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Come on now. FMichael has been here a long time. That isn't nice.

It's Milbury who is in question... but that's none of my business.

Much better period. But we still can't pass or handle the puck to save our lives. And we're still playing far too much dump-and-chase for my liking. And stop with the stretch passes and stretch-tips. Move up the damn ice as a five-man unit and enter the o-zone with controlled possession. And stay out of the damn box. (FFS Abby, c'mon.)

Credit to the referees for not blowing that play dead until the Wings got their shot. That was a clean hit by Ott.

DANISH BACKHAND OF JUDGMENT

Zetterberg really lost his man there. This is getting ugly

Ugh, thankfully I have FSD...no pee pee peeair. Ugh.....call a t.o. blashill...

I just said the same thing... they'll get it back here shortly

are you watching, Hockeymom? It's on NBCSN tonight... yeah, you have to put up with Pee-air and Milbury, but it's still Wings.

I know it's not cool, but I still love Miller... I am calling him with a goal tonight... betcha! LGRW!!

So what is Blashill going to do to make this team play a sustainable type of winning hockey? I believe their is something wrong with his philosophy. Sure we can squeak out a couple of wins here and there but the team is fundamentally flawed. He has trouble identifying the teams strengths and weaknesses. I know the roster has issues but a good coach can adapt. Since he has taken over the team has nosedived in all possession metrics and individual players performance. What is Blashill good at exactly? The team look completely out of sync more often than not. I truly believe this team is much better than their performances in the last two years

Reminds me of a certain LGW poster.

We've gotten less talented and a lot more wimpy.

We all know how this game must be going when you show up.

LUKEEEE!!! Who woulda thought?

Who the puck knows at this point.

The puck does not like the Wings and the Wings do not like the puck.

Well that was very Hasek-like...

It's a simple analysis for sure. I considered doing a rolling sv% as well, to see if it was more predictive. I still might, but it's a bit of work. I suspect it will actually show a tendency towards worse performance following "hot" streaks (and vice versa), since few streaks last more than a few games. But that's fallacious logic as well. I think there's maybe two different arguments going on. Whether or not hot/cold streaks exist, and whether or not identifying one is actually useful in predicting the future. Streaks certainly exist. They're probably not the result of pure randomness. But there doesn't seem to be any evidence to support using a streak as a predictive tool. Things just change too rapidly. By the time you figure out that player is on a streak, it's likely to change. Maybe my initial comment was just too provocative.

Exactly, it'll take strategic trades and cutting ties with players. You have to make a deal for 1 or 2 top defenders. DD seems to be struggling in the top 2. You have to keep your young assets here permanently. Larkin, AA, Mantha, Bert, Svech. and I'm liking what I hear about Givani Smith (although he may be still a tad young.) You have to choose a goalie and go with him, thick and thin. Mrazek is supposed to be the future, so roll with him. Some how, some way, if possible, cut ties with Kronwall, Ericsson, Glenny, Miller, (one of) Tatar/Nyquist, possibly B. Smith (in acquiring your top D) Howard, and possibly Sheahan. That's a ton to get rid of and I'm not saying do it all now. Plus, I know, acquiring top end D with cost some young prospects(s.) If this is the case, so be it. I'd be ok with trading some if it gets us some players like the D we've mentioned all season long. Of course if you could just dump those guy for picks, to waivers or to retirement, then it opens up cap and spots to bring up the kids. IMO, if all we can get is Fowler this year, that is fine. Maybe if we clean some house, we might be able to attract Shatty to the mix via UFA. We are probably stuck with E (unless he goes via expansion) and IMO, we can let Smith walk come July. Kronner will be LTIR sooner or later, we won't have to worry about him. You can let Miller walk, trade Glenny and one of Tats/Nyq. and most definitely Howard. That'll open up room for Fowler's salary and I believe enough to try to entice Shatty here. If we're opening up LCA with a D Corps like this: Fowler - Shatty DD - Sproul Ericsson - Green Marchy ....I think we're looking pretty good. If you have to include Marchy in deal and keep XO, that's cool too. I'd keep XO. Now if you're replacing Glenny, Miller, Tatar with AA, Bert, Svech you have the makings of a nice kid core, with some vets to help pave the way. And yes, I am re-signing Vanek and Ott. So here would be my lineup in order to move forward starting in 17. Z - Larkin - Vanek Svech - Nielsen - Nyquist Bert - AA - Abby Jurco - Helm - Ott Tangradi (or who ever earns the 13th and 14th spots) Fowler - Shatty DD - Sproul Ericsson - Green XO Mrazek Coreau Too much to ask for I know, but this could start the rebuild on the fly, and I think we'd still make the playoffs. The most important thing(s) to do, Trade for Fowler this season, clear enough cap space to re-sign Vanek and offer Shatty a bunch. Those, along with allowing Miller and Smith to move on, we'd be much better. For the record, over the course of this season and before next I trade Mantha, Marchy, Tatar, Howard, Sheahan and Glenny. I betting on Kronwall being LTIR before too long. But.....Holland. Nuff said. I didn't like the contracts, but I do have both on my team moving forward with the rebuild...

The fact that guys like Ott are those who are relied upon in important situations is half of the problem. Ott on a good team at this stage of his career is a part-timer at best. In Detroit, he is a guy who gets to play every night so the future of the team can stay in the AHL.

My preference would be something like this with everyone healthy: Nyq-Neilsen-Vanek Tatar-Larkin-Abby Z-AA-Mantha Bertuzzi-Helm-Sheahan Jurco Smith-Green DK-Sproul Kronwall-Ouellet Ericsson Win or lose with it, but get Larkin and AA at the center positions where they belong. And get the best possible puck moving defense corps on the ice permanently.