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"It hurts to come as close as we could have been," Stringer said after an 81-66 season-opening loss to No. 2 Stanford Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. "It just wasn't very smart in terms of how to get it done."
The defeat spoiled a day of tribute for Stringer. Before the game, Rutgers honored her with a banner to commemorate her induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, a testament to her first 38 seasons as a head coach.
After the game, Stringer understood better what she will need to accomplish in year No. 39.
The Scarlet Knights still must discover a solution for replacing Kia Vaughn, who anchored the team inside before graduating last season. Vaughn led the team in rebounds and departed guard Epiphanny Prince led the team in scoring. The 10-player roster enters this season caught between a time of transition and a demand for results, part of the high expectations set by Stringer's success at Rutgers.
"Now it's more of a whole-team type of effort," said Khadijah Rushdan, who scored 10 points and notched nine assists in the loss for Rutgers.
Sunday, the team took steps toward replacing the scoring. The rebounding and interior defense remain an issue. The Cardinal crashed the boards, snatching up 28 offensive rebounds.
Senior Rashidat Junaid and freshman Monique Oliver stymied Stanford All-American center Jayne Appel for much of the day, but Stanford's starting forwards gashed the Scarlet Knights. The Cardinal out-rebounded their hosts 50 to 33, securing second chance after second chance on the offensive end.
Rushdan, a 5-8 guard, secured a team-high six rebounds for the Knights.
"It seemed like we were getting a body on them, but we weren't pushing them out," said senior guard Brittany Ray, who led Rutgers with 17 points. "Basically, the ball kept slipping through our hands and we weren't getting a grip on the ball."
The Scarlet Knights host Kean Tuesday and then Boston College on Thursday. As far as opening tests go, this wasn't easy.
The Stanford frontline, consisting of three women taller than 6-2, dominated. Forward Kayla Pederson dropped 22 points and her counterpart Nnemkadi Ogwumike clogged the passing lanes and finished with 21. Appel burrowed into the paint for 12 rebounds.
With the glass locked down, the Cardinal shot from the outside with impunity. Stanford hit nine threes and Rutgers hit one. Backup guard J.J. Hones sank four three-pointers in the first half, driving a crucial 15-0 run to break things open in the first half.
At 22-all, Ogwumike drove into the lane for a lay-up to grab the lead, then Hones drilled a three.
Ogwumike added another bucket, then found Pederson for a transition layup. Hones struck again from the behind the arc and Appel finished things up with an easy hook shot.
Stanford entered the second half with a 10-point lead.
While Rutgers' front court struggled, the two starting guards offered a glimpse of promise. Ray and Rushdan keyed a 13-1 run that allowed Rutgers to pull within five midway through the second half, 50-45.
But Stanford responded by pounding inside.
Appel scored an easy transition layup and the Cardinal grabbed two offensive rebounds on the next possession before Ogwumike drew a pair of fouls. She sank all four free throws before Pedersen took over. She knocked down a three with 8:40 to go to give Stanford a 14-point lead and squash any remaining comeback bids.
"They had a very, very long run and we just didn't combat that," Ray said. "You know, we're a very young team and we're going to just continue to look at film, continue to see where we went wrong."
After the game, Stringer worried about how her team would handle the loss. Would her players be content? She hoped not.
"If we are hurt about what happened, then we'll be okay," Stringer said. "If we're satisfied, if they're saying like 'Wow, we came pretty doggone close,' then it's mediocrity, and I don't know why I'm coaching."
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The elements were difficult. South Carolina was challenging. But the Alabama men's golf team withstood it all Sunday.
The Crimson Tide won its second consecutive SEC Championship and fourth overall, defeating the Gamecocks by two shots at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simon's Island, Georgia.
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South Carolina began the day with a three-shot lead but shot a 295 Sunday and finished at 850.
Auburn was third at 20-over 860 with Texas A&M (864) fourth and Mississippi State (866) in fifth place.
The tournament took a big swing on the 16th hole. With Alabama and South Carolina tied for the lead, the Gamecocks' Caleb Sturegon made a triple-bogey 7 on the par-4 hole. he was leading the tournament at the time.
The Tide's Cory Whitsett birdied the hole. The four-shot swing gave Alabama a lead that it held onto the rest of the way.
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The Tide's Trey Mullinax also shot a 73 Sunday and finished in ninth place at 3-over 213. Teammate Bobby Wyatt shot a 4-over 74 and tied for 10th at 214.
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HAZEL RUN - Pastor Derrick Owen of the Hazel Run Lutheran Church on Sunday welcomed the congregation to what he called a "joyful and slightly unusual service."
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"Rogation comes from the Latin 'rogare' meaning to ask," Owen explained.
A Rogation service is an ancient ritual once held every Rogation Sunday, the fifth Sunday after Easter.
"But since I'm not going to be here next week, I changed it to this week," Owen said.
Rogation Sunday was once a time to ask God's blessing on the crops and fields during planting time, and a time when the parishioners would "beat the bounds" of the parish, Owen explained.
"Beating the bounds meant the congregation would walk around the boundary of the parish saying prayers, and they'd actually beat the choir boys. I don't know why, except it's an English custom and they do that sort of thing. But we won't, so you're safe, Travis," Owen said to one of the children assisting with the service. "And we won't walk around the parish because it would be hundreds of miles around all the farms here and we're lazy."
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Owen placed four glass vases full of seed corn, black earth, water, and diesel oil before the pulpit and asked for a blessing on all the elements needed for a good harvest.
In his sermon Owen said that today education has replace the three 'R's: reading, 'riting, and 'rithmatic,' with an environmentalist liturgy of renew, reuse, and recycle; and called for a Christian educational curriculum based on four 'R's: roots, ritual, relationships, and reality.
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Two contestants from Alabama -- Jess Meuse and C.J. Harris -- were declared safe tonight on "American Idol." Dexter Roberts, the third member of the Bama Gang, was eliminated on the half-hour results show.
Roberts, a country singer from Fayette, took the news with stoic calm, singing Montgomery Gentry's "Lucky Man" as the credits rolled.Meuse, of Slapout, and Harris, of Jasper, move into the top six on the Fox reality series. They'll perform again on April 23, singing two songs apiece. According to TVLine, the top six theme will be "a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll." Meuse, Harris and four other hopefuls -- Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, Alex Preston and Sam Woolf -- will choose a rock song and a country song for the two-hour program.
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JESS MEUSE of Slapout, "Gunpowder & Lead" by Miranda Lambert
From Annie Barrett, filling in for Michael Slezak of TVLine:
"A few chunks of this, like the moody opening with Jess bathed in a blue 'X' of spotlights, were superb — though you'd never know it from listening to the judges. Other parts, though, showed her hesitation, and I noticed a few pitch problems. That tone, though. Hers is indisputably one of the richest voices of the season. I like Jessica so much. I just want her to rock more. Doesn't she want to? Isn't she able? These are my questions as a fan of hers. Perhaps the judges have similar frustrations, but damn if their comments against Jessica don't sound like a broken record week to week. They are just blatantly not rooting for her at all. And they don't even try to mask that, like they do for everyone else. 'When your rhythm is in your body, it's gonna inform everything from the neck up, so you can match the pyrotechnics,' said Harry Connick Jr., a judge in a SINGING COMPETITION. Grade: B+"
I like Jessica Meuse best when she brings that serious razor edge #AmericanIdol Don't lose that in all the makeover girl #StandOut— Robert Anton (@SoUWanaBaSinger) April 17, 2014
Jessica Meuse is amazing. Watch her be eliminated next. This is why I should just not watch reality shows! #Idol— Jeffrey Davies (@teeveejeff) April 17, 2014
Don't agree with any of the judges! Jessica Meuse was money tonight!!!!— Andrea Richardson (@Richardsongal) April 17, 2014
Mary Jo Santilli of mjsbigblog:
"Whoa. They got the wind machine going. The song is arranged with a dark edge, which suits Jessica's style, but she's moving around the stage too much. She's not entirely comfortable. Jessica is the kind of singer who fares better when she can just stand there with her guitar, pouring herself into a song. When she tries to 'work the stage' she becomes distracted. Nevertheless, I was a little nervous about the song pick, but her vocal was solid. Jennifer felt she was off a little vocally in the verses. I agree with Jlo! Harry agrees. He notices a lack of rhythmic delivery. He suggest she dance to rhythmic music back in her hotel. (I say JUST DON'T DANCE ON STAGE! Not every performer needs to do that!) Keith loves her voice, but he felt her energy dissipate. She needs to get centered. …
"Jessica Meuse delivered the weakest performance. Her vocal was solid, but once again, she didn't look entirely comfortable on stage. She's never been in the bottom 3, but I'm worried that she could be a shock boot tomorrow. I don't get why she is expected to move around stage every week. Nobody gives Alex grief about standing there with a guitar. Why can't Jessica do the same? I feel pretty certain she had no choreography when she played those little bars, pre-Idol. She could be getting the 'artist' edit too. But whoops. She's a girl! She's expected to put on a dog and pony show. END OF RANT."
