It was a nice day, yesterday.  I cleaned out the boat and gave it a good wash down.  That’s good.

Wait, the Wings played yesterday?  Oh, it was only St. Louis.  No wonder I forgot.  And the Wings played down to the competition?  Wow, there’s a shocka.

Do we play the Blues again this season?  I really should clean all those leaves out of the rain gutters.

(I’ll be sure to tune in <s>Tuesday</s> Monday though when the Ducks come waddling in).

Posted by O-Joe on 03/25/07 at 07:47 AM ET

Can you really blame a guy for wanting to be paid? Maybe myself should start booing my friends when they get a better paying job. Sergei helped bring an end to over 40 years of dissapointments, he should be remembered for that.  He did his part, then moved on to a better opprotunity for himself (hisself?). The fact that Columbus players are making fun of those Idiot fans cracks me up.

Posted by Aaron from phx on 03/25/07 at 08:24 AM ET

They play Columbus and Chicago a few more times, I think O-Joe.  You can probably power-wash the deck, clean out the basement and garage, and get the gutters cleaned out by the playoffs.

I’m having a hard time even thinking about hockey now that baseball season is approaching and it was nice enough to go to the playground with my sister and 23-month old nephew.  Nothing like spending time playing on the swings and catching a kid at the bottom of the slide to make you look forward to spring. 

Posted by Baroque on 03/25/07 at 10:21 AM ET

While we’re talking about idiots I’d like to add four types of people I’d include on a list of those worthy of the moniker:

1) People who compare Shanahan’s rep in Detroit favorably to Fedorov’s while they were both on the team, at any point, ever.

2) People who think Shanahan’s departure from Detroit was as acrimonious or fan-anger-inducing as Fedorov’s, at any point, ever.

3) People who compare Shanahan’s impact on the Cup-worthiness of those Detroit teams favorably to Fedorov’s, at any point, ever.

4) People who give a tinker’s damn what fires up either Fedorov or the Jackets in 2007, at any point, ever.

As far as booing Fedorov goes… if a teams’ fans can’t boo a guy like Fedorov who absolutely ditched the team and likely killed at least one (if not two or more) legitimate Cup runs, then people must not be able to boo any player who leaves a team, ever.

I think Hasek deserved to get absolutely pelted with boo’s for the period of time between his Detroit career and his return, too.

Hey, Fedorov put in in the Detroit Fans eye the last game.  Bummer.

At least it’s not in their backs like it was the last time he wielded the proverbial blade.  That’s an improvement.

Posted by HockeyinHD on 03/25/07 at 06:09 PM ET

I hate to admit it, but I’m gonna boo Shanny when he comes to the Joe.  I was really upset about his very Fedorov-ian comments about not being the “#1 son” in fans’ eyes in comparison to Stevie, and his gushy comments about becoming a Ranger made him sound like being a Red Wing—and I have no doubt that he would have been offered the “C” if he stayed—was painful.

I would, however, boo him once and be done with it.  No boos throughout the game, no multiple, repeated booings, just one big boo, the end. 

Sergei does thrive on those boos now.  Negative cheering always comes back to bite you in the ass—whether the Preds like it or not, the “Modano is a baby” chants gave Jim Lites the chance to voice complaints that at least a dozen teams wanted to say. 

Time’s passed.  Sergei’s moved on, and he really was one of the best Red Wings ever.  I’d like to think that most Wings fans have moved on and appreciate his contributions, too. 

Regarding the present Wings, despite Babcock’s comments that Datsyuk’s running the boat, it’s pretty obvious that Hank stirs the drink.  We need him back, the sooner the better, and we need his back to hold up. 

I didn’t buy Kulfan’s “inflamed herniated disc” spiel, but as it turns out, he was the only one who had it right.  Most herniations heal without surgery, but they’re tricky buggers, too, and until Hank probably gets an undisclosed MRI that says he’s good to go, he won’t.

Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 03/25/07 at 06:55 PM ET

I was stuck with the Blues’ feed for the game yesterday (thank you, NHL Center ice) and it was hell having to listen to John Kelly talk about the Wings.  They were very critical and the Wings deserved it.  Have the Wings forgotten to play the first 20 minutes lately? 

I still don’t understand why Babcock went with Bertuzzi in both shootouts.

It is obvious how much Zetterberg means to this team.  They looks lost without him.  It is nice to see Pavel stepping up but he is no Hank.  I think this is the best statement of this post,
“Other than Lebda’s health, which appears to be fine—other than a concussion—the significant concern is which team is going to show up after the regular season’s over.”

Today’s playoff matchup has the Wings playing Vancouver.  Better than the “Team we do not speak of” but not as confident about that as I was.

I still believe Hasek’s goaltending is very suspect.  Who knows, they could prove me wrong, wouldn’t be the first time.

Posted by hockeychic on 03/25/07 at 11:31 PM ET