5 is Right Out

Could there possibly be a little more bias against Tomas Holmstrom? I mean, if that was any other player, Nicklas Kronwall's goal would have counted. Except maybe Sean Avery, because, well, he's just a little dick. Pekka Rinne actually pushes Holmstrom out of the crease, and it was this action that allowed the puck to enter the net. Rinne wasn't paying attention, plain and simple. So, since they were touching, it's no goal? Even the ref knew it, and called incidental contact. Yeah, OK, because when the goalie pushes you its by accident AND its your fault, but only if your name is Tomas Holmstrom. Seriously, the Red Wings conspiracy theorists are warming up I can feel it.

I have also discovered why the Nashville Predators are the least penalized team in the NHL. The referees just don't call penalties against them. What about the late hit on Patrick Eaves by the Preds captain? Blindside hit! No call. What about the off the bench elbow on Justin Abdlekader? Didn't Matt Cooke just get suspended for that shit? No call. What about...ah never mind, bitching isn't going to help now. On a side note, during one stretch of about three uncalled and blatant penalties, I think Mickey Redmond actually went into vapor lock, because I didn't hear him for like 5 minutes. Or maybe he was off taking a piss and missed the whole thing. Takes a while for those old guys.

This is just the sort of thing I was talking about last game. The Wings can go out and beat Washington and Ovechkin, but when faced with the Predators of all teams, they just cant seem to bury it. Sure, they didn't have Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen, but haven't they won a game or two without them before? Sure, Nashville needed the win to get into the playoffs, but who says the Wings want them there? They sure can seem to win a game, so if the Wings have to play the Preds in the playoffs, will it be an early exit? Say it ain't so!

The high point was the two octopi that hit the ice in the third. Nice touch. Then a Nashville fan responded by tossing a 4 foot stuffed catfish onto the ice. It would have been better if the hottie ice girl that skated out to pick up the catfish had to go and get the octopi. Bonus points if she threw up while picking up the slimy uncooked things, and then they send another ice girl out to shovel up the small side salad and diet water that she ate before the game.

Hopefully the Red Wings get all their shit in one sock prior to the playoffs, and stop letting htese bubble teams run over them.