I know she was going for "badass" but that Jessica Meuse performance looked more like a Cover Girl commercial, amirite?? #AmericanIdol— Lore (@SnarkLore) April 17, 2014
@mirandalambert @JessMeuse Jessica Meuse did an awesome job with your song "Gunpowder & Lead" on Idol tonight! I think she'd make u proud!— Nancy Hall (@Photini1967) April 17, 2014
@JLo You guys are WAAAYYY too hard on Jessica Meuse! Totally out of line tonight!— Merrigan Shields (@BlueButterfly81) April 17, 2014
DEXTER ROBERTS of Fayette, "Muckalee Creek Water" by Luke Bryan
From Annie Barrett, filling in for Michael Slezak of TVLine:
"He's getting comfier, I guess. No bungled notes. No wardrobe malfunctions, unless you count the effing baseball cap. I still suspect any crowded bar in the American South would go absolutely crazy for Dexter, and I can't blame them. Drunk people just want to have fun, and Dex could thrive on that and deliver. But in a roomful of bright lights, sober sisters, and a few people who should know better? There's just no way of getting around the fact that he's so average. And it must be said: Dude consistently garbles his lyrics as badly as Michael Slezak on Des'ree's 'You Gotta Be' in a private karaoke cell after half a bottle of Sauv Blanc. Grade: B"
I don't really care if Dexter Roberts wind American Idol or not cause I'll buy his songs either way! #DexterRoberts #Idol— Chelsea Graham ã (@chels_marie34) April 17, 2014
Still taking applications for boyfriends that are Dexter Roberts #Idol— Aubrey Southerland (@aubsouth) April 17, 2014
Dexter Roberts does the song! I am glad he sticks with country. #IdolLive #ImWatchingIdol— morgan stickels (@MStickels) April 17, 2014
From Mary Jo Santilli of mjsbigblog:
"Another competent, yet generic performance from Dexter. I only get Dexter when he sings ballads. Otherwise, he's like a very skilled karaoke singer. I think he's doing enough to stay this week, though. Country fans probably dig this, because it is a very competent rendition. Keith likes the song, he needs to be aware of the melody during intense moments. Jlo liked that the song had a darker quality. Jlo continues to beg for a moment. Harry wants to know who arranged the song. It was Dexter with the help of the vocal coaches. He liked it, but wished he had done more with the vocal. He has to do more than sing along with the radio. (YEP) … Dexter Roberts didn't stand out this week, but whatever he does, he always seems comfortable in his own skin."
Absolutely loved dexter roberts. love the fact he used to rodeo. yee haw baby— Melissa Frazier (@mfrazier0307) April 17, 2014
Dexter Roberts is HELLA FINE! ðÂÂÂð— Bridge. (@bridgetleigh_33) April 17, 2014
Pretty sure dexter Roberts is just a bigger version of @10AJMcCarron #Idol #Dexter @AmericanIdol— Todd Shawâ³ï¸Â (@Tider_Todd87) April 17, 2014
C.J. HARRIS of Jasper, "Gravity" by John Mayer
From Annie Barrett, filling in for Michael Slezak of TVLine:
"I find it difficult to root for a guy who so consistently sings out of tune, but this week marked a firm exclamation point within his usual series of vocal question marks. He did a good job. It's still not good enough, though, no matter how many emotionally driven stank faces he presents to the crowd (so that J. Lo can promptly mimic them, then laugh with delight once she knows the camera's on her, at last). Jennifer gently approved of how C.J. now supposedly thinks he can really win this. Note, this is different than J. Lo saying she thinks C.J. can really win this. You know who can really win this, though, in a surprise twist? An adorable baby with giant headphones. C.J.'s son and Dad's lack of blatant failure may have just bought him another week. Oh, and speaking of money, it's so cute that C.J. thinks he's going to have enough to hire his messy roommate Dexter a maid. Lifestyles of the Top 7 and Not Famous! Grade: B"
CJ Harris is the most beautiful singer my heart has ever heardðÂÂÂð #americanidol— Kate Nix (@kate_dance4909) April 17, 2014
CJ Harris is giving me goosebumps right now #Gravity #IdolLive— Jessica (@jayellsee_8) April 17, 2014
I'm diggin this CJ Harris guy on #americanidol— #SMALLGIANT (@Allia_SG) April 17, 2014
Mary Jo Santilli of mjsbigblog:
"A VERY bluesy take on the song, much bluesier than Mayer's version. Very nice. The pitchy stuff isn't so noticeable this week. The song has a gospel feel on the chorus. A redeeming performance. He may last another week. Teflon Harris, they call him. Aw CJ's little boy is in the audience. Keith thought it was a great song for him, and a good performance. Keith would have liked a better emotional arc, but still. Loved it. Jennifer suggests that he find the moments that will lift the crowd. He needs to create a moment. Harry notes his ability to connect with the audience. He calls it CJ's best performance to date. …
"CJ Harris and Sam Woolf both improved this week. CJ managed to stay pretty much in tune during his solo performance (that trio with Jena and Dexter was another matter. Oy) and delivered "Gravity" with a heartfelt gospel twist. Sam Woolf actually had an emotion or two while singing "Sail Away." I had both of them at the bottom of my power list this week, but not after tonight's performance."
CJ Harris gets more and more likable. #idol— Shoq (@Shoq) April 17, 2014
CJ Harris just killed the song "Gravity" by John Mayer on American Idol. Love the soul version— laurie perrigo (@lperrigo22) April 17, 2014
Sandra Bullock's Gravity made me sleep, CJ Harris's Gravity woke me up! #AmericanIdol2014— Juli Soracin (@coachjulig) April 17, 2014
"ALABAMA POWER" TRIO: Meuse, Harris and Roberts perform "Compass" by Lady Antebellum
From Annie Barrett, filling in for Michael Slezak of TVLine:
"Maybe I should've gone with my gut instinct of an F-. I kept trying like mad to just listen to Jess' voice, then okay, maybe Dexter's, but aggggghhh definitely not C.J.'s, and within a few bars I just gave up. It shouldn't have to be this much of an effort to enjoy something. There's really no need to force these children to play nicely together. 'You, you, and you. Congrats, you're Harry's bottom three. Pretend to gel.' No! Stop it! Grade: D+"
Mary Jo Santilli of mjsbigblog:
"Having CJ sing harmonies? NOT A GREAT IDEA. The solo parts are decent. Let's see if Demi (Lovato) calls out the pitch problems. "Guys, it just wasn't good," says Harry. Keith likes what they did singularly. Demi thinks Jessica has a beautiful voice, but the harmonies didn't come together. She wished they had let loose a little bit more."
"American Idol" typically airs on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. CST (performances) and Thursdays at 8 p.m. CST (results). Wondering about the finale dates? They're set for 7 p.m. May 20-21. The schedule shifts to Tuesday and Wednesday for the hourlong performance show and the two-hour finale.
More from entertainment reporter Mary Colurso: Features, reviews, columns and news items, November 2006 - present.


