Man-ny, Man-ny, Man-ny

What a fiasco! Not only did I give up CBC coverage of crucial hockey games last night, travel half way across the state of Michigan, but I did so to miss the first five minutes of the game (a long faded memory by now) and to stay up until 2:30 in the morning watching the Wings lose in double overtime. I have regained the upper hand until June, so all was not a lost cause.

I was shocked it was Manny in net. It needed to be Ozzie. Excuse me Mr. Babcock, um, if you're unaware, this is the playoffs and there isn't any time to fuck around anymore. Ozzie has the experience and has carried this team before. He can do it again. Faith all around, sir, please. And as if we weren't already done anyway, if Chris Osgood is not in net on Thursday, I will find you on Saturday afternoon and tell you this to your face. And it won't be nice. Fuck Manny, fine, he is a large reason we are still playing this time in April, but honestly, he doesn't know how to handle the playoffs and benching him would remind him that he can't fuck around anymore. It's do or die time, not play with the goalie's confidence level time. I'm not just goalie hating either. Those twenty other men you put in a uniform are doing a piss poor job as well. Remind them that they are a team and would likely see better results if they play with and off one another rather than individuals. Bad decisions all around. Is this the kind of hockey deemed worthy to win Lord Stanley's Cup? Maybe only for Zetterberg and Williams, who actually made the road trip and are playing they actually care about being in the playoffs, but no one else. I called bad goaltending a long time ago, but now I think I have to add bad team spirit and lack of interest that will also knock us out.

Dwayne Roloson - you are no Dominik Hasek but like him, you are also a bastard. Stop playing dirty, especially when Jason Williams approaches with an overtime winning shot. Thank you and good night.

Fox Sports Detroit - there were three other NHL games yesterday. You had four intermissions to mention this. Not one word. You fail. Good Riddance. No wonder Wings fans are so blinded when it comes to hockey, their television outlet doesn't acknowledge the rest of the league either. Good-bye FSN, hello CBC.