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Gary’s Agenda
by IwoCPO on 05/28/09 at 06:56 AM ET
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It doesn’t have to be a sinister thing. There is no Deep Throat, no Jeff Gillooly, no Shoeless Joe giving in to a little fiscal temptation.
It just boils down to this and it’s real simple: Gary Bettman does not like the Detroit Red Wing organ-I-zation and he would like Sidney Crosby to hoist the Cup.
It’s not a conspiracy, it’s just a deep burning hatred that Bettman feels for Mike Ilitch, Jimmy Devellano and Ken Holland.
And it might have something to do with the fact that he tried to adopt Crosby, dress him in footies and share Yoohoos with him most afternoons after Pens practices.
That’s not true, as far as I know. I made that up.
But Bettman’s infatuation with Crosby’s success is not fiction. He vaulted him to the forefront from the beginning as the face of the NHL. He’s kept him there despite the painfully obvious fact that Crosby has the personality of a gnat and the petulance of a napless five year old.
Is Gary Bettman starting the Finals this Saturday, then continuing on Sunday for the first back-to-back since the ‘50s as an intentional means of stifling the Wings?
Not that he’d ever admit and certainly no one could ever prove it. But he very well could have considered, going Saturday, Monday...or Sunday, Tuesday...because it would have been better for the game. But the “game” has never mattered to Bettman. His little man syndrome, his bitterness and his ego are all that matters to Tiny Gary Daddy.
Oh, I know...the television thing. I get it. But if he would have gone Versus on Tuesday, Thursday and NBC on Saturday, Sunday? What’s the significant difference? A back to back in Games 3 and 4 would still allow a bit more rest for both teams at the front end of the series.
Why am I even bringing it up? Because the Red Wings defeated Chicago in five games and get two full days of rest. If they’d gone six they would have had what? 9 days? Too much. I agree. But the fact remains, they’re being penalized for winning too quickly, too efficiently?
Now. This. Should a commissioner give consideration to a team’s injury situation? Not publicly and certainly not officially. For fu**’s sake, he didn’t do it around the All Star Game, when who was hurt?
Oh, that’s right. Datsyuk and Lidstrom.
But giving a team less days off for winning quickly, and thereby guaranteeing they won’t be as healthy to start the Finals as they would be with two more days rest?
Bettman despises the Wings. He hates what Holland did to sign Franzen and Zetterberg. Long term deals to circumvent his pet CBA. He despises the fact that the Wings are so popular, make the league so much money, but dictate gates and memorabilia sales...that they are bigger than he is, almost as big as the league itself. Bettman hates that Jimmy D and Mike Ilitch resisted the lockout, that they sided with their players. You think that doesn’t have a lot to do with why Detroit is favored among all NHL players?
There is no way the Final should start on Saturday, and go straight to Game 2 the next day. No one does that. It hasn’t happened in nearly fifty years. But, coincidentally, here we are. Detroit has six (potentially seven with Hossa) injuries. Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Draper, Ericsson, Lilja, Kopecky. Three of those players would be the number 1 or 2 guy at their position on any team in the NHL. That’s right. Any team. And, yes...coincidentally...there is a remarkably short turnaround, followed by a game 24 hours later.
Gary Bettman is so beholden to NBC, so deep in their pocket, that he has absolutely no ground to stand on. That’s the public answer and it’s the one league officials will probably whisper when pressed. But what they will never admit, and what drives Bettman from time to time, and what affects his decision making and has for years, is this…
...the little bastard hates him some Red Wings.
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s just a little man who’s held an important job for too long.
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Or to summarize…
That’s not true, as far as I know. I made that up.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 05/28/09 at 06:41 AM ET
Steve Yzerman is David Koresh
Posted by Pensblog on 05/28/09 at 06:45 AM ET
and Zetterberg is Crosbys Red Kryptonite
Posted by Speedy Sammich from DTown on 05/28/09 at 06:54 AM ET
btw how is Crosbys endorsement deal with Pampers doing?hope he gets plenty of Diaperene freebies too,he may just need it.hopefully if he loses he can do so more graciously this year.
Posted by Speedy Sammich from DTown on 05/28/09 at 06:57 AM ET
Oh btw Pensblog, *#$%@& you for going after Vladdy.
