John Pawlik

X Reasons the Wings Should Be Sponsored by BP

Now THAT is what we've been expecting out of the Wings.  They played a full 60 minutes and they hounded Edmonton the entire time.  Khabibulin was back to his normal "stop everything I can see and more" self, so the Wings made sure he couldn't see much (including a blistering

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X Reasons - Please No Nickleback Edition

There are a multitude of little lies that parents tell their children in order to make childhood more fun.  Santa Clause. The Toothfairy.  I do love you more than your brother/sister. But I just found out about one that I've been told since I was a little kid.  Detroit

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X Reasons This Is Getting Rediculous

It's like the Lions and Wings have switched places.  The Lions are finding new and interesting ways to win games this season, and the Wings are finding ways to lose them. It's M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A for Christ's sake, we should have better than 4 goals in 3 games against them.  The good

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X Reasons Weekends Are Too Short

What happened to lazy weekends?  They used to take forever, now it feels like I just left work yesterday evening and I'm already back. The Wings had a nice lazy weekend though, even after not playing for the week prior. They got their powerplay figured out against a downright BAD

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X Ways to Survive Waking Up Late

When I wake up in the morning And the 'larm gives out a warning And I don't think I'll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books, And I give myself a look I'm at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by.

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X Reasons Pulaski Days Are Delicious

This weekend is Pulaski Days in Grand Rapids.  Which means lots and lots of delicious Polish food. The Wings are off to a 2-0 start, and have looked pretty good doing it.  We beat our former assistant one night and our old rival the second.  Now, we get to spend

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X Ways to Look Like the Lions

The offseason is thankfully over. Training camp is over. Preseason is over. It's time for real meaningful hockey. Follow after the jump for the first meaningful X Ways in about 4 months. I - A very classy move by the Wings to honor Brad McCrimmon that way.   It brought a

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X Reasons to be Glad Hockey Is Back

This was the offseason from hell.  There's no way around it.  Even with the 2004 offseason, the only thing we lost was hockey.  This time, we lost much, much more than that.  I hope, and pray, that the family, friends and former teammates of those players we lost can move

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X Reasons to Feel Proud

Well, that didn't turn out quite the way we had hoped. Then again, after game 3, no one really expected it to get this far.  That we were even playing this game showed just what kind of grit and testicular fortitude this team has.  This team kept plugging away despite

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X Reasons to Believe

Holy Hell that was an epic game.  The Wings threw everything they had at the Sharks and Niemi, and it almost for naught. But even after the San Jose took the lead by centimeters, there was still a feeling of hope.  This was a Wings team that wasn't going to

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X Ways to Change History

Last year, we dropped 3, 1-goal games, put up a 7 spot in game 4 and then proceded to give away game 5. This year, we dropped 3, 1-goal games, squeaked by in game 4 and then were poised to give away game 5. And then something inexplicable happened. The

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X Reasons I Find Your Lack Of Faith Disturbing

Finally, a couple bounces our way and that glimmer of hope is a bit brighter.  This win I think is better than the 7-1 drubbing last year.  When you lose 7-1, you can chalk it up to "Just not our night".  When you lose 4-3 on final 90 goal, it

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X Ways to Keep Things In Perspective

Game 2 seemed a bit more disappointing than Game 1.  Maybe it was because we didn't go to OT.  Maybe it was because we had to listen to Dave Strader put up with Joe Micheletti.  Maybe it's because we've been down this road before and need the Wings to pull

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X Ways to Feel Anticipointment

Well, that was a bit of a let down.  I don't think the Wings came out flat, but they were definitely outworked in the second and third.  When's the last time the Wings didn't get double digit shots in every period? The good news, it's only one game, and we

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X Reasons That The Score Is A Lie

Phoenix put up a fight.  They didn't roll over and they definitely brought it last night.  It makes me wonder if they could have stolen game 1 or 2 if they had spent more time playing hockey and less time throwing the body around.  In the end, the Wings win

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X Ways to Command a Series

Well, that was exactly what I wanted to see from the Wings.  Come out on their ice, grab them by the throat and just squeeze the life out of the building.  It was amazing how quiet that white-out got only a few minutes into the game. Ending this series quickly

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X Ways To Rig A Game

1 down, 15 to go.  There is only 1 goal this time of year and 1 path to get there.  It always seems that first win is the hardest.  There's a nervous tension amongst the fanbase about how that first game is going to go.  So it's nice when game

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X Ways To Finish With A Bang

Well, the pre-season is done.  And after 82 games, we get on to the ones that matter.  It only takes 16 wins between April and June to secure your place in history, can the Wings put their name on that silver chalice a 12th time? Follow me after the jump

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X Ways To Have A Good Weekend

Well, that was a great weekend.  Possibly the best 120ish minutes the Wings have played all season.  And the results were even better.  Clinch the playoffs one day, and the Central the next.  This is the Red Wings playoff team, and this is the team that CANNOT be beat by

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X Ways to S the Bed.

Well, this is a game I'd rather forget about.  What looked like it was going to be a strong statement game by the Wings, quickly devolved into a cluster puck. However, it is only 1 out of 82.  1 out of 98 if you count the playoff run this year.

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X Reasons That Games Are 60 Minutes Long And Not 20.

Well that was not quite what I expected. I had 3-0 Wings and a Jimmy Howard PotG. Shortly into the second, I thought was negatively right, with a 3-0 (for 10 seconds anyway) Pens lead and Brent Johnson headed to PotG status. Thankfully, the team woke up and made the

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X Ways to Not Get Capped

Well, that was a heck of a game.  And about what I expected.  Up and down hockey, but still a pretty defensively tight game.  Ovechkin is one of the most exciting players to watch, and if a coach can ever get him to play 2-way hockey, it's going to be

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Slump Breakers!!! Wings 2, Oilers 1 OT

Well, who would have predicted that for the H2H2 game?  Unfortunately, there were no aisleway pushups, but the real winners here were the kids at Children's Hospital of Michigan. The first period started off solid. The Wings kept up plenty of pressure despite getting outshot 6-8 and seemed like they

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V Reasons Shark Bites Can Be Fatal

Well, this is the end of the California games for the season.  Well, at least until playoffs when the schedulers will ensure that east coast games are on the weekend and the west coast games are during the week. Anyway, I've got your V Reasons coming up after the jump.

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