Z and D for the C

Anyone have any clips of Ken or Mick sounding depressed after a Red Wings loss?

Hawks are as good as out. The Wild are playing for nothing and the Stars are playing for their lives. Bye bye The Core.

All I can say is if we play Phoenix again, that would suck. How boring.

Take a hint, dude. Your body is throwing them out all over.

If it makes anyone feel any better: this makes me laugh every time:

2009 Regular season GA/G: 2.93 (21st) 2009 Playoffs GA/G: 2.09 (2nd) 2011 Regular season GA/G: 2.88 (22st) Just saying.

You should write that down and mail it to Ken Holland. I'm sure he'll give the idea it's due diligence.

And then what happens if we win? Do we go into the first round automatically up 1-0 in the series?

This thread should be funny once the playoffs start. I can't believe anyone would think the wings would have cared about this game. Stop being so naive.

3-0 in the first 10 minutes? Yes it is. This game means absolutely nothing. So have many other games. The Wings played like a machine in the beginning of the season, and they'll flip the switch next week. Not worried. Lose 10-0, make Chicago think they're good and let them underestimate us. Who cares. When have the Wings ever been good in the last few games of the season?

Do you HONESTLY think you have any rational thought? The wings have had s*** horrible luck with injuries and have clinched their division. They aren't going to risk injuring themselves for a game that benefits them in no way if they win.

Had to happen sometime or another. Seriously, can we just forfeit this game? Babcock, put two goalies out or something.

..and Hudler. And Bertuzzi. And Cleary. Basically all of our top 6 forwards except Datsyuk.

It might be worth it to stop hearing from you. I'm sure it's just precautionary and rest for the playoffs. Not worried at all.

That's a joke, right? Chicago didn't choose to raise their banner against us, that's just how the schedule turned out.

Eva, you are the only person in the world who would want Zetterberg and Datsyuk together on a line, yet still put Filppula on the third line, LEAVING THE SECOND LINE WITHOUT A GOOD CENTER. You're like the Fox News of LGW. Unbelievable. Anyway, I've said for years that the best line we can have with Datsyuk and Zetterberg together. Remembering this... Zetterberg Datsyuk Hudler/Homer Franzen Filppula Cleary Bertuzzi Modano H-omer/udler Abdelkader Helm Eaves (Best 4th line in the NHL) Try Hudler out on the first line, otherwise switch him with Homer. Bertuzzi doesn't work with Franzen IMO, so put him on the third line. Unfortuantely I have a feeling that third line is doomed to failure. Also, the way Fil and Franzen step it up in the playoffs, it's crazy not to put them together.

In games he's in, it's Datsyuk. But I voted for Z.

Great choice. Not so sure about Emery though.

I just don't want Chicago to play in round 1.

Jesus christ Hudler didn't they have offsides in mother russia? It's always horrible.

For some reason I just don't think that Franzen and Bert on the same line is going to be very good. Actually I know the reason. They're both really lazy players.

Um...it's been much more than just one bad game...

What? The Blues won. Sorry, couldn't help it. The Wings were a machine the first third or so of the season, so hopefully they're just bored and can get back to the level of play in a couple weeks. If they do, they'll go very far this year.

I actually thought he had one of his better games in a while. Which says a lot about his play lately.