Dabura

Zadina got robbed by Hart. Dayum.

PP Confidence and momentum. Hockey is weird.

FAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least we're outshooting them!

One of the numerous things about this team that continues to amaze me: These guys genuinely do not know how to move through neutral ice with speed as a unit. 75% of the time, it's a pass to a guy who's standing still and looking for a tip-in dump. I hate it. I hate it so very, very much. I'll be sending you and your dad and your family lotsa good vibes, Xym!

I'd forgotten Vigneault is the Flyers' coach. Flyers score. 0-1. Buckle up, lads.

What if Murph is actually sober and we're all drunk?

Robert Hagg and Haydn Fleury.

Half an hour until pain drop.

IT'S CHRISTMAS MONTH, MOFO!

Hour and a half until pain drop.

HYPE! LGRW!

Lehner or Markstrom plz.

Say we fix the power play. Hell, maybe we don't even fix it -- maybe it merely scores a goal sometimes. Can you imagine? A Red Wings power play that actually scores a goal sometimes? Can you imagine??? So, y'know, I look at Torey Krug -- one of the league's elite PP QBs -- and I see a guy who wouldn't be a gamechanger...but kinda sorta would be a gamechanger. In theory. (Side note: Zadina finished this game -- the Toronto game -- with an even rating. We scored 0 goals, the Leafs scored 6 goals...and Zadina finished with an even rating. And he played 16:34, so it's not like he was stapled to the bench. Point being: Don't rule out the possibility that Zadina is ultimately going to be a solid player for us.)

Carley Johnston.

I guess it's the nice *and* not-so-nice thing about everything sucking. Everything sucks, which sucks. *But*, that being the case, even just a couple "minor" fixes can lead to huge improvement. Like, let's not even take the draft into consideration. Say all we do is sign Robin Lehner or Jacob Markstrom this summer. That's an upgrade. That's a pretty big deal. Now say we add Torey Krug. That's an upgrade. That's a pretty big deal. And, again, this isn't even taking the draft into consideration. It's not taking internal growth (Seider) into consideration either. So I think we'll be ok. I'm expecting a lot of pain this season and probably next season too, but I think we're going to see payoff and progress.

THANKSGIVING HYPE! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Nah. He just needs help. Quinton Byfield is likely a franchise centerman and there's a pretty decent chance that he doesn't even go 1st overall (unless, perhaps, we pick 1st overall) -- so that would be a nice addition. And Seider's definitely going to be a Wing next season. Things will get better eventually. But this is going to be a very painful season.

The Russian Five is great. Haven't finished it, but yeah. Just popping back in to say I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!

Got a copy of The Russian Five. Haven't seen it. I think I'ma watch it instead of the 3rd. lol

End of 2nd. Wings trail 0-6. God help us all.

Credit to Ken Holland -- he wanted to shield us all from this. Maybe that ultimately led to the very thing he wanted to avoid, but the point is this sucks.