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Lovin' Helm's stache.

Wow. Bad communication there.

GOAL!

PP coming. Hopefully they practiced it a bit since last game.

I am wondering about that too. Likely (hopefully) it is short-term.

Had one at a group dinner tonight. It's actually not bad for a 40.

AH! That looked to be on the line, possibly over.

Abdelkader's third line last year in the Phoenix series was great. Abby's third line this season with Helm and anyone else has been great. I don't see what you think is terrible about his play. Game started. LGW!

Maybe Babcock has a hunch. I'm not too optimistic either (I prefer(ed) having Flip and Cleary switch) but the first line can't get much worse than it was last game.

Okay? Did I state that? Abby has done more than Fabian in the past two seasons. Fabain has played in the AHL (and NHL for the Wings) with teams affiliated with two non-playoffs teams. Abby has played in the playoffs and has been a constant NHler. Fabian has passed through waivers without being claimed, Abby has not been sent down and IMO he would be claimed if he were sent down. Abby has proved he is a stable third line player through his play last year in the playoffs and his play this year. Fabian has not proven he can play in the NHL on any line (he is a solid fourth liner for the Wings though). Abby could become a Cleary type player for the Wings (playing any line) if his scoring improves when his lines-mates improve. I have nothing against Fabian, but he needs to earn his time. This is a player that could not crack two non-playoff teams, and was not claimed on waivers. I am glad the Wings are giving him a chance- he just needs to earn his minutes.

Just under two hours until game-time. Staying up for this game will be tough, but it is the Wings. LGW!

Nothing Fabian has done in the past two season suggests he should be prompted to the first line.

This line could be dangerous- a sniper, a puck-handler, and a physical presence.

Bruno scored 15 goals in the AHL last year. Cleary had almost twice that number in the NHL last year (26).

With White hurt, I wouldn't be surprised to see Smith play over Commie. With that said, Commie is here so Smith can play top minutes in the AHL. It would hinder Smith's development to ride the pine in Detroit, and the Wings don't want Kindl sitting out consistently for Smith to play ahead of him in the NHL.

Third line should get ~30 sec of PP time. They've been good tonight.

Edit- For the pun.

PP upcomming. Great decision by Polak.

He's back!

Goal was officially given to Abby with Miller getting the assist.

I agree. It wasn't the best PP, but it wasn't bad either. Ugh, Blues score.

Are you ******* serious?

Homer's puck handling has been great this year.

Either way, a nice garbage goal for the 3rd/4th line.

ABBY!