LeonardSankar

Hey guys what was the purpose of switching conferences when they can't beat the teams in their own division let alone conference. This will be the 3rd straight year they get eliminated by someone from their own division. Also they have been pretty bad in the regular season against all their division foes as well. Not that I think they would have anymore or less success in the West as I'm just saying this team is in no mans land and been there ever since June 2009 when they lost game 7 to the Pens! That date needs to be marked down as the day they stopped being a Cup contender!

I've given up long ago as all I need to do is check the box scores and standings to know our team is useless!

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So aside from Larkin & Zetterburg who can consistently produce points on this team? For years they've boasted about all the young talent they've developed but really who gives them offense aside from Larkin? Nyquest & Tatar where are you know that I need you? All I do is look at the daily scores and see that this team can't score enough to win even when they have a 3rd period lead that's given they blow it and lose in OT!

Bottom line is we have nothing in our so called great system that's gonna take us to the next level e.g. the level of excellence where they used to be pre 2009 Stanley Cup finals. This is getting frustrating as we can't bring in the help like they did in 2001 b/c of the cap and our prospects are just decent at best. Aside from Larkin there is no hope anymore!

I don't even think the Wings are a defensive minded team cause if that were the case they wouldn't be blowing all those 3rd period leads. It's a safe bet whenever the Wings have a 1 goal lead in the 3rd that the game will be tied eventually. This has been a problem dating back to around 2009 or so. It cost them a game in the playoffs last year and thus the Tampa series. Bottom line this team just plain dreadful to watch since the 2009 cup final!

So with a salary cap how are the Wings gonna ever be a cup contender again without atleast 2 front line point producers? Of their 4 Cups only the 1997 team lacked scoring and that was b/c some guys had down years. I suspect the playoff run ends this season or sometime very soon unless Larkin becomes the Stevie Yzerman for this club b/c he is going to have to carry this club on his back and that may not be enough with nothing around him once Dat & Zet are gone.

Given Jimmy's struggles since he returned from injury and also the fact that the team has gone nowhere in postseasons when he's been in net is it even a given he should be put in net again this postseason? Right now he just sucks especially in the 3rd periods!

Well it's been about over 3 seasons now which I keep hearing about so many great young players the Wings have on their team or in their system but why are the results in the W-L column in both the regular & postseason so minimal? This team has been in decay since game seven 2009 and not a contender since. Back then they said they were too old and had to get young so they got younger but the results are not any better as they haven't reached past the second round since 2009. Look at regular season play as aside from a 3rd place finish in the conference in 2011 they haven't gotten home ice advantage for a first round series since. So all I hear is how great the kids are but they can't be that great when they don't win very much. On another note I guess the Wings haven't had to worry about getting upset in the playoffs anymore since they are never favoured to win any of their rounds!

I just tuned into the Tampa game and I noticed all kinds of empty seats and am wondering why? What happens when they move to the new arena? Is this a result of basically not being a Cup contender since 2009?

Wouldn't it be a good idea for those corporate seat owners who don't use the tickets to just sell them so someone can make use out of them? Or if they can afford to not use them just give them away for free so they don't go to waste? Also fyi I tuned into the Tampa game with about 5 minutes remaining and only up by a goal and from what I remember of the Wings recently that is not a safe lead by any means.

Thank Darren Helm for opening up the floodgates in this one! All Helm had to do was chip the puck in deep and make TB go the length of the ice but instead he has to be a damm hero and look what happened. As soon as it was 2-1 I knew it was over!

Could of earned good money taking TB on the moneyline while down 3-1. You guys all know what happens when a 2 goal lead in the 3rd turns into a 1 goal lead if you know what I mean. Anyone ever seen this movie before? Just a matter of if TB wins in regulation or OT. I'd rather regulation to spare me from a slower death!

