Comment by Brett (Guest)

Brett (Guest) — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:14:01 +0000

Hasek being 287 (dog years) old doesn't help. It's time to find a young replacement for the future. But I will say, despite his age, he's still a top goalie in the league. Just not for years to come.

Comment by JohnC (Guest)

JohnC (Guest) — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:46:46 +0000

1) I hate Chris Pronger
2) Mathieu Schnieder and Cronwall were injured, they are our furutre on defense.

Comment by Noelle (Guest)

Noelle (Guest) — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:29:50 +0000

Did anyone notice the duck's goalie's last name? He's my 2nd cousin. I've never met him but I knew he existed. So weird to hear the announcer say your bizarre last name perfect every time.

Comment by olafandyjon (Guest)

olafandyjon (Guest) — Wed, 23 May 2007 09:27:06 +0000

Go Sens Go!!!!

You know what though? This was a great season. The Wings should not have been here. When Stevie retired and Shanny bolted for NY, was there anyone left that thought the Wings would get this far?

As far as the defense, remember that we lost Schneider and Kronwall. Our top 4 was Lidstrom, Chelios, Markov and Lilja. Lidstrom with a lost step is still better than 90% of the D in the NHL. Had Schneider not gotten hurt, I guarantee we'd have gotten more PP goals, especially the ones we failed to get on the 5 on 3s in the series.

Also remember how many games Bertuzzi played this year. Like 10? We were lucky to get what we got out of him. I think this allows us to sign Bert for a lot less money and I'd like to see a full season with him in the winged wheel. We need bigger guys like him because if there's one thing the Wings didn't do well in these last few games, it was going to the net. They took too many shots from the perimeter. The three goals the Wings scored in the 3rd period last night were a result of guys going to the net. If only they had that energy earlier in the game.

Honestly, I'm not sure we saw the same series because I think the teams were evenly matched. There were stretches when Anaheim took it to us and stretches when we took it to them. And Game 5 was one big bad break for sure with the deflection off Lidstrom's stick. 95% of the time, that deflection doesn't go in the net.

The Wings have a very bright future. A lot of young guys stepped up in the playoffs like Val Filppula and Kyle Quincey.

Good luck to Anaheim, but I hope Chris Pronger gets his skate caught in a rut in practice and tears an ACL.

Hockey Can SUCK IT

Ken — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:57:30 +0000

The Red Wings go down in six to Anaheim.