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This is where you completely lose me. Why would you move your starting goaltender because you think your 23-year-old back-up goalie, with 33 games of NHL experience might be ready to start? I can understand thinking Mrazek deserves to start more often, but why in the world would you move Howard now? That's just not smart asset management, in my opinion. Mrazek struggles and who do they turn to? Tom McCollum?

It's good to see fleury in post season form already.

LOL. IF the team is making it. Always have to get that in there eh? #positivesurprise2015

No. You didn't miss anything. You simply lack the super-human ability to see the future that some other LGWs members are blessed with. With this power also comes greater hockey knowledge and an inflated value of one's own opinion.

Right now, it looks like Mrazek's style suits this Wings team better. Other team's game plans vs Detroit boils down to dumping the puck, getting on the grind, shooting from the point, and getting deflections and dirty goals. Mrazek's puck-handling and quickness in tight make that game plan hard to execute. But being THE guy, and playing all the time, is different than being the backup, obviously.

IMO there’s nothing controversial about having two good goalies. 2008 says “hi”.

They have an official SJ Sharks dinner set. It has plates and bowls but no cups, and if you use it in May or June, everything falls apart

Well he is the worst top pairing Dman in the league so its kind of expected.

Ahh....same old LGW then

I say ride him until he starts losing (if that happens). Give Howard a short leash in the playoffs.

"After last game," he said, "we had a players' only meeting and we just said, 'enough is enough. We've got to go out and play and enjoy playing.' It was like everyone was a little afraid out there." - Zetterberg http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/03/15/detroit-red-wings-pittsburgh-penguins/24807125/ Looks like a players only meeting worked. Hopefully they can keep it going.

The vintage is more flavorful when the air of 3 rivers is moving fast across the area due to the sucking sound of penguins fans and their leader cindy lol

Game Stars: #1 Mraz #2 Ziddy #3 Pookie I am satisfied.

At last!!!!!!

Absolutely fantastic game by Petr Mrazek. Good win today boys.

Agreed. It's nice the offense has been able to capitalize but Mrazek deserves some credit here for stopping some extremely high quality chances.

And I’m glad Zidlicky wasn’t.

At some point people in charge might start correlating wins and Mrazek starts. I don't hate Howard but Mrazek is the best goalie we have going.

He should keep getting starts. Because we win when he plays and he can actually play the damn puck unlike Jimmy Circus Show Howard behind the net.

i would say thursday

LOL exactly the same as in a shootout.

I think the team plays more relaxed in front of Mrazek because of how he handles the puck. He handles it with more confidence than Jimmy. He is also at times more confident and poised in the net. It is also true that sometimes Mrazek will really get a bit lost coming out too far and over-challenging. But, on balance, my opinion is that Jimmy has not played great since coming back from the groin tear (which by the way was caused by one of his horrific mishandles behind the net...resulting in him scrambling awkwardly back to the net). I think overall we played some of our best hockey when Mrazek was starting...perhaps his puck handling gets the offense rolling from the defensive end. I would let Jimmy sit and gather himself for an extended period of time...and go with Mrazek. This team needs a shake up and this would do it. Let Jimmy back up for awhile. I also would get Marchenko back in there once he is healed and perhaps sit Ericsson for awhile...he makes way too many mistakes and needs a bit of a break. Weiss should sit as well...he is inconsequential on a team that needs difference makers. I think players go thru funks and when they are in a funk, just sit them. Rest them for awhile. Don't grind the same guys out there who are having problems.

It's not just the people though. For one, places that don't get snow often usually deal with more ice. Ice is much more dangerous than snow. Secondly, the cities are not equipped to deal with it. No salt trucks, etc. People also don't have winter tires in the South. Northerners just like to think they are superior for some reason. Not to mention I've been in Michigan in winter, nobody could drive in snow there either.

I'd probably erase that last post before that troll earns you a nice little suspension. I agree with your comments, but you'll be the one that suffers for it. Just trying to do you a solid.

Cleary could sue half of Red Wings nation.