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Damn, Marco is pretty damn good. Who could have seen that coming?

Started a little shaky but Marco and Raymond with two great plays leading to goals. Rolling now. Johansson is emerging. That dude looks real solid tonight again.

Did he get signed for a second year?

I think so. With the exception of Edmonton those are all winnable games (for a road trip). If we can win 3/4 we’ll be sitting in a playoff spot by the middle of next week IMO. It’s doable, but now’s the time for this team to really step up.

Guys, I just met Mike Babcock and he took my phone, looked at my dick pics, and then made me write a list of all the most useless Red Wings this season. At the top of the list is Tarasenko. He’s actively worse than Petry was.

Correct. Copp eats hard minutes and that is a thankless but necessary job. Trade Yzerman if we don’t like the contract.

I’m dumb?

LGRW!!!!

Kucherov with a super dirty play on the Rasmussen empty netter. He should get a fine for that one, maybe a suspension if Ras is injured.

I want Tarasenko off this team SO bad

Seider is having a rough night on the powerplay

This game is fun despite the low score. These divisional games take on a whole new meaning with all this parity. I love it.

Our 3rd pair needs to get shot into the moon.

#BringBackHronek

Vasi is keeping Tampa in it right now

Wings trading chances with Tampa here in the first. Fun game.

I agree with 99% of this, but I don't agree that Kiiskinen "doesn't provide much" if he's not scoring. He's a good two-way player and checking winger as well. He also kills penalties. Think of his game as a Finnish Tyler Bertuzzi or Carter Mazur. He's got bottom six winger written all over him without the scoring, and middle six winger if his scoring translates (he's got size, speed, and shot so I don't see why it wouldn't).

The point isn’t the number of days or months between them in age. Because Kiiskinen is in the prior years draft class, he’s played one more full season of hockey than MBN. Despite their ages Kiiskinen has been a year ahead in his development since he was a kid. This same thing is true of Kasper (young for his draft class) and Danielson (older for his draft). They’re only 6 months apart but Marco has played one full year more. That’s a years worth of practice, training, development, that the younger player doesn’t have.

Bumping this in appreciation of Nathan MacKinnon. That dude is unreal and my #1OA pick if I’m roleplayong as an NHL GM.

Look into your heart, deep inside you know the answer.

It’s not a great comparison because MBN is a year younger. Kiiskinen is better now, but you have to think MBN has more upside with his size, skill, and strength combination.

I liked Elmer’s game, he looked good. I liked the 4th line generally. Hard to blame the bottom six in a game where we only scored one goal. They did their jobs.

Our 3rd pair is abysmal.

You guys see all the internet uproar about how the league needs to “protect” McDavid? What a puss. The league didn’t need to protect MacKinnon or Barkov.

Bummer, sorry about that buddy. Woof They just showed Elmer delete some kid on the forecheck in the pregame. If he does that regularly he’s going to kill someone.