Red Wings

[jaadam4]

and thumbs up to Ozzie. He really has stepped it up when we've needed him the most. He's making me change my mind about the first ballot HOFer.

[DanO]

Can you say Con Symthe???

GO LIONS "09' !!!!!!!!!

[froot loops]

Too early for that talk.

[FCRhodes]

It won't be as easy to get Zetterberg out against Crosby in Pissburgh. I think that Helm would be a good matchup as a backup plan.

[froot loops]

If Datsyuk is playing on Tuesday, you put him out there. on him.

[FVD]

The Wings were lucky to win that game, they had a few good breaks go their way, at both ends of the ice.

You know what though, I ain't complaining one iota about how they looked and played, because to win both ends of a back to back like that is awesome. Hopefully we can steal a game in Pittsburgh and wrap this up quickly.

[froot loops]

Frank did you see Don Cherry doing the Most Interesting Man in the World yesterday?

[Rocky Bleier]

If Datsyuk is playing on Tuesday, you put him out there. on him.

I continue to believe he has a broken bone in his foot. If he does come back, I hope he doesn't come back on Tuesday. Penguins are guaranteed to win Game 3. Though he may need a game to get back into shape.

Wings aren't the Capitals, but let's not forget that Wasington was up 2-0 on Pittsburgh, too.

[SnowMeiser]

I am curious how the officiating will be called on Tuesday. From the end of the game scrum that happened, I wonder if the officials will call the game a little bit more tighter at the start after having the players play the first two games. It could be vastly different.

If the Wings can survive the adrenaline rush for the first ten minutes or so of the Pens being at home, I think they have a good chance to win this game.

I sure do like how the younger players are stepping up though.

[Newbomb Turk]

Frank did you see Don Cherry doing the Most Interesting Man in the World yesterday?

Who comes to mind when you think of "The Most Interesting Man in the World"? Don Cherry, of course.

So he was cast in the title role of a funny takeoff on that Dos Equis commercial for the "Hockey Night in Canada" opening segment Sunday night.

Wearing a pink coat, Cherry arrived at the Joe flanked by two young ladies aboard a boat on the Detroit River and made his way through the fans outside the arena. Inside he got a hug and a kiss from "my songbird," Karen Newman.

Budd Lynch, meanwhile, has been doing a taped voice-over: "His reputation is expanding faster than the galaxy. ... His blood smells like cologne. ... He often has awkward moments just because he likes them. ... He's the most interesting man in the universe."

Yup, that's Grapes.

Finally, Cherry makes it to the ice -- and partner Ron MacLean -- to deliver the punch line.

"I don't often make picks," he says. "But when I do pick, I pick Dee-TROY-it. Stay thirsty, my friends."

[froot loops]

Here is the vicious Hossa slash that led to an unfair Dee-TROY-it goal.

[FVD]

I missed it Loops, I live in Tennessee, they have no idea who Don Cherry is around here. I will look for it on YouTube though. Sounds like Classic Grapes from Deac's description.

[Rocky Bleier]

FL,

I kept watching the replay to see what happened because the commentators kept making it sound like an obvious hook and slash. I couldn't see much that was penalty worthy, but I wasn't certain. That replay is really conclusive - good non-call. If anything, the Penguin player breaks his own stick. Like I said in an earlier post, I've never seen so many broken sticks in my life. It's as though they're made of match sticks.

[Fraquar]

Yep, his momentum was taking him away from the play and he was playing the puck.

[mason reese]

Agree, you do something like that it should carry over in a series. It's like a free pass to do anything you want, even cripple a player if that is the intent.

I'm pretty sure the suspension wouldn't have been rescinded if a player was crippled.