Red Wings

[Tony G]

Fuck the ducks!

[DanO]

Like it Gonz.

GO LIONS "11" !

[Panoptes]

Like it Gonz.

GO LIONS "11" !

Figured why not jump right back into character.

The very fact that the Ducks are pushing for a playoff spot is amazing considering how I felt about the team at the beginning of the season.

[DanO]

FUCK YOU!

How do you like that??? :-)


GO LIONS "11" !

[Panoptes]

Ahhhh, feels like home again.

[DanO]

:-)

GO LIONS "11" !

[WingsFan]

F that stupid Red Wheel thingy!

Go DUCKS!

octopi thrown

[Malto Marko]

I don't even think there's a home ice advantage; the last Cup the Wings won under Bowman, in the first two games of each series--all at home--they went 4-4. The following two games for each, all on the road, they went 6-2. There is no benefit to jockeying for a higher playoff seed. If you're in, you can win.

Actually with the exception of a game 7 I think home ice in the playoffs might be a disadvantage. Hockey players are gladiators that have more chemistry in team play than in most other sports. With the exception of goalies, they are asked to do their job in short spurts and rely on someone else doing their job until they get call upon again. When they are on the road, they tend to circle the wagons, hang with each other and stay focused on the job at hand. When they are home, they disperse and split their focus with the other meaningful people in their lives.

I believe the let's get our job done and get out of here mentality lends a slight advantage over the got to take the wife out to dinner tomorrow on our day off mentality.

Figured why not jump right back into character.

The very fact that the Ducks are pushing for a playoff spot is amazing considering how I felt about the team at the beginning of the season.

I too, find it amazing the Ducks even have a chance to end up in the playoffs.

[gjdodger]

My personal theory is home advantage is just one of familiarity and comfort, both mental and physical--you're at home, you play with your kids, drive your own car, sleep in your own bed, know your own arena/ballpark, etc. At the highest level of play the players are all very talented, so a little edge like that makes a difference--and when the players are outsized and have to cram themselves into cabs, airplane seats, hotel beds, etc, it can make a lot of difference. Sure enough, the biggest home advantage is in the NBA.

[Panoptes]

Except in DET the Red Wheel thingy team gets a major home ice advantage with them cheatin style trampoline bumper boards. Its the 6th skater for them. #6 makes some of the best passes each game for them.

Bastages!

[gjdodger]

Except in DET the Red Wheel thingy team gets a major home ice advantage with them cheatin style trampoline bumper boards. Its the 6th skater for them. #6 makes some of the best passes each game for them.

Bastages!

And everywhere else the puck does not bounce off the bumpers as much, leaving the mystified Red Wings standing out there waiting for the puck to ricochet their way while alert opponents swoop by to pick up the puck alongside the boards. So they have a major road disadvantage. Good to have you back, Peter Panoptes.

[Panoptes]

And everywhere else the puck does not bounce off the bumpers as much, leaving the mystified Red Wings standing out there waiting for the puck to ricochet their way while alert opponents swoop by to pick up the puck alongside the boards. So they have a major road disadvantage. Good to have you back, Peter Panoptes.

Since we were/are talking playoff series home ice advantage, there is clearly a one game juicer in the equation (if necessary).

[gjdodger]

Since we were/are talking playoff series home ice advantage, there is clearly a one game juicer in the equation (if necessary).

And the Wings can take advantage of it IF they have the home ice advantage. Which they will not have if they play Vancouver, and possibly San Jose. So they will have the disadvantage.

[YT]

I like the Ducks!









covered in orange sauce

[Panoptes]

And the Wings can take advantage of it IF they have the home ice advantage. Which they will not have if they play Vancouver, and possibly San Jose. So they will have the disadvantage.

That's IF the Red Wheel thingy team gets to the CC series.

For now, they will have home ice for starters. Continued advantage Red Wheel thingy team.