Posted by Chris Pronger Rosetta Stone from Verizon Center Section 404 on 05/28/09 at 06:58 AM ET
Oooh Pen(i)sblog. I now understand why I was IP banned for trolling. I brought up a sarcastic comparison of our teams including pointing out the Geno and Thid cuddle on the bench during PKs as they try and use each other’s body heat to stay warm. That apparently didn’t “add” anything to the discussion. The discussion that is mainly Crosby based homo-eroticism.
But Yzerman is Koresh. That is brilliant. Top shelf trolling. I have taken notes and now understand. You guys have no balls, are hypocrites, and got “jobbed” by me so bad last night you had to ban me from making your readers cry. Good luck with your pathetic blog. I was hoping to bring some more vitriol but you guys are too afraid and sensitive to handle that. IP banned from a gay website. That must make me a gay basher.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 05/28/09 at 07:04 AM ET
For christ’s sake. Is this the best you can come up with in your little head. Gary Bettman hates the Red Wings? Because he didn’t schedule the finals to your liking? LOL! You really need to take a few deep breathes. How embarrassing for you as a blogger. You play the cards your dealt. Not cry like a whiny bitch. And play the blame game. Good stuff there Gordo.
Posted by Bushay from Detroit on 05/28/09 at 07:06 AM ET
Wait wait wait. When did Hossa get injured? Or are you talking about the supposed “sore groin” he’s had for 30 games? That doesn’t even count as an injury, any more. Not this time of year. Not against your old team. In the finals.
Posted by Nathan from Jonny Ericsson's ice cream truck on 05/28/09 at 07:14 AM ET
Dan O’Halloran. Remember that officials name. As far as I have been able to tell, he’s Bettman’s primary tool for ‘nudging’ games and series the way he wants them to go.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/28/09 at 07:22 AM ET
Why so many excuses? Had the Pens not swept the Canes, the finals would be pushed back just the same. I just don’t understand why the fans of one of the most successful franchises in recent history insist on still playing the victim card.
Posted by penguinsfan on 05/28/09 at 07:26 AM ET
For christ’s sake. Is this the best you can come up with in your little head. Gary Bettman hates the Red Wings? Because he didn’t schedule the finals to your liking? LOL! You really need to take a few deep breathes. How embarrassing for you as a blogger. You play the cards your dealt. Not cry like a whiny bitch. And play the blame game. Good stuff there Gordo.
Posted by Bushay from Detroit on 05/28/09 at 08:06 AM ET
Exactly what I told your sister just before going balls deep into her colon, Jimmy.
Posted by O-Joe on 05/28/09 at 07:35 AM ET
On the bright side, given Bettman’s propensity for screwing up, his conspiring against the Wings might not be the worst thing inthe world…
Posted by Forklift from Section 314 in the United Center on 05/28/09 at 07:38 AM ET
Why so many excuses? Had the Pens not swept the Canes, the finals would be pushed back just the same. I just don’t understand why the fans of one of the most successful franchises in recent history insist on still playing the victim card.
And I just don’t understand why the Commisioner of the sport with said successful franchise continues to try and derail them.
I mean, I know why he is doing it… he’s made Crosby in specific and the Penguins in general the NHL’s posterboard franchise, so if they keep getting thumped by someone else… that doesn’t look good. I just don’t undertstand why he tried to create a marketing phenomenon trhough force and repetition rather than simply marketing the NHL as it is.
But there’s quite a few things about Bettman’s strategy with regards to the NHL that I don’t grasp.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/28/09 at 07:49 AM ET
hahaha....really??......bettman doesn’t really control this.....this is nbc not wanting to *#$%@& around with its late night schedule the upcoming week because of the fact that conan takes over for leno......the faster the finals start for them the better....this has absolutely nothing to do with bettman wanting the pens to win or the red wings to lose.....and if you can win a series without lidstrom and datsyuk then you probably shouldnt still be whining unless you are really scared of the pens....its that simple.....stop making excuses and just admit that you’re scared....and as for crosby whining.....did you hear mike babcock and some of your beloved red wings....first thing they said in the postgame was about not having time to recover....so who is whining now??
Posted by rg2387 from school on 05/28/09 at 07:52 AM ET
Definitely a lot of Tin Foil idiots here
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 07:53 AM ET
Great stuff, Bill.
