[sarcasm]Well of course we cheated, there’s no way the Wings could beat the BJ’s in a fair match, that seems to be pretty common knowledge [/sarcasm]

Posted by Jeff on 04/17/09 at 02:44 PM ET

Keep whining about the Wings in the playoffs Hitchcock, cause you know it worked so well for Therrien.

Posted by quiso04 on 04/17/09 at 02:47 PM ET

Ok, so they cheated on one goal.  That means they scored 3 “fair” goals.

How many goals did your team score, Hitchy?

Posted by Garth on 04/17/09 at 03:01 PM ET

Just a tactic to take a little pressure off his tired, overwhelmed, rookie goalie, and his star forward that’s still got a bit of learning to do when it comes to finding out how to succeed in the playoffs.

Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 04/17/09 at 03:03 PM ET

Oh…that Hitch is so darn clever. Whining to the refs via analogy while he’s pretending to not be whining to the refs.

But hey, since the refs are going to be watching the Wings more closely now, maybe they’ll also notice—and actually call—all the interference and cross checking the BJs got away with last night. (I know, that’s not “the Gary Bettman-NHL way,” but a guy can dream, can’t he?)

Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 04/17/09 at 03:17 PM ET

Hey, Hitchcock?  Meet Michel Therrien.  You two guys ought to get together and go bowling sometime.  Get to know each other, hang out with each other’s wives, etc.  Maybe even share a barbecue.

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 04/17/09 at 03:23 PM ET

Ahhh…  sweet ginger brown. Sounds like someone is already grasping at straws. Hitch we expected so much more from a Cup winning coach. Now from frenchy Therrien , yes, but come on Ken, don’t give up so easily. Your taking all the fun out of this series.

Posted by dbcooper from parts unknown on 04/17/09 at 03:25 PM ET

Keenan is getting up on the soap box whining too… but for Hitch to get on that soap box it’ll need some additional bracing.
One “false” start isn’t worthy of the whining, get some kleenex and dry up tubby.
Had the rules been enforced properly on both teams, you’d still have come out waaaaaaay behind on the special teams play.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 04/17/09 at 03:27 PM ET

Hitch hasn’t been here in a while. Give him a break. He’s rusty. And fat.

Posted by Predneck from Hicktown on 04/17/09 at 04:10 PM ET

Who pissed on Hitch’s pancakes, eggs, sausages, bacon, toast, oatmeal, yogurt, waffles, french toast, omelet, and fruit slices?

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 04/17/09 at 04:20 PM ET

Gents…

Let’s be honest here.  This is the playoffs.  Coaches will do and say anything to try and get an advantage.  Detroit has used this faceoff tactic for years and never been penalized for it. 

I am not a CBJ fan, but the two goals that got Detroit going were about as flukey as they come.  These types of goals even themselves out over the course of a playoff run.  Franzen goal was pretty sweet.  Not sure what happened on the Hudler goal, but it looked like the official choked on his whistle when the collision occurred between him and Boll at the blueline leading directly to a scoring chance.  One of the few times, I didnt see Boll initiate contact the entire night.

Posted by Spacecataz from Seattle on 04/17/09 at 06:05 PM ET

I get it that Hitch is trying a little gamesmanship, but I think he’s merely trying to take a little heat off his potentially fragile team. He really has nothing when all he has to complain about are imaginary faceoff infractions.

Babcock mentioned the “flukey” goals in his post game presser. He made a good point when he said that the BJ’s were playing 5 or 6 goalies at a time (blocking shots and crowding the front of the net). When you do that you’re bound to have one or two go in off of someone in front, it just happened to be Jackets players this time.

Posted by socalwingnut on 04/17/09 at 07:13 PM ET