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I was passing through ORD last weekend after the wings won game 2 to tie the series... Wow,,, there were some seriously pissed chicago fans in the bar at the airport. I can't imagine those same folks after the wings went up on monday night.
Go wings!
Try living here
Where can I watch a stream? Stuck in class and first row sports isn't working!
Vipbox.tv
thanks brah
Do you know of one that is compatible with the iPad? (Non Flash Player)
Not the time or place, but any mgonerds want to explain to me why Apple & Google refuse to support flash but still just about everything runs on it?
Either vipbox.tv or you may be able to get the legal stream on http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/ if you have cable.
Try NBC's website or app. Should have no problem streaming
Wings by 1.
Well, unless Bettman is still the commissioner. Then I'd say Chicago by 2 with many subjective refereeing calls.
Yea there's NO WAY the Hawks can win unless its a fix. /rolls eyes
Not saying that. Saying that they would be greatly aided because the NHL front office hates the Red Wings.
Care to she'd some light on that statement? I've been a wings fan since the days of the production line and roger crozier and I've never felt that at all.
I know. My dad is the only one in my family that isn't much of a Wings fan and he's been saying for the past 10 years that the NHL is biased for Detroit.
I'm not fully on board with NFG's conspiracy theory, but remind me what action the NHL took after Zetterberg had his head deliberately smashed into the glass. Or when Lidstrom got speared in the balls.
Oh, I know. I personally am more in the camp that the NHL might not be biased against teams specifically, but for certain franchises they are certainly indifferent. But they are ABSOLUTELY in the tank for primadonnas like Sid Crosby.
Lawl. Lets be honest every single fanbase thinks the league hates them.
The Draper hit in the 90s with no punishment, Weber going WWF on Zetterberg with no punishment, Abs being suspended 2 games for a borderline illegal (at best) hit, implementing the salary cap. ( No more dream teams) Also, up until next season, forcing the wings to play in a conference where the majority of their playoff series are in the pacific time zone. Of course, I'm a homer so I can understand why people wouldn't see my points.
Hawks win by 2 goals.
Will he meet Babcock at mid-ice to fight?
Liked this comment, but I think Babcock would take him out easily.
<3 Karen Newman
Game on!
Gross, go see her up close in person.
What was that fuck saying to Al?
LETS GO BOYS!
Always cool to see him doing well
Kyle Quincey is not good.
Battle for the best logo in sports besides THE Block M, of course.
Good job, PK!
Seems like we've gotten little to no quality shots but Howard has had to make a handful (3 I can think of) good saves.
Definitely not a penalty on Zetterberg. Or that soft elbow to Cleary's head earlier.
/s
Sure, hit Z with your stick right in front of the official...no call
Tigers are down 5-2 now. But shit, cabby with 6 homers during this 4 game HR streak.
Porcello sucks. He might have a good start every now and then, but overall he's just consistently terrible
Indeed. As much as JV has been "sucking" lately, Porcello just doesn't look good in the rotation at all. Right now, being behind JV I would think would be the best spot for him.
The wings need to be the aggressor here in the second.
Chicago is handling us down at our end.
Cannot keep that up
K. Lets stop playing like peckerwoods guys
Another good job on the PK. Sure would like to see a Wings PPG now.
PK into a PP? Sure, we'll take it!
All these penalties calle sto night have been questionable on both sides.
Fvckin Keith
Sigh, no joy.
Ha! Toews back in the box.
It's a bold strategy Colin. Let's see if it pays off for him.
You mean Cotton?
Toews is making a strong campaign to pass Crosby as biggest bitch in the league.
Haha "flamebait." Looks like there's a butthurt hawks fan here.
Kindl! 1-0 Wings! PPG!!!!
PPG with 1 second left! And the entire other 1:59 of that PP was a shitshow!
SUCK ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!!! PK streak dead!!!!!!!!
As my mom just said: nifty!!
Also - lol Toewes
"Hat trick" for Toews!
Taves in the box again???? (I refuse to use his ridiculous spelling)
Toews making a living in the box now, Zetterberg et all are in his head.
Wings on another PP, keep that parade to the penalty box up Hawks.
LMAO Bucknell
Big saves by Howard.
I was chanting "Jimmy Howard" from my couch in unison with the crowd.
Way to go to the net!
Bickell is a fuck
Had him pinned down and let Bickell get a cheap one in
Coincidental minors? Sheesh.
Howard with a huge save!
But come on! That's a blatant rule violation - it isn't even questionable.
thanks for posting this
you have footage of the hit that caused him to not have legs? when I saw it live I thought he stepped on a broken stick, but he had his bell rung.
Off the PP schneid. Keep it going!
I haven't seen him since the puck to knee.