There’s no doubt in my mind Bettman’s not a fan of the Wings: the Lockout was at least as much about on-ice parity as it was about cost certainty. Detroit’s ongoing success brings the League money, but it flies in the face of one of the top goals of Gary’s legacy, and that has to piss him off. At the very least, the thinking in New York has to be, “Enough already! Let someone else win.” It seems to me that denying that is denying reality. As you say, it’s no conspiracy--Bettman grudgingly knows the Wings are necessary--but those who don’t understand our view need to understand that it doesn’t mean the NHL Office isn’t praying for a usurper.
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 05/28/09 at 07:55 AM ET
and if you can win a series without lidstrom and datsyuk then you probably shouldnt still be whining unless you are really scared of the pens....its that simple.....stop making excuses and just admit that you’re scared....
Just goes to show you’re dumber than a box of rocks.
You don’t study your opponent, don’t you?
The 19 is scared of everybody; even the Islanders. You’re still too new to the playoffs. You think Thid and his band of fairy men can beat anyone. We know the Wings can loose, and we’re freakin’ stressed out until they win. That feeling of elation carries us, oh, I’d say 19 minutes...then it’s right back on the Stress Train.
Come back when you grow up, Jr.
Posted by mrfluffy from Cincy on 05/28/09 at 07:55 AM ET
Definitely a lot of Tin Foil idiots here
...and a lot of willfully obtuse ones, too.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/28/09 at 08:04 AM ET
Peter , Paul, and Mary sang it, “When will they learn,........ when will they ever learn.” That is try to screw the Red Wings; they will circle the wagons, crack their necks back forth a la Agent Smith in the Matrix, wave you in with an upturned hand a la Neo, and wave you bye bye a la Popeye Doyle. Go ahead F##k with us, piss us off willya, we are team, we play with and for each other. We will prevail.
Posted by Gunnar from ada on 05/28/09 at 08:05 AM ET
Wait wait wait. When did Hossa get injured?
apparently you missed last night’s game.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 05/28/09 at 08:09 AM ET
hahaha....really??......bettman doesn’t really control this.....this is nbc not wanting to *#$%@& around with its late night schedule the upcoming week because of the fact that conan takes over for leno......the faster the finals start for them the better....this has absolutely nothing to do with bettman wanting the pens to win or the red wings to lose.....and if you can win a series without lidstrom and datsyuk then you probably shouldnt still be whining unless you are really scared of the pens....its that simple.....stop making excuses and just admit that you’re scared....and as for crosby whining.....did you hear mike babcock and some of your beloved red wings....first thing they said in the postgame was about not having time to recover....so who is whining now??
Extra helping of retard on your Wheaties this morning?
Posted by O-Joe on 05/28/09 at 08:18 AM ET
“Extra helping of retard on your Wheaties this morning? ”
More like “F*cktard”.
Posted by Wings_Fan_In_KC from the rolling prairies on 05/28/09 at 08:28 AM ET
Gary Bettman is so beholden to NBC, so deep in their pocket, that he has absolutely no ground to stand on.
And the worst part is, NBC didn’t have to pay a dime for their position of power. Look, I understand… in a Conan’s new Tonight Show vs. Stanley Cup Final ratings battle, NBC stands to gain a lot more in the long term by favoring Conan. Why, however, Little Gary couldn’t work it so that both Vs. and NBC get 2 of the first 4 games I’ll never know. It’s not like Vs. programming is booked solid or anything… why not go Mon-Wed on Vs, then Fri-Sun on NBC? Or, if you want to give them a week off (which should be the max, but it’s not unheard of after a sweep and a 5-game series win) go Tue or Wed on Vs., Fri and Sun on NBC, and then Tue or Wed on Vs. again? The answer is that the NHL is a third-rate league in the American sports landscape, thanks to our fearless and intrepid commissioner.
This is why I have a hard time crying conspiracy. I agree with you to a point, Chief. It’s clear that Bettman has his reasons for maybe not disliking but certainly favoring other franchises, but to claim that there’s some sort of concerted effort or a plan in place gives the ridiculous leadership of the NHL too much credit. As Baroque has so vividly illustrated, LG couldn’t organize a one-car parade without causing a pileup. With all these factors combined, it does give the die-hard, emotional, irrational, and completely biased Wings fan like ourselves the appearance of a vast conspiracy. I think that’s being kind to Gary, Ass.
