Guest GordieSid&Ted Report post Posted April 13, 2007 This is my rah, rah post to counter my poo-poo post earlier Wanted to give a special shout out to Schnides. I thought he played a heck of a game. Made some good keeps at the blueline. Played well defensively. Started the game on the right note by rubbing the hell out of that Flames player along the boards. Scored a goal. His shot was wicked on the PP. And he played his usual tenacious, stick heavy, surly game in his own zone for which he doesn't get enough credit for ever. Great game by Schneider. And except for the giveaway in front of the net I thought Lilja played pretty darn well too. Good for him getting his nose dirty and not backing down from any of the flames. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeta Power 40 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 This is my rah, rah post to counter my poo-poo post earlier Wanted to give a special shout out to Schnides. I thought he played a heck of a game. Made some good keeps at the blueline. Played well defensively. Started the game on the right note by rubbing the hell out of that Flames player along the boards. Scored a goal. His shot was wicked on the PP. And he played his usual tenacious, stick heavy, surly game in his own zone for which he doesn't get enough credit for ever. Great game by Schneider. And except for the giveaway in front of the net I thought Lilja played pretty darn well too. Good for him getting his nose dirty and not backing down from any of the flames. I've always loved matty. great shot, can be very physical, and an awesome team leader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 weird how our defensive seems to have improved a lot since Kronwall got injured... i really rate Kronwall, but Lilja is looking really solid at the moment. Schneider is awesome though, and he seems to play so much better when he's got a bit more freedom to pinch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 This is my rah, rah post to counter my poo-poo post earlier Wanted to give a special shout out to Schnides. I thought he played a heck of a game. Made some good keeps at the blueline. Played well defensively. Started the game on the right note by rubbing the hell out of that Flames player along the boards. Scored a goal. His shot was wicked on the PP. And he played his usual tenacious, stick heavy, surly game in his own zone for which he doesn't get enough credit for ever. Great game by Schneider. And except for the giveaway in front of the net I thought Lilja played pretty darn well too. Good for him getting his nose dirty and not backing down from any of the flames. FYI: Matthew Lombardi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I do agree Lilja is playing better. The defense seems solid out their including Schneider. Lets keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I do agree Lilja is playing better. The defense seems solid out their including Schneider. Lets keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I do agree Lilja is playing better. The defense seems solid out their including Schneider. Lets keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Anyone have the vid of that hit. I saw it but it didn't make any hightlights, the crowd went crazy though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 (edited) weird how our defensive seems to have improved a lot since Kronwall got injured... i really rate Kronwall, but Lilja is looking really solid at the moment. Schneider is awesome though, and he seems to play so much better when he's got a bit more freedom to pinch. shhh! don't jinx it. I agree. Lilja just needs to make the simple conservative plays out there and he'll do well. Edited April 13, 2007 by haroldsnepsts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drwscc 212 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneids has probably been reading the boards, seeing people talk about how useless he is, and that we don't want him back next year. The Pain Train too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 shhh! don't jinx it. I agree. Lilja just needs to make the simple conservative plays out there and he'll do well. Agreed, and as long as he stays playing in the 12-14 minute range, he seems to be quite effective. That seems to be the optimal range to get a solid performance from him. Anything over that, and he starts to falter a bit. Like him or not, Lilja has been extremely solid in his role recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 No problem with Matt after tonight--he was a huge reason we won. Goal, assist, but more importantly he crushed Lombardi in the early going and the boys never looked back. I just hope those brain farts don't show up later in the series. For now, all is well in Wings land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arin 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneider playing defense? I vividly remember a few PATHETIC plays he made in our zone that my grandma could have done better. I'm pretty sure one of the times he finally got it to Lang and Lang proceeded to turn it over in the neutral zone... haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheWestWing 71 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneider playing defense? I vividly remember a few PATHETIC plays he made in our zone that my grandma could have done better. I'm pretty sure one of the times he finally got it to Lang and Lang proceeded to turn it over in the neutral zone... haha Well, 40% of our GWs last nite came from these 2 (tho another 30% came from Dats alone).... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Well, 40% of our GWs last nite came from these 2 (tho another 30% came from Dats alone).... What you mean to say is he had two. Lang, on the other hand, couldn't wait to hand the puck over, tallying his usual six turnovers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenova0 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Matty is always great. He just needs to be more careful holding the blue line. It happened again last nite (tripping over his own skates). Luckily Lidstrom was awake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Haters can say what they want about Schneider's defensive lapses...it's obvious we need what he brings to the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperar 16 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneider playing defense? I vividly remember a few PATHETIC plays he made in our zone that my grandma could have done better. I'm pretty sure one of the times he finally got it to Lang and Lang proceeded to turn it over in the neutral zone... haha were you watching the same game? youre correct on that lang turnover though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneider's 07 playoff defense >>>>>>> Schneider's 06 playoff defense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I've always loved Schneider and thought he was a great addition, and 4 years later I feel the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperar 16 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 i think all the miced up hes gotten recently shows me hes insanely vocal and awesome when talking to the guys, i like him a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladinator 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneider is one player that I will gladly eat some crow on... Throughout his career, consistency has been severely lacking...until he came here. I thought we gave up too much for him, but he has proven me wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntsVegas Baby 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Schneids has probably been reading the boards, seeing people talk about how useless he is, and that we don't want him back next year. The Pain Train too. If you want to throw down fisticuffs, fine. I've got Anderas Johnson and Matty O'Leary ready for ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Lilja has become our most Physical defenseman if you can beleive that. Him and Markov in that scrum yesterday was great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blgillett 48 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I still think we need to resign him he is still the our number two D-man. He played a great game last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
