Talk about a little onesided

What a horrible recap.  It was so onesided acting as if the refs are the reason detroit is up 2-0.

No the better team won flat out.  I watched every minute of those games and nashville got some big breaks too.  The difference, they didnt cash in, which is what good teams do.  That call they made on hasek today for flopping, he got pulled down by the stick.  Even the announcers made a comment about it and showed the replay.  Flat out, the better team won.  Nashville needs to quit whining and play hockey.  Its the playoffs, real men step up.

For crying out loud, the Red Wings held Nashville to 12 shots TOTAL over the last two periods.  Was it the refs that kept intercepting Nashville passes?  Were they the ones diving and blocking shots so Hasek didnt even have to makes saves the last two periods?  No!  Quit whining and step up.  Also the author took this to a new low in buying into the talk b/c nashville was complaining so much.  They whined about that goal early that was called off b/c the net came off.  Thats cause it was off way before the shot went in.  And for those saying he got pushed into it.  He was jostling with the Red Wings player.  Is the Wings player supposed to just stand there while he is getting pushed.  The Wings player had better position, simple as that.  Any Nashville fans out there, that display was pathetic.  Has your team been whining that much all year?  Did they whine that much against San Jose last year?

What game were you watching??? The Preds dominated the first period.  They got robbed of the first goal of the game.  The Hasek penalty was legit.  I agreed with you at first, but on the replay they showed that he was the one that knocked Arnotts stick into his leg. 

The Red Wings were not the one's breaking up passes and making great plays.  The refs were the one's making some ticky tack calls and most of all the Preds were the one's that lost the game by playing horrible transition D and making passes with their heads down.  (Zidlicky has to be the worst defender of the playoffs!!)

Yeah the Wings should probably win this series, but not because they are playing better.  The Preds are the ones losing this series.  Look out when the series goes the Nashville.  Expect to come back to Detroit with the series tied 2-2.

Your stupid and couldn't describe the last 2 games to save your life  the redwings  have gotten all the calls so far,  the botched non review of the goal the preds should have got hell last week in washington the refs went back about 30 seconds  after the play stoped to change the call to give the Panthers a goal  and that was the right call Even though Im a Cap fan they GOT THE CALL  RIGHT the no call on the offside in game 1,   please idiot explain to me why these calls had nothing to do with the outcome.

How old are you?

I tend to think media coverage is a lot like officiating -- it all balances out over time.  I think the article was pretty fair, giving both sides some airtime on the issue of the call of the game, as well as paying some personal tribute to Red Wings players (see Darren McCarty).  On the other hand, if it is a pro-Predators article, then it makes up for the unbearably pro-Red Wings coverage on NBC.  I love hearing about the Red Wings being "on the penalty kill" as opposed to the Predators being "on the power play", and there were no good stops by Dan Ellis... only good scoring chances by the Red Wings.  And for the love of Pete, it's pronounced zid-LIH-kee, not zid-LIS-kee.  Z-I-D-L-I-C-K-Y.  (I do not delude myself into thinking that NBC didn't pick that game because of the appeal of the Red Wings, but come on...)

As for the game itself, I agree that the better team won.  The Predators are simply outskilled and out-experienced by the Red Wings.  Jason Arnott, J.P. Dumont and Alexander Radulov are going to have to step it up -- the Predators can't rely on Jordin Tootoo, Rich Peverley and Jan Hlavac to score goals for them.  And ohhh, do the Predators miss Scott Nichol.  For the Wings, I've been really impressed lately with Johan Franzen -- but the last thing the Red Wings need more of is firepower.  The waived goal?  A crap call (another "intent to whistle" call).  The penalty on Dominik Hasek?  Also a crap call.  The replay on both was clear. 

If the Predators lose game 3, it will be over in 4.  If they win game 3, they might be able to push the Red Wings to 5 or 6 games -- but skill almost always comes out on top in a best-of-seven series.  But don't tell that to the Western Conference last year (I think it was last year), when the 5, 6, 7 and 8 seeds all won.

Go Predators!

leeyore, that was a very good objective post, and then being a Predators fan made it even more impressive.  My post had to do with this one being onesided, but you are correct that overtime, it does even out--just like the officiating. 

Anyways good luck, hopefully it turns out to be a great series.  Both games so far luckily have been very competitive.

Maybe the announcers are just watching too much Piston basketball lately....as we always say, "DEEEEEEEEEEEtroit Basketball!"  :)

I'm just glad the Pistons and Wings are playing so well....makes it a little easier to ignore the Tiger box scores lately! Ugh!!!

Let's Go Red Wings!!!

russo,

you are right nashville dominated the first, although i thought the wings dominated the 2nd--just difference of opinion.

And i'm  not sayin it couldnt have gone nashvilles way, i'm just sayin Red Wings won--overall it will all even out--and so there should not be this much complaining when nashville got some calls too.  Make your own breaks, dont blame other people for losing your chances.  And russo, that last statement was not directed at you b/c your post was fine, just saying all that led me to it.