Posted by Incognetis from Exile in Alabama on 05/28/09 at 08:38 AM ET
but to claim that there’s some sort of concerted effort or a plan in place gives the ridiculous leadership of the NHL too much credit.
That’s my point incognetis. There is no conspiracy. It is simply an emotional reaction on Bettman’s part. He literally hates the Wing franchise and that hatred drives many of his decisions.
--When to start the Final
--When to find scapegoats to penalize for missing the ASSG
--What kind of direction to give referees in terms of penalizing players for sticking their asses in goalie’s faces
--Creating a CBA designed to force parity even though every pro sport commissioner in the world but Gary.ass knows that watering down your league and doing away with potential, perceived or realistic dynasties doesn’t work
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s just an incompetent little fu** who hates the team that decided to show some backbone and stand up to him.
Posted by IwoCPO from Washington, DC on 05/28/09 at 08:43 AM ET
WOW You would think that The Red Wings are as suckass as the Detroit Economy & the Lions to read this
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 08:52 AM ET
Not sure where to post this, but, wow, Ted Leonsis agrees with us. 
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 09:00 AM ET
Now. This. Should a commissioner give consideration to a team’s injury situation? Not publicly and certainly not officially. For fu**’s sake, he didn’t do it around the All Star Game, when who was hurt?
Oh, that’s right. Datsyuk and Lidstrom.
And Crosby. Dummy.
Posted by deadwings from san diego on 05/28/09 at 09:00 AM ET
Note- I grabbed that letter off pensblog. I didn’t realize links autoresolve into pictures, here. Huh.
Oh well, I saved everyone a trip to their site.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 09:02 AM ET
And Crosby. Dummy.
... who received a phone call to let him know he’d be suspended if he didn’t show.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 09:02 AM ET
This “Crosby is a baby” and “Gary Bettman has an agenda” bullshit is as tired as the 1998 template of this blog. Show me one incident of Crosby complaining during these playoffs. You won’t find it. He’s busy scoring goals at a record pace, leading the league in playoff points and exacting his revenge on Detroit. Oh, and speaking of Detroit, nice to see empty seats at a home and potential series clinching game in the Western Conference Finals.
Posted by DeadWings from San Diego on 05/28/09 at 09:06 AM ET
@shanetx
UMMM you are quoting Fat Ted now Huh??
Mario Does A TON of fundraisers & Has a Golf Tournament where he raises Tons of Money for His Mario Lemieux Foundation & His Wife Nathalie Has here own project Called Austin’s Playrooms where see has had added about 20 Play rooms to Hospitals for siblings of Kids who are in the Hospital for various Reasons
Do a LITTLE Research There Genius
FAT Ted couldn’t see this because he has a Mountainous plate of food in front of him at all times
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 09:08 AM ET
It’s true — whether it’s a conscious conspiracy or not — that the NHL front-office favors their own agenda, putting league revenue and marketing above the well-being of players and their strongest franchises. As someone pointed out above, the marketing poster-child and franchise are back in the most desirable and profitable situation. They won their series in 4 straight and have had a little bit of rest. Gary’s going to milk that for all it’s worth. If it hurts the banged up Wings, I’m sure he’s not losing any sleep.
But I think any advantage given to the Pens is going to be neutralized. Datsyuk and Lidstrom will be back for game 1. I think Tick Tock and Caesar have been planning for just such a Bettman ploy. From an article the other day when Nick first sat, Chelios was quoted saying that he’d had dinner with Nick the night before and hadn’t heard the man say anything about sitting out. That night the Pens moved 3-0 over the ‘Canes. I think Tick Tock did the math and game 4 was a dry run. I’m sure both guys were hurting, but I’d bet money the injuries are probably more minor than they appear. Game 5 was an extra breather. That’s definitely why they put Conklin in for the third in game 4. The team front-office with the best vision for the future saw Gary’s writing on the wall and moved accordingly.
Posted by beardChamp on 05/28/09 at 09:21 AM ET
It goes further than that - the three games in four days gives the Pens a chance to jump on the banged up Wings. Then the remaining four games are spread over nine days - to give Pittsburgh rest when the Wings depth would finally start to take it’s toll.