You want successful regular seasons you have to look at 01-02, or 07-08 or the ones one they got atleast a top 3 seed. This team hasn't been a Cup contender heading into the playoffs since the 2009 post season as since then they have been longshot dark horse teams. Successful regular season is when pretty much all of your series open at the Joe remember them? In the 90's when the Wings had postseason results that mirrored the ones they had from 2010-present coaches were fired and if not for 97 Cup I bet Scotty Bowan would've been given the axe shortly after. Don't give me cap excuses b/c last time I checked a cap existed from 05-06 to 08-09 and the Wings were seeded no lower than #2 heading into each of those postseasons and were considered Cup favourites. Since game 7 2009 this franchise has headed downhill for the most part as that game served as the end of a chapter in Wings lore. Right now we are in the 2005-2013 New England Patriots but I think our cup drought will last longer than the Patriots SB drought!

So with the poor play in all phases of play and losing games all the time is it evident that this team is a first round ouster regardless of who they play b/c they don't match up well with any of the Eastern playoff teams with the exception of Ottawa but that's still no gimme of a series but they aren't getting the top seed so no chance to play Sens. This team has issues on both ends and that fact that they have 5 20+ goal scorers is just a moot point as this team is no offensive juggernaut by a long shot. This offseason they must decide if they want to revert to being Cup contenders once again and make the necessary changes as this team is a far cry from 2008 or even the 2009 team for that matter.

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Quick question guys just wanted to know when you knew the game was over? 2-0 Wings, 2-1 Wings, 2-2 or now down 3-2. I gave up as soon as Bruins got on the board b/c we all know how well the Wings protect 1 goal 3rd period leads! Like I said before this team is playoff flop all over again!

They have 5 20 goal scorers but still are just in the middle of the pack in terms of goals scored if I remember. Back in the glory days they were near the top of the league in goals scored and gave up the fewest goals and now you wonder why the Cup winning days are long gone!

How do you guys rate the playoff competition from the cup winning years to this season? I think the competition is way more difficult this year as their is not one team in the East whom I think the Wings are a lock to beat as all the playoff teams scare me to death. Lets look at 1997 where the only teams in the West who I feared were the Stars & Avs and they avoided the Stars and upset the Avs. In the East I can't remember if any teams were worth fearing as Philly didn't scare me as maybe New Jersey was the only team who could be trouble. In 1998 the same thing in the West as Avs & Stars but this time was the other way around as they avoided Avs and took down the Stars. In the East I still don't remember an elite team as maybe the Devils again were good but none capable of beating the Wings in the finals. In 2002 the only team in the West who bothered me were the Avs and they got was long coming in a 7 game series. As for the East nothing was going to bother the Wings in the finals plain & simple! In 2008 the only team who I feared in the West was the Sharks and they got upset and thus avoided them and took the Stars instead. In the East the only 2 elite teams were the Penguins & Canadians but the Habs really overachieved that year and were no threat. The Pens were a threat due to various factors stemming from Buttmans team, Cindy Crybaby etc. The bottom line is that the competition has really caught up to the Wings as we are a far cry away from 2008 when we were the class of the NHL as the days of being the odds on cup winning favs are long gone.

I haven't seen many of the games this season as just watch the scores & standings but wondering who the Wings match up well with in the East and who they want to avoid. According to the results I want nothing to do with Montreal & Tampa and also would shy away from Pittsburgh cause of Crybaby & refs. I'd say I'm 50-50 against the Islanders and then the rest of the East e.g. Rangers, Bruins & Caps not sure how dangerous they are to Wings.

Anyone remember when we had depth e.g. 2008! Also we had a team that could clear pucks out of their own zone the very few times the puck ever entered their zone!

I say the Hawks winner comes off a Detroit turnover as none of our defenseman can clear the puck of their damm zone!

I stormed out when the Hawks just scored and now I return and we go to OT? They are really killing us slowly!

Game Over Guys!

The difference b/t Hawks & Wings is that when Wings give up early lead in 3rd they give up go ahead goal shortly after and when the Wings tie the game they can't get the go ahead goal and then quickly fall behind again e.g. the upcoming Hawks PP goal about to be scored! I'd rather get blown out then lose like this!