Lightning 5 Red Wings 2 Final Game # 6

[biggunsbob]

Preview
Wings lead series 3-2


Tampa Bay
Lightning
50-24-8

7:00 PM ET
CNBC
Line: TB -106

Detroit
Red Wings
43-25-14

http://espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=400790531

 

[Mitchrapp]

!-!!-!!..

That's right.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tampa Bay Head Coach Jon Cooper Accuses Red Wings Of Cheating

By Ashley Dunkak
@AshleyDunkak
CBS DETROIT – With a win Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings took a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay needs a win Monday to force Game 7, and Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, perhaps in an attempt to put officials on higher alert, has labeled the Red Wings as experts in interfering and avoiding penalties for it.
“There are 30 teams in the league, and nobody does it more than the Detroit Red Wings, hands down,” Cooper said, per the Tampa Bay Tribune. “The old saying is, ‘If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.’ They do it to a ‘T.’
“My message to our guys is you’ve got to suck it up, got to fight through it,” Cooper continued. “And if they’re bringing it, you’ve got to bring a gun to a knife fight. That’s how it has to go. So to get on them, we have to be better.”
Red Wings forward Drew Miller said he is not concerned with what Cooper says about Detroit.
“They might not be happy with what we’re doing, but usually when things make someone not happy they’re effective, so I don’t know if that’s a penalty or what they’re thinking it is, but it’s the way we play, and I don’t see if changing,” Miller said.
“Maybe he’s just trying to rile his guys or put a thought in the referees’ heads or something, I’m not sure,” Miller added. “It’s just a situation that I’m not really worried about. That’s just, that’s a coach talking.”

Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock also dismissed Cooper’s comments.
“I just think at playoff time there’s no room,” Babcock said. “The most determined team fights through. If you’re not determined, you can’t fight through.”
The series has had its share of skirmishes already, with one of them in Game 4 resulting in a serious cut to the hand of Detroit forward Luke Glendening, who was forced to sit the rest of game. As soon as he left, the Lightning rebounded from a 2-0 deficit and eventually won 3-2.
Game 6 takes place at Joe Louis Arena and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

 

[biggunsbob]

He should probabaly keep his pie hole shut as if I sat behind his bench I would have a huge sign reminding him how many more PP's his team has had over the wing this series.. LOL

 

[tigersofjustice]

His team is losing and has been shut out twice. He's clearly angling for power play calls from the officials because he's out of options.

Nevermind that they have more power play opportunities than Detroit and the most of any team in the playoffs.

 

[biggunsbob]

His team is losing and has been shut out twice. He's clearly angling for power play calls from the officials because he's out of options.

Nevermind that they have more power play opportunities than Detroit and the most of any team in the playoffs.

Yup I agree totally with you.

 

[JScottWriter]

I think this is close to a must win for the Wings. I think they can beat them again in Tampa but it will be tough. About their coach, I hate when they cry about bs just try and get the refs attention through the media. I hope the Wings shut them out again.

 

[zoombabyzoom]

Shit, if power play were to be evened up in this game we would have a full period of PP

GO Wings

 

[biggunsbob]

Damn cant let that long of pass happen...

 

[manchild98]

Crap.

 

[SpartyNash]

What the fuck DeKeyser? Get your head out of your ass

 

[biggunsbob]

Need to respond fast to this..

 

[JScottWriter]

Playing well and then let a guy beat you 1 on 2.

 

[biggunsbob]

Refs letting stuff go..

 

[biggunsbob]

Wings looking for the hits and not playing defense and marking their men left wide open area for
the second goal.

 

[JScottWriter]

Why the fuck they going for a change while the other team is heading towards your goal?

 

[JScottWriter]

They need to pull within 1 before the end of the period.

 

[tigersofjustice]

Got problems now.

 

[biggunsbob]

Wings letting way to may areas open on the ice in our own zone..

 

[JScottWriter]

Let's get a goal here.