Mark THS

Tonight is a legitimate reason why its nice to have a guy willing to get physical. Zero spark. Zero energy. Nobody making any effort or attempt to energize the team and shift the status quo of a lethargic game.

I'll throw Jiri Fischer's name into the discussion- since he's not 45 and could hypothetically still be a productive player. A big, physical body on the blue line would be great

Forgive me if this has already been posted, but: "He’s been in the league about 15 plus years, it’s not any secret what he brings to a team," said Holland. "He obviously brings a dimension of physicality. He has no problem dropping the gloves. He’s a vocal leader on the bench." "It was pretty interesting," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock. "We had May in exhibition for a couple of games and no one gets hacked or whacked. When we don’t have him, we get run. We don’t have a team that twists off helmets at stoppages. You get tired of seeing it all the time. It’s just nice when you get someone to look after that stuff." So that right there pretty much shoots down the Softy-Crowd excuse of May being "worthless" because "physical players dont PREVENT injuries and cheapshots"

Skilled? Yes. Balanced? Not a chance. What exactly are you compensating for and balancing by adding a skilled, finesse forward?

McCarty now has 2 goals tonight

There are 1000 reasons to criticize this team, but the play of Chris Osgood is not on that list. Thats just crazy talk

I would also argue that perhaps his biggest flaw is that he isnt a motivator. A good manager of assets, but I dont see him getting 'a lot out of a little'. He's not an asskicker or a motivator by any means.

He continually shows that he has no idea who to manage/coach an enforcer. His method for dressing/scratching Downey is completely opposite to the philosophies of coaches who actively and productively manage multiple enforcers

This would be a perfect time to send out Downey to take a few runs at people or drop em with Hordichuk to get a spark. Sure glad Matt Ellis is out there!!!

Haha c'mon, have you BEEN to the Joe? A strong represention of Downriver, Taylor MI whitetrash.

Seriously? I'm jealous. The Joe is a church 95% of the time. It'd be a blessing if the Detroit fans decided to take the initiative to create chants

Glad we dont have Downey in there tonight. God knows that a fight would just depress the team even more!

I know, its an emotional rollercoaster to score 2 goals in he first 4 mins

I think thats more of a product of the teams he coaches than his coaching skill

Couldnt be anymore correct

Maltby Kariya Selanne Devereaux

No, Babcock scratched Downey. Babcock is an idiot- his comments this morning indicated they he was going to decide whether or not to dress Downey based on the lineup that Boston submitted. Conventional wisdom says that if Boston dresses a tough lineup, we would see Downey... Boston dresses Lucic, Reich, and Thornton and Babcock decides to sit Downey. wtf. Was he going to dress him if any of the 3 were scratched?

I searched and nothing came up, so I hope this isnt a repost. Some of you may get a kick out of this old Coaches Corner clip with Ken playing the role of straight man. Killer mustache

30,500 represents like .3% of the entire population of the state. People need to get past the excuses and just come to grips with the fact that hockey in Detroit just isnt as special as it used to be- and the product in the arenas across the country just isnt THAT entertaining. Its a great sport, but its a niche sport. Embrace whats good about it and quit trying to extend the sport to markets and people that arent your base.

"Ron Wilson's and Idiot" You know who else is an 'idiot'?

Its funny how selective Red Wings fans are with guys who "Act tough but hide behind the visor" when Kirk Maltby is the leagues most notorious s***talker and gloved puncher with the visor on.

He pulled a Maltby, except it was executed poorly and he wasnt far enough behind the linesman

Bahahaha, real tough with a gloved punch from behind the linesmen!