Try knowing what you're talking about, the NHL has a salary cap, this isn't the stupid Yankees.
bose301s
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You are a fucking retard. How about you look at teh payrolls, then you will see that teh Wings aren't even in the top 3 for overall payroll yet they still win, these aren't the Yankees as said, Yankees can't win it by having the top payroll in baseball by a large margin yet the Wings do win without the top payroll in hockey by a large margin. In fact the Wings weren't even in the top 10 for highest payroll last season and they won the cup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_payrolls_in_the_National_Hockey_League
bose301s
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Actually, they're the best they have been in years.
SHOemup233
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Yeah. If you look at the other side though, everybody was loving the Crosby-Malkin hype again just like last year. I think people believe the Wings will take it with ease, but watch and hope that Crosby-Malkin will do something spectacular and win. After watching them run over every other team, I would expect that too. Granted, I am from Michigan and everyone here obviously is interested as it is our team.
Ken448
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In a salary cap era? OK moron.. How bout best GM in Hockey, and THE best scouting team in hockey???
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Although, as long as they're consistent in what's being called throughout the game, I'm fine with the officiating whether they call 2 penalties or 10. It just pisses me off when something gets called in the 3rd when it was going uncalled in the first 2 periods or if one team gets away with something and the other teams does the same thing 5 minutes later and gets called; drives me nuts.
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The difference is Detroit isn't giving those 2 any breathing room at all. Philly and Washington both play a very open, end-to-end type of game which Crosby & Malkin can easily play (plus Philly took a lot of stupid penalties) and Carolina was too exhausted to guard them. Against Detroit, they've had a few opportunities, but either Osgood has made the saves or Crosby can't buy a goal (A half-dozen or so post shots over 2 games).
If they were counting post shots, Pittsburgh would be winning by a landslide //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif Guerin and Crosby have turned the posts half-black.
Pittsburgh's going to win at least 1 game in Pittsburgh, though. On home ice, they can get some favourable matchups they couldn't get in Detroit.
ABSOLUTEAUDIO
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Ok so marian hossa is playing for the leauge minimum //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif now who is the moron. How about his player incentive's, Oh yah we just forget about them:laugh:
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Almost every team around the league has at least 1 player who's playing for less than what they could get with another team. There are other factors that can influence a player's decision.
I'd rather to get minimum salary and be happy with my team (winning games and possibly win championship)
I never get those players who would go to the worst team and get top salary.. I dont see a point.. That player would be frustrated and all that..
Hell, minimum salary is still a lot! enough to give you a luxury life, and then now you talk about your own fame. Also, dont forget about the sponsorships n whatever, all that adds up..
Ken448
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People WANT to play for Detroit. Is that The Wings FAULT, or is it an ACCOMPLISHMENT? Id say its the latter of the two.
Ken448
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LOL post on a hockey forum about NHL riding Pittsburgh's nuts:
look, at this point, its no secret. The nhl, and the media, desperately want the pens to win the cup. We cant expect any favors from them, and to date, the wings hav handled that quite well.
I dont think there is much doubt that id crosby and or malkin were hurt, they wouldnt have pushed up the start date of the finals. They could have easily put games 1 and 2 on VS on maybe tuesday and thursday, and let nbc have games 3 and 4 on sat/sun. Allowing both teams to get the appropriate rest they earned. But they didnt.
Listening to these national broadcasters? At this point its like watching an "away" feed. These guys couldnt be pulling more for the pens. Everytime we score a goal, they point to a penalty that should have been called on us that led to it. Its not the other teams coaches anymore, its not the players.. now you have analysts talking about how the wings are the "masters of interference". When the pens do something well, its perfect execution. Nevermind that hal gil plays half the game with one hand on his stick and one hand on our guys shoulder. Never mind our guys getting blasted 50 feet away from the puck.. they magnify every non call against the wings, showing several replays, and ignore the same stuff fromt he pens. Creating the illusion the pens are the ones getting shafted here. We wont even talk about pierre, who always seems to think the teamlosing by a goal or 2 to the wings is doing exactly what they need to do, and exactly where they want to be. Yes, im sure being down a goal or 2 is exactly where they want to be, and if they keep doing the same, clearly they are "getting to the wings", and will eventually pull ahead.
