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Once again, a team that is starting to figure out it can't hang with the Red Wings is resorting to thuggery. You could see the Ott stuff coming, but I was surprised by Ribiero's reaction. I did see that Osgood caught him in the face, but rarely do you see a player give a goalie a 2 handed slash.

LOL, Osgood INSTIGATES a fight not with a punch but with his STICK and then you point out that it was Ribiero's fault and call the Stars for thuggery? Have you been watching the same games? This should be called Red Wings & Refs vs Stars. No denying that Wings are playing better hockey and I still see Turco not letting go of his demons in Detroit but the officiating has been horrible. Typical no call on Detroit and then a call on Dallas. All this being said I agree that Ribiero should not have slashed. I just think if you use the stick then you get the same penalty and Osgood clearly used his stick and to the face. Osgood is just better at flopping around on the ice like a little girl. If Ribiero was smarter he would have flopped but he wasn't and knowing how the officiating has been so far I see Dallas playing without him and Osgood being off scott free. Some things don't change.
I liked the quote by Osgood after where in the same breath he says it was an accident and then says he was defending a teammate. LOL! classic.

Rarely do you see a goalie flop down after taking 90mph pucks in the same spot he was hit in.

Up until Ott's scrum with Draper, the penalties were 6-6 in the game, including 3 straight on the Red Wings.

Are you going to blame the refs for Dallas missing the net time after time? They had a number of great opportunities, including a 4 on 1 that they couldn't convert.

Dallas will probably take one of the games in Dallas, but the way things are going, this is going to end in Detroit in game 5.

Please... Dallas wouldnt even be in this series if it hadnt been for the refs in the conference semis.. so dont even go there.

Hey "Dude", you're not allowed to gripe about the refs until your team actually shows up for a game in this series. Everybody's talking about Holmstrom's goaltender interference no-call in Game 1 and I agree it was a crappy job by the refs. That said, your team was still outscored 3-1, out-hit, out-shot, and generally out-performed. As for tonight, I didn't see the end of the game so I can't comment. But at least get your facts right. Osgood said after the game that it was an accident, Farber is the one suggesting that he was sticking up for a teammate. The Stars again got out hit, lost the majority of their face-offs, managed a whopping 18 shots on net, and FAILED TO EVEN GET AN SOG DURING A 4 ON 1 BREAK! They were fortunate to only lose by a goal. Your complaints will seem more valid when Dallas actually decides to start playing

That flop that Osgood pulled was one of the worst I've ever seen. He didn't get hit in the neck, he got slashed in the chest. He takes 60 mph pucks in the chest 10 times a game, why doesn't he flop then if it hurts so bad? He has padding there. I was appalled. Yes, what Ribiero did was wrong, but come on! Be a man. You're a hockey player, not a figure skater. That sell was what got Ribiero the major penalty and might get him suspended a game. But hey, if they want to be babies about it and play that way, go right ahead. Everyone will see they play cheap.

Sorry... anyone who thinks a two-handed slash to the clavicle does not hurt either has something to sell or something to smoke... or has never played hockey.

Frankly, I think they both should be fined heavily and suspended a game and taught a lesson about the dangers of swinging a hockey stick at another player. Osgood could easily have caught Ribeiro in the eye... and Ribeiro could easily have caught Osgood in the side of the neck.

As it is... nobody should be casting judgment on the amount of pain inflicted by a slash.

People seem to be confused: Osgood threw his arm out and put the blunt end of the stick in Ribeiro's way. He did not line up and aim a shot to the face. It was a dirty play, no more. Ribiero on the other hand responded by lining up a two handed swing at Osgood's chest. Ribeiro's was a violent assault obviously with the intent to harm, flop or no flop. This is a.)illegal b.)shows complete lack of character/discipline/self control on Ribieros part. The NHL does not need another Betuzzi character, and this sort of outburst needs to be punished appropriately

Hmmmmmm, 10 minutes for Ribs and all the trash mouthing. How much penalty time did Osgood get for hitting Ribs with the buttend of the stick. Haven't seen the whole game yet but I understand Osgood did the same thing to Robidas. Osgood is simply a dirty player that is allowed to get away with things like that because of the team he is on. He made certain that he put on a really good performance with his dive for the officials to see. I certainly hope the NHL goes back and reviews the tape and doles out penalty minutes to him as an instigator.

