haroldsnepsts

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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Dats is getting frustrated from the interference and getting run at.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Normally with Mule I agree because he's such a drama queen, but those can hurt. They already took Helm down with one earlier, and I don't think of Helm as someone who'd embellish like that.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    What's up with Ottawa and the slashes on a player with his back turned?
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Neil loves this kind of game because he knows he probably won't have to answer for anything. And when he does it'll be someone who's outmatched like Smith.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    He got it back to E, but Tatar is a bit of a tightrope walk when he's carrying the puck in his own zone. Nice block by Q on the Ryan shot.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    He frustrates me because it's not a lack of offensive talent that's leading to bad turnovers. He obviously has the skills to make good outlet passes.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Nice to see Quincey laying the lumber on guys around the net. The Wings need more of that. I'm usually okay with a defenseman even taking the occasional crosschecking penalty around the net as long as they get their money's worth.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Bertuzzi has an upper body injury, likely his back. That's why he was scratched. Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 2h Bertuzzi is day to day with upper body injury, believed to be his back.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Good on Smith for stepping up with someone out of his weight class. EDIT: (referring to fighting ability, not actual weight)
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    In other news, Bertuzzi is out because of a bad back. But when Cleary took a bad penalty I knew you'd show up. It's pretty funny what you've become here.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    True. It's not a bad strategy. I probably get pissed more because there's really no one to keep him from doing it, unless maybe Ericsson happens to be out there.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Agreed. He's looked good so far this game, but man, rip that on net!!
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Neil again going after top players who don't fight.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Take that shot Weiss.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Funny that Phillips was complaining about that call. That was about as obvious of a hold as you could have.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Mick was making it sound like Bert was out because of flu, but didn't they say it's his back? Or did I hear him wrong? Given Bert's history of back problems, I wish it was the flu.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    The nice thing is that you can watch the goal highlights on NHL.com. If you do, you'll see that Cleary wasn't even on the ice when Dats got his first -1 (it wasn't Datsyuk's fault either. It was mostly on Tatar). Whadda you know? Cleary also wasn't on the ice for Dats' -2, when Sekera walked through a sea of Red Wings players. And how bout that, Cleary wasn't on the ice for the 3rd goal, Dat's -3, when Sekera scored again shorthanded (also Tatar's fault). So I guess Cleary was doing something from the bench that caused them to score? Because it couldn't be that the bashing here has gotten so bad that people blame him for things when he's not even on the ice.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Like I said, he's not making the big saves, but I could care less if he has a .750 sv% as long as he's giving his team a chance to win games.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Who cares about his stats? Howard hasn't been terrible, but lately he's not bailing his team out with big saves like he used to.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    That's one of the moments Franzen drives me nuts. He has the puck with room by the side of the net. Rather than make a power move to the front of the net, he rips a terrible angle shot that's basically along the redline and has almost no chance of scoring unless the goalie is sleeping.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Bad bounce but Helm got too cute with a backhand pass trying to go through a guy's stick to Tatar. You can't do that with the puck in such a prime scoring position.
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    Z and Datsyuk involved on 45% of the Wings goals this years, which puts them 2nd in the league. Who's first? Stamkos and St. Louis?
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    11/23 GDT: Game 24 - Senators 4 @ Red Wings 2

    That's what a small sample size will do for ya. He's only played more than 33 games in a season twice in his career. There's a few exceptions of course, but typically guys don't turn into elite goaltenders 9 years into their pro career.
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    What I'm thankful for...

    I'm thankful Matt continues to provide a place for us all to discuss, complain, joke and obsess over all things hockey and especially all things Red Wings.
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    Nyquist Getting the call

    You're obviously not alone in thinking Cleary is topic-centric to everything this season, but he actually isn't. Cleary's role in the lineup could certainly be relevant to Nyquist under some circumstances and worth discussion, but when it veers off into the endless complaining that litters every thread here, it is no longer germane to the topic and will be deleted.