Dabura

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  1. Points update: Nyquist (1G) - 9 goals and 30 points thru 34 games Larkin (1A) - 14 goals and 32 points thru 34 game I'm only listing those two because they're the only two with HYPE!-worthy season stats atm. If I'm a team that's solidly in the playoff mix and in need of scoring punch, I'm taking a good, long look at Nyquist.
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    2019 Draft

    Does seem like a thin year for D. I'm tempted to say it's the inverse of the 2018 draft, where you had an unusually large number of high-end defensemen and an unusually low number of high-end centermen...but that's probably overstating things a bit. Certainly I need to do a lot more learnin' before I can say I have a decent handle on the consensus top-40(ish) names. (And even then, it's just the top names. I'd be lying if I said my knowledge of any given draft class goes beyond, like, 60 players.) As for Cozens? Love him. At the moment, I wouldn't take him over Hughes and I probably wouldn't take him over Kakko, but he's such an appealing package that I can understand why someone might be tempted to do it. That being said, Hughes and Kakko and Cozens and Dach is a HYPE! as hell group of mid-season headliners and I'd be absolutely thrilled to see the Wings land any of them. Add a pretty sizeable group of excellent "second-tier" guys like Krebs and Newhook and Turcotte and Suzuki and Boldy and Lavoie and I'm already super-stoked for this draft.
  3. Proof that the NHL hates the Wings. smdh.
  4. I'd say the injuries are taking their toll on us, but I figure we'd be losing these games even without the key injuries. That's what this team does -- they can keep it close, but they struggle to seal the deal. You can almost see them bumping up against an invisible ceiling and saying, "Aw crap, I guess that's as good as we're allowed to be tonight." People who dislike Blashill wouldn't necessarily be wrong to cite the past few games as evidence that Blashill really isn't getting the most out of this team that he can, at least not with any consistency. Looking at next week's schedule...@ Philly on Tuesday, @ Carolina on Thursday, hosting the Panthers on Sunday, and @ Toronto on Sunday. There's a chance to get some wins here. If we don't get some wins here, the playoffs (un)officially become a pipe dream.
  5. Hronek getting some OT time. Shootout!
  6. I can forgive it. In terms of results, three goals against on 50 SOG is way better than we can reasonably ask of him.
  7. Vanek (4) from Athanasiou (9) and Kronwall (7) Vanek's third point of the night.
  8. VANEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIE GAME MOFOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. Empty net with just under 2:00 to play.
  10. Isles take the lead. Cool. Congrats! Sorry it couldn't be a happier moment.
  11. Call stands. So we get a couple power plays now, right? That's how narrative officiating should work.
  12. Coach's challenge. Goaltender interference.
  13. Isles tie it on the power play. Wait. Goal under review.
  14. Spent half the game on the PK. Another good kill. Wanna go for six, refs? Oh hey another PK.
  15. Another good kill. PK. That's a dive.
  16. 3rd period is on! LGRW! Holy f***ing s***, what the hell are you guys doing? Well-deserved penalty. PK.
  17. End of 2nd. Wings lead 2-1. Better luck next period, refs. TBH, I think tonight it's more that the Wings simply aren't getting a lot of O-zone time.
  18. Another good kill. Iffy icing call. Refs do not like Larkin tonight. Isles fans really unhappy with the power play. In a way, it's turning the crowd against the home team.