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I will say this though, I don't think there is anything "sacred" about the jersey or that advertising in sports is a new thing. If you listen to a Tigers radio broadcast from the '30s, Ty Tyson couldn't go 30 seconds without plugging a product. Outfield walls were plastered with ads too in some parks. Still can't stand the flashing virtual ads on the boards though, drives me nuts.

Thumbs down. It is what it is, it was bound to happen, if it's red and white at home like they say I won't really notice it. I don't think it's the end of the world, but it's another revenue source that doesn't benefit the fans in any manner.

Please don’t be as bad as the Habs’. Some others I barely notice

With 213 goals through 59 games (5th in the NHL, 8 goals behind league leaders Vancouver and Colorado), the Wings are on pace to score to score 296 goals this season. How many did they score in 2019? 227. 2009? 295. In 2008? 257. In 2002? 251. 1998? 250. 1997? 253. 1996? 325. 1991? 273. In 1988? 322!! 1984? 298. Shows that a) the Wings are scoring a ton of goals this year; but also b) goal totals depend quite a bit on the hockey era.

Wow

Yeah, they're pretty much as close to the top of the Eastern conference as they are to 9th place. 1. Florida - 82 points in 59 GP 2. NYR - 81 in 59 3. Boston - 82 in 60 7. Detroit - 72 in 59 9. Washington 63 in 58 10. NJ - 62 in 58 11. NYI - 62 in 58 12. Pitt - 60 in 55

8-3 final. 6 straight wins. Clearly, "losing" is what the Wings have given up for Lent.

Let's do both!

Twitter says it was "Dylan Larkin"

The Wings are good. 8-3.

DeBrincat might be getting on one of his hot streaks. 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points in the past 3 games.

Huge shortie by Compher late in the 2nd, right when the Caps had a chance to get back in it. 5-2 Wings after 2.

I always wonder how the Wings' last decade would have looked if they had traded Z as soon as they missed out on Suter, and not tried to replace Datsyuk after he walked away a couple of years later.

So a very impressive period for the Wings. 2-0 after 1. Wings outshot the Caps 12-5. Big game, as a huge difference between being 9 points up on the Caps with a regulation win and 5 points with a regulation loss.

Less than a minute later though Raymond gives the Wings a 2-0 lead for real.

I think Fabbri essentially threw that into the net and that the score after the review will stay at 1-0.

So far the Wings are looking more like they did against the Blues than they did against the Leafs.

Ghost! First goal in 20+ games, when is a long time when he isn't great at defense. In any event, 1-0 Wings over Washington.

There's a YouTube video that replays the final four minutes only. It was eerie how quiet Ford Field was (or sounded on the broadcast) as the Lions took possession. Tension, and allowing the offense to hear Goff. And at the 2 minute warning the game was still on a knife's edge. And then, pow, that one quick pass for a 1st down coming out of the 2 minute warning and just like that it was over. I had been psyching myself up for several more minutes of nervousness.

I disagree that the "reality is somewhere in between" for Pittsburgh. Closer to irrelevancy than contention. 91 points last year and missed the playoffs, looks around the same this year.

"The Penguins are the prime example of why the checklist is just one way to analyze contenders. Pittsburgh’s a top-heavy team with some solid secondary pieces like Marcus Pettersson and Bryan Rust. On some nights, this looks like the team to beat led by one of the best players in the world. Other nights, they look imbalanced with a dysfunctional power play that needs to get realistic about their future, quickly. The reality is somewhere in between, and the clock is ticking to figure it out, with the pressure building around how to proceed with Jake Guentzel. The team looks even further away from contender status without Guentzel, considering the winger depth behind him. "

This is a neat local story that is starting to get some league-wide attention. An undrafted player from the Vancouver suburb of Surrey has cracked the Canucks' lineup. He's a Sikh. born to parents who emigrated from Punjab. For years now Hockey Night in Canada has broadcast Saturday game in Punjab on an alternate station. https://www.northdeltareporter.com/sports/huge-surrey-pride-for-bains-canucks-debut-as-nhls-4th-punjabi-roots-player-7322466 What a week it’s been for Surrey’s Arshdeep Bains, who played his first few games with the Vancouver Canucks and became just the fourth player with Punjabi roots to skate in the National Hockey League. A rookie forward, Bains made his NHL debut in Colorado on Tuesday, Feb. 20, played again in Seattle two nights later, then helped the Canucks to a comeback 3-2 win over rival Boston Bruins in Vancouver on Saturday. At Rogers Arena, dozens of family members and friends watched Bains play on home ice for the first time, with a team he cheered for as a kid growing up in Surrey, where he still lives with family.

The Atlantic has an article today Stanley Cup Checklist: Analyzing the East contenders ahead of the trade deadline https://theathletic.com/5300788/2024/02/27/stanley-cup-contender-checklist-eastern-conference/' Red X: Falls below the range entirely Gray checkmark: Passable, but below the average champion Black checkmark: Above average relative to the average Cup winner Gold checkmark: Exceeds the range entirely

I'm more worried about workload than his talents or shots faced. 17 in 21 is a lot to ask, even though the All Star Break was in there to give him a bit of a breather. 24 games left, probably need a backup (Reimer now, or Husso if he ever gets/stay healthy) to start 1/3 of those.