MichiganCardinal

Why the **** are they pulling the goalie that early?

All down to two 20-minute periods being played 471 miles apart.

2 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

I don't know what either Edvinsson or Petry were doing there what the hell

They should be taking notes from Montreal. Great defense on the other end.

I don't know why any team would throw Baez a strike until you're in a three-ball situation.

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Is that game televised?

Everything is televised with the power of the world wide web and a slightly lacking sense of morality.

Flyers-Caps will be interesting if it's tight late because the Flyers need the regulation win. They lose if it goes to OT... Flyers will pull the goalie if it's tied late and will be eliminated if it does go to OT.

34 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

The octopus on the ice when you're in the midst of losing a must win home game against an inferior opponent...stop...just stop

You know they’re at the bar saying they spurred the comeback.

Good thing we didn’t panic.

WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR

Just bad hockey.

8 minutes ago, buddha said:

i took the familly to a game two years ago and was amazed at how expensive it was.  but all hockey games are like that.  hawks tickets face value are ridiculously expensive.

I thought about going tonight which is why I was looking. But I can't justify $90 after fees on nosebleed seats to get in the door, when I know I'll spend at least another $30 in the building on beer. And that's for second-market tickets. Available tickets directly from the Wings are even more, which is why they'll go unsold.

It seems like there is an economic fault in their model, but I'm not smart enough to know for sure.

I'd rather go to the local watering hole, spend less than half that, have a better view of the game, and be able to leave if it goes south.... and so I will.

A strong sign that ticket prices need to be lowered is that the game tonight is not sold out as of this post.

I hate the pizza prop.

The fact that good things happen before I see it hasn't helped.

Coyotes to Salt Lake City. I feel bad for the fanbase, those playoff white outs (where a ton of Wings fans would show up) back in the day were killer atmospheres.

But they needed to get the hell out of that college arena. It's an embarrassment to the league.

I'd really like one of those top three edge rushers (Dallas Turner, Jared Verse, or Laiatu Latu (if he passes their med evals)), but I don't think either of the first two within reasonable striking distance for a trade up, and I tend to think that Latu will either not be there (if he's passing many physicals) or will have been medically red flagged (if he's not passing many physicals). Outside those top three there is a pretty stark decline.

Otherwise, I'm hoping one of Quinyon Mitchell, Nate Wiggins, or Cooper DeJean falls enough to move up for, or outright falls to us if we are real lucky. I don't like Kool-Aid, but I think it's mostly because I think his name is stupid and that it's the most popular pick by all the mockers. I also saw Charlie Campbell's scouting report said that he had "poor work ethic" which would probably cross him off entirely if BH/DC heard the same thing.

I would not be opposed to a guy like Brian Thomas Jr. in the 1st, or Keon Coleman, Troy Franklin, or Ja'Lynn Polk in the 2nd.

I'm not going to doubt Holmes if he selects an IOLman at #29, but I'm not a huge fan unless you see a perennial Pro Bowl caliber player for the taking. Guys like Graham Glasgow, Jonah Jackson, and Joe Thuney were all 3rd round guys. There are usually high-caliber starting guards available in the late 2nd and 3rd rounds, which you can't always say about corner and edge.

That all said, my ideal right now is probably:

1) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

2) Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

3) Zak Zinter, OG, Michigan

5) Gabriel Murphy, EDGE, UCLA; Grayson Murphy, EDGE, UCLA; Marshawn Kneeland, EDGE, Western Michigan; or Javon Solomon, EDGE, Troy

6+) can we please get a real kicker??

1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Do we know that Bates is a culture fit though? Think of someone like Evan McPherson when he sat on the sidelines to watch the Super Bowl halftime show instead of being in the locker room with his teammates. That would NEVER fly here.

Kickers are always in their own world and McPherson was just young and immature. I don’t think it “flew” in Cincy either but it’s probably something that was hard to believe predict.

"Partnered" with Bally Sports seems doubtful. I would guess Bally was told that the Wings wanted to do this.

Lions-Chargers is on NFL Network.

I don't miss it, you miss it. 😭

2 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I would be surprised if the Lions aren’t playing the Bears in Germany. 

 

How often do they schedule divisional games overseas? The Lions are due for an international game but usually they aren’t divisional rivalries.

Pitiful

1 minute ago, buddha said:

seider mishandles a bullet pass from perron across the middle of the ice, falls down, and then ovechkin waltzes in and scores.

Seider looked bad there and it cost them dearly.

South Carolina winning the women's and UConn winning the men's. Boring.

33 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

looks like they might have covered the heating bill....

My ticket was free so it probably depends on how many of those are in the house.