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i hope they do this by an update. ill be frustrated if i have to buy another Wii jus to get DVD playback.
not sure if anyones posted about this but here it is anyway
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i hope they do this by an update. ill be frustrated if i have to buy another Wii jus to get DVD playback.
OHAI! I'm just an old dinosaur from 2006 seeing who's here
The name is. . . Hugo
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Im not bothered enough about dvd playback to buy another console , unless of course it has many new features , inc: more memory
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Yes, I read about it this week also. Here is a link to a Spanish side, It will come out in 2008 in Japanhttp://es.videogames.games.yahoo.com...apon-2008.html
Althought I think it will only be interested for people who still don´t have a Wii. Or the Wii V2.0 must have a lot of new stuff (HD, 5.1 sound,....) before I buy a new one!!!!
Wii (was the first and only client and the first who bought it on launchday,9/12/2006, waited 10 minutes) 2 Extra Wiiremotes Plus + 2 Nunchakus + CLassic Game Controller + 1GB SD + WiiFit + GH + Band Rock (drum + Guitar) + 2 micros + Dj Hero + 2 Toy Story Zap Guns + Lasergun + Wifi Keyboard + Family Trainer + WiiBike
Games: Too many to sum here
The problem with adding DVD playback to existing Wii's is that there's no digital audio output. The best you could do would be Dolby Pro Logic II instead of full Dolby Digital or DTS.
I really don't think it matters to people. The wii is a great system to say the least but I doubt people are using it to replace their entire home entertainment system.
The only system out there that makes people do that is the 360 due to the large hard drive.
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well, the DVD isnt going to be as good as the HD and Blue Ray anyways so whats the point.. By now everyone has DVD players anyways..
I would rather it be compatable to play 8-tracks.. with the numbchuck
Atari 2600,7800,Intellivision, NES, TopLoader NES, NEX ,SMS I and 2 ,GENESIS1-3 ,CDX ,SNES1+2 , 32X ,TG16 ,VirtualBoy ,Jag ,N64(Reg,blue,green) ,Saturn ,PS ,PSone/LCD ,PS2 ,Xbox ,NGPC ,GG ,GB ,GBA-SP ,Wonderswan ,Lynx I+II ,3D0fz-1+10 ,PICO ,NOMAD ,Dreamcast reg+sport , Gamecube , SuperFamicom,MVS Cab, Super Compact, super compact Futbol edition, Wii
I read somewhere that a Nintendo spokesperson said the Wii will need more than a firmware update to play DVD's... *goes off to find link*
EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii <-- The last paragraph on Hardware.
A Nintendo spokesperson has announced that the company plans to release a version of the console with DVD-Video playback capabilities in 2007. Even though software will be used to enable DVD-Video functionality, it "requires more than a firmware upgrade" and cannot therefore be implemented through the WiiConnect24 network.
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this is total rumor but theres a guy in these forums posting how his "wiikey" has enabled DVD playback and ive seen a few links on google as well, so its unlikely but possible a firmware update could enable DVD playback since the wii DOES have a DVD drive just not the "correct" software to decode movies
either way i have a dvd player in my PC,ps2 and just a DVD player dont really need another


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Ajaches is one of the most impressive attractions of the geography of Lanzarote, declared Natural Monument in the mid-90s of the twentieth century. This gigantic volcanic massif, with more than 3,000 hectares becomes a paradise for lovers of natural areas and a bonanza for the scientific community.
20 million years observed us from the mountains of Los Ajaches, with all the geological data that the fact entails and all the information we need to understand the formation of the continents. In addition, this area of Lanzarote has a unique biodiversity, with native flora and fauna species and a Birds Special Protection Area.
We are facing one of the oldest volcanological zones of Canary Islands and believe us that are big words, because we are precisely in the 'Island of Volcanoes'. It is believed that The Ajaches were higher than the Teide, although at present time it only reaches 500 meters of height.
This can help us to make us an idea about the harsh erosive processes that the area has been submitted. From Punta del Papagayo to Quemada Beach, this peculiarity has managed to give us landscapes almost impossible, where the protagonists are the cliffs, opposed to the beautiful valleys that alternated in this side of Lanzarote.
It would be unforgivable if you are enjoying your holidays on the island, to not visit little towns so typical a unique as Yaiza, with those white cubic houses amidst green fields and in brownish contrast with the hardness of lava sites of Lanzarote badlands.


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The San Jose Sharks "got the jump" on the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, scoring three goals in a minute and twenty-four seconds to charge out to a 3-0 lead, and while the Red Wings rallied against the Patrick Marleau-less Sharks via strong performances from Dan Cleary and Johan Franzen, a set of spurious penalty-calls turned the Wings' 3-2 deficit going into the third period to a 4-2 hole too steep to climb out of.
While Brian Rafalski scored shortly after Joe Pavelski sent a whiffleball through Jimmy Howard's pads fifty seconds into the third period, the Wings never really challenged the Sharks in the third period, getting out-shot 12-5, and their special teams failed them, giving up 2 goals on 6 Sharks power play opportunities while going scoreless over five power plays and 8:41 of PP time.
Add it all up, and the Sharks emerged with a 4-3 win which left the Sharks pleased as punch with themselves, as the CBC's Doug Harrison notes:
April 30, CBC Sports: San Jose, which had dropped its four previous series openers when it had home-ice advantage, needed just 79 seconds in the first period to put three pucks past Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard — courtesy Joe Pavelski, Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi — and build a lead it would never relinquish.
"We just got the early jump — a couple quick goals — bang, bang," Setoguchi said. "It's a little bit of a buzz-killer for them. We wanted to jump early. We were ready to go."
In the third, Pavelski added his second goal of the night and seventh of this year's post-season, tying Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg for the NHL lead. He also set up a goal for a three-point night. Both of the right-winger's goals came on the power play, which went 2-for-6 after failing to convert any of the 10 chances the Sharks had in four regular-season meetings against the Red Wings.
Detroit was 0-for-5 with the man advantage after notching three power-play goals in Tuesday's 6-1 series-clinching win over Phoenix in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarter-final.
Nothing would help the Sharks shed their label of playoff underachievers more than knocking off the two-time defending West champion Red Wings, who are viewed by many as the favourites in this series against the top-seeded Sharks despite finishing fifth in the conference.
"We won the first game, but that's pretty much all it is," Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle said. "I know I'm Debbie Downer sometimes. That's it. We won Game 1. There's so much work left to be done."
Sharks coach Todd McLellan gushed in discussing Pavelski's offensive dominance, as NHL.com's Brian Compton noted:
April 30, NHL.com: "I think if you've watched us play, he's been pretty inspirational," San Jose coach Todd McLellan said of Pavelski, who scored 25 goals in each of the last two regular seasons. "He's scored some real big goals. Again tonight, he found a way to make an impact on the game. That's what playoffs are about. You have to raise your level a little bit. You have to find a way to leave your mark on the game every night."
San Jose, which had lost its previous four series openers, now has two full days to savor its 1-0 lead, as Game 2 will not be played until Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. It managed to win this one without the services of Patrick Marleau, who was scratched after warmups due to the flu. Pavelski was one of several players who stepped up in Marleau's absence.
"He's done a great job all year," linemate Devin Setoguchi said. "He's always putting up numbers, and he's always done a great job. He stepped up. He played in the Olympics. You have to be pretty special to be an Olympian. He's been doing a great job for us."
With the loss, Detroit -- which played a Game 7 at Phoenix on Tuesday -- fell to 0-95 all-time in the playoffs when allowing the first three goals of a game. Those three tallies came during a 79-second span midway through the opening period.
"They scored three quick goals on us, and we were kind of back on our heels," Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We did battle back, but they played a solid game."
Lidstrom accentuated the positive in speaking to NHL.com's Rick Sadowski...
