Z and D for the C

This. The problem isn't Jimmy. Any goalie would be letting in 4 goals a game the way the team is playing right now.

Maybe the team was just as depressed tonight as I am now.

That's just not true. Hudler has been playing very well lately and has been putting up the points along with it. If you want to look at useless players, try looking at some of the other wingers in our top 6. Namely, Bertuzzi and Franzen (one 4 goal game doesn't make up for countless other games where he is invisible).

Come on guys, it's just one game.

The decisions are made before the season starts. They're just trying to be fair to fans of both teams. Wings actually get the edge in that more Pistons games are on FSN+ than Wings. Granted, I can be calm and reasonable about it because I get FSN+ in HD.

I thought this was reality. Huh? Isn't this reality? I'm sorry, I thought this was reality. (+1 if anyone knows what that's from)

But we can play your cherry picking game. Let's only start counting when Hudler "broke out". From December 27th to February 2nd: Filppula: 13gp 4g 9a 13p Hudler: 14gp 3g 9a 12p So Filppula has 1 more point in 1 less game. I'm pretty sure that means Filppula was "hotter". I don't think anyone would argue against that. Hudler has been great since Datsyuk was injured, but so has Filppula, and even better. I'm just annoying that Eva thinks that Hudler could score a PPG pace to finish the season, but Filppula definitely won't, even though Filppula has scored closer (albeit not much) to a PPG pace over the past 20 or so games than Hudler.

I took out the two shutouts because they were shutouts. Hudler didn't get any points either, so it's irrelevant to the comparison. Include them if you want, my favorite player still comes out on top. Including Monday night would be dumb, as Hudler was getting more icetime with Datsyuk and Cleary versus less TOI for Flip with Abds and Eaves. The previous 16 games, they both played on the same line, thus being directly comparable. But frankly, even if you do include Monday nights game, Filppula still has more points than Hudler in the past 19. Cherry picking is ignoring the two games prior to where you started your comparison when Filppula had 2 points.

Am I the only one who thinks the Ovechkin hit really wasn't that bad? It may have been a stupid play but I don't think he meant to trip him like that. He went in for a big hit, Ovechkin got out of the way but not quite enough. Cooke is a ******, but I don't think this hit was that bad.

Let's pray that god realizes his mistake in making Filppula get injured in the first place and makes his injury not serious! Yay Jesus!

Filppula put together 15 points in 16 games with Hudler and Bertuzzi on his line. I don't think it's such a far stretch to say he could match or even exceed that when Franzen gets put back on the second line as we get guys back. However, this is of course dependent on Babcock keeping Fil in the top 6. Oh okay, so when you cherry pick stats to make it look like Hudler has been scoring more than Filppula, it looks like Hudler has been scoring more than Filppula? Got it.

Before this weekend, Filppula had 15 points in 16 games. Hudler had 12 in the same period. Filppula, thus, was "hotter" than Hudler. There isn't a single point this season when Hudler has been better than Filppula, in any respect. Offensively or defensively. He had a good night last night, but then he was playing with Datsyuk.

You seem to have gotten more pessimistic and cynical lately.

I know it hurts you to think about it, but Filppula was "hotter" than Hudler was. But Filppula definitely wasn't going to score a point per game, but Hudler of course could have. Love your logic, eva.

Feeling a little more confident to say that now that Filppula might have a relatively serious leg injury?

Yes.

The goalies weren't THAT great, really. Solid, but not out of their minds.

Eva, Hudler will NEVER EVER EVER EVER play center on this wings team. Get that through your skull. It will NEVER happen. Give it up. Holmstrom would play center before Hudler. Franzen might get moved to center when we're injured (like when Flip was out), but that's only temporary. I know we are deep at center, but that's mostly in the bottom 6. We have 3 forwards who are good enough to play top 6 center. 2 of those forwards should be together on the top line.

Oh come on. It's not like Howard has been letting in really soft goals. He hasn't been perfect, but he also hasn't been any worse than our defense and overall team play. when the skaters pick up their play, Howard will be fine.

So you would trade one weakness (goaltending) for another (2nd line center)?

It did? I seem to remember almost getting swept last playoffs.

This team is really bad right now.

Don't temp them.

The defense problem is poor overall team defense?

I really hope that idiot who always makes his voice go really low/raspy when someone scores is gone. I can't stand that guy and his fake enthusiasm. She is way too hot to fire. That's how she got her job in the first place.