Ladies...
This is hockey, not polo. Osgood may have acted a little and took a fall, but Turco would have done the same if McCarty hit him in the chest. And Osgood isnt doing anything Turco isnt doing during the course of the game. Riberiro is an idiot to slash Osgood like that, selfish act that is only going to make thiings worse for his team. Honestly I expected more from the Stars...maybe they will do better at home.

EastBayer99 - Dallas earned and deserves to be in this round of playoffs. The officiating was bad on both sides in each round but when Brenden had his goal disallowed that made it known right then that we were not only playing great teams but had to play the officials as well. I am sure you will rebut this but it makes no difference. The Stars fought hard for their wins and, if they had not beaten BOTH the Sharks and the Ducks, I would not even have written this but you are not going into TWO totally different rounds and beat TWO totally different teams and then say that the wins were given to us. It just doesn't work that way unless you are an Eastern team. No one wants to admit that any other teams are better than the Eastern. I don't know why the Wings stagger us so much but, in my opinion, there is no team in the NHL that the Stars could not beat, except the Red Wings. (Watch out next year when we get Fabian in there.)

doughny, that nba ref was sitting next to buttman behind the red wings bench. i knew it. the dude, you were right! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

cll2704, you are the epitome of classless, clueless Stars fans. Any intent to injure gets a match penalty, period. If Osgood stayed on his feet it would have still been a match penalty. And to claim that Detroit gets preferential treatment from a STARS FAN is laughable. . .ask Buffalo about the no-goal in '99.

Keep drinking the butt-end Kool Aid. The video clearly shows what happens, regardless of how Dallas' locker room wants to paint the picture. All your shouting and vitriol just shows your ignorance of the game.

Nogood should get a nice sit down fine and suspension for his goonery for instigating the stick fight. Sadly both are guilty and both should have equal penalties. Detroit fans are always blind and see what they only want to see. Go Komets!!

Ribiero should be suspended for the rest of the series. It was to obvious and intentional. As for Osgood being 'no good'? He sure made some good saves last night. Dallas was lucky to be in it that late, since the Wings got a goal called off in the first that should have counted.

Fine both players 10k and play on. Both of them were at fault. I'm a big Wings fan, have been all my life. I also played some when I was younger. (not at this level by any means). The Dude needs to actually check what's REALLY going on and then comment. Don't just shoot off your mouth because you're a Stars fan. The league needs to take a close look at this...Ribiero should NOT be suspended. This was totaly out of character for him. He's not that kind of player. To call Ozzie a thug is laughable. As far as hacks and punches at opposing players he's down about 10-1 to Marty in that game alone. As for power plays...Det 6 Dal 5 so you can't blame the refs for the loss. Saying that the Stars got to this point because of the refs is also laughable. They had at least 2 goals called off on them that should have counted in previous rounds. Morrow and Robidas have been outstanding, as well as Turco. Cmon NHL stand up..fine both..but do not suspend Ribiero.

How come Turco can slash players, punche them in the back of the head and trip players like Filpula and nobody says boo, yet Ozzie let's Ribeiro skate past his stick and World War 3 is declared? The Stars played well but could not convert chances when they had them. They lost a lot of faceoffs again and took more hits then they gave, again. They simpy lost their cool out of frustration and now they want to call the Wings dirty. Guess everyone feels it okay to show grit and toughness during the playoffs, unless it's the Wings. Funny how people react when the Wings start showing a lttle grit and toughness of their own, without losing their cool, I might add!

Osgood intentionally hit Ribiero with the butt end of his stick. Ribiero responded with a light two handed slash to the most heavily padded place on Osgood. Three of the comentators on Versus agreed that both players were wrong, that Osgood intentionally started it, that there should be no suspensions and the teams should play on. I play hockey, but I didn't have a nice NHL career like Keith Jones did. I'll take his opinion. I thought Game 2 was pretty even. The Stars got to this point because their big guns stepped up. So far in two games we've barely heard from Richards, Ribiero, Modano, Lehtinen and Brenden Morrow, aside from his game one goal, hasn't been near the force he was in the first two rounds. As for the bitter Buffalo fan, even if Hull's goal doesn't count and the Sabres somehow win that game, you still would've had to go back to Dallas for Game 7. It's not like you were winning the Cup that night anyways. So let go of it and stop blaming others for Wide Right, Foot in the Crease and 52-17. Dallas is a better sports town, its just the way it is.

I agree ^ totally. The Wings are showing the grit they've needed int he playoffs the last few years. You definately can't call the refs biased, when they take a goal away from Detroit.