Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Homer out against Preds with groin injury. Lebda also will not play due to illness. Lids plans to go, but Big E and Meech will take the pre-skate just in case. Chelios not quite ready to play Sunday. Mac will NOT play Sunday. Per Mlive Edited March 8, 2008 by Wings_Dynasty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 I thought we were over this injury bug thing!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishtemper14+25 11 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 man i hoped mac would be in for homer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sepster 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 Homer talking about his groin worries me. He certainly doesn't sound very confident that its not serious. Hopefully the ultrasound will give us some good news for a change. I am glad to hear Chelios should be ready to go for Tuesday and hopefully McCarty isn't too far off either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cirov19 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Homer out against Preds with groin injury. Lebda also will not play due to illness. Lids plans to go, but Big E and Meech will take the pre-skate just in case. Chelios not quite ready to play Sunday. Mac will NOT play Sunday. Per Mlive He hurt himself in PRACTICE? Please no... don't be serious. Edited March 8, 2008 by cirov19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csdan 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 Its good to hear Lidstrom will be back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 I'm going to freaking SCREAM. This s*** never ends, and now Mac doesn't even know when he'll be back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 This isn't as bad as it sounds... Homer: He's been playing pretty poorly lately compared to his play before injuring his knee. Maybe he's been soldiering through a sore groin for quite some time. Regardless, I think he could use the time to rest up given his style of play. He's not as crucial as Cleary guys and gals and we could use the extra top six minutes on someone like Hudler who needs a chance to get his groove back. I wanna see Hudler hit his stride and play like he did in Jan when he was second in team scoring. Chelios: Let him heal until the playoffs start Give Ericsson even more time to taste the NHL. Lids: I hope he's ok for Sunday, but they'd be crazy to rush him and they know it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 Why can't Samuelsson ever get hurt? I mean, seriously? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 This isn't as bad as it sounds... Homer: He's been playing pretty poorly lately compared to his play before injuring his knee. Maybe he's been soldiering through a sore groin for quite some time. Regardless, I think he could use the time to rest up given his style of play. He's not as crucial as Cleary guys and gals and we could use the extra top six minutes on someone like Hudler who needs a chance to get his groove back. I wanna see Hudler hit his stride and play like he did in Jan when he was second in team scoring. Chelios: Let him heal until the playoffs start Give Ericsson even more time to taste the NHL. Lids: I hope he's ok for Sunday, but they'd be crazy to rush him and they know it. :puke: ...Hudler is not straight... ...he's a non-winner... ...he isn't 100% mentally there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Canadian Wings Report post Posted March 8, 2008 This isn't as bad as it sounds... Homer: He's been playing pretty poorly lately compared to his play before injuring his knee. Maybe he's been soldiering through a sore groin for quite some time. Regardless, I think he could use the time to rest up given his style of play. He's not as crucial as Cleary guys and gals and we could use the extra top six minutes on someone like Hudler who needs a chance to get his groove back. I wanna see Hudler hit his stride and play like he did in Jan when he was second in team scoring. Chelios: Let him heal until the playoffs start Give Ericsson even more time to taste the NHL. Lids: I hope he's ok for Sunday, but they'd be crazy to rush him and they know it. Our PP will blow without Homer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cirov19 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Why can't Samuelsson ever get hurt? I mean, seriously? Sammy has four points and is +3 in his last four games. Chirp him when he stops contributing. Edited March 8, 2008 by cirov19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYags 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 This isn't as bad as it sounds... Homer: He's been playing pretty poorly lately compared to his play before injuring his knee. Maybe he's been soldiering through a sore groin for quite some time. Regardless, I think he could use the time to rest up given his style of play. He's not as crucial as Cleary guys and gals and we could use the extra top six minutes on someone like Hudler who needs a chance to get his groove back. I wanna see Hudler hit his stride and play like he did in Jan when he was second in team scoring. Chelios: Let him heal until the playoffs start Give Ericsson even more time to taste the NHL. Lids: I hope he's ok for Sunday, but they'd be crazy to rush him and they know it. I totally agree. Those who laugh at Hudler moving up a line, don't. The kid is much better with skill players around him than stuck on the bottom lines. I say he scores tonight if he gets 15 minutes of ice time.. Oh another positive, like you said, is that we'll get to see more of Ericsson and hopefully Meech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowknife Redwing 57 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 With Homer's relative invisibility lately and Lebda being a bit of a liability, it might be a nice change of pace to move a couple guys who have been achieving recently into a key role. Meech definitely deserves a look for some added icetime even with a pseudo-healthy d-core, and I would love to see Franzen get an opportunity with the top line based on his recent play. Am I the only guy who's noticed how stellar Johan's play has been lately? