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“I’d rather retire than be a backup goalie,” Giguere said. “Something needs to happen. You get a guy like (Hiller) that’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year and myself, making the money I’m making, either I’m leaving or he’s leaving.  I want to play, that’s when I have fun. Right now, this is not fun.”

In case you’re not familiar with his deal, Giguere will make $13 million over the next two seasons with the Anaheim Ducks.  Hiller, on the other hand, is set to earn $1.3 million in the final year of his deal.

I don’t know about you but that sort of smack talk just screams immaturity to me.  It’s great to see someone who wants to be on top of his game but for crap’s sake, we’re talking about six games WHILE HE WAS INJURED.  Is someone feeling a little insecure?  How about focusing on making sure he’s better than Hiller and actually earning that ridiculous contract that the Ducks gave him?

Honestly, if he’s going to act like this, I saw trade him.  He’s obviously got his own best interests at heart instead of the team’s and a player like that is dangerous.  If he keeps yapping, I say dump him.

Has no one learned from the whole Dany Heatley saga?

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Franzen led the Wings to an early lead by scoring two goals in the first period while Hossa scored twice in just over three minutes to break the 2-2 tie and put Detroit up by one.  Franzen added an assist on Hossa’s first goal.

The game marked the first time that we saw a crack in Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller’s pristine veneer.  The kid has come up huge for his team throughout the postseason, making 59 saves in the Ducks’ 4-3 triple-overtime win in Game 2 and 45 saves in a 2-1 victory in Game 3.  That’s absolutely remarkable!  Unfortunately, he was pulled and replaced by Jean-Sebastien Giguere (who, I’m sure, is bitter as hell at being benched this whole time) after allowing five goals in 33 shots on net.  His Red Wings counterpart, Chris Osgood, made 25 saves.

Game 5 is Sunday in Detroit, and Game 6 is Tuesday night in Anaheim.  I’ll be on the couch, holding my breath.  I still think Anaheim can pull off another upset.  I just hope Hiller isn’t too rattled by being pulled and can bring back the focus after getting some much-needed rest.

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