April 30, NHL.com: "They got a quick jump on us," captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "The first one was on a power play and then they got a turnover and made a nice play from behind the net. They scored three quick goals on us and we were kind of back on our heels. We did battle back, but they played a solid game. Once we settled down I thought we started playing a lot better, but they had that head start on us and we couldn't catch up."
[Red Wings coach Mike] Babcock expects a bounce back game from his club.
"It was a good game," he said. "We think we have a good team and we think it's going to be a good series. I didn't think we played poorly or that they dominated and tilted the rink. We made a couple mistakes."
Pavelski certainly agreed in his post-game media scrum, as Compton noted:
The Sharks certainly delighted in winning their first Game 1 in five playoff series, as the Mercury News's David Pollak noted:
April 30, NHL.com: Q: Do you guys think you sent a message to Detroit with this victory?
Pavelski: You've just got to be prepared. When you lose that first game, the desperation goes up. It's important for us to realize not to take steps back. It was good to finally win a first game at home and reward our fans for the atmosphere they've given us here. No one is going to quit in this series.
Q: You guys scored three goals in a span of 1:19. What were you guys doing right?
Pavelski: It was exciting. That happens once in a while, where you just get that momentum. You definitely keep building on it. Three goals isn't safe by any means. They battled back. Every time we pulled away a little bit, they came back. We answered the bell.
Q: How confident are you right now when you have the puck? Is this the best you've ever felt from a confidence standpoint?
Pavelski: At times, it feels good. There are moments early in the game where you think you hear something or you make a play where you want it back because you know you can make it better. That's the way it goes. You've just got to respond.
April 30, Mercury News: "It was a great start and we kind of poured it on shift after shift after shift and made some great shots," said Dany Heatley, who scored his first goal of the playoffs. "But we knew they weren't going to go away and they didn't."
The Sharks, who played the game without a flu-plagued Patrick Marleau, also got a goal from Devin Setoguchi. Goalie Evgeni Nabokov made 20 saves for the victory while Detroit's scoring came from Dan Cleary, Johan Franzen and Brian Rafalski.
Just as Sharks coach Todd McLellan tried not to get too low after Game 1 playoff defeats, he didn't want to get too high after the victory.
"It's great to have a 1-0 lead but that's all it is," McLellan said. "There are six games left and we're well aware of that. We feel we can play better "... and I'm sure they feel that way, too. It's Game 1."
The Sharks' offensive explosion began at 9:05 with Detroit's Valtteri Filppula in the penalty box for slashing Logan Couture. Pavelski took a pass from Dan Boyle in the high slot, settled the puck and beat Howard on the far side for his sixth goal of the playoffs. Heatley's goal came 56 seconds later. Thornton, who was strong at both ends of the ice all night, drew a delayed penalty against defenseman Andreas Lilja, took the puck behind the Detroit net and zipped a quick pass to Heatley who nailed it from just outside the crease.
"He knows where I'm going and I know what he's looking for," said Heatley of the combination that came under criticism during the opening round series against the Colorado Avalanche for their lack of production. "I kind of came right down Broadway and he waited and waited and put it in the good passing lane."
The problem for the Wings involved the fact that seams in their defensive coverage as wide as "Broadway" emerged and gave the Sharks eight lanes' worth of exploitable offense early...
Thornton offered his take on Heatley's goal to the Sharks' website, which duly noted that Thornton got himself going in several ways on Thursday:
April 30, SanJoseSharks.com: "I kind of just went around the net and the puck happened to be there," he said. "Just Dany with his big body, I just saw him out of the corner of my eye and just put it on him. He's not going to miss those too often. It was a good goal."Yeah, sure. The Wings took umbrage in Thornton's shower, but they didn't take any penalties.
When the Sharks acquired Heatley in an offseason blockbuster trade, they imagined magical moments like this, with Thornton finding him and Heatley delivering. And that injury that forced Heatley to miss Game 3 against Colorado and slowed him for the remainder of the series? Well, based on his 100 mph, heat-seeking missile rush to the net, it appears to be history. The Sharks break after clinching their first-round series against Colorado definitely helped.
"He is healthy," Thornton said of Heatley. "That time off really did him good, getting rid of that injury. He had a lot of pep tonight."
"Obviously [Pavelski] played real well for us again," Heatley said, "but I thought Jumbo was a real force. Made a great play on that goal. He was really physical on the forecheck and played a great game tonight."
Late in the first period, Thornton didn't make contact with a Red Wing, but he gave goalie Jimmy Howard a classic snow shower, coming to a stop quick stop in front of the net. Let's just say Howard and Wings weren't happy.
"I thought the puck was coming loose," Thornton said. "They always say stop in front of the net, so that's what I did."
While the Mercury News's Gary Peterson gushed about Pavelski's play...
April 30, Mercury News: "He's hungry," Thornton said. "Right now he always seems to be on the puck."The Sharks emphasized their belief that resiliency paid off, as the San Francisco Chronicle's Ray Ratto noted:
Interestingly enough, his first play of note in the Detroit series was a near disaster. His giveaway to the Red Wings' Kris Draper quickly wound up on net, with Tomas Holmstrom trying to poke it past Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov held firm.
"Sometimes there are moments early in the game where you make a play that you want back," Pavelski said. "That's the way it goes."
Not long after that, with the Sharks on a power play, Pavelski took a pass from Dan Boyle in the slot and whipped it past Howard for the first goal of the game. Heatley scored 56 seconds after that, and 23 seconds after that Pavelski directed a careening puck on net. His shot never had a chance, but Devin Setoguchi netted the rebound for the Sharks' third goal in a 1:19 span.
"You get in those (zones) once in a while," Pavelski said. You try to build on it, because three goals is not a safe lead, as you saw."
Guess who rose to it 50 seconds into the third? (The Inevitable Pavelski?) "Five-on-3, you've got to score on those," Pavelski said. And he did, taking a Boyle pass near the left post and beating Howard between the wickets.
There's no denying Pavelski's inspirational impact. It's gotten to the point where you expect him to do something each game, and he keeps overdelivering. His three points Thursday gave him 11 for the postseason, tied for second in the NHL.
"Whatever you want to call it," he said when it was suggested he has become a team leader. "There are a lot of guys stepping up right now."
The Mercury News's Mark Emmons carried on the "we need to take care of the front of our net" narrative...
April 30, San Francisco Chronicle: "We all knew (the Red Wings) weren't going away at 3-0," relocated first-line wing Dany Heatley said after a goal and an assist which helped set the evening's early tone. "We know who they are, and what they do, and they don't just go away."
No, they don't, and no they didn't. But neither did the Sharks, a refreshing change for them both against Detroit and in the first game of a series. In fact, even ignoring the history, this was one of those "character" wins, in which there were no slackers on either side, and what the Sharks did offensively to establish the early lead, they did defensively to hold it in the final frantic minutes.
"They did a great job for us, lots of bodies, lots of sticks," center Joe Thornton said after his own big evening of aggression, agitation and assertion. "We knew they'd come at us, and between them and the special teams and (goalie Evgeni Nabokov), we held on."
And holding on is how the Red Wings are beaten, because they don't normally loosen their grip once they can apply it. In other words, we have already established how little separates these two teams, and how quickly they were prepared to get into each other's respective kitchens.
Devin Setoguchi (the third goal scorer) prefaced his remarks with a hand-in-elbow salute to commemorate his own evening, highlighted by the penalties he received from Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula that led to the second and game-winning goal from emergent Conn Smythe trophy candidate Joe Pavelski.
Oh, and the Wings spent much of the second period and bits of the first and third with someone right in Nabokov's face - typically either Dan Cleary, Tomas Holmstrom or Justin Abdelkader. "Hey, they've been known for that for years, and they're very good at it," McLellan said. "It's something we mentioned before the game, and something we knew they would do as often as they could."
Nabokov suggested, however, that his teammates did a superb job of stifling the Wings' offensive output:
April 30, Mercury News:
"They always do a really good job of that," Nabokov said. "Holmstrom was there all the time. And if he wasn't, Cleary was. Nobody does it better than them. You have to fight through it and find a way to make saves. It's not easy. But as long as we win, that's good enough."
