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At the rate Mrazek plays regarding his consistency, he would finish the season 25-25 with 15 shutouts. We wouldnt make the playoffs

exactly, he was coming off a great season. Hes not a bad player which is too bad. Hes probably the softest guy ive ever seen play and it destroys him in every facet of the game

Lol, 100% top pairing Dmen.... Weber Subban Keith and Doughty are Elite. Not just #1's

Remind me why Abby, our only consistent goal scorer in the past month, shouldnt be getting ice time?

ummmmm? That game would probably have been 6-1 if it werent for Mrazek Oh, but he had a bad shootout, I see.

That was definitely it

Franzen looks good tonight

We would 100% be out of this game if Jimmy were in net. Having said that, Mrazek has this trend of playing solid then getting pulled the next game, so....

I'm just looking forward to the 2035 and 2039 drafts when Datsyuk's daughters kids are eligible I hope they don't carry the injury gene though edit: probably around the 2050 draft. I don't know how old his daughters are haha

its true though haha Can't say he wouldnt have given up that rebound, either

He played just fine 2 days ago... He's probably sore. Play through it we need it today. So annoying.

okay, Datsyuk....my favorite player of all time forever and always is SOFT

Yeah, I see that now after looking for it. I do remember reading a valid source stating player's don't like Babs... But yeah, can't seem to find it so I guess its a moot point. I did see a ton of articles with reporters asking how Babcock feels about players not coming to play in Detroit, and that he may be a factor. The "you want to be coached, come to Detroit" line

A poll in which he was rated as the #1 rated coach players don't want to play for... So i guess not a quote but still And yes, Commodore too lol

ayyye found the goal haha @7:30 you can click it in the description if you click in the link

I don't know, its obvious that players don't like to play for Babcock throughout the NHL. Players have been quoted as saying such. I think its entirely possible that some players that have been forced to buy into his system and play theyre butts off in order to get playing time don't have that drive with him potentially being gone in the next work term. Again, it might not be an issue at all. I just brought it up as a thought and possibility

To be fair, I think anyone would subconsciously begin slacking off a bit if they know theyre boss will be leaving in a short period of time. Your point makes sense for the guys who are earning a contract renewal such as Nyquist or Smith, but the rest of the team, why keep working so hard for such a hard-ass coach (boss) who doesn't exactly reward production? You might think that because these guys are getting paid millions they would give it theyre all at all times, but they really don't....they cant. The season is too long. Look at Helm, that guy used to be hell on wheels every shift. Now hes got his spot in the NHL and he has to pace himself for a full season. Tatar doesnt play as energetic as he did early on either I'm not saying Babs' decision is the reason, it might not be at all. It might even be one factor out of 100. We'll probably never know but its interesting to think about

Anyone think the team's struggles as of late (alot on defence) have to do with Babcock making a decision to leave next year? Maybe word has gotten around the locker room that hes gone? Doesn't seem like much of a stretch since this could probably be the time where he let his decision slip out. For the team to do a full 180 with brutal turnovers and bad decisions could be a direct relation to not playing as well for a coach you know won't be your boss next year

Thats very surprising, a rare bold move from babock

still my most hated red wing haha

Howard sucks, Zetterberg sucks, tank it, weiss sucks, mrazek sucks, 1st round exit, babcock sucks, lang sucks

So who goes in when Howard gets pulled?

bahahhahah wow

Mrazek being bad doesnt stop Howard from sucking

Spent this whole time looking for a stream...theres NONE this sucks