Red Wings

So with game 1 in the books, Detroit has shown that familiarity breeds dominance.  With that, here are a few things to take away from last nights game 1 and to look for in game 2.

First, it is plain to anyone who has working eyes that Henrik Zetterberg enjoys the hell out of shadowing and dominating Sidney Crosby.  It wouldn'y suprise me if Gary Bettman blew up Hanks phone all day asking him to please take it easy on pet Sid.  In fact, it's not even funny how glued Z was to The Kid, whose own shadow wasn't even visible.  If Zetterberg wins this matchup 85% of the time, this series will be short.

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Kids, they never know when they are finished.  They often fail to recognize when they are outclassed in a fight, or outsmarted in a debate.  And that is their very best quality, and the one the Blackhawks are showing right now.

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Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals was just another reminder that there is NO team outside of Anaheim and Pittsburgh thet can challenge the Wings in their quest for another title.  The Anaheim series showed what the Wings are made of, as the Ducks forced Detroits hand early and often in games.  Their patience to wait for mistakes and almost bullet-proof D-men almost sent the Wings home for some early tee times and cold ones on the deck.  But Detroit responded.  And they did it like they always do: calmly and efficiently, with 4 lines rolling like an avalanche down the mountain side.  I look forward to seein those Ducks in the Conference finals next year.  But i digress.  This team has taken it's shots, and come out the superior team just about every time they hit the ice.

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The story: the Dallas Stars are trailing the Detroit Red Wings late in game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. In the waning seconds, Dallas dumps the puck in to attempt a last-ditch effort to score the tying goal. The final buzzer goes as Dallas forward Mike Ribeiro is streaking in after the puck, which is behind the Detroit net. As he passes goalie Chris Osgood, who is guarding that net, Osgood for some reason (in the name of sportsmanship?) decides to give Ribeiro a show of empathy by pushing the butt-end of his stick into Ribeiro’s face as he flies by. Most of the

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