YoungGuns1340

Clint Malarchuk taught me that.

John Keating is the biggest.... Anyways, I guess Babs finally got the Memo. Some sustained pressure with DIFFERENT lines. Its about fricking time. Also, the hockey gods must've gotten sick of our key Dmen being the only ones injured.

You give them a penalty for that? After all the s*** that is going on?

Wow. That Wiz event was JUST what we needed. Gave us life and some room to breathe. And Hossa is moved away from Datsyuk!! Keep it going, Babs!

On the bright side, the DUCKS were blown out in Game 3 last series.

Nice slash on the blocker for the goal. On a for-s*** penalty too.

Wow. IDENTICAL plays are being made by the Ducks in their zone every other shift. Why is that a penalty?

What was the penalty?

Why do the Wings keep trying to drive through a Ducks defender along the boards? Pop the puck around him, or you better be skating a lot faster than half speed.

I'm going to implode.

Hiller isn't even that great. Look at him fumble that easy shot. Take advantage of him, guys.

Can we support one another? Franzen gets manned by TWO guys, and no Wing is there to support him.

Great post, Matt. The evidence was all over the place in the first period. Beaten to the puck over and over again. If they kick it up a few notches, this is an entirely different series, advantage Wings.

You're right. They got to where they are now by NOT making changes to a top line that boasts a Hart trophy nominee with 3 points in nearly 9 playoff games and a superstar winger averaging less than a point every 2 games. Check that. The Wings have played the equivalent of 9 games right now. Our top line has been flacid in nearly every game.

Right. Those big North Americans like Blake, Boyle, Thornton, Marleau, Clowe, Pavelski, Erhoff, Setoguchi, Cheechoo, Grier blah blah blah did so much better. This has NOTHING to do with physicality or nationality. It has EVERYTHING to do with playing hard. The Wings aren't skating. Their passes are off. They're getting beaten to pucks. They're being lazy. Thats not encoded in your DNA (then again, neither is race). Thats called a ******* WORK ETHIC. Something the Wings are incapable of doing against this Ducks team.

What a ******* waste of a period. I'm livid with this team. MORE talent than we had last year, and we aren't even coming out with intensity.

What the hell??? MOVE YOUR SKATES. I'm starting to think the Ducks leak Nitrous oxide into the locker rooms for any team they play against in the playoffs. We look ******* LAZY out there.

At least Datsyuk isn't the only Hart trophy nominee NOT looking like a Hart trophy nominee in the playoffs..

Well at least one thing is for sure. We aren't going to shutout the Ducks tonight, so maybe thats a sign that this series is going to turn out DIFFERENTLY than the last one... ...because its looking damn similar so far.

So, we're going to implode against Anaheim when we have MORE talent than last time? Please don't ruin the month of May for me, Wings.

Sigh. I guess theres no way to say that Cheli DIDN'T f*** that one up.

Is it really too much to ask this team to SKATE TO THE PUCK. If I see one more Red Wing flat footed as the puck rolls towards them slowly...

Terrible PP, but everything else has looked a LOT better. Well, I guess the faceoffs need a little work too, but still. BETTER tonight.

Well Hossa and Datsyuk look decent....separately.

Nice. Anaheim gets a better chance in the first FOUR seconds of their PP than in our entire 2 minutes.