Wings_Rule_1010 4 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 "i'm perplexed by lang. perplexed why babcock doesn't kill him, that is. babcock is such a hard ass and cracks the whip...yet he looks the other way as that lazy, soft, a.d.d. player lollygags around the ice and cherry picks. disgraceful." LOL!! I am seriously going to have nightmares thinking about Lang just lazily waving his stick on the Legwand goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsFanatic 4 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) I don't know that I would say the Wings played a "great game." They certainly had their moments, particuarly in the first half of the second period when they were physical and efficient with their passing. But there were plenty of moments when they looked tired, which I realize is to be expected after playing last night. You can't, however, use that circumstance to prove your point. They played well, they weren't "great." I also know that Zetterberg and Datsyuk picked it up after the first period, but they still need to prove to me that they can step up in the big games. At times, they looked really nervous. They certainly didn't play bad tonight, but in order for us to succeed in the playoffs, they are going to need to be more than 'not bad.' They need to be great when it counts the absolute most. I swear If Danny was playing with Datsyuk and Zetterbegr he'd be doing amazing right now Yeah, so would I. Edited February 25, 2007 by RedWingsFanatic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datsyukismyfriend 4 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 "i'm perplexed by lang. perplexed why babcock doesn't kill him, that is. babcock is such a hard ass and cracks the whip...yet he looks the other way as that lazy, soft, a.d.d. player lollygags around the ice and cherry picks. disgraceful." LOL!! I am seriously going to have nightmares thinking about Lang just lazily waving his stick on the Legwand goal. that's lang in a nutshell, lazily and aimlessly waiving his stick around. i wonder if he smokes up between shifts. somebody should look for a bag of half-eaten cheetos or little debbie wrappers on the bench. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Rule_1010 4 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 "that's lang in a nutshell, lazily and aimlessly waiving his stick around. i wonder if he smokes up between shifts. somebody should look for a bag of half-eaten cheetos or little debbie wrappers on the bench." :rotflmao: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 25, 2007 i'm perplexed by lang. perplexed why babcock doesn't kill him, that is. babcock is such a hard ass and cracks the whip...yet he looks the other way as that lazy, soft, a.d.d. player lollygags around the ice and cherry picks. disgraceful. The unfortunate reality of things is that big-name players with guaranteed contracts can be utter primadonnas. They don't really need to listen. Lang simply might not care, and there's not a thing that Babcock can do about it. Why he isn't replaced, I don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datsyukismyfriend 4 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 The unfortunate reality of things is that big-name players with guaranteed contracts can be utter primadonnas. They don't really need to listen. Lang simply might not care, and there's not a thing that Babcock can do about it. Why he isn't replaced, I don't know. he could make him a healthy scratch, which would bring me tremendous joy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 Well boys and girls, Detroit and Nashville are all square now going into the next matchup. Might as well not have it any other way to make it as interesting/exciting as possible. It stinks that the Wings couldn't hold the lead, but 1 point is better than 0, and it's not like they just gave the game away. It was a fairly evenly-played game between two really good teams, physical play from both sides, with not a lot of brainfarts or miscues on either side. Osgood had a solid game, and I'm really starting to get a man-love crush ( ) on Holmstrom. Nashville just capitalized on 1 more chance than Detroit. Nothing more, nothing less. The Wings weren't manhandled, they weren't outchanced, Vokoun didn't steal the game from them. It was just a close game all throughout and unfortuantely our team just came up slightly short. If they can maintain this intensity/effort for the playoffs, I'm fairily (but cautiously obviouslly given recent bad results ) confident about their chances of making a deep run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMonk 102 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 That's a good point about Williams' concussion. He hasn't been the same player since. Maybe that's the problem. Regardless, one way or another, that line has to be sh**canned. Lang is just worthless. He either needs to be benched or traded. Or someone give him a concussion, so at least I can feel like there's a good reason why he's playing so terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rice 42 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 I've always been pro-Lang but he's been absolutely awful lately. Holland should trade him for whatever he can get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUkrainian 49 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 Maybe after these last 2 losses, Holland will trade for a winger to put on our 2nd line (Fedotenko) , a guy who can fight (Fedoruk) and get rid Lang for anything... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flip-check 6 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 Maybe after these last 2 losses, Holland will trade for a winger to put on our 2nd line (Fedotenko) , a guy who can fight (Fedoruk) and get rid Lang for anything... A little uneven a trade, but still Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 A little uneven a trade, but still *Drool* I'm craving snickers ice cream now. The thing about Willy's concussion is very feasible. But what excuse does Lang have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanahanMan 473 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 a trade is a must at this point, i have to say. i've been the guy saying, "its not that necessary, it doesn't matter, we can still do it". well now, i really do think a trade or trades is a must. