larionov_8 12 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Has Osgood's luck ran out? Yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 not until he is .500 what is that like 13 more losses or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Has Osgood's luck ran out? Yes. Except not, because it wasn't luck to begin with. It was him being the damn good goalie that he is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Except not, because it wasn't luck to begin with. It was him being the damn good goalie that he is. QFT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 It's Ozzie. He has ups and downs, that's why we love him. Ah no worries, we were due to lose a few games anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LivingtheDream Report post Posted January 16, 2008 You know, with the high energy prices and low job growth I see this country going down the tubes by April. Following this logic, Osgood's few bad outings obviously mean he is finished, caput and should never play again. We should announce not only that Hasek will start the playoffs this year, but that Howard will start them next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FedorovGurl 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Excuse me while I run out to the farm supply store to stock up on feed for all you Chicken Littles! sheesh!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Excuse Eggscuse me while I run out to the farm supply store to stock up on feed for all you Chicken Littles! sheesh!! Sorry i cant help myself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imisssergei 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 I was at the game tonight. Detroit was not only getting outshot (something like 17-12) when the pulled Ozzie, but they also were getting out played. They looked flat, tired, listless, whatever you want to call it, they didn't look good. Atlanta was taking to to them, pushing them around, and making Detroit take penalties. Simply put, the Thrashers deserved the victory. BTW, in about 28 minutes worth of work, Ozzie faced 17 shots (Detroit only gives up 23 on average) while in about 32 minutes, Dom saw just 8. Ozzie was hung out to dry on every goal. The only one he had a chance on was Hossa's third goal, but I don't any tender makes that save. It was a bullet, right next to the peanut butter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryMalredo 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Its too early to say. This might just be a team-wide slump, and Ozzie might come back to playing as he did earlier in the season. Give it a few more games till we see if this is just a minor thing, or if Ozzie is leveling back to his typical play from years past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperar 16 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Please explain how two bad games, with little defensive support equate to osgood being finished. once you get to around 10, like hasek earlier in the season, than talk. where did the horrible anti hasek club go by the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanahanMan 473 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 wow.....while we're at it, lets fire Babcock and trade Hank and Dats. Osgood isnt in a slump, the whole team is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceMunkee 15 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 I was also at the game which defeated my undefeated record of going but whatever. All I have to say the only two that actually showed up tonight was Ozzie and Dom. Maybe Dats. but that is it. SO NO! Ozzie's luck has not run out! Ozzie is the reason our record is the way it is becuase of Ozzie. Cut the guy some slack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lfd250 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 HAHAHA lets take him out behind the woodshed and shoot him. You know I always find it funny, we lose and it's either goalies fault. Never mind that Z missed a wide open net, or that we took dumb penalties. Where were our goal scorers? Ozzie's luck running out. He's been in the league for 13 years, won a cup, back up to a cup, 2 all star games. With luck like that I would hate to see him without it. But hey you're probably right he's luck is gone after two bad games. Better hope your boss doesn't think your luck is running out. "Bob, you've been late to the office the last two days, we feel like you're luck has run out. you're fired" Hahaha sorry I just can't stop laughing about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmorland 16 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 1.) Hasek has played equally as poor 2.) the team is playing less than stellar 3.) it was only time before the premature "freak out" thread was started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 You can't bring luck into the statement when Osgood has been consistently good up to this point (halfway through the season, just so we're all clear). Two or three games, yes, but not half the season. Tonight he didn't look up to par, but he defintely didn't get any help from the team either. Also, in the past two games the Wings have scored 3 goals, faced 57 shots on net (which for any other team is about normal, but our game average is closer to 20), and have been badly outplayed in just about every aspect of the game. Our entire team has been in a terrible slump, which quite honestly is something that should be painstakingly obvious to anyone whose watched the past two games. We're too solid of a team to have the luxury of blaming losses on a single player. When the Wings loose, the entire team is responsible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shannyfan1414 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 This has been driving me crazy ever since it was anounced that he was an all-star. I know it is more then likely just bad timing, but what the hell. He is playinng like crap and tonight was the icing on the cake for me. I don't understand what his porblem is. He gets an extra three yeras on his deal and then he decides to turn it off. Was he just playing for a contract or is he in the middle of bad luck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 Yes, of course Osgood's luck has ran out and like Jim Reilly, I am tired of winning!