Holmstrom: Out until at least Game 4

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

Per MLive

And Freep

Edited April 27, 2007 by Wings_Dynasty

[edicius 3,269]

Not good. Not good at all. We need a new attack plan.

[vladdy16 2,154]

One of the things we were missing desperately last night was Homer. We really, really need someone in front of that net. Volunteers?

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

One of the things we were missing desperately last night was Homer. We really, really need someone in front of that net. Volunteers?

I vote for Sammy. Get his fat ass in front of something where it might help.

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

I vote for Sammy. Get his fat ass in front of something where it might help.

That's actually a good idea , if he's in there he won't be fireing in all those inaffective shots.

[Viperar 16]

I vote for Sammy. Get his fat ass in front of something where it might help.

lmao...sammy is so thin

[stevie for president 42]

That's actually a good idea , if he's in there he won't be fireing in all those inaffective shots.

you call a wrist shot on the powerplay from 64 feet out with no traffic in front ineffective?! shows what you know about what it takes to score at the NHL level...

[motorcitykid 42]

Can anyone tell me why Bertuzzi's sole job, written across the board in the dressing room is not "PLANT YOUR ASS IN FRONT OF NABOKOV AND DONT MOVE UNTIL THE FINAL WHISTLE"?? If there's anyone on our team that's huge and somewhat intimidating it's #44. Babcock?

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

lmao...sammy is so thin

He's not thin, he's wirey . At least he will be off the point, and he does have great stick control. I think he will be more effective than Cleary at deflections and collecting rebounds, and Cleary would be better as a one-timer guy accepting cross ice passes in the circles.

[regwinguofmfan 0]

Farewell and adoo to you fair spanish ladies.........

[lets go pavel 2]

That's actually a good idea , if he's in there he won't be fireing in all those inaffective shots.

What??? But then who's going to let all the gently rolling pucks out of the offensive zone? Seriously, it would seem like it should be Calder, Bert, or Franzen because of their size, but they all have had the opportunity on the PP to set up in front of the net and they never sem to do much there. This would probably be insane, but just for the sake of conversation, what would happen if we put Lilypads in front of their net? He's got size, he's hard to move ...

[datsyukonethree 0]

and he does have great stick control

Yeah, right, until he needs to pass the puck.

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

What??? But then who's going to let all the gently rolling pucks out of the offensive zone? Seriously, it would seem like it should be Calder, Bert, or Franzen because of their size, but they all have had the opportunity on the PP to set up in front of the net and they never sem to do much there. This would probably be insane, but just for the sake of conversation, what would happen if we put Lilypads in front of their net? He's got size, he's hard to move ...

Bert: absolutley, he should be on the #1 PP line in front of the goal.

Calder: Shouldn't be on the PP. He doesn't have all his playing ability back yet and he has a broken hand. Plus, if he was on the PP, he would be chasing the dumped pucks in and trying to throw them in front of the net.

Franzen: Yeah, but I think he is wasted in front. He has a great wrist shot and is accurate too. I think he would be better between the circles, like where Lang floats.

Yeah, right, until he needs to pass the puck.

I meant until he shoots. I guess I was thinking hand-eye coordination.

[stevieisthebest 80]

bert...?

[bcroz 0]

Ok, so how reliable is a Swedish newspaper connection? Seems kind of fishy to me. We all know that injuries are never reported correctly during the playoffs (a head cold for God's sake, what is that code for?) but why would Homer talk to a Swedish newspaper?

[OsGOD 3]

Well it looks like the flames bullies did get the final laugh after all. Dammit!

[Wings_Fan_In_Exile 3]

Ok, so how reliable is a Swedish newspaper connection? Seems kind of fishy to me. We all know that injuries are never reported correctly during the playoffs (a head cold for God's sake, what is that code for?) but why would Homer talk to a Swedish newspaper?

I was wondering how reliable this report is as well. But maybe I am just holding out hope that he can come back sooner.

[bellarina 1]

Franzen in front on PP

[wingsfan75 2]

I did read something about that yesterday and I thought it was in Ansar Khan's bolg but I can't find it anymore. I hope that the report isn't true but form the sounds of it we might have to find a way to win this series without Homer.

[JayUp88 1]

Hey guys, lets not get to down on this, wings will do fine without him and when he gets back they will be just that much better.

[Wings_Dynasty 267]

Hey guys, lets not get to down on this, wings will do fine without him and when he gets back they will be just that much better.

We have to make it 4 games first. Not saying they'll be swept, but a 3-1 deficit is tough to beat. And if they don't pick up the passing and special teams, we may not even get that.

[russianswede919293 95]

All right. With the recent new I think we need a lineup change since it is longer term. I think that Kopecky should get a shot at showing if he can contribute. I know he has missed so much time and that he is a rookie, but I really think that he has that grit that the wings are going to need against this team. I was impressed by Kopecky when he played this year and really think he could add something to this lineup. As much as I love Hudler, he looked rather unaffective against those big guys, and Samuelsson has been pretty bad with the exception of one good game, so I would scratch one of those two and bring in Kopecky.

Edited April 27, 2007 by russianswede919293

[OsGOD 3]

Kopecky looked pretty damn good in warmups last night.... scratch Sammy and put Kopecky in!

[lets go pavel 2]

I think we might take what Homer does for granted a wee bit ... if anyone could step in and do what he does then every team in the league would have a Homer, and they don't ... Homer is clearly the best at what he does, and noone on our roster is going to fill his skates (or the seat of his pants) in front of the crease. So the question is, are we better off to try to find a less-than-Homer replacement for him and run the same power play, or do we change our strategy while he is out? Based on last night I think I'd favor the latter, but I don't know how easy that is to do mid-series. We've done things the Homer way for so long ...

Edited April 27, 2007 by lets go pavel

[russianswede919293 95]

Kopecky looked pretty damn good in warmups last night.... scratch Sammy and put Kopecky in!

Question though Osgod, what about lines, I have debated that one with it too...I think Franzen needs to be moved up to the first line in that scenario and Calder should bring a more veteran presence on a 4th line with 2 of the 3 rookies, and then one of either Filpulla or Hudler gets bumped up to play with Lang and Bert, I'd say Filpulla.

What do you think?

Dats-Z-Franzen

Flapjack-Lang-Bert

Cleary-Drapes-Maltby

Calder-Kopecky-Hudler

(I believe Kopecky can play center, I may be wrong though)