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I'm only 21 years old and and I've been watching and playing hockey since 1998 and I live in Canada where hockey is a religion. But yes, I am new to NHL hockey forums if that means anything to you

Ya but if St. Louis loses this game it doesn't matter but if the Red Wings lose than I would be really concerned... St. Louis fans watching hockey for the first time past February

Your avy is hilarious

In the same interview Babcock says it was a goalie matchup that we lost. So s***ty of him to blame Jimmy for that game. Even if Jimmy was at his very best and stole the game the coach should never expect that to happen. The wings scored one goal in the last ten minutes of the game. That's not executing. You will lose 90% of the games you play when that happens. The goals Nashville scored (albeit a little lucky) Jimmy had no chance. Way too much traffic in front...couldn't pick up the puck.... couldn't clear the zone. I don't think the wings played well but I also don't think they were outplayed and probably could of gotten a win on some nights but this shouldn't be acceptable from a coach of the red wings who expect to be the best every night.

The wings don't need a motivational speaker. Certain players are playing well and doing the right things. Just for the love of god Mike Babcock change the lines!! The top 6 need to be moved around. Don't just swap third line players for fourth line players. I may sound crazy but break up the Flip-Z-Huds line. Flippula and Zetterberg's good play will be contagious on any line I believe. I like Abdelkader on the top 6 he'll at least mix things up... And am I the only one that isn't disappointed Stuart won't be here next season? He is absolutely terrible with the puck in any kind of situation. I haven't liked him on this team for the last two years. It's always him who can't clear the puck when the wings are killing a penalty and win the face off and he has a good 3 seconds to wind up and shoot it down the ice and the other team keeps it in the zone. I've noticed Quincey is good at getting the puck out actually.

These comments really bother me... this seems like the mark where you will look back and say this is where Babcock lost his touch. This whole season seems like he has been sitting and watching a completely different team than what is on the ice. How else can you explain why Cleary is not on the fourth line. He would be useful there. Also, is it just me, or did Franzen play better than he has all season when he was on the 3rd line with Abdelkader? Previous years when the Red Wings put forth a poor effort in a game like this the lines would have been juggled 5 times during the game. These comments make me very nervous for the future. "Ya know, I would have liked to win this game." wtf is that? Zetterberg's comments weren't much better either. The Red Wings have always held themselves to a higher standard and this sounds like something coming out of the Oilers press conference.