If Pittsburgh would have been allowed to make up the schedule themselves this is exactly the one they would have submitted.
Posted by GBFP on 05/28/09 at 09:22 AM ET
Show me one incident of Crosby complaining during these playoffs. You won’t find it.
What about when he bitched to the officials about Ovechkin’s hat trick celebration?
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 05/28/09 at 09:26 AM ET
@shanetx
UMMM you are quoting Fat Ted now Huh??
Mario Does A TON of fundraisers & Has a Golf Tournament where he raises Tons of Money for His Mario Lemieux Foundation & His Wife Nathalie Has here own project Called Austin’s Playrooms where see has had added about 20 Play rooms to Hospitals for siblings of Kids who are in the Hospital for various Reasons
Do a LITTLE Research There Genius
FAT Ted couldn’t see this because he has a Mountainous plate of food in front of him at all times
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 10:08 AM ET
Are you typing a coded message to all the other Pen(i)s fan reading? I’m trying to figure out the significance of the random capitalization of words within your post.
REtArd…
Posted by O-Joe on 05/28/09 at 09:35 AM ET
Somebody call the Waaaaaambulence!!
Posted by billvill from Boston, MA on 05/28/09 at 09:36 AM ET
Nope Just trying to help the a Shortbus window Licking retard Red Wang Fan Understand that quoting Fat Ted isn’t a real good Idea & ML does a Ton of Charity work that he doesn’t Publicize like Fat Ted Does with a Press release to the News Media
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 09:39 AM ET
I’m trying to figure out if this article is satire or not.
Honestly, I agree with most things the Chief posts, but not this one. I honestly believe that NBC has the NHL over a barrel here with the scheduling - I think it’s contractual that NBC carry games 1 and 2 of the finals, and that they happen on weekends. I really don’t think the NHL had much control at all. I agree it’s the NHL’s own fault that they got this ridiculous contract with NBC, but, still, the NHL probably would have tried to start the finals mid-week next week if at all possible.
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 05/28/09 at 09:41 AM ET
UMMM you are quoting Fat Ted now Huh??
I pasted an email from him off of pensblog. I think, given time and contemplation, you would have been able to deduce that, yes, I was quoting ‘Fat Ted’. I’ve spared you the effort, though, with this confirmation.
I don’t give a rat’s ass about charitable contributions- that wasn’t the part of the email that was remotely interesting to me. I thought it should be obvious that the part of that email worth reading was the latter half:
Another owner’s honest, uncensored take on the situation that brought the Penguins back from the brink of banishment to Kansas City at the expense of the league’s other owners, gave them a hand-wrapped franchise guy (let’s face it- we’ve not yet seen the best of Sidney Crosby) in questionable fashion, and put them in a position to dominate a weak conference for a decade or more?
That’s good stuff. I wish we got more honest answers from guys like Ted- and from others attached to any of these teams, execs, players, coaches. What I mean is this:
For all that he’s labelled a whiner, I admit a grudging respect for a guy like Crosby when he gives his opinion on the way Ovechkin plays. For all that he’s a toolbag deluxe with questionable perspective, I admit a grudging respect for someone like Alexander Semin for being honest in his view on where Crosby ranks as a player. For all that it can be taken as a bit of an *#$%@& move, I thoroughly applaud Babcock being honest and saying that he can’t wait for the Hawk’s impending cap troubles to get here.
The owners (though in this case I’d say he’s more acting in the GM role than as owner) are guys you don’t hear from much at all. Ted may be a joke with most of his rhetoric and the bullshit he spews most of the time, but it’s good to see he’s putting his thoughts out there knowing it’s going to be distributed for others to see. I guess, really, what I’m saying is that the league needs is a few more Mark Cubans. Not everyone can be a Mike Ilitch, but they can set the bar lower and, lacking his class and gravitas, provide honesty and access instead. We’ve gotten to hear a lot of Ken Holland’s thoughts lately. If this would extend to others around the league it’d be a pretty cool thing.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 09:58 AM ET
Photoshop people- anyone out there able to throw together a Kansas City Penguins logo? That would kick ass.
Maybe we could go with Royals blue, with Chiefs red.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 10:00 AM ET
Of Course you don’t care you 12 year old, Fat Ted has His employees putting Sidney Crosby’s Face in the Urinals when the Pens Play them & Blocks Pens fans from buying tickets for Game is The most corrupt city in America
So he is Definitely someone to Quote about Hockey huh ??
