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You got to be kidding me. Those two goalie obstruction penalties were the biggest crock I have seen. Those four minutes the Wings could have been on attack instead of the PK. And Sykora calling his shot aftwr being a dog for the whole game just scream's WWE. If Bettman wants to rig the playoffs, he sure isnt being discreet.

boo hoo!! detroit fans!! waa, the officials are fixing the sport, to let the pens win, waa!! Agreed they were bad calls, but no need to point to a dark conspiracy to explain why you lost. It was a hard fought game.

eljefe...let me sum up your argument: WAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Stop complaining. It makes you sound like an idiot

It was one of the best games I have seen in a long time. Yes, those two penalties were terrible calls... but that happens. I hope the Pens can pull the other two out. Either way this series has been really freaking good.

the penalties were bad calls, but had no effect on the outcome of the game luckily. Fleury was clearly the star of the game. Detroit was in PITs end the whole game and he was spectacular. You're a giant homer if you think this game was fixed. How close did DET come to winning the game on like 5 different occasions. You would have to be both a DET fan and really really stupid to think that this game was fixed. It was a great game, and I didn't care who won but it was great, especially Fleury.

And yes the Wings could have been on the attack those 4 minutes, but they had what, 80 minutes or so of attacking time? They had their chances.

Fleury stole this game. Plain and simple. Detroit dominated from the 2nd half of this game through most overtime, and he just stood on his head and wouldnt allow the Pens to lose. Was hoping to see the cup celebration on home ice but can't argue that after the 1st two games this has become an awesome series.

Fleury stole this game, plain and simple. The guy absolutely stood on his head as the Wings dominated from the 2nd half of period 2 through the overtimes, and just came up with huge save after huge save. Wouldve liked to see the Wings clinch at home but can't argue that this has become an awesome series since the first 2 games.

sorry about duplicate comments

Sorry about the rant. I was pissed and had 11 beers in me. It was a awesome game. So close. So damn close. My post sounded like Therrein huh!

No, you actually sounded like yourself............

I would have Fleury #1 and Sykora #2 (and that is NO offense to Sykora) as Fleury kept them in it until Sykora became the party-pooper.

One hell of a game. One for the ages.

Kudos to the Wings. Go Pens!

Conspiracy? No, just human nature. Therrien whined enough that the refs are overcompensating in their favor. When even the NBC announcers, who are part of the Sidley overhype machine, are complaining about poor calls, that tells you something.

How does Babcock respond? By telling the players to be professional, to play the game and not worry about the calls.

Even losing, the Wings have far more class than the penguins.

I have never seen a team dominated as much as the Pens and still win. Can they even score 5 on 5? Fleury stole this game, but you can't expect that every game. And those 2 OT calls on the Red Wings were weak. Man does the NHL want this series to go on for a while.

On the second interference call if the second Detroit player knocks the puck in over Fleury after the first Detroit player knocked him over, what is it then

Just like it was called

I couldnt have said it better myself Wingnut. My wife who barely knows the sport even said those calls were brutal.

Wow some bad calls in an organized sport. I've never seen those before, so it must be fixed.

It was a great game. The OTs were really exciting. Both teams played up to the importance of the game.

What about Fleury getting intentionally kicked with a skate blade just after the second interference was called? There was no call there, and it easily could have drawn a game misconduct. In regular season, there would likely even be a suspension handed down.

Every time I think I'm out, the Pens pull me right back in. The tough reality is that in the quest for the cup one goal, one shift can change evrything. If the Pens pull out game 4 and do what they did last night they'd be playing for the cup in Pittsburgh. How about Detroit! Win last night, survive just 35 more seconds and the cup is in their hands! Not to be. At least not yet. I'd like to think this loss would somehow demoralize Detroit, but they are just dominating this series at every turn. Let's give the Pens some credit for the hard fought victory. Let's also realize that the Pens may be the first team to win a few games that the other team probably deserved to win.

Wow. That was easily the best hockey game I've seen in a long time. Two teams with a high level of skill settling it in overtime. What a game!

I have to give credit to the Pens, because they easily could have folded after giving up 3 straight goals, but they were able to come back and win the game.

RE: the OT penalties, I am of the opinion that all three penalties called up until Hudler's (which you have to call), were ridiculous. There were so many other blatant penalties that were not called on either team and you call that?

That said, Detroit beat Nashville and Dallas on the road in Game 6's by a combined score of 7-1, so I am pretty confident heading into tomorrow night. In addition, they just broke the Pens' home winning streak, so there's no concern there.

I do have one favor to ask of Sammi though, please put the pucks on net! You had some of the best chances in OT, and you completely missed!

Again, congrats to the Pens on a great game. If hockey can't sell itself after last night's game, it never will.

"How does Babcock respond? By telling the players to be professional, to play the game and not worry about the calls.
Even losing, the Wings have far more class than the penguins."

Just to clarify something about this - he told them that because they were complaining on the bench and on the ice to the officials. Obviously he wants them to focus on scoring and not let the officiating get in their heads - this whole "more class" thing has nothing to do with it. Thats just insulting.

The fact of the matter is that, by the letter of the law, both of those were legit goalie interference calls. Unfortunately the refs should be able to show some judgment and say "Well, that guy got ran into the goalie by the Penguins defenseman and had no choice about it." But they can't. Its just like those times when the puck gets sent out by a player for delay of game when it clearly isn't intentional - like the one in game four when Fleury knocked it out. And after two similarly soft goalie interference calls AGAINST the Pens earlier in the series, you'd think that maybe Detroit fans would show a little perspective.