You might be waiting a long time. They didn't have anything close to their A game, and still won 5-2.
Damn, that's an ugly stat.Tampa is 17-4 against Detroit over their past 21 games played? Parity baby!!!!!!!
What happened to your Lightning profile pic? You should bust it out.You might be waiting a long time. They didn't have anything close to their A game, and still won 5-2.
Because...reasons?I hate tampon bay. They will lose 2nd round in the playoffs.
So you're saying there's a chance!Damn, that's an ugly stat.
To even the record, the Wings would need to sweep the next 3 seasons worth of meetings.
Because...reasons?
Possibly, only because of how hot they've been lately, but even then I wouldn't think they would. TB has an unreal team this season. Good on Stevie.Yeah. To Washington!
Only Boston can beat them if they started tomorrow. Maybe Toronto can make a trade or something and contend but doubtful
The point of my reply has nothing to do with however I might feel about Tampa Bay.What happened to your Lightning profile pic? You should bust it out.
Yep every time you see Blashills face it's like it's about ready to come out just hold it there for a second.
Good game. Tampa got lucky, but that's what good teams do.
Also, they need to start working on getting excessive shot blocking out of the game.
The point of my reply has nothing to do with however I might feel about Tampa Bay.
When a team hovering around .500 faces the team with the best record in the league, who just came off an ugly loss to a bad team, and the Wings are starting their struggling backup, who hasn't had any serious action for nearly 3 weeks...
... It's not exactly a shocker when the better team wins by a significant margin. All the ranting about the refs, or grumbling against the opponent just comes across as sour grapes.
Detroit needs a serious injection and elevation of their talent level to then be on the same playing field as a team like Tampa. And I hope they get it, sooner rather than later. I'd rather remain focused on improving the Wings where they need it most, instead of griping about the zebras, or hoping another team gets egg on their face.
Honestly, if the refs came over the PA system, and said, "We'd like to award the Lightning an extra goal, because they're sweet, and we really want to stick it to the Wings.", I still wouldn't use it as an excuse, because you could magically delete a goal from TB, magically award it to DET, and the Wings still aren't good enough to win that game.
Big picture. Take our medicine, sell, draft well, and remain focused on rebuilding the roster. Let the Tampas of the world enjoy things now, and do whatever we can so Detroit gets a lot of enjoyment in the future.
Always win? No. But that's very different than the boo hoo hooing that bordered on indignation, especially considering that Detroit didn't even register a shot until halfway through the first period.You make it sound like we didn't dominate much of that game. You also make it sound like goals #3 and 4 were legit. You've made this argument before that the better on paper team should always win. I think you're watching the wrong sport.
Always win? No. But that's very different than the boo hoo hooing that bordered on indignation, especially considering that Detroit didn't even register a shot until halfway through the first period.
Remove two questionable goals. They still lose.Well, when officiating unduly influences yet another game vs Tampa you can't be too upset with people being upset about it.
I'll laugh when they get the Penguins in the first round and lose.
Remove two questionable goals. They still lose.
It's fine to be frustrated with poor officiating. But pretending it was the difference in the game is silly.
Of course that's not how it works. It's no more reality than being able to take those goals away in the first place.I'm sure people with more knowledge of quantum physics will tell you why that's not how reality works. But I'm not even upset about the loss. I'm annoyed that officiating ruined a fun and competitive (mostly by us) game. In that regard they were the difference.
Of course that's not how it works. It's no more reality than being able to take those goals away in the first place.
I have no argument with saying that multiple bad calls were made, and that the officiating soured the experience of watching the game. That's perfectly fair (and ultimately, it doesn't sound like you and I disagree on things here).
I'm just saying that some fan reactions we're approaching the level of, 'the refs screwed us out of a win', and I take issue with that, both based on how the game went, and from the standpoint that railing against the zebras ranks somewhere between, 'need to get bigger on the blue line' and, 'Europeans are too soft', in terms of ridiculous hockey cliches.