Only a few more days in Middle school & then your off to High School
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 10:05 AM ET
Is this article meant to be a satire? Because I cannot believe someone would be a blogger on a site that is desperately looking for money and write this kind of total nonsense.
Is Gary Bettman an idiot? yes. Does the NHL have retarded television deals with Versus and NBC? Yes.
Other than that, all the conspiracy talk about the Pens is total bullshit. Until a few days ago, all you heard from many hockey people was how stupid it was to have such a long break between playoff rounds. Now that the NHL has seen some sense(BTW, there would have been back to back games even if the games were held next week), you start seeing some ridiculous conspiracy.
WAAAAAAAA!!
Geez, man. Your team won a Cup last year. How can you still be so whiny?
Posted by Dead Fred on 05/28/09 at 10:10 AM ET
Only a few more days in Middle school & then your off to High School
Will they teach me how to randomly capitalize random words in everything I write, fail at any coherent or logical use of punctuation and, in general, be a twat on the internet?
Because, if so, I may have to look into alternatives to this public education you speak of!
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 10:10 AM ET
Ummm genius only thing you have to do is search Photobucket or something like that to find it, As I have seen them before posted by room Temperature IQ people like you
Boy reading this blogs makes you understand why Detroit is a Half step away from going under & electing Criminals to be Mayor
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 10:11 AM ET
Of Course you don’t care you 12 year old, Fat Ted has His employees putting Sidney Crosby’s Face in the Urinals when the Pens Play them & Blocks Pens fans from buying tickets for Game is The most corrupt city in America
No he doesn’t, he actually asked fans to stop doing as much, regardless of how damned funny it was. Trust me, I’m a Season Ticket holder there are you are clearly a retard and not up to snuff with the posting abilities of the 19. Go take a nap. Or kill yourself. Either way.
Posted by Chris Pronger Rosetta Stone from Verizon Center Section 404 on 05/28/09 at 10:13 AM ET
Go take a nap. Or kill yourself. Either way.
If your schedule isn’t busy, you might try to squeeze both in. I’d go with nap first, though- man, do I hate missing out on a nap I thought I was going to get to take.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 10:14 AM ET
Definitely a lot of Tin Foil idiots here
Posted by Evilpens on 05/28/09 at 08:53 AM ET
Says Mr. Kettle as he calls Mr. Pot black.
Posted by calquake on 05/28/09 at 10:16 AM ET
Give the 19 credit, they are getting their excuses ready in advance. If, god forbid, the Pens win, we will never hear the end of it from Wings fans. Easily the worst fan-base in all of sports. Including Philly. Now that’s saying something.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 05/28/09 at 10:23 AM ET
Give the 19 credit, they are getting their excuses ready in advance.
Yeah, totally.
We lost our best two players, a top-4 defenseman on any other team, and have a key third-pairing-defenseman-who-doesn’t-get-enough-credit kind’ve guy before the playoffs even began.
That’s why we couldn’t close the blackhawks out in 5.
ohwait.
The Red Wings don’t make a habit out of giving us the need for excuses.
Posted by shanetx on 05/28/09 at 10:26 AM ET
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--Douche Bag at Puck Daddy who isn't Wyshynski
"You’re nothing but a douchebag ****, c3po. Go f**k yourself, and learn something about hockey in the process. Nothing ruins my day more than seeing your byline on the kk page."
--Hector, A2Y fan, statesman, Pittsburgh Chapter of Jonas Brothers Fan Club President
"I can just imagine the kindergarten teacher’s reaction when the tyke blurts out 'Mommy says Gary Bettman is a f*cking f*ckface! He wants to give ‘Rosby the bad touch.' ”
--Bella, of the 19
"A2Y is what other blog sites aspire to be when they fail to grow up: intelligent immaturity for the juvenile genius set”
--Captain Dennis Polonich, of the 19
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And you know what? It won’t make a difference with regards to ratings. The same people who watch the games will watch them regardless if they are on Saturday night or Monday night. Terrible. I’m glad our team has so much depth.
Posted by detroitdan1982 from St. John's, NL on 05/28/09 at 06:29 AM ET