Detroit has a simple philosophy: The goalie can't stop what he can't see.
"Today's playoff goalie has to be a butterfly guy who holds his ground," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock had said before the game. "If not, the puck's going through, because the modern game is all about traffic in front of the net."
After scoring Detroit's first goal, [Dan Cleary] also played a pivotal role in Detroit's second one. He didn't score it. (Franzen did.) And he didn't have the assist, either. (That went to Pavel Datsyuk.) Instead, Cleary was the guy who screened Nabokov's view.
"He was standing right there, and I just couldn't get my glove up in time," Nabokov said.
Detroit's third goal, which came in the third period after San Jose had taken a 4-2 lead, was similar. Nabokov lost sight of the puck after Datsyuk dished it cross ice to Brian Rafalski, who then beat the San Jose goalie.
"I just never saw the puck after the pass," Nabokov said.
Nabokov's partially right. While the Sharks' statisticians credited the Sharks with 21 blocked shots, the Wings also fired 22 shots wide of the net (for a total of 66 attempted shots to 59 attempted shots by San Jose).
"Holding them to 23 shots is pretty good," he said. "Our work ethic is really the key. The guys are willing to do whatever it takes, including stepping up and blocking shots."
In its "notes and quotes" section, the Sharks' website noted that San Jose's players felt that their special teams play carried the day:
April 30, SanJoseSharks.com: 5 on 3: The Sharks started the third period with a critical five-on-three power play. A goal would push the lead to two. No goal would push momentum the Red Wings way. The game-winning tally was found.I happen to believe that the 38-21 hits stat might be ever-so-slightly biased, but the Sharks did keep the Wings' players to the outside in the offensive zone for the most part, which spoke to both the fact that the Sharks' defenders are bigger and stronger than the Coyotes and the fact that the Wings simply got away with endlessly peeling off and passing backward at the offensive blueline against Phoenix, but cannot shirk driving to the net if they want to truly challenge Nabokov and the Sharks' defense.
"We got to start five-on-three, which was huge," said Boyle. "We needed to score that goal. If we don't' score it could have changed the momentum of the game. It went in for us tonight. That fourth goal was huge."
Penalty-killing: The Sharks two power play goals were the difference in the game, but it was also immeasurable that the penalty killing unit stopped all five Red Wings efforts.
"Our PK was really solid for us," said Demers. "The penalty kill did a great job blocking shots and not letting them get set up in our zone."
Cue SanJoseSharks.com's Allison High:
April 30, SanJoseSharks.com: Their defense held the Red Wings to four shots on the power play and earned two shots shorthanded. When they had the man advantage, the Sharks scored twice; once on a 5-on-4 and once on a 5-on-3 while taking seven shots on net.
"Our penalty kill and our power play were great tonight," added [Scott] Nichol. "Detroit's power play can change the momentum of a game. They've got real skilled guys on their team so it was good to shut them down."
Alongside Nichol on the fourth line, [Jed] Ortmeyer had one hit and 3:51 of ice time in his first game back since missing Games 4-6 due to injury while [Dwight] Helminen had 3:36 of ice time and lined up against Pavel Datsyuk, one of the best two-way forwards in the game.
Nichol also lead the Sharks in the faceoff circle. After ranking first in the NHL during the regular season (60.6%), the Sharks fourth line center went 6-3 in Game 1, tying Torrey Mitchell for the top faceoff percentage (67%) for a Sharks player.
While this series may end up being a battle of elite skill and special teams, Nichol and the Sharks are doing their best to keep it rough. On Thursday they outhit the Red Wings 38-21 and used their bodies to tire down a Detroit squad that only completed Round 1 on Tuesday.
"They're going to play their game and we want to hit 'em," said Nichol. "Their D jump into the play a lot so we want to finish them. And if they're going to jump into the play, they're going to take a hit and then have to skate 200 feet down the ice to get in the play. That's our game plan and it worked against the Avalanche. We just wore them down as the series went on."
It bears noting that the Wings never really established their forecheck, either.
Again, as the Sharks' website's recap notes, San Jose's players mixed optimism with reserve...
April 30, SanJoseSharks.com: "We battled hard in that first series and fought a lot of adversity and bad bounces," Devin Setoguchi said. "We felt as a team that we played well. We just have to keep putting in the work. If we consistently keep putting in the effort and work hard, it's going to turn out good for us."
"No game is easy," Evgeni Nabokov said. "None of the games are easy for us."
"We like to go up 1-0, but we want to stay focused and keep a level head," Setoguchi said.
"It's great to have a 1-0 lead, but that's all it is," McLellan said. "There are six more games left. Tonight's game was an evenly matched game. It could've gone either way. We were lucky to get the last one across the goal line."
"We won the first game, but that's all it is," Dan Boyle said. "I know I'm 'Debbie Downer' sometimes, but that's it. There's so much work to be done. It's going to get tougher and tougher."
"They're experienced," Pavelski said of the Red Wings. "You saw them in Game Seven (against Phoenix) the other day. We expect them to get their rest. We have to get ours and be sharp on Sunday."
Wings coach Mike Babcock and captain Nicklas Lidstrom kind-of-sort-of agreed in speaking to the Associated Press...
April 30, Associated Press: "It was a good game and it's going to be a good series," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "We didn't play poorly, they just shot it to the net and we made a couple of mistakes."
After breaking out to a 3-0 lead, the Sharks entered the third period ahead by only one goal. But with Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula in the penalty box to open the third, Pavelski made it 4-2 when he beat Jimmy Howard with a shot from the side of the net 50 seconds into the period.
"We needed to score that goal," said Dan Boyle, who got his third assist of the night on that goal. "If we don't score, it could have changed the momentum of the game. That was a huge goal on the 5-on-3 there."
The Red Wings were upset about the first penalty, claiming Franzen was hit with a high stick before being called for a trip. Brian Rafalski got it back to a one-goal game a few minutes later when he converted off a blind pass from Pavel Datsyuk.
Howard turned away numerous good chances on a power play midway through the third. But the Red Wings were unable to get the equalizer on their own power play right after that and Evgeni Nabokov stopped a late flurry in front of the net to preserve the lead in the closing seconds. Detroit finished 0-for-5 on the power play.
"They got a quick jump on us," Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "The first goal came on a power play and then we turned the puck over and they made a nice play from behind the net. They got the headstart. We battled back but could never catch up. We played a solid game."
The Wings did express frustration with the Sharks' ability to, ahem, sell calls, as NHL.com's Rick Sadowski noted:
April 30, NHL.com: Red Wings Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula were sent to the penalty box late in the second period with the Sharks nursing a 3-2 lead. Franzen was penalized for tripping Devin Setoguchi with 1:03 remaining, even though he was cut on the right cheek by Setoguchi's stick on the play. Ironically, Filppula went off for high-sticking Setoguchi with 6.8 seconds left.
"I guess they called it a trip or interference on Mule," Lidstrom said of Franzen, who seemed stunned by the call. "When the guy fell, his stick came out and hit him. I couldn't tell; that's what the refs told us. When he fell, the stick kind of went over his head and hit Mule in the face."
Babcock said he thought Franzen was clipped first.
"(The officials) felt (Franzen) had tripped and cut him, but he was hit in the face first," Babcock said. "The 5-on-3, it's a penalty, but don't dive and embellish it. If you're from Western Canada, don't do that."
Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart said calls, or non-calls, will happen in a game.
"It's the kind of thing you have to try and battle through at this point in the season," he said.
Franzen himself expressed bafflement regarding the call to the Detroit News's Chris McCosky...
April 30, Detroit News: "It didn't feel good to get a penalty when I thought they were getting four minutes," Franzen said.
But the Wings refused to use strange penalties as an excuse for their poor special-teams play, suggesting that their 0-for-5 power play played just as large a role in determining the game's outcome as the Sharks' 5-on-3 goal played in determining the game's outcome:
Henrik Zetterberg gave McCosky a big "ditto":
"Once again, the special teams were the difference in the game," Brad Stuart said. "Their power play scored and ours couldn't get anything going."