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jocu 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 1.) Hasek has played equally as poor Not recently. If you're looking for criticism against Ozzy, this probably isn't the forum to find it. Hasek on the other hand. hez old and flopz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceMunkee 15 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 This has been driving me crazy ever since it was anounced that he was an all-star. I know it is more then likely just bad timing, but what the hell. He is playinng like crap and tonight was the icing on the cake for me. I don't understand what his porblem is. He gets an extra three yeras on his deal and then he decides to turn it off. Was he just playing for a contract or is he in the middle of bad luck? I really like to believe that very few people play for contracts. Yes I am not silly and know that some do. Not OZ though. Not ever. It really bothers me that so many "fans" toss our goalies to the flames so fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
umredwing11 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 I don't know why Ozzie has been singled out here...Maybe he isn't playing as well as earlier this season, but neither are Hank, Holmer, etc. I mean, Hossa just basically went around Lidstrom tonight on one of those goals, so no fault to Ozzie there. The team is in a slump, not just him. Once we get some offense going again, work on that pk, the team will win and Ozzie will get back in the groove of things. I am the ultimate worrier,and I am not worried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Noodle 39 14 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 His luck better have not ran out! We just signed him to 3 more friggin years lol. But like someone stated above.. It's Ozzie and he has his ups and downs and that is why we love him heh. He has always been streaky. But lets hope he gets hot for the playoffs for the next 3 years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packer487 3 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) He'll be fine. He was playing at an incredible level that very few goaltenders could sustain long-term. He was due to have a couple of bad outings, it's just the way these things go. You can't be at your best every single night for an 82 game season. It just doesn't happen. He's still having an outstanding year, and even if he levels off somewhat, he'll still be having a career season. Until he proves otherwise, I have no problem writing it off to a couple of bad starts in an otherwise excellent season. The Wings as a whole always seem to go into a little bit of a funk this time of year or slightly later. These are the dog days of the season. But hopefully these past two starts for The Oz give people a little bit more perspective about the way things were going earlier in the season. Like how sometimes a loss, even with a very low shot total, isn't necessarily the goalie's fault...but then, this is Detroit. Edited January 16, 2008 by Packer487 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 i mean, let's be honest, the only reason it wasn't 8-1 was lebda's outstanding defensive play. no but seriously...obviously osgood has not been the ozzy from the first half of the season the last few games. maybe he's just in a funk. maybe he just came back down to earth. maybe, and i think most likely, the whole team's in a funk. sure, we got lots of shots tonight, but most of them were not great chances. and the good chances that we did have came to nothing because nobody could pick up the puck. flipper could not accept a single pass tonight. and when you have guys like draper and lidstrom taking penalties, of course you're going to get plenty of pp goals against. also, and maybe i'm just being a homer here...i mean, atlanta was playing a physical game. but to me, it seemed like they were getting away with stuff, especially given the calls that were made on us. i remember at one point, a thrasher got out of the penalty box and cross checked lidstrom from behind on his way back into the zone. no call. i also remember one replay when homer was getting crosschecked from both sides while being taken down to the ice. then nick taps somebody on the gloves with his stick and gets two minutes. maybe i'm just pissed 'cause my team lost...but that's how it seemed to me. *shrug* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Packer487 3 Report post Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Weird, this article does seem to imply that Babs wanted to put Hasek in after the second goal. "I went to (Hasek) the first time and he wasn't ready, so he had ample warning. Went to him after three (goals), he wasn't ready,'' Babcock said. "We gave him the opportunity to get ready, get stretched, so it wasn't like a sudden thing.'' But then Osgood said he was surprised by how quick Dom got ready. Who knows.... Babcock did say that he may start riding Hasek after Thursday's game against Vancouver. He said he hasn't decided if the rotation will continue. Edit: A link would probably be helpful. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...on_may_end.html Edited January 16, 2008 by Packer487 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
