Comments on: Helm Nears Comeback, Osgood to Start Again

By: Megan Saler

Megan Saler — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:11:31 +0000

Holy crap!! 53 seconds?!?! I did not see that! How does that even happen? Yeah, it’s possible that the Hawks could win the division. And that would suck. But as a Wings fan, I know that in the end, it doesn’t matter. Only the Cup matters. Sure, it’d be nice to have home ice advantage, but the Wings are a good road team. And there’s always Huet. The knowledge that he’s on that team, and for a good amount of time and ridiculous amount of money, helps me to sleep at night. That, and their coming offseason.

By: John W.

John W. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Chicago really doesn’t worry me all that much. Is it possible they could beat out the Wings for the division now that Franzen is out? Yeah, it’s possible. But we all know if the Wings and Hawks meet in the playoffs, and Osgood and Huet are the goalies, the Wings win, every time. In the playoffs, you don’t come back from 5 goals down, ever. For God’s sake, Huet gave up 3 goals in a span of 53 seconds, FIFTY THREE SECONDS, THREE GOALS. That’s all I need to know about the Hawks’ as contenders.

By: Megan Saler

Megan Saler — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:09:08 +0000

People are saying now that Chicago is the team to beat, because they came back in that game. They seem to have forgotten that in order to come back from a 5 goal deficit, you first have to give up five goals. I guess that’s why Chicago is so much better than the Wings.

By: John W.

John W. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:24:48 +0000

“The Avs haven’t been bad so far this season either.”

Yeah, I know. Truth is, the list of bad teams gets shorter every year.

You catch that Hawks/Flames game? That was frigging nuts, how Calgary blew a 5-0 lead is beyond me. I wonder how long until Niemi is the starter, Huet is an absolute joke. It’s gonna be fun next summer to watch the good, young players they are gonna lose because of the contracts of Huet and Campbell.

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:11:52 +0000

John,

Didn't realize that about Miller. Sounds like the rest of the Sabres need to get with the program. Just not tomorrow night. You make a good point about Jimmy. I guess Babcock wants to give Jimmy more of a challenge. The Avs haven't been bad so far this season either.

By: John W.

John W. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:37 +0000

Tomorrow’s game should be very interesting. Ryan Miller has been fantastic putting up a 0.99 GAA, a 0.955 save %, and a shutout. Buffalo’s offense, however, stinks only scoring 4 goals in 3 games. I, personally, would start Howard against them for that reason alone. I think LA could pose much more of a threat to Jimmy, Kopitar has been absolutely on fire, and they have a pretty decent up-and-coming team.