"They played real well," Nick Lidstrom said of the Sharks' penalty-killers. "Their box was real aggressive at the blue line and didn't give us a whole lot."
The Wings, though, didn't come out of this game feeling at all overwhelmed by the Sharks. The impotent power play and the Sharks' 79-second reign of terror in the first period, to them, are correctable.
"I think we played well in the second and third periods," Lidstrom said. "Once we started playing, we were a lot better. We just gave them a three-goal head start and couldn't catch up."
"Once we got going and realized there was a game on, I thought we took it to them pretty good," Franzen said. "We had a chance to win this game. But we didn't."
"Things happen in the playoffs," Stuart said. "It's unfortunate, but you have to battle through that stuff."
April 30, Detroit News: "I think it comes down to a special teams battle," he said. "Five on five, we are pretty even, so when you get your chance on the power play you have to take advantage of it. If we do that, we have a chance to win."As McCosky points out, Babcock did bark about the officiating, and he didn't like the fact that the Sharks' first goal came from another slashing penalty committed on Setoguchi by Valtteri Filppula, who took two penalties:
"The difference was they had a 4-on-3 and a 5-on-3," coach Mike Babcock said.
The 4-3 led to Pavelski's first goal; the 5-3 wound up setting up the winner.
"That's tough, especially when we should have been going on a four-minute power play," Babcock said. "But there's nothing you can do about that."
"It's easy for you and I to evaluate this after the fact," Babcock said. "But on the 5-on-3 penalty, it's a slash for sure but don't dive on the ice and embellish it. You are from Western Canada, don't do that."
Franzen also clarified the circumstances leading to his penalty in speaking to MLive.com's own Ansar Khan:
April 30, MLive.com: "I don't think he was aware of me and I wasn't aware of him,'' Franzen said. "We both were trying to get our stick on the puck and I wound up going backwards, and he fell over me and got the stick up. I guess they didn't see it was a high stick. Maybe they thought it was a skate or something. I didn't feel good to get a penalty when you think they were going to get four (minutes).''The same refs who told Lidstrom that Filppula high-sticked him during the Phoenix series, I suppose, but the bottom line remains simple--the Wings left Pavelski wide open on the 5-on-3, and Howard whiffed on the shot. Howard suggested that he played decently, but Babcock admitted that Pavelski's 4-2 goal shouldn't have squeaked through Howard's five hole:
Said Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom: "When (Setoguchi) fell, his stick came up and hit (Franzen). That's what the refs told us. That's why he didn't call it.''
"Howie would like to have that one,'' Babcock said. "We had it all covered off. That's the way it is sometimes. Those things happen.''Overall, the Wings, who Babcock stated would take Friday off, believe that they can and will improve, and emerge on Sunday as a more rested team that will head home with the series knotted at one game apiece:
It all starts...with a good start:
"We think we have a good team and it's going to be a good series,'' Babcock said. "I didn't think we played poorly or they tilted the rink. They shot it in the net. We made a couple of mistakes. I think we can be better in our own zone and harder on their D.''
"We got back on our heels a little bit, but we recovered well, did a lot of good things, worked our way back into the game,'' Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart said. "Special teams were the difference. If we find a way to get one by him on the power play, it's a different game.''
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area provides a slate of notable Sharks stats...
"We did come back and play well in the second and third, but they played well in their own zone. They didn't give us a whole lot,'' Lidstrom said. "We battled back and gave ourselves a chance to win the game.''
April 30, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: The Sharks scored three goals in a 1:19 span in the first period. It is the fastest three goals in postseason franchise history breaking a mark set April 13, 2008 vs. Calgary (2:02).And the Free Press's Helene St. James offered a superb game narrative...
Joe Pavelski's team-leading second power play goal put the Sharks ahead 1-0 in the first period. He added another power play goal in the third period. His seven goals this postseason also leads the team and ties him with Mikael Samuelsson (7) for the lead league. Pavelski's second three-point game (2+1=3) put him in a tie for second overall with Henrik Zetterberg and Samuelsson (11) in postseason scoring and give him a personal single postseason high.
Joe Thornton set up Dany Heatley's first goal of the postseason just :56 after Pavelski's first period power play marker. Just :28 after Heatley's goal, Devin Setoguchi notched his fourth goal of the postseason.
Jason Demers recorded his first postseason multi-point game with two assists.
Dan Boyle's three assists tied a single-game franchise postseason record – done seven times [MR: Christian Ehrhoff (4/25/06 vs. Nashville)] – and moved him ahead of all NHL blue liners in defenseman scoring for the 2010 postseason (2+7=9).
April 30, Detroit Free Press: What happened: The Sharks scored during a power play at 9:05 of the first period when Joe Pavelski flicked a quick wrist shot from the slot that beat Jimmy Howard stick-side. Dany Heatley scored his first goal of the playoffs at 10:01 when he connected after Joe Thornton, with no defenders on him, had come out from behind the net with the puck. Then Devin Setoguchi settled a bouncing puck in the slot just quick enough to swipe it into the net at 10:24. That made it three goals on eight shots for the Sharks.While the Free Press's Steve Schrader offered this broadcast commentary regarding the Wings' penalties taken:
Stemming the tide: Dan Cleary scored his first goal of the playoffs at 11:40 of the first period, positioning himself in front of the net and calling for the puck from Jonathan Ericsson, who obliged with a pass from the boards that Cleary redirected past Evgeni Nabokov. Early in the second period, Johan Franzen threw the puck on net, using Cleary as a screen to beat Nabokov and cut San Jose's lead to one.
Bloody mess: Franzen got clipped beneath his right eye by Setoguchi's stick during a collision late in the second period that resulted in Franzen being called for tripping, and Setoguchi then being high-sticked by Valtteri Filppula to set up 1:04 with a two-man advantage.Third period: Pavelski scored five-hole 50 seconds into the third period during a 5-on-3, but Brian Rafalski came back with his first goal of the playoffs some 2 minutes later to keep Detroit within spitting distance.
Reaugh is just dreadful as an analyst because he loves to hear himself speak.
April 30, Detroit Free Press: Far be it for me to question the crack job that professional NHL officials do. So let's just say the men in stripes -- referees Paul Devorski and Eric Furlatt -- seemed a bit on the gullible side in Thursday night's Red Wings-Sharks game. Like late in the second period, when Valtteri Filppula was called for high-sticking San Jose's Devin Setoguchi. I gave Setoguchi an 8.5, with a degree of difficulty.
"There are some charlatans down there at ice level tonight, buying some of these calls," Versus analyst Daryl Reaugh said. "Easy to say from 300 feet away. Setoguchi's legs didn't work after he got hit on the wrist."
There were times when it seemed like they were calling penalties on demand, and you know whose favor that works in when you're on the road.
The Wings had five power plays to the Sharks' six, but theirs included a 5-on-3 that yielded the winning goal. That happened because the Filppula penalty came just about a minute after Johan Franzen was called for tripping, leading to a Sharks power-play goal early in the third. But I guess Franzen -- who was hit by Setoguchi's stick -- is lucky he didn't get a double-minor for bleeding.
In the commentary department, the Detroit News's gregg krupa offered the following, suggesting that the Wings' energy level flagged...
The Detroit Free Press's Evil Drew Sharp actually agrees with Wojonowski...sort of...
April 30, Detroit News: They started out speedy and crisp, but the Wings' energy faded quickly.
Playing on a day's rest after a huge Game 7 on the road the Red Wings came out with speed and intention. But after a turnover at their blue line, which led to a slashing penalty by Valtteri Filppula, the Wings were suddenly rattled and slow to react.
They recovered and showed remarkable endurance, but the first period lull was enough to cost the Wings the game.