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted March 8, 2008 I totally agree. Those who laugh at Hudler moving up a line, don't. The kid is much better with skill players around him than stuck on the bottom lines. I say he scores tonight if he gets 15 minutes of ice time.. Oh another positive, like you said, is that we'll get to see more of Ericsson and hopefully Meech. ...he will never score tonight. I have a better chance of winnning the lottery than Hudler scoring a goal tonight. I think Yzerman or Miroslav Frycer have a better chance than Hudler does at scoring a goal tonight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 Well it sucks that Homer is injured, hopefully it's not too serious.. Good to finally see Lids back, though I'd rather him miss this Sunday game and go Tuesday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 ...he will never score tonight. I have a better chance of winnning the lottery than Hudler scoring a goal tonight. I think Yzerman or Miroslav Frycer have a better chance than Hudler does at scoring a goal tonight... Them sound like fightin' words Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 ...he will never score tonight. I have a better chance of winnning the lottery than Hudler scoring a goal tonight. I think Yzerman or Miroslav Frycer have a better chance than Hudler does at scoring a goal tonight... I'll bet my car and all my possessions not a single wings player scores at all tonight. We're really sucking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 I'll bet my car and all my possessions not a single wings player scores at all tonight. We're really sucking. Them sound like fightin' words Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) I bet no Wing will score tonight either. But I bet that no one will score against them. (This bet is for local Detroit time, 6:20 pm, Saturday night, only. Eastern hemisphere folks who are already into Sunday should take this into account.) Too bad about Homer. Call me crazy (go ahead, you won't be the first), but I'd like to see Dats, Hank and Franzen together. For some reason, I think it would work. Come back, Captain, as soon as you are ready! Edited March 9, 2008 by 55fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 :puke: ...Hudler is not straight... ...he's a non-winner... ...he isn't 100% mentally there... Yeah- he may literally be in our top six forwards, be outscoring Val with less playing time AND was our second best scorer in Janruary, but hey it's time to throw him to the wolves. Read a few scouting reports dude. Hudler has a s***-ton of offensive upside and this is only his second year. He's having a better year this year than Datsyuk had in his rookie year. Hudler needs 7 points to match Zetterberg's sophmore year. My point is that both Datsyuk and Zetterberg are top 10 players in the NHL this year and had modest point totals in their first two years (although Z had impressive goal totals). Hudler won't be as good as Dats or Z down the road, but he certainly projects as a top six winger. The Wings aren't abandoning Hudler because they despirately need talented forwards, small or not. The Wings management obviously sees something in him even after fretting over your childish, 1-dimensional posts. I guess I could've included more "..." at the start and end of my sentances, though. Perhaps that's what Hudler's failed to do that makes him so mentally suspect in your "mind". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopenhagenWing 38 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 Don't forget that while Hudler is only in his 2nd NHL season he had several seasons in the AHL to get accustomed to smaller rinks and the North American style of hockey. Datsyuk came directly from Russia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 Don't forget that while Hudler is only in his 2nd NHL season he had several seasons in the AHL to get accustomed to smaller rinks and the North American style of hockey. Datsyuk came directly from Russia. Of course. And I'm not saying Hudler is half as good as Datsyuk! I just get sick of the bulls*** people spew about him when we haven't got a viable alternative to Hudler and the kid's still got s***-loads of untapped potential. Plus, Val had an identical slump to this earlier in the year- his first half was horrible while Hudler had a hot period from mid november to the end of january. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmorland 16 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 My guess is Homer will be out til game 2 or 3 of the playoffs. I jsuth ave a bad feeling about this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hallelujahlogic 1 Report post Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) He hurt himself in PRACTICE? not a game..not a game...not a game.. we're talkin bout PRACTICE. what are we talkin bout? we're talkin bout PRACTICE, man. we ain't talkin bout a game. we're talkin bout PRACTICE. (i couldn't resist.) Edited March 9, 2008 by hallelujahlogic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
