3 tonight... being out on medical leave has one plus... 10pm game starts? who cares? not me!:lol: sleep all day tom.:)

[NEMichsportsman]

Wings win a close one 3-2 tonight.......it will go to triple overtime however!;)

[Little Roober]

Wings win a close one 3-2 tonight.......it will go to triple overtime however!;)

AWWWWWWWWWWWW! Not overtimmmmmmeee!:sad: :lol:

[neil duffey]

u know, hes probly right. given guys, it is a 10 pm start... so for those of u who have early mornings... its inevitable:lol:

[DaveW731]

Wings win a close one 3-2 tonight.......it will go to triple overtime however!;)

If I'm gonna be up till midnight anyway, may as well stay up till 2am