ShanahanMan

Not like it matters. Even if he was drafted by the Wings, he'd rot in the minors until at least 2018.

Make that FIVE!

If there was any proof that youth wins games Tomas Hertl, 5 goals in 3 games including a hat trick tonight. Kid looks phenomenal. 19 years old! Make that FOUR goals tonight with one of the sickest moves I think I've ever seen. Through the legs, behind the back, top shelf.

*PUKE*

Beauty PP!

They just generate no offense. NONE

What the hell is Smith doing?

Smith is so f***i*g awful, my god.

Oh god....Cleary on the 1st line.

Brunner with two goals tonight.... :/

Jeez.... Carolina looks like they're on a PP.

That 3rd line is terrrrrrrible. What the hell is Babcock thinking?

Ugh. And ofcourse Brunner has a goal.

Well, that 3rd line is looking as craptacular as expected.

As much as some of the management decisions have pissed me off in recent days, the team is not getting the level of respect they deserve from it's fans. We made the biggest splash in the off season within the last 6 or 7 years AND we moved to the east.......yet still that isn't enough to have a full house on opening night? Absolutely pathetic. Honestly, it's embarrassing to have such an amazing francise yet not have the fans to support them, especially when bottom tier teams like Edmonton sell out game after game despite their location in the standings. And yes, I get the economy is s*** and Detroit is in the toilet, but so is New Jersey and yet even when they were tanking last season, their arena looked full night after night... If this keeps up, I'm fine with new owner Chris Illitch moving the team to an area that can show the team the respect it deserves.

Man, it's depressing the hell out of me to see the Joe half empty on opening night.

Please get Emmerton off this team

Alfie not looking too sharp so far...

Cleary, Weiss, Bertuzzi for 2nd line PP? Come on....

LOL. Of all the people.

Weiss with the two best chances so far.

Line 1,2, and 4 are decent enough. I actually don't mind seeing Sammy as a 4th liner. I think that lineup needs to be adjusted to show that Tatar won't be playing though. Our 3rd line is going to get destroyed though. Probably the weakest, slowest 3rd line in the league.

Still pretty funny that he pretty much equaled Weiss's total amount of points from last season in his first game.

4 points in 1 game for Grabs....... unbelievable. And this guy couldn't get a contract? GMs are paid how much again?

Grabs with two goals and Raymond with one...... Guys who weren't even signed until toward the end of summer...