Yes
Oh, he came back to chip in with a couple turnovers.
Thanks
Not noticing a defenseman is a good thing. I'll take that over constantly yelling "Dammit Smith."
Hooray, one whole period of ice hockey to watch! I'm glad I got back from band early!
Toews minutes for high sticking!
Cant wait to see that hit again by Ericsson on Bickell.
Probably safe to assume this won't end 1-0. Let's keep our foot on the pedal
Seems like we're about to get a break and come up just short. Meh.
The more time spent in the offensive zone, the better.
Ginormous next goal is GINORMOUS.
Ohhhhh man!
on two ends of the ice? Definitely take that, shame it didn't go in though.
Trade one of those for ANY OFFENSIVE player
He needed that one. Would've done wonders for his confidence.
HOLY JIMMMY!
Save, Howard!
Fantastic hockey so far this period. Lots of close shots and offensive pressure.
Boy oh boy have the pipes been friendly to us at the joe
The Nyquist line has just been brilliant all playoffs. The future is looking bright.
Wings must be livin right with all the posts the Hawks have hit, but one's gonna go in sometime.
Someone from (the University of) Michigan needs to get on the Wings sometime soon. It's been two spartans and no wolverines for quite some time. Heck, there's even a Bronco on the Wings now
And two black bears.
agree with you. I take nothing into them hitting the post, the ones they put on Howard are closer to going in then those are.
I hate the post debate, the post they did hit tonight was on the out side of the post too, might as well hit the side of the net.
Wi nøt trei a høliday in Maine dis yër?
We see ya Jimmy, we see ya.
Country strong
Howard bailing us out there, we looked thoroughly disinterested in defense that possession.
Don't get super cute on the 2v1! Take the shot already!
Stay aggressive boys. And kill this PP
Under 5 min, Chicago PP, pucker factor rising.
Lets get some offensive zone possession we cant hold on for 5 minutes like this
That was a nice stretch pass by Chicago
Great, time to defend a PP.
SHIT, PP them.
DOnt feel good about this. They had enough pressure when it was 5 on 5
Clench your buns everyone
YEA BOI CLEAR THAT PUCK
Great PK!!!
Wow. PK has been AWESOME tonight.
My butthole is puckering so bad.
Continue to breathe
That was a fairly beautiful kill. Couldn't have come at a better time.
Crawfords probably coming out any second now
Sexy octo pickers
you know i applaud those girls for being willing to pick up the octopi...i dont think i know one woman who would do that
Throwing timing. Help the good guys people
2 minutes....
Woo, icing!
Hard and deep? That's what she said!
Yup. Jimmy Howard. Scintillating.
Mike Babcock and Chicago's coach have on almost the exact same shirt, just one is red and the other is blue
Empty net 1:23 3P
EMPTY NETTERR!!!!!!
Cleary empty netter!! 2-0!!
EMPTY NETTER! 2-0
GOOOOOALLL CLEARY!!!
Woo
OVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Boy I sure hope the Hawks take us seriously now....
/s
SUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCK IT HARD AND DEEP!!!!!!!!
Suck it Hawks!!!!!!!!
WINNNN
We've got their head on the curb now. Let's do it.
SUCKS TO SUCK
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Well...I guess that. Suck it Vince Vaughn.
I mean there's that...and still suck it Vince Vaughn.
WINGS WIN!!! WINGS WIN!!! WINGS WIN!!!
3-1 in the series!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Unreal
Remember when the Black Hawks won like their first 25 games or something this season?
Yeah I dont either.
GO WINGS GO!
Beating Chitown is always, always a good thing.
? Is that shot by Abs considered a dick move in hockey?
Even as a former goalie, I say no. Not like throwing a bomb up by two touchdowns. It's easy to lose track of time as you're playing, and I've seen a comeback of two goals in as little as 25-30 seconds, so no hard feelings in finishing it off.
Close game, you take the point, even with whatever tiny amount of time there was left. If a team pulls the goalie they're operating under the premise that they could come back, and there's no reason for the attacking player to act differently.
Always fun to knock down Chicago in anything. This is giant. First time the Hawks lose three in a row this season. Game 5 will be fun.
Crown Royal 3 stars:
3) Jakub Kindl
2) Crawford
1) JIM-MY HOW-ARD! *clap clap clapclapclap*
One more. Fuck the blackhawks!
Saturday night: FINISH THEM!
Wings over Hawks 9-2 over the last nine periods? As someone who grew up playing with Blackhawks fans and heard a lot of shit before this series, this makes me very, very happy.
Wings are just playing hockey. Hossa reverting to Detroit form.