This latest incident with malkin is just another in a long line of screwjobs. Its an automatic suspension. Its like arguing a clear over the glass play. There shouldnt be any argument. Not sending a message? Every analyst said they were sending a message and it was the right thing for him to do.. The guy bludgeoned hank twice with his stick, that alone should be worth a suspension. Along with the auto instigator rule, there should be no question.
Heck, youd think in all fairness, given that they forced us to play games 1 and 2 without our top forward, maybe this once, they could follow their own rules, and let them play a game without their top forward.
But once again. The league puts marketing ahead of the game itself. They dont want to see a sweep. Its bad for ratings. Is bad for revenue. The league is painfully aware. If datsyuk plays the next game. And malkin doesnt? This series is all but over. Without malkin in this series, the pens dont even have a goal. And with their full compliment of players, and short our top offensive and defensive forward, and another top defensive forward, they are still barely hanging in against us.
Its just how it is. Watch, next game? You are going to see a dozen penalties called. We are off NBC, and its painfully obvious that the pens cant "out defense" us. That if they are going to score, its going to have to be on the power play, and our PK is our biggest weakness. Where the officials have "let em play" the last 2 games, they are going to call the next one tight.
Integrity of the game? What integrity?
look, at this point, its no secret. The nhl, and the media, desperately want the pens to win the cup. We cant expect any favors from them, and to date, the wings hav handled that quite well.
I dont think there is much doubt that id crosby and or malkin were hurt, they wouldnt have pushed up the start date of the finals. They could have easily put games 1 and 2 on VS on maybe tuesday and thursday, and let nbc have games 3 and 4 on sat/sun. Allowing both teams to get the appropriate rest they earned. But they didnt.
Listening to these national broadcasters? At this point its like watching an "away" feed. These guys couldnt be pulling more for the pens. Everytime we score a goal, they point to a penalty that should have been called on us that led to it. Its not the other teams coaches anymore, its not the players.. now you have analysts talking about how the wings are the "masters of interference". When the pens do something well, its perfect execution. Nevermind that hal gil plays half the game with one hand on his stick and one hand on our guys shoulder. Never mind our guys getting blasted 50 feet away from the puck.. they magnify every non call against the wings, showing several replays, and ignore the same stuff fromt he pens. Creating the illusion the pens are the ones getting shafted here. We wont even talk about pierre, who always seems to think the teamlosing by a goal or 2 to the wings is doing exactly what they need to do, and exactly where they want to be. Yes, im sure being down a goal or 2 is exactly where they want to be, and if they keep doing the same, clearly they are "getting to the wings", and will eventually pull ahead.
This latest incident with malkin is just another in a long line of screwjobs. Its an automatic suspension. Its like arguing a clear over the glass play. There shouldnt be any argument. Not sending a message? Every analyst said they were sending a message and it was the right thing for him to do.. The guy bludgeoned hank twice with his stick, that alone should be worth a suspension. Along with the auto instigator rule, there should be no question.
Heck, youd think in all fairness, given that they forced us to play games 1 and 2 without our top forward, maybe this once, they could follow their own rules, and let them play a game without their top forward.
But once again. The league puts marketing ahead of the game itself. They dont want to see a sweep. Its bad for ratings. Is bad for revenue. The league is painfully aware. If datsyuk plays the next game. And malkin doesnt? This series is all but over. Without malkin in this series, the pens dont even have a goal. And with their full compliment of players, and short our top offensive and defensive forward, and another top defensive forward, they are still barely hanging in against us.
Its just how it is. Watch, next game? You are going to see a dozen penalties called. We are off NBC, and its painfully obvious that the pens cant "out defense" us. That if they are going to score, its going to have to be on the power play, and our PK is our biggest weakness. Where the officials have "let em play" the last 2 games, they are going to call the next one tight.
Integrity of the game? What integrity?
That quote is right on the money, I was thinking alot of those same thoughts watching 1 & 2.
bose301s
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BAck to Savage questioning the ratings and saying they have to be low, sorry, but they are the highest they have been in 7 years.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4225199
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4225199
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