A similar start by the Wings Sunday, with two days rest, should be easier to sustain.The News's Bob Wojnowski disagreed, suggesting that the Wings can only blame themselves for their poor start:
April 30, Detroit News: Some might peg this loss to weariness, with the Wings finishing off the Coyotes in Phoenix less than 48 hours earlier, but I wouldn't sum it up that easily. Blame the Eagles, if you must, who have a concert scheduled for HP Pavilion arena Friday and Saturday nights, pushing up the start of the second-round series.
Tough timing, yes, and sluggishness was an issue for a while. But it sure didn't look like an issue at the end, when the Wings pressed hard. And with two days off before Sunday night, fatigue can't be an issue for Game Two.
After falling behind 3-0, the Wings rushed back, and when Brian Rafalski whipped in a shot off a beautiful pass from Pavel Datsyuk to make it 4-3 early in the third period, they looked capable of stealing one. It didn't happen, but this did happen: The tone of the series was set, and it should be a terrific one. There was agitation from both sides, some chippy play and some pretty goals. The top-seeded Sharks made their point with the quick start, but the Wings offered a compelling response.
The Wings were teetering, clearly. Howard didn't have much of a chance on any of the shots, as the Sharks carved through the defense. And Howard couldnt be blamed for surrendering a goal to Joe Pavelski (his second) on a two-man San Jose advantage early in the third period.
The Wings need to tighten up, that's for sure, now that they're loosened up. And I suspect they will. Danny Cleary got going with his first goal of the playoffs. Johan Franzen was a mulish force again and scored his second goal of the playoffs.
[A]fter that horrible start, there were a few good signs. Not enough, ultimately, but this will be a long, stirring series. First blood is important, no doubt, and now that the Wings have tasted it, they'd better be ready right away for the next one.
April 30, Detroit Free Press: Nights like these are better off forgotten. The Wings took the hit, a 4-3 loss that'll be remembered more for the Sharks peppering three goals past Jimmy Howard in 79 seconds in the first period. They gallantly fought back, but they've never been a team that sought solace in a moral victory. They'll toss this game aside, certain in their chances of evening the conference semifinal Sunday now that they'll get an extra day to refresh themselves physically.
"We knew that this was going to be physical and emotional," said Brad Stuart. "You could say there's a lot of animosity that's been built up between these two teams over the years. And when you get to the second round, the emotion gets ramped up even more."
The Wings looked tired. The Sharks looked faster. But the Wings can only blame themselves for any residual fatigue from the Phoenix series. The Stanley Cup playoff schedule rewards those that succinctly and mercifully eliminate their overmatched competition and penalize those that need a seventh game to ensure survival. The price paid is a quick turnaround. Had the Wings taken care of business in Detroit in Game 6, weary legs wouldn't have been an issue.
"We were back on our heels at the start," Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said, "but that kind of woke us up a little when they scored as much and as quickly as they did."
But this series should be one of offensive equals. Both these teams trust their skating and puck possession capabilities, but the advantage the Wings have through a best-of-seven series is the calming influence of knowing they have won in the past. San Jose can only hope that they finally have figured out the formula.
The Wings' lethargic start will once again ignite discussion of how they're a bored team until something wakes him up. Where was the merciless assault from two nights ago in the Arizona desert? Their earlier sluggishness shouldn't surprise. San Jose needed this one more. But does anyone doubt that the Wings won't respond Sunday in Game 2?
Yes, and his name is Mark Purdy. The Mercury News columnist believes that the Red Wings have a fatal flaw which the Sharks exposed on Thursday, and he believes that Jimmy Howard can be beaten up as well as beaten down:
April 30, Mercury News: Jimmy Howard is the Red Wings goalie. He is a rookie and remains largely callow in terms of playoff experience, even after playing just well enough to beat Phoenix in the first round. Early on Thursday, it was apparent that the Sharks wanted to get into Howard's kitchen. And once there, they cooked pretty good.I'm not touching his comment regarding Tomas Holmstrom selling penalties...You can also read the Mercury News's Tim Kawakami's snark for yourself.
Three goals in less than two minutes is an excellent way to start a playoff series against a rookie. The Sharks accomplished that in the first period, by creating distractions around the net and allowing the three best shooters they had — Joe Pavelski, Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi — to shoot away.
Detroit, of course, kept coming. Detroit always keeps coming. The Wings closed the score to 3-2 before the Sharks leveraged a 5-on-3 power play into their crucial fourth goal. Pavelski scored it right through Howard's legs — but did you notice how Sharks big-body Ryane Clowe was parked right in front of Howard and distracting him?
Howard clearly is going to be a focus point as the series goes along. He was a No. 1 draft pick from the University of Maine who turned 26 last month. We'll see how he responds to Thursday — just as we'll see how the Sharks respond to the Red Wings' obvious intent of trying to establish Tomas Holmstrom's rear end in front of Nabokov whenever possible. That worked for Detroit's first few goals.
Oh, this is going to be good. With the elimination of Washington from the playoffs, the Sharks and Wings are two of the best four teams left skating. They might be the best two, unless you think Pittsburgh and Chicago are better. No one will argue that Detroit is going to be a tough out.
"They're used to this stuff, playing the Game 7s and coming right back like this," Thornton said. "Maybe they're not used to starting a series on the road. But you knew they were going to come back and make a push."
Maybe the best sign of all: The Sharks managed to protect their lead in the final minute. After the last faceoff with 18 seconds left, the Red Wings didn't get a shot on net. The only one they took was blocked by Manny Malhotra. No "gimme."
Overall, the Wings most certainly got caught flat-footed early on, regardless of whether that involved mental or physical fatigue, and their inability to capitalize on the power play hurt them more than their penalty-killing (or Howard's foibles). The Wings need to adjust to the Sharks' physical grind, establish possession and control of the puck, and essentially improve upon all the points of their game, attention to detail included, which they cranked up against the Coyotes...
The difference here is simple--the Sharks present a stiffer challenge than Phoenix, by a few Manitoba miles, and their margin for error no longer exists. I expect the Wings to take care of business on Sunday, and that involves grinding their way through whatever the referees throw at them, too. As much as the Wings and we, their fans, have every right to question what the game Paul Devorski and Eric Furlatt were watching, the Wings can only do their best to defeat their opponents wearing teal. The guys wearing armbands don't call back penalties. Scoring goals on the power play can allow the Wings to negate their mistakes.
Highlights: Versus posted a 2:55 highlight clip:
Sportsnet posted a 2:44 highlight clip;
Fox Sports posted a 59-second highlight clip;
ESPN embedded its highlight clip in its recap;
TSN posted a 3:24 highlight clip;
Finally, the NHL's website posted a six-and-a-half minute-long highlight clip:
Post-game: Darryl Reaugh is an idiot, though Rick Peckham is not:
TSN's insiders rave about the performance of Joe Pavelski;
TSN also posted a 1:35 clip of comments from the Sharks' locker room and coach Todd McLellan and a 41-second clip of comments from Nicklas Lidstrom and Mike Babcock.
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area posted clips of Joe Pavelski's post-game Versus interview, as well as interviews with Pavelski in the locker room, Jason Demers, Dany Heatley, Evgeni Nabokov, Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton, as well as Todd McLellan's press conference...
And Mike Babcock's presser:
The Sharks' website posted interviews with Joe Pavelski, Jason Demers, Joe Thornton, McLellan's presser...
And the Red Wings' website posted Babcock's full 3:25 presser:
Photos: The Detroit News posted a 15-image gallery;
The Detroit Free Press posted a 22-image gallery;
The Mercury News posted a 46-image Flash gallery;
The San Francisco Chronicle posted a 7-image gallery;
ESPN posted a 62-image gallery;
NHL.com posted a 33-image gallery in its website's recap;
Fox Sports posted an 11-image gallery;
The Sharks' website posted a 32-image Flash gallery and embedded an image in its website's recap;
And the Red Wings' website posted a 21-image Flash gallery and embedded an image in its website's recap.
Fun with stats: Shots in the third period 12-5 San Jose and 27-23 San Jose overall.
The Wings went 0-for-5 in 8:41 of PP time; the Sharks wnet 2-for-6 in 7:55 of PP time, including 1-for-1 in 57 seconds of a 5 on 3.
