Still Alive

Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom celebrates his first goal with Brad Stuart during 1st period action between the Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks in game four of their series at Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, May 6, 2011.  (JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/DFP) (ed:  I LOVE the fans' reactions!  There are more fan shots here.)

It was a near-run thing, but the Wings prevailed in Game Four, 4-3.  That said, it damned well shouldn't have been close, what with the Wings up 3-0 in the first period.  But those Tiburones just won't roll over and die when they should and what's worse is Dee-troit keeps letting them get back in it.  But all's well that ends well... tonight.  Darren Helm got the game winner this evening, and that was the icing on the cake for me.  I'm thinkin' about buyin' another Wings sweater with 43 on the back, mainly coz Helm is rapidly becoming my favorite Wing.  The guy has blazing speed, puck sense, makes the most amazing hits, and is damned good defensively.  As I told SN1 tonight... I have a serious man-crush on this dude.  Watch this and see what I mean:

But back to the Wings-Sharks... I'm not a bright-eyed optimist about the Wings chances of winning four straight, but it HAS been done before.  The Wings need to take it one game at a time, play their best, and beat the snot out of these upstarts.  It's not impossible, just improbable.  And wouldn't that be cool?

Update, 2215 hrs:  Helm's winning goal...



Izzat good, or what??