I have not noticed huds on the ice for the past 10-15 games, if not more! Sorry, I just think he could play a hell of a lot better. A lot of the wings can.
Sammy kills me every time he goes into the corner. Wiggling your stick at someone hoping to hit the puck is not good enough. Not even close. HIT PEOPLE. Trust me, its harder for a guy to play the puck when hes on the ice trying to get back on his skates than it is with a stick just buzzing around his blades. Even with that said, I'm not trying to say he needs to go out and start Drilling people, but just hit them to get separation from the puck.
Another player that needs to up his game is Franzen. Any time I see his huge frame on the ice, hes standing like a tree. He has so much potential!!! ( As well, he has a huge frame and it wouldn't hurt if he started colliding with people! )
Lebda I not a great defenceman. He does have speed, but still some of the plays he makes with the puck make me cringe.
I'm not here to bash the Wings, they have been my team since I was 6-7 years old and I love them through and through. We are just having a rough patch, where injuries are not helping what-so-ever. It just seems like we are not hitting the lanes like we did earlier in the season, like someone is either a half a step ahead, or a half of a step behind. Another thing that kind of gets me pissed, is the ability to not take care of the puck on the blue line. I understand that these kids playing now are AHLers, But come on, It happened even with our vets. its a simple D-to-D pass and its forever hopping over sticks, getting intercepted, or even worse, the other defence partner is already playing safety and skating backwards.
On a good note, we are playing a hell of a lot better then we did in our losing streak, and really can only get better from here. Once our vets are back on D and we can control the puck a bit more, it will be much easier for the young ones to take their place. (Is it just more or is it scary that lilja was partnering with the young guys, come on, what can you possibly learn thats positive from him. . I thought giving up the puck at the worst possible time was a bad thing. ). There is plenty of time to get these wrinkles ironed out, and i am not worried in the slightest. Its a great thing that these young guns are getting exposure now, rather then something like last year with some coming in deep in the playoffs.
Full expectation for a Stanley Cup Finals!!! <3! GO WINGS!!!