Howard stopped 23 of 27 shots; Nabokov stopped 20 of 23.
Our goals: Cleary (1) from Ericsson (2) and Abdelkader (1);
Franzen 92) from Datsyuk (4)
Rafalski (1) from Datsyuk (5) and Franzen (7).
Faceoffs 38-32 Detroit;
Blocked shots 21-17 San Jose;
Missed shots 22-15 Detroit (Wings put 23 shots on Nabokov and fired another 43 wide or into Sharks players for a total of 66 attempted shots; the Sharks had 59 attempted shots);
Hits 38-21 San Jose;
Giveaways 20-13 San Jose;
Takeaways 14-6 San Jose.
Datsyuk had 2 assists;
Franzen had a goal and an assist;
Abdelkader and Ericsson registered single assists;
Cleary scored a goal.
Cleary, Datsyuk and Franzen finished at +2;
Lidstrom, Abdelkader and Holmstrom finished at +1;
Eaves, Zetterberg, Helm, Bertuzzi and Filppula finished at -1. Filppula also took two penalties.
FACEOFFS: Datsyuk went 8-and-10;
Zetterberg went 11-and-10;
Helm went 7-and-7;
Abdelkader went 4-and-1;
Filppula went 5-and-2;
Cleary went 2-and-0;
Franzen went 1-and-2.
SHOTS: Zetterberg and Franzen led the team with 3 shots apiece; Lidstrom, Abdelkader, Cleary, Datsyuk, Stuart, Rafalski and Holmstrom had 2 shots apiece; Lilja, Helm and Filppula had single shots.
BLOCKED SHOT ATTEMPTS: Rafalski hit Sharks players 6 times; Datsyuk, Filppula and Franzen hit Sharks players twice; Lidstrom, Abdelkader, Cleary, Eaves, Stuart, Zetterberg, Helm, Bertuzzi and Ericsson hit Sharks players once apiece.
MISSED SHOTS: Lidstrom missed the net 4 times; Zetterberg and Helm missed the net 3 times apiece; Datsyuk, Filppula and Kronwall missed the net twice apiece; Lilja, Abdelkader, Cleary, Miller, Stuart and Franzen missed the net once apiece.
HITS: Datsyuk led the team with 3 hits; Abdelkader, Cleary, Stuart, Helm, Bertuzzi, Kronwall and Franzen had 2 hits apiece; Miller, Rafalski, Draper and Zetterberg registered single hits.
GIVEAWAYS: Zetterberg gave the puck away 4 times (!); Filppula gave the puck away twice; Lilja, Lidstrom, Stuart, Helm, Bertuzzi, Ericsson and Holmstrom registered single giveaways. I don't like it when four of your defensemen register giveaways...
TAKEAWAYS: Zetterberg registered 2 takeaways; Helm, Bertuzzi and Kronwall were credited with single takeaways.
BLOCKED SHOTS: Stuart blocked a whopping 6 shots; Rafalski and Kronwall blocked 3 apiece; Ericsson blocked 2; Lidstrom, Datsyuk and Eaves blocked single shots.
ICE TIME: Lidstrom led the team with 28:48 played, three minutes more than usual; Stuart played 26:59; Rafalski played 25:07; Zetterberg played 23:10; Kronwall played 21:59; Datsyuk played 19:40; Filppula played 19:37; Bertuzzi played 16:57; Franzen played 16:18; Cleary played 14:32; Homer played 13:54; both Miller and Helm played 11:14; Ericsson played 8:43; Lilja played 8:40; Eaves played 8:23; Abdelkader played 7:28; Draper played 5:59.
Is it bad when Abdelkader and Helm are among your statistical leaders despite playing less time than almost everybody else?
Also of note: Douglas Murray spoke to Expressen's Gunnar Nordstrom after the game, stating the obvious in suggesting that the Sharks' game plan against Detroit involved "jump[ing] on them directly."


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She was handed to the keys on Thursday to a new home built by volunteers.
And she plans to move in Sunday, on her daughter Samari's 10th birthday.
"We finally get to spend a lot more time together," Segrest said.
It's the second home Habitat for Humanity has handed over to a local family this year, with four more planned by the end of fall.
Segrest's new Burton home sits next to two other Habitat homes on Christner Street and the rest are all in Flint's Grand Traverse District Neighborhood.
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Recipients are chosen based on need, ability to make payments and completion of 250 hours of community service.
"I don't know anyone who works more than Shiletha, and somehow she still found the time to put in the 250 hours," said Genesee Habitat Executive Director Margaret Kato.
Segrest, 33, who works in direct care for disabled people in two different jobs in Burton and Swartz Creek, volunteered at local schools and helped build her new home.
She plans to leave one of the jobs after settling into the three-bedroom ranch home.
A group of about 70 volunteers, organizers and neighbors gathered outside her home as she was handed the keys Thursday. Some brought gifts, like a quilt and basket of tomatoes.
"It's a beautiful thing," she said. "I just can't believe how they can come out and do so much for somebody they don't really even know."


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Chemotherapy is given for different reasons. You may have chemotherapy to:
Chemotherapy is usually a systemic therapy. This means that the drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach and destroy cancer cells all over the body, including those that may have spread to other parts of the body through the blood. Chemotherapy may also be a regional therapy, which means that it is given to a specific area of the body. Intrathecal chemotherapy is given directly into the spaces containing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through a lumbar puncturelumbar punctureA procedure in which a needle is inserted into the lower part (lumbar region) of the spinal column. (spinal tap) or an Ommaya reservoirOmmaya reservoirA device surgically implanted beneath the scalp that is used to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the brain and spinal cord..
Preparation before chemotherapy may include the following surgical procedures.
The surgeon may place a central venous catheter in a vein in the upper chest so you won't need as many injections.
If you are receiving intrathecal chemotherapy, the surgeon may place an Ommaya reservoir beneath the scalp. An Ommaya reservoir is a small, dome-shaped device with a short tube, or catheter, attached to it. The chemotherapy drug is injected using a small needle inserted through the scalp into the Ommaya reservoir. The drug then goes directly into the spaces containing cerebrospinal fluid.
Chemotherapy for AML usually involves a combination of 2 or 3 drugs.
The most common chemotherapy combination used is cytarabine (Cytosar, Ara-C) with an anti-tumour antibiotic. The usual approach is called the 7-and-3 protocol. For this protocol, cytarabine is given continuously for 7 days, and then the anti-tumour antibiotic is given daily for 3 days. The anti-tumour antibiotics commonly used in the 7-and-3 protocol are:
Other drugs that may be used to treat AML include:
If AML does not respond to drugs used in earlier treatments, or if it recurs, the following drugs may be used:
Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid, ATRA, Vesanoid) is given in combination with other drugs to treat APL. Other drugs include:
If the leukemia has spread to the brain and spinal cord (called the central nervous system, or CNS), chemotherapy may be given directly into the spinal fluid (called intrathecal chemotherapy). The drug used for intrathecal chemotherapy is methotrexate or cytarabine. It is given during a lumbar puncture or through an Ommaya reservoir.
Side effects can happen with any type of treatment for AML but everyone's experience is different. Some people have many side effects. Other people have few or none at all.
Chemotherapy may cause side effects because it can damage healthy cells as it kills cancer cells. Side effects can develop any time during, immediately after or a few days or weeks after chemotherapy. Sometimes late side effects develop months or years after chemotherapy. Most side effects go away on their own or can be treated, but some side effects may last a long time or become permanent.
Side effects of chemotherapy will depend mainly on the type of drug or drug combination, the dose, how it's given and your overall health. Some common side effects of chemotherapy drugs used for AML are:
Tell your healthcare team if you have these side effects or others you think might be from chemotherapy. The sooner you tell them of any problems, the sooner they can suggest ways to help you deal with them.
Details on specific drugs change quite regularly. Find out more about sources of drug information and where to get details on specific drugs.
Find out more about chemotherapy and side effects of chemotherapy. To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about chemotherapy.
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