themcityblues

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    Nyquist taking things in stride, with class

    You hafta wonder how much damage keeping Gus off this team will do for his career. When he comes back later in the season, and the play starts to gain speed and grit, poor Gus will have to adjust to the team like it's pre-season. Players like Weiss would get weeks, if not months, to find a comfort zone in that situation ($5mil player after all!), but a player like Gus will get far less sympathy. If he struggles in the short-term after his return, he'll probably be sent down for good or traded (aka gone). Staff will see all the reasons to turn Gus away, and most fans won't remember him except for the guys on these boards who cried for months to have the star rookie back. The fact that Gus has been stuck in GR may be a far worse indicator for the state of the coaching staff than we think. That a young rookie who nearly tipped the scales in favor of being Western Conf champions doesn't get a "shot" in the first half of the next season is asinine. It has to be downright discouraging, and psychologically may impact the man's ability to perform on the ice even if he were to return. Gus may have been the next great Wing that never was.
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    Tatar was good. You see his stick constantly scanning the ice for rebounds, etc. He'll be a goal-scorer someday. I thought Bert was good... he made a few chances, especially towards the third. Kindl looked good from an offensive perspective -- saw a nice carry-in. Didn't get to see him in the defensive zone much, but apparently he played bad. Quincey was awful (always is), was glad not to see Smith play, Z and Dats seemed weighed down by the lackluster play of the team Almquist looked pretty bad. Does he get another shot? How many shots should he get? I miss gus so much right now. This team needs somebody who can carry the damn puck from left to right. Gus can do that. Oh yeah I thought Weiss had a good game. I think he's starting to feel more confident. I don't think there were any huge individual disappointments. More so the team as a whole was awful. Coaching problem? I usually point the fingure at the coaching staff. This damn team has NEVER been able to win games they should to keep streaks alive. OF COURSE the Detroit Red Wings can't finish off the 4-game road sweep against a poor team.
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    goalie wanted to score
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    lol penalty.
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    Stop blowing the god-damn whistle.
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    Lol defense is so bad. The whole D is sort of playing like Quincey: no body play and giving tons of space. Quincey is the sort of defensemen you'd never want to have in the playoffs. Not once in this entire season have I seen him play tight one-on-one coverage. He has never shown any intensity, either. With all these deficits, he brings absolutely nothing to lift the team. Unfortunately it looks like the rest of the D corps are inspired by Q's play.
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    11/4 GDT: Red Wings 2 @ Jets 4

    Almquist looked bad on that. Just loooks lost, like the game is moving too fast for him.
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    Who is the Most Underappreciated Red Wing?

    Dan Cleary. Let me know when the public stoning will happen. I really do think he is great at bringing the puck in the zone, is hard on the puck and in the boards, and when he works hard he tends to make plays.
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    Marty the Marmot mascot attacked during WHL game

    Aren't there wildlife protection agencies to protect from this type of Marmot abuse?
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    Announcer Ozzie

    Where's the other "color" commentator been? The guy who always goes, "Oh boy" and "Geez Louise" My experience of Ozzie has been that he reads straight from the sheets. And that he doesn't have the best chemistry with his parter.
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    11/2 GDT: Red Wings 5 at Oilers 0

    I want Franzen gone so badly. I'd even be happy if he started lighting it up for another team. Also, I'm sort of expecting Babcock to say at anytime now: "Tatar's been good. Real good. But we need to send him down to Grand Rapids to work on a few things. Helm has also been good. We will send him down for a few weeks to see what he can do in the AHL. We have a lot of veterans up front battling for a slot, so we can keep Gus in GR for a while. We're going to split up the only line that has been scoring [Pavs and Hank] to generate more scoring. But if it is a 2-2 game going into the third I will put the line back together. See ya."
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    10/23 GDT: Senators 6 at Red Wings 1

    I hate when Babs does this. He changes lines for no reason, even if the current lines are producing like a wildfild. No rhyme or reason. You're probably right that his coaching is one reason why the Wings can't stay in a groove for more than 3-4 games at a time. Agh.
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    10/23 GDT: Senators 6 at Red Wings 1

    Just got home... cliff notes on why it's 6-1?
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    10/17 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Avalanche 2

    This game just made me hate Franzen even more.
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    3 in a row.... I'll take it!

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    10/15 GDT : Blue Jackets 1 at Red Wings 2

    I thought that was a beautiful goal, and I'm not sure how anybody couldn't agree. It was 5 reds vs 1 white and the white won. Nice cut, got a shot off and followed the rebound.
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    10/4 GDT : Red Wings 3 at Hurricanes 2 (OT)

    Filipula wouldn't have been there.
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    Nyquist taking things in stride, with class

    This man should not be in the minors.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Daniel Alfredsson adds a new depth to the PP. The guy Detroit really needed last year. Nice veteran leadership, good hockey sense, drives the puck to the net, good puck mover. I love him on this team
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Heads up play by Tuzzi
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    I'm really happy Doc is announcing this game. He brings me back to my childhood, when Doc would announce the Wings Stanley Cup games.
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    redwings talking to ducks for bobby ryan?

    wrong thread
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    I think Alfie is going to be a make it in the top 3 defenseman role before the year is up.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    That was ******* awesome Ericsson
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Ericsson sort of reminds me of Konstantinov tonight.