Red Wings

[chemiclord]

i agree. i think he should edtit that out of his post.

Done.

[jaadam4]

I really hate Chicago having Bowman there right now. I dont like it one bit. He can really give them a ton of insight to our team and players.

[jaadam4]

Dats is taking a lot of heat for not producing a ton of points in that series but i think he played great. He didnt shoot as much as I'd like but he was awesome on D and moves the puck better then anyone.

[Niffla]

Damn it felt good ending that piece of shit team's season.

[jaadam4]

No shit. I didnt hate them as much as those Avs teams but theyre inching there.

[Rocky Bleier]

Yeah, gonna start working up the hate for the Hawks now. They're a scary young team that is very hungry and better rested. Went to a game in Chicago last year to see Ovechkin live and couldn't stand the fans. Hated seeing some in their Bob Probert jerseys. Had the misfortune to be there on Tony Esposito night. They're extremely excited about the BlackHawks' renaissance. Hope the Wings can hold 'em off one more year.
A stroll down memory lane:


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRRVsyTWw_k"]YouTube - "Probert decks Nylund" red wings Blackhawks brawl late 80's[/ame]

[SeattleLionsFan]

It's always amazing to look at the goalie pads back then...you can hardly tell the difference between the goalie and other players.

[Rocky Bleier]

In anticipation of some Ducks fan(s) complaining about the Cleary goal:

Click on video "Ruffled Feathers"

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=278756#

[Greg H]

In anticipation of some Ducks fan(s) complaining about the Cleary goal:

Click on video "Ruffled Feathers"

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=278756#

Ducks fans complain? They would never do that...

[Mainevent]

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attended the game and said the league didn't just become intriguing when three of the conference semifinal series were decided in a Game 7. "This entire season -- the regular season, the first round of the playoffs and second round -- have been incredibly competitive, exciting and entertaining," Bettman said.

Good thing it's on Versus then, so everyone can enjoy it!

[FVD]

Good series. I didn't watch or know anything about the game until 2am when I got home, that way it was as if it was live to me (without the commercials or between period crap). There was a wide range of emotions I felt, I don't think I could handle Game 7s all the time, from the time the Ducks tied it at 3 until the Cleary goal was so intense for me.

I thought the officiating was decent except that apparently Chris Pronger can do no wrong. Apparently he can body slam a player in front of a ref and not get whistled... Then there was the cross check during a Wings powerplay, but I didn't expect that called. The icing on the cake was the goalie interference on Hudler. I mean Hudler went sliding in on his knees, I wonder what got him there?

Anyways, glad to see the Wings make it through, looking forward to the Chicago series.

[FCRhodes]

I finally got out my hat from the 1995 conference championship series. Haven't worn it for 10 years. I've been waiting for this rematch. Its payback time.

[Tom]

Was CBC calling goaltender interference on that last goal? Did they give a reason? Local sports radio is saying that CBC was saying it was interference and Don Cherry actually came to the defense of the Wings.

[Newbomb Turk]

McClain was crying big time about the goal after the game.....

[froot loops]

Ron McLean said it was goaltender interference. I believe he actually said it would have been a glorious call.

They focused in on the rulebook on the specific rule. But the way he was interpreting the rule is much different than the way I've seen it interpreted. Point being I've never seen a goal disallowed when it was loose under the goalie and the attacker was trying to whack the puck.