That article really helps me remember what steaming piles of… classy… most of the Detroit fanbase can be… I really hope we beat them tonight.

Our defense is a wreck, it’s going to have to be one hell of a team effort to beat them and they’re going to be pissed from getting knocked out of the playoffs by us last year.

The injuries to our already shaky defense has me a little worried tonight. I’ll be at HP and I have been PUMPED for this game since the beginning of the season. The Red Wings are the most hated team for me so taking it to them and winning in ANY way tonight is fine by me.

I’m curious how Niitty or Niemi will react to Holmstrom screening all game. Such a pest but he’s effective.

Heater is on a streak right now (which I also hope goes through Ottawa too- love to rub their noses in it haha) so if he can lead the way, I think we got this one.

GO SHARKS!!!!!

I think Braun will net his first NHL goal tonight. The kid has looked good. I’m really excited for this game….the day can’t go fast enough.

If this story keeps popping off and on the front page, let us know. Something weird is going on with FTF right now.

I blame Datsyuk’s dangles. They’ve depleted all of Earth’s energy resources.

While Detroit is “unstoppable” according to the Tin Foil Clan, our Detroit “counterparts” (too generous?) are probably a little unnerved that we’ve dived our way to a heartless 6 points behind them. Sure, they have a game on us, and they don’t actually seem to suck, but that’s not exactly too much for bragging rights.

It’s weird. I thought our defensive (and unfortunately, offensive) struggles would have really put us into a bind early this season. Well, it has. But we’re also not completely out of it. Consistency is the key to the rest of this season… we can’t keep playing one good game, and then a string of bad ones. It would be great if we could start tonight.

Go Sharks!!!!!! You guys can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that some places have Braun’s totals at UMass listing that he scored 25 goals in his senior season there, but according to UMass’s own website, he had 8 goals and 23 assists as a senior: http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/braun_justin00.html

Still—doesn’t make me less pleased with what we’ve seen of him in his first two games with the big club.

Anywho, missing D-men along with the resurgence of the Dead Things is rather nerve-wracking. The matchup will probably be the only thing running through my brain until puckdrop deeming me useless at work. It will definitely be like sitting on pins and needles tonight.
As for cloning Boyler…can we also clone a few Dougies from the CHI matchup? We need that body beater back x1000. Ooh and an extra Clowe w/ Bob the Movember ’stache for me? Thanks.

GO SHARKS!!

Since when did we have a reputation for being divers?

Seto is still out, so all of our potential divers have been accounted for.

As for uncalled goalie interference penalties, I think we might have a problem clearing the crease tonight.

Just not the fans I’ve encountered.

In any event, tonight is going to be a tough one. We need to hope the defense can hold strong despite the damage showing all over the place. The forwards need to come with fire and passion. The Wings are probably going to be looking to put us in our place and we need to be looking to remind them we can finish them when it matters. No idea who’ll be in net yet, especially with the power out at the Tank and skates delayed, but I’m hoping for Nitty. We need the confidence he gives us.

GO SHARKS!

Just not the fans I’ve encountered.

You seem surprised by our response to the “swagger” article. I’m surprised you’re surprised. There’s an awful lot of “swagger” in that article for the month of November. Is it tongue in cheek? Probably… but if it is, expect to take some flack for it. Your fanbase has a reputation, and this article does very little to dispute it. Just remember, shit talk begets shit.

That being said, yes, at the quarter-pole, your team is the class of the league, and if the playoffs started today, I think you’d steamroll your way to a Cup.

But they don’t. The season is long, and tonight, our team faces its biggest challenge of the season. At this moment, they are underdogs, going up against a superior team, and have some internal adversity to overcome. They have injuries, players playing more minutes than they should, and a lot of underachievers.

Tonight, we find out what this team is made of.

Detroit is the first team this season I’m genuinely scared of playing, given the current state of the blueline and lack of offensive production from key players such as Seto. We’ve all seen what a healthy, motivated Sharks team can do to Detroit. That said, it’s a joy watching the Wings play hockey, and it’s a damn shame I have to dislike them so much. I think it’s safe to say the coaching staff and the fanbase are putting a lot of faith in our Worcester call-ups tonight, as a game against a surging Wings team is a hell of an introduction to the big leagues.

What’s the word on the power failure at HP Pavilion? I would imagine your local stations would be more in the loop than those in Detroit.

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/11/power_failure_at_hp_pavilion_p.html

My cousin, a Wings fan, will be attending this game. He relayed a story recently about another game he went to. They were right by the glass, and he was flinging the typical anti-Thornton rigors during the pregame warmup (“No-Show Joe”, “Play like it’s may”, etc). Joe gave ’em an eye and skated off.

Just before the armup ended, Joe skated by one last time, looked right at him, and pushed a puck over the glass for him. Class act.

Not ultra surprised by that, but good to hear something from him after he dropped silent the night of the injury.

Hopefully whatever it is that’s wrong is getting better.

Usually I get up for these games, but today, I must admit, I don’t feel the electricity…the spark, if you will, that these matchups usually bring.

First, with DISH Network in a pissing match with CSN CA, I won’t get to watch it. That hurts. I guess I could always go find a stream, but that shit sucks. Maybe I’ll go out to a bar and get smashed. That’s always an option…

Next, the Wings are pretty much awesome right now…and the Sharks have an AHL defense. To say I’m a little concerned with our ability to compete tonight would be an understatement.

Third, we just slaughtered them in the playoffs…and after being at game 5, I’m pretty sure a simple regular season matchup cannot live up to what I experienced last postseason. Yes, that win set me up for a huge fall the next series, but at the time, it was bliss.

Needless to say, we’re going to need one of those 6-5, back and forth kinds of games with no defense showing up to compete tonight, I fear. Not sure if we’re capable of 6, but we should be. The offense isn’t hurt.

Then again, the Sharks have shown that they will show up for home games against premier opponents (you know, looking back, LA and Chicago both suck right now too…although I’m still convinced that we caused LA to suck by crushing their souls with that epic victory). So we’ll see.

Finally, on that article on WIIM…well, I’m pretty sure that has to be tongue in cheek. Although, I’m not surprised if it is not. There is but one fanbase that, on the whole, has shown us that they are complete assclowns quite consistently. Yes, there are some good fans, but by and large, the fanbase as a whole can be lumped into the category of “arrogant jackassery.” So, yeah, hearing them cry after they lose is always music to my ears. Be nice if the Sharks can make that happen tonight.

Discovery has a Woolly Mammoth tusk up for bid on Auction Kings tonight. Anyone think a certain “Joe T.” might win it?

good luck tonight…hopefully the game gets played?!…laterr

Am I wrong though? I don’t see a San Jose team that’s getting closer to a Stanley Cup, I see one getting farther away from it. Talk about last year and injuries and whatnot all you want, but even when the Wings were healthy, they weren’t this good.

Yeah, the Sharks could take Detroit in a seven game series… maybe as many as three times out of ten, but it’s going to take getting good luck on their part as opposed to avoiding bad luck on the Wings’ part.

Skilletboy – “class, class, class, class, class” such a ridiculous argument to make when talking about fanatics. Where’s the handbook that tells me I need to hold your top hat and help you polish your monocle? Class is for people who don’t know how to have fun. Class is what people clamor for when they don’t have anything interesting to say online but have the overwhelming desire to say something.

For the last time people, it’s Nicklas Lidstrom. Not Niklas, not Lindstrom. The least you classy fellas can do is show the proper respect to the greatest defenseman of your generation by spelling his name right.

Good luck to your boys. I wouldn’t mind a playoff rematch.