Get 'em a body bag: It's the start of the Preseason

Red Wings 2-3 Canadiens (SO)

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The Wings' amazing run comes to an end as they lose for the first time in three and a half months. Just a remarkable stretch of un-losing. To this I give a respectful standing-O. The Queeradiens, on the other hand, win for the first time since May. Took you long enough, douche bags. Go fly a kite.

But how chilling to come home from work and read (at TSN),

Detroit also had a player go to the hospital. Captain Nicklas Lidstrom was hit in the face with a shot and was helped off the ice 3:05 into the third period. He took stitches above his right eye and went to Detroit Medical Center for precautionary X-rays.

Holy shit. It's Game 1 of the preseason -- cool it with the scary shit, guys. I guess as long as he doesn't look like this, I'll get through it. (God that picture is gross.) Who shot the puck? Was it Samuelsson missing so bad that the puck boomeranged backwards?

And wait....Detroit "also" had a player go to the hospital?

(Mathieu) Carle was carried off the ice on a stretcher 5:25 into the game after a hit by Detroit forward Tomas Kopecky at the Red Wings' blue-line.

It ain't cool to hear people getting stretchered off. But if he's gonna be alright -- then heelllll yeah, Kopie. Do the damn thing.

Goals came from Homer and Former Michigan State Spartan And National Champion Justin Abdelkader (that's his full legal name). I would like to see a line of Kop/Helm/FMSSANCJA (that's his abreviated name) in the future. I think it would be the balls.

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P.S: So long, Millen. You fuck.