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firehawk 305 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 I've always been pro-Lang but he's been absolutely awful lately. Holland should trade him for whatever he can get. Finally someone i agree with. Even if the wings would have won the game 3-2 tonight in regulation...doesn' t it worry people that all 3 goals came from the same line again? I mean it's nice now, but this ain't going to happen in the playoffs folks. Face it. I don't like hearing the negative about my team either, but face ithe facts. We need more people scoring on a regular basis than 1 line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 So...what I'm gathering is, people dont like Lang and Williams. This is a new development. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sergei_is_still_a_wing 1 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 i'm drunk and my girlfriend is paying more attention to my roomates boyfriend than me so im pretty angry right now. she hated him unitl she found out until he was a hypnatist. im angry for some reason. f*** this guy. f***. who scored the ot goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 i'm drunk and my girlfriend is paying more attention to my roomates boyfriend than me so im pretty angry right now. she hated him unitl she found out until he was a hypnatist. im angry for some reason. f*** this guy. f***. who scored the ot goal. Friends don't let friends post drunk. To add insult to injury, Forsberg scored in OT. (Please don't hit me...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 Booo domestic violence. Happy drunk posting is always allowed.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 25, 2007 This is a huge point for the Wings. They're in great position. I was talking with a friend of mine about this series and we both figured the Wings just need to win their home games against Nashville. Getting a point in a road game is a bonus. The schedule should probably take care of the rest. While the Wings play a March schedule full of home games, the Preds are off on a brutal road stretch. If the Wings can just take their remaining home games against the Preds, they'll probably win the division. He may have scored the OT goal, but Forsberg looks like a shell of his former self. The Preds better hope he's just going through an adjustment period, because if this is as good as he's going to play, this will go down as one of the worst trades in a long time. I think we should revisit this excellent post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 I think we should revisit this excellent post Agreed. Good idea in bumping it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 I think the Wings are on the edge. This team is good, but is just barely hanging on by the skin of our first line's teeth. We just need that one extra ingredient to push us over that edge. I know this may sound redundant, but getting Tkachuk or Guerin would, IMO, push us over that edge. I don't get that feeling that whatever line is out can score on any given shift. A significant roster shake up right now would be something that this team needs to get us over the hump and get us running on all cylinders going into the playoffs. Even if Guerin or Tkachuk can not come, someone that even fills the "grit" or "tough" role that we need I think will give us that little nudge to make us a more complete team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) A little uneven a trade, but still Oh man, I think I just woke up my roommates laughing at that one. Well done! *Drool* I'm craving snickers ice cream now. The thing about Willy's concussion is very feasible. But what excuse does Lang have? None. If anything, Fischer should beat the hell out of him--Fisch was a hard worker with a faulty cardio/nervous system, and meanwhile Lang is totally healthy but is lazy as hell? Daaah! Finally someone i agree with. Even if the wings would have won the game 3-2 tonight in regulation...doesn' t it worry people that all 3 goals came from the same line again? I mean it's nice now, but this ain't going to happen in the playoffs folks. Face it. I don't like hearing the negative about my team either, but face ithe facts. We need more people scoring on a regular basis than 1 line. I think we've all long since faced this. What's your point? I think the Wings are on the edge. This team is good, but is just barely hanging on by the skin of our first line's teeth. We just need that one extra ingredient to push us over that edge. I know this may sound redundant, but getting Tkachuk or Guerin would, IMO, push us over that edge. I don't get that feeling that whatever line is out can score on any given shift. A significant roster shake up right now would be something that this team needs to get us over the hump and get us running on all cylinders going into the playoffs. Even if Guerin or Tkachuk can not come, someone that even fills the "grit" or "tough" role that we need I think will give us that little nudge to make us a more complete team. Agreed. Edited February 25, 2007 by Crymson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theman19 47 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 well there's a faint little flicker of that much storied rivalary between Nashville and Detroit brewing again now that Forskin scored the game winner. Whats that you say? only preds fans think there's a rivalary,....oh,... all joking aside i hate peter forsberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tunbo Batman Report post Posted February 25, 2007 please tell me that forsberg was pocket? except for that goal? and yeah, the central is DET's. NSH wont keep up, all their easy wins are behind them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legionnaire11 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2007 That was probably one of the top 2-3 regular season Preds v Wings games that i've seen. Crowd was magnificent. Lots of back and forth between the the two sides. Refs were terrible on both sides. So many times that I was wondering how there was no penalty called on the wings, and then equally as many times that I was wondering how the Preds got away with something not being called. Physical game, close game, hard fought, last second heroics. Awesome!!! ...as a side note, I've only seen 2 other people mention it in this thread. The goal that was waived off. Okay, there was a delayed penalty, the puck is touched by Vokoun and then goes in, so they waive it off saying that when the puck was touched that it was dead and then the penalty was assessed. And then the Wings scored on the power play. But if they had counted the first goal, then the wings don't get that power play... so it's basically an even call. You still got the goal, just not when you thought it would be. Not an excuse. I still want just one game where both teams are healthy and putting their best on the ice. Wings played Osgood instead of hasek, and Cleary was out... but on the other side, we were missing Sullivan and Hartnell our two leading goal scorers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
