Per popular request, Mike Lange's goal calls from Game 1:

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SATURDAY'S ASSAULT IN THE NHL BROUGH TO YOU BY DALLAS

While it wasn't quite Marty McSorley on Donald Brashear, Mike Ribeiro's two-handed chop on Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood deserves a suspension. It doesn't matter if Osgood sold it a little. It doesn't matter if Osgood wasn't seriously injured. It doesn't matter if Osgood caught Ribeiro with the butt-end of his stick, accidently or intentionally. YOU CAN NOT SWING YOUR STICK AT ANOTHER PLAYER. That's might be the most dangerous thing you can do on a hockey rink.

And Ribeiro doesn't deserve one of those itsy-bitsy one-game suspensions Anaheim Chris Pronger received in last season's playoff for his blows to heads of opposing players. It shouldn't matter if this is the playoffs. He should face a minimum of ten games.

If Osgood intentionally butt-ended Ribeiro (he claimed it was an accident), suspend him. But his alleged offense isn't as clear-cut as Ribeiro's.

Osgood made 17 saves in Detroit's 2-1 win. The Red Wings lead the series, 2-0.

EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS

Playoff Stuff

Eastern Conference

Penguins-Flyers

-Michel Therrien will make a decision on Maxime Talbot today.

-Don't ask Therrien to buy flowers.

-Marc-Andre Fleury took responsibility for the Flyers' first goal in Game 1.

-Could the Flyers stick Steve Downie into the lineup to slow down Evgeni Malkin?

-Daniel Briere is in a slump.

-What's the best Pittsburgh rivalry? Vote on it here.

-The Flyers need to open up the ice for their best players.

-They also need to get their power play going.

-Philadelphia couldn't rattle Fleury in Game 1.

-Vaclav Prospal needs to contribute more.

-Gary Roberts says the Flyers can't win if they keep playing defense the way they did in Game 1.

-Michel Therrien held a press conference yesterday. Kukla's Korner has the transcript.

-Somewhat useless state of the day: Pascal Dupuis has played for four NHL team. He has scored a goal in his first game with each.

-A Flyers fan apparently got the Art Rooney Statue by Heinz Field.

-Newsday had a pretty good piece about Long Island's favorite son, Rob Scuderi.

Western Conference

Red Wings-Stars

-Stars goaltender Marty Turco still has a goose egg in that win column at Joe Louis Arena.

-The Stars had a lot of breaks go their way, but still found a way to lose.

-Dallas coach Dave Tippett defended Ribeiro.

-Red Wings forward Darren Helm scored his first career playoff goal.

-Stars forward Jere Lehtinen suffered a leg injury in the game.

-Detroit forward Johan Franzen did not play due to concussion-like symptoms.

-Franzen will not play in Game 3 either.

-Detroit has Dallas shaken.

-Red Wings forward Kris Draper called Ribeiro's slash something out of "Slap Shot."

-Chiefs goaltender Dennis Lemieux explain why you can't do dat:

-Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said this team is the best he's ever played on.

-Don Cherry called Detroit a "redneck" city and meant it as a compliment.

Non-Playoff Stuff

IIHF World Championships

-Hurricanes forward Eric Staal, who has a brother or two we hear, had four goals and an assist for Canada in a 10-1 rout of Germany.

-Capitals forwards Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin each scored a goal and an assist for Russia in a 3-2 defeat of Sweden.

-Check out the goal Ovechkin scored with six seconds left to win the game:

-Thrashers forward almost got into a fight with Maple Leafs defenseman Anton Stralman:

-The Czech Republic got two goals from Sabres forward Ales Kotalik in a 3-2 win against Belarus.

-Capitals goaltender Cristobal Huet made 41 saves for France which beat Italy, 6-4.

Penguins

-Penguins broadcaster Bob Grove likes his job.

Atlantic Division

-The Rangers need to re-sign forward Sean Avery.

Southeast Division

-The Thrashers denied reports that general manager Don Waddell was asked to step down.

Adams Division

-There are fewer Russians in the NHL.