Echolalia

I agree, and I would rather Jimmy start off against the Jets than the Penguins, partially to ease him in, but I also want Jimmy to have a fire lit under his ass that he's riding pine against the Penguins while some kid is between the pipes. All in all, I'm happy Mrazek is playing over Howard for the next game, win or lose.

Thats gotta be awesome for Mrazek's confidence (not that he's had any problems with it before). But I know I would feel pretty great about myself if I was given the net over the now cleared to play number 1 goalie. It's a good reward for him, I think, and well deserved.

Datsyuk had a pretty ugly shift there

Pulkkinen who??

Yotes have a sexy powerplay

pretty weak calls so far

Something about Darren Elliot just rubs me the wrong way. But he is so much better in front of a camera than Osgood.

I don't know anything about this site or his particular author other than whats in his bio, so I'm asking someone with a better grasp on the quality of journalism they/he dishes out: what are the odds that he actually talked to an actual NHL coach to get this information? Because it really comes off as him speculating that he's worth X and then making up anecdotal evidence to support his claim. Not that I'm saying he necessarily did make it up, nor am I agreeing or disagreeing with any of it, but I'm just curious whether any of this is actually credible.

Full of holes??

I mean, a second round pick is pretty much all Holland is willing to give up, so Holland is happy. Franson is a right handed defenseman so Babcock is happy. People can still satisfy their urge to yell at their TVs about a Franson/Franzen screwing up, even with Franzen on IR, so LGW is happy. It's a win win win situation! edit: a second round pick for Franson seems kinda low, especially if we're talking about a potential intradivisional trade. If he goes for just a second rounder, I'll be shocked.

How much money do they make in Germany to play defense in a minor league hockey team? Cuz I can do that no problem.

Nm

I can't speak for anyone else but I was aware when the game started. Unfortunately, I have nothing but studying in my foreseeable future so I will be missing several games, including this one. And separate note, thanks to the poster above for the recap of the game. I would name you but I'm on my phone and can't scroll up to see previous messages when making a new post :/

Could someone (or several someones) kindly provide a synopsis of how the game looked, including how Marchenko fared, how Mrazek looked following his last performance, and anything else of note or that jumped out at you guys in any way?

After reading up on it the OEL trade-bait rumors are probably being overhyped. Coyotes GM Maloney said "Shane Doan is not going anywhere. Oliver Ekman-Larsson is a player we would certainly be very very reluctant to part with" In context it sounds like he has about the same chance of getting moved as Doan, and they're not actively shopping the guy.

I would love to see him in a Wings' sweater

I think with waiver claims it's not announced until after the deadline to claim the player (so sometime tomorrow afternoon). I could be wrong though. I think all teams that are interested have 24 hours or so to put a claim in, and then sometime tomorrow the league looks at all the claims and gives the player to the lowest team in the standings.

Given how Oulette has been playing, the fact that Kindl is higher on the depth chart, and Holland has been unable to trade the guy for something, I'm not suprised to see Lashoff hit waivers. I'm also not suprised to see Marchenko get the call up. Oulette has had a while to demonstrate what kind of player he is at the NHL level and did a decent job (thus making Lashoff obsolete). Now let's see what Marchenko is capable of. If we're lucky, we might not even need to trade for a right-handed defensman at the deadline. Considering it's only a month away, it's probably a good time to find out.

Given how the Wings operate, I'd rather play Tampa 30 times than Buffalo

5 goals on 15 shots....

I was just thinking that. Looks like they're not calling it both ways though, so I'm happy. lol nm

Ok fine. I'll take Myers for a 5th round pick.

Cheerio my good sir. Let it be said that a Lets Go Wings lad never hosts a poor Game Day Thread.

I think they do a good enough job potshotting themselves

Thank goodness our PK is so good