DatsyukToZetterberg

This team is absolutely hopeless. The worst team with a winning record in hockey.

It would really be more like the "Lidstrom transition". I would think any reasonable Sens fan (and they seem to represent the vast majority of Sens Nation) wouldn't expect Jason Spezza to play and lead like Daniel Alfredsson. They would expect him to play and lead like Jason Spezza.Interesting possibility regarding Yzerman. That would've been one of the great coincidences in hockey. Can't say I'm displeased it didn't come to pass, however

So many requests for things that aren't available. We have no cap space and no spots on the roster. Everything was sunny after the Carolina game and now the franchise is falling apart again, huh? Name me 5 LEGIT top-4, puck-moving defensemen or power-forward type scorers that are available right now. Why is that so difficult? Because those players just don't become available anymore. Teams hang onto them like their lives depend on it. The fixes have to come from in-house or they won't come at all. With that in mind, here it is: 1. Get reasonably healthy We can't wait for DeKeyser to return to start winning again. Get Alfie back and start scoring goals again. Get the plugs off of the power-play and start shooting when you have a lane. Far too passive and inconsistent. 2. Find some consistency on defense Find a way to bury the crap and let the cream rise to the top. Limit Quincey and Kindl's minutes and let Smith continue to play well with more minutes. You have to work around them in the lineup, unfortunately. 3. Stop finding ways to lose This is the biggest elephant in the room. The team consistently finds ways to lose. Whether it's not enough offense, defensive mistakes, shoddy goaltending performances or a lack of a physical response, the Wings are always finding ways to lose games. 4. Waive Cleary and Quincey I can't overstate how much better this team would be without these two in the lineup. Without even adding anyone to the roster, this team gets a little faster, more dangerous offensively, turns the puck over less and makes less mistakes in their own end. We have the organizational depth at defenseman to fill Quincey's roster spot. No one could possibly be any worse than he has been since being acquired. Same goes for Cleary. Anyone would really be better. Give the meatheads of LGW that actually think the biggest problem with this team is fighting majors Tootoo back, for all I care. Just get these two out of the lineup. There are no top-4 defensemen or scoring power forwards waiting for us anytime soon. And even if there were, we have no room in any sense to accommodate them. If we really are as bad as everyone says, how have we managed to win 10 games? The team is slumping, not bad. Everyone slumps. I'm as frustrated with it as anyone else but the organization is not on the verge of collapse.

I will say this: he's better than Dan Cleary. He's a decent bottom-6 offensive option at this point. However, not great. Yes, he put up 30 in Vancouver. Playing with the Sedins. He could have a role with this team but he just doesn't play it. He's not producing a whole lot despite being somewhat healthy this year (knock on wood). He's not close to the biggest of our problems, but he certainly isn't a large part of the solution, either.

He needs to round it up to make sound as bad as possible. He forgets that we could be the Oilers and have to suffer through Dubnyk and now Bryzgalov for God-knows how long.

Weiss playing tonight? How does he look?

Can't say I'm happy about that. At least the offense looks decent.

Can't watch because I'm out of the house. What's going on?

He was OK, I guess. Had his usual tact of looking shaky while still making the save.

Howie was a last-minute pull for the flu. Nyquist scored twice and, overall, brought a ton of speed and energy.

I think it's a 35+ contract. If so, I don't think so.

He wants to celebrate? He can go play with Yakupov in Edmonton.

Cleary, your job would be lost on any other team.

As long as it's in the net...don't care.

Just seems like after the Helm goal the space disappeared. Absolutely no room being created. They can just plaster onto us and it doesn't make a difference.

We have bad goaltending. Let's just face it. If not for Gustavsson, this would still be 2-1. He couldn't even make a save on a borderline 5-6 defenseman not even known for offense.

Good end to an otherwise terribad second period.

ANOTHER penalty. That start was the biggest load of fool's gold ever.

Will this team ever win again?

Wow Quincey...you ******* suck. Get off this team.

I hope we enjoy being one of the laughingstocks of the NHL.

Gustavsson right back to his old self. Out in front of the shot and still screwed it all up.

This is ******* ridiculous.

Wow. Disaster again.

Lashoff gone with the flu. Down to 5 defensemen.