Quenneville is making this too easy for the Wings. Babcock has a great gameplan, and the Hawks won't adjust. They just keep trying to play their game.
he shook up all his lines and had his team throw stretch passes up the ice all game, something the Wings have struggled with all year. They mentioned the whole broadcast how the Hawks were shooting away from Howard's glove hand.
They've tried almost everything, except keeping their f'ing captain from taking stupid back-to-back-to-back penalties.
After being on the verge of not making the playoffs, then having to win game 7 in Anaheim, it's pretty amazing to be up 3-1 on Chicago.
This team has been a real treat for long-time Wings fans. After years of being the victim of the underdog, the Wings have turned the tables to become the vaunted underdog themselves. All the essential components are there: clicking at the right time, a goalie playing out of his mind, youngsters from the farm system making key contributions. And after barely clawing their way into the playoffs, they are one game away from the Western Conference Finals.
I've been a lifelong Wings fan, but this is such a unique experience to be treated to.
Couldn't agree more! As frustrating as it's been being on the other side of these matchups, I'm really enjoying being in our current role. Let's just hope we can finish off the Western Conference in our last year there!
Exactly my thoughts, it is fun to be the "less skilled" youthful plucky team coaches by Babcock that makes other teams sad. That said Blackhawks are damn young (only 2 players over 31) but you get the point. We've been on the opposite side so many times as the favorite, this is so fun. Reminds me of the Tigers in 06 when they had no expectations.
if we jump out to a lead early in Game 5, the United Center is going to sound like a funeral home. Let's go!!!
Not if I can help it!!!
Those Wings fans that thought Jimmy Howard couldn't steal a game disappered almost as fast as the Chicago bandwagon
I am still here (I was chaperoning a high school prom tonight) . I admit I was wrong about Jimmy.
Home school??
Well it is Memorial Day weekend, maybe the school has today off. And to help the kids going out of town, they held it on a Thursday.
My high school prom was on a Monday in June because the venue double booked and didn't have anything else available on a Saturday.
What a treat this has been. How many times have the Wings been on the opposite side of this script? For the first time since I've been alive, the Wings are the hungry young team winning all the little battles, aggitating the superstars out of their game, and getting timely goaltending.
And the cherry on top is Toews acting like a little bitch and Mr. Chicago Eddie O trying to justify it.
Ok please win this series and also please win Kings so I can go to the Western Conference Finals and talk some smack to my neighbors. We've been cheering for each other so far, but that will all change next week!
Great win, I'm headed to Chicago for Memorial day weekend and game 5. Go Wings
I was wondering what the Wings' playoff history was as an underdog, so I took a look back all the way to 1975, when the playoffs went from 8 to 12 teams. 7th is the worst seeding during this period. There were 3rd seeds in the Norris division that would have been the equivalent of 6th seeds.
During the current playoff streak, the Wings have been a low seed only 4 times.
If I didn't list a year, the Wings didn't have a low seed.
| YEAR | SEED | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7th | up 3-1 in the 2nd rd |
| 2012 | 5th | 1st rd exit |
| 2010 | 5th | 2nd rd exit |
| 1991 | 3rd in Norris | 1st rd exit |
| 1990 | missed playoffs | |
| 1986 | missed playoffs | |
| 1985 | 3rd in Norris | 1st rd exit |
| 1984 | 3rd in Norris | 1st rd exit |
| 1983 | missed playoffs | |
| 1982 | missed playoffs | |
| 1981 | missed playoffs | |
| 1980 | missed playoffs | |
| 1979 | missed playoffs | |
| 1977 | missed playoffs | |
| 1976 | missed playoffs | |
| 1975 | missed playoffs |
The Dead Wings era, 1967-83, had only two playoff appearances.
Don't remind me of the Dead Wings, I was growing up then. I went and saw a game with my Dad somewhere around 72' or 73', they lost to St. Louis, in the old Olympia. I have not had a chance to go see a game in the Joe and they are building a new stadium.
will be the most difficult win for the Wings to get. The Hawks are too good to just fold.
Very surprised the Red Wings were able to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Can't let them back in the series. Finish them now.
Been a while since the Wings have been in the Conference Finals. They're playing very well right now.
the Joe is absolutely electric right now--everyone realizes that the kids need the support and it's amazing rooting for a underdog for the first time since the 1980's??!
Drew Sharp said it best in the Free Press (I know that this is anathema around here, but I believe in giving credit when / where it is due),
Joe Louis Arena rocked like it rarely has in Game 4. The Wings experienced this type of mind-jolting, blood-percolating electricity before. But it was when they took to the playoff road as the fat, pampered series favorite suddenly struggling against a determined underdog.Joe Louis Arena resembled those spring evenings in Edmonton and Calgary when the crowd sensed a No. 1 seed teetering at the edge of elimination and they thought that raising the decibel level might provide that last push.They just might have.
