Comments on: Game Day Open Thread: vs. Dallas

By: Megan Saler

Megan Saler — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:18 +0000

Why do we stick around and deal with the NHL again? Oh yeah, because we love the Wings and it certainly isn’t their fault.

On a side note, my cat just stretched and fell off the couch head first. It made me laugh and now I’m a little less angry. It’s the simple things in life…

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:14:49 +0000

Joke call. Joke officials. Joke rules. Joke league.

By: Andre

Andre — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:07 +0000

John, et al (presumably)

Watched what will/should? go down as the blown call of the season with an apt full of Wings fans here in Chicago. Horrific. As it went in, and before it was ruled officially a no goal, I was joking that the refs would go up to Lid’ and say, “well yes, it was clearly in, but its against league policy to acknowledge a Brad May goal.” When it was officially waved off, everyone gave me the stinkeye. Good thing we were in my apt or I would have been sent home. Just ‘ugh’ or ‘whatev’. Maybe this galvanizes the team more.

By: John W.

John W. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:31:04 +0000

The NHL is so lame. The only sport in which you can shoot the puck directly into the net, have the whistle blow 3 seconds after the puck is laying in the net, and have instant replay, and still not be credited with a goal. So you’re telling me he meant to blow the whistle while May was shooting it? It wasn’t a freaking rebound even, my God. How can that ref say with a straight face that the whistle blew so the play was dead? I don’t even care that we lost by 2, I am just so sick of this crap happening to the Wings repeatedly. I watch every game on Versus and I never see this crap in any game except in Wings games. I’m not crying conspiracy, I’m just sick and tired of the pathetically low standards NHL officials are held to. When Toronto called, how do they not just tell him that’s a goal, count it? There’s no reason to even ask him if he meant to blow the whistle when the puck when straight into the net on a freaking shot.

The NHL, where officials get to decide who scores and wins.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:00:39 +0000

CURSE MY INTERNET CONNECTION, TOO!

Sorry about the double post.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:53 +0000

CURSE THAT MACLEOD!
In fairness, all day yesterday, the Wings practiced with May working in on the fourth line, so it all signs pointed to him being a scratch tonight. I think Babcock heard the chorus of “WTF” and thought that an enforcer-less lineup against Ott, et all, was not a wise choice.
Bets on how long until Brad May gets his ass kicked tonight?

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:55:44 +0000

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:33:35 +0000

Michael,

Thanks--I've now seen the latest. I was going off a tweet from Bruce MacLeod earlier today (which has now been deleted...nice, Bruce).

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:56 +0000

Actually, May is in and Maltby is out – according to Khan.