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At least Howard didn’t s*** the bed again? Gotta bring his GAA down to a 3.8 something I’d think...

It’s do or die for Dubas and that roster at this point. That Babcock was a big enough name to dominate the headlines so often is a luxury that’s now gone. They keep flailing and it’s going to be a total “******* embarrassing” situation.

 
Not that it isn’t already...

I almost hope we get massacred today just so the guys are pissed enough to take a giant s*** on Toronto’s honeymoon with Keefe. The HF boards are expecting a huge win with the Leafs having some days off for Keefe to work with them. I saw some guy say the following: 
“This will be a huge win for us. I can feel it. Keefe will destroy Babcock's apprentice.”
The joy it would bring to see the Wings drop a massive hailstorm on Toronto’s parade planning is unparalleled.

I almost hope we get massacred today just so the guys are pissed enough to take a giant s*** on Toronto’s honeymoon with Keefe. The HF boards are expecting a huge win with the Leafs having some days off for Keefe to work with them. I saw some guy say the following: 
“This will be a huge win for us. I can feel it. Keefe will destroy Babcock's apprentice.”
The joy it would bring to see the Wings drop a massive hailstorm on Toronto’s parade planning is unparalleled.

I almost hope we get massacred today just so the guys are pissed enough to take a giant s*** on Toronto’s honeymoon with Keefe. The HF boards are expecting a huge win with the Leafs having some days off for Keefe to work with them. I saw some guy say the following: 
“This will be a huge win for us. I can feel it. Keefe will destroy Babcock's apprentice.”
The joy it would bring to see the Wings drop a massive hailstorm on Toronto’s parade planning is unparalleled.

I almost hope we get massacred today just so the guys are pissed enough to take a giant s*** on Toronto’s honeymoon with Keefe. The HF boards are expecting a huge win with the Leafs having some days off for Keefe to work with them. I saw some guy say the following: 
“This will be a huge win for us. I can feel it. Keefe will destroy Babcock's apprentice.”
The joy it would bring to see the Wings drop a massive hailstorm on Toronto’s parade planning is unparalleled.

I almost hope we get massacred today just so the guys are pissed enough to take a giant s*** on Toronto’s honeymoon with Keefe. The HF boards are expecting a huge win with the Leafs having some days off for Keefe to work with them. I saw some guy say the following: 
“This will be a huge win for us. I can feel it. Keefe will destroy Babcock's apprentice.”
The joy it would bring to see the Wings drop a massive hailstorm on Toronto’s parade planning is unparalleled.

So Mantha like out for a week. Splendid. Should be a good stretch. 

Just remember: The Blues were in last place.

2 pts for the bad buys

What a dog s*** game and a dog s*** fight. And another goal on a breakaway. 

Yeah I was reading something that said Lam and Babs were really close and shared a vision for the team, but that was the complete opposite with Dubas and Babs. They didn't see eye to eye on team construction and weren't close as colleagues.
So Dubas got his way, and now has HIS coach. Buys him a little time now to get his team together.
My question for Dubas would be WTF is your vision for that team? It seems to me he's just gonna overload with offensively gifted players and try to score other teams to death. I think that kid is in way over his head.

I think everyone agrees Babcock lost the room. Question is, who is to blame for that? Is the coach just crappy, or are the players a buncha prima-donnas?
On the one hand, Dubas is building an offensive-minded talent-laced team. It makes good sense to can Mike Babcock because of that. Babs is a shutdown coach and will never fit that style.
On the other hand, I think back to Zberg and Dats. Wings players always hated Babs, but they still bought into his system. And Zberg and Dats evolved and grew into two of the two best defensive forwards to ever play the game under this man. I think Dats and Zberg would have been EVEN higher scorers under a different coach... but then they would have never become the truly complete players they did become under Babs.
So yeah Babs didn't adapt, and that killed him. But I also think his players didn't adapt (buy in) and that's gonna kill them all in the long-run.
They play like individuals. They don't win board battles. But they sure can score. I foresee a lot of nice regular seasons, but very few cups coming from that formula.

I would’ve agreed with you on Howard as a backup last season, but at this point I’d definitely rather have Bernier. Howard may just be slowing down. 35 ain’t exactly young by NHL/goalie standards. Surprised Bernier got a three year deal, but it could be worse, I guess...? In the meantime, this is starting to feel like a more pressing situation in a weird way. If you’re pro-tank, there’s no reason to make a move and maybe Howard reverses course at some point, but it’s tough losing games like this where you feel like the team found a way to win in spite of being outplayed but the goalie didn’t. 

He’s won at every level. What could go wrong?

I think long term they should have stuck it out with Babs and forced their players to conform and grow
But they cater to every whim of their snowflake players so ur probs right, this is the best course for the next few years of success.
doubt this leads to them winning s*** thou

You’ve got to wonder if Yzerman doesn’t deal with the Howard situation. I don’t know how committed we are to the tank, but it’s starting to feel like we’re bound to lose when Howard starts, and Bernier can’t be relied upon to be the starter. We didn’t play great but we played well enough to win this game if we had a halfway decent goalie who didn’t give up back to back to back goals so consistently. Bernier will give up the first goal or a bad goal and tighten it up and not give up the next and keep us in games. Howard doesn’t seem capable of that this season. I know we’re not thinking playoffs this year, but how long can the Howard situation go on like this?
Did anyone tell KRSmith we’re back?

Well f*** a duck, we’re back. Stupid game.
Not all on Howard but f***, he can’t come close to keeping us in a game let alone winning one at this point it seems. He gives up a goal and then gives up two more. That Bernier hasn’t been very good yet so much better than Howard is very telling of how dire this situation has become.
Bert’s a real stud; he’s gonna be expensive but I predict he takes the most team-friendly deal with all my wishful thinking.
Why wasn’t Fabbri on the ice at the end? We put out the 2-3 point or so collective line but not Fabbri? I don’t get it.
Bums me out. This feels like one of those games we should’ve won even though we didn’t quite deserve it, but we gave up five goals again. This is a win with Bernier in net, which is a sad sentence to write.

Yeah but Blash woulda been fired after two loses in a row in Toronto. Two dif situations.

Filppula is too old now to remember his Cup.  

Fabbri killing it right now. What a start. What a shot by Mantha. Great little win!

Fabbri killing it right now. What a start. What a shot by Mantha. Great little win!

These f***s won’t let me sing my seasonally late but appropriate song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c2RTvP0bEQ&feature=youtu.be
 

These f***s won’t let me sing my seasonally late but appropriate song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c2RTvP0bEQ&feature=youtu.be