YoungGuns1340

No one has the balls to crash the net. No one is grabbing rebounds. Everyones shots are being deflected or blocked.

Seriously...when was the last time this team was able to grab a rebound??

WHAT THE f***, Franzen?? Stop it with the 86 moves!!!

What are you talking about? He gets a great forecheck going nearly every shift hes out there.

Finishing off your chances is part of the game, too.

One of the strongest efforts we've seen from them in a while. Too bad they didn't realize the period started until about the 17:00 mark.

Anaheim looks their running on half a tank tonight. There shouldn't be any excuses not to win this one.

What the f***? That should be a ******* penalty. What a loser..

Hudler is making a name for himself with that shot from down low. Reminds me of the way Shanahan would camp out around there.

Giguere looks like crap tonight. If we have any luck, we should score at least 3 or 4 on him tonight.

You can tell the Ducks are tired. I haven't seen them slack off this much in the physicality department since they were headlined by Fedorov and Kariya.

Haha poor Draper. I don't think hes ever gonna score a goal again unless its garbage or an empty netter

How come its easier for us to clear the zone on the penalty kill than at even strength?

They wouldn't be able to reach that high..

Good PP....but I swear to God, if Rafalski fails to keep the puck in at the line on the PP one more time, I'm gonna make a personal visit to his house just to bitchslap him in front of his wife and kids. Seriously - take a lesson from Lidstrom for once.

Good PP so far.

Another giveaway..

A Wings miscue? In the defenseive zone? That leads to a goal? Wow...now theres something you dont see everyday..

I've got a Size L CCM Zetterberg away (white) jersey I'm looking to sell or trade. If someone wants to trade, I'm looking for almost any jersey, but it has to be a size small. Or if someone has a pink jersey - any name - I'd be willing to trade. I just got a Zetterberg Winter Classic jersey, and I've been meaning to get a jersey for my girlfriend, since shes going to her first Wings game ever in a few months, but all my jerseys are huge on her. Now, since I have 2 Zetterberg jerseys, I'm looking to trade it for something small OR sell it.

Whos to say management didn't plan ahead? Its very possible that they were planning on trading one of Lebda or Meech in addition to Quincey before Chelios went down. And honestly, as much as I would like to see Downey, hes not going to stop the Ducks from getting physical with our guys. Downey may make them pay for the liberties taken, but him and his 4 minutes of potential ice time aren't going to be a deterrent. Not to mention, the Ducks have about 5-6 players who are not only willing to get dirty, but also to drop the gloves to back it up. While Downey is sitting in the box serving his fight minutes along with Parros, for example, Perry, Pronger, Moen, May, etc are still going to be roaming the ice.

Grab a dictionary, bud. There's a huge difference between panic and criticism.

Homer and Datsyuk have always had great chemistry it seems, and his absence has really affected the strength of Hossa and Datsyuk together. Cant wait to have him back..

The majority of those losses came in the first few weeks of the season. They're running on all cylinders now and are playing MUCH better hockey than the Wings are. In fact, the Ducks really turned it around in their win against the Wings, so maybe we can return the favor, and get back to playing good hockey with a win over them tonight.

Because the Wings don't have the cap space to bring him up.

I don't care if we win this thing 2-1 in a SO. Hell, I don't even care if we win. I just want to see a systematic, puck-possession game from the Wings tonight. 1. A low shot total against 2. Strong PK 3. Limited Giveaways 4. A well-policed crease 5. Quick, simple outlet passes to clear the zone. Thats all I ask. Offense be damned. Lets just keep the GA to 2 or fewer.