Dabura

Just think, guys, it could be much worse. We could be Oilers fans, or Sabres fans. At least the Wings are still at the top of what may very well be the toughest division. That's pretty great, right? Trying to look for positives here.

He didn't look significantly worse than any of our other defensemen, except maybe Kronwall. Actually, considering how hard the Jets came at us, and how horribly we played, I thought he handled himself well. So, he was about what I expected.

We could've gone up two points on idle TB and idle Toronto and taken sole possession of first in the Atlantic. I think that's actually what hurts the most about this one, for me.

I think it was thoroughly bad because we didn't adjust. If a team is going to play us like it's a Game 7, we need to push back and play the same way - or at least be more careful. We played the whole game the same way. Actually, I'd say we got worse as the game went on. Three turnovers on every shift. An odd-man rush against on every other shift. 47 shots against. Absolutely godawful. No excuse for that. +1 for the Dante reference.

I want to pin this loss on Nyquist not being with us. But, let's be honest: this loss was a true "team effort." I don't think we would've fared much better with Nyquist.

Y'know, I know how this is going to sound, but...maybe this whole trip - the wins, I mean - was just another "fool's gold" stretch. I say that because the Canucks played an uncharacteristically weak game and we won, barely. And the Flames probably should've won, but we won, barely. And the Oilers put in by far their weakest effort of this young season against us and we won. And the Jets came to play and embarrassed us. What gets me about this loss is that everyone (except Babs, and Jimmy) can and probably will brush it off, given what an otherwise "great" road trip this was. "Everyone has an off-night. You can't win 'em all." blah blah blah

Tell me about it. (Don't. It'll only make me cry.)

Alfredsson is good, but he has nothing to work with.

Try to say this with a straight face: We can win the Stanley Cup with our defense corps. I know, I know - we don't have Ericsson. (Or Smith?) But we have to assume at least one of our top-four will be injured for the entire duration of our run, because that's how our "luck" with injuries goes.

It's up there. Or, down there.

I blame Smith for this loss. His stupidity and jumpiness has infected the team. He doesn't have a hurt shoulder - he's in quarantine.

75%? More like 30.

Honestly the worst I've ever seen this team play.

True. But a bottom dweller is a bottom dweller.

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

Our forwards have been right there with them, in terms of incompetence.

You know what I really hate? When bad teams get up to play us and prove their worth against a (formerly) great team. Why can't they all just roll over like the Oilers? And are they not aware that we are incredibly mortal these days? Sit your asses down, you uppity little underachievers.

We have no answers or their speed. If only we had another young speedster, buried in the AHL...

Wings have no business being in this game. Horrible effort through the first forty minutes. Everyone's playing like Brendan Smith.

Hey, another PK. Awesome. Wheeler is a beast.

Z's goal. STP's Plush. lolz

Intermissions are too long.

I hate Quincey more than I hate Smith. Smith, at least, is young, and we didn't give up a first-round draft pick for him. To be fair, though, everyone not named Howard is looking terrible. They scored first against the 'hawks, for what that's worth.

We are going to win the Stanley Cup with Kyle Quincey in our top-four.

Destroy.