4/3 GDT: Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 2

[stormboy 47]

so i'm not watching the game--just following online. could someone describe the last goal?

[Third Man In 2,091]

Damn! Where's the President's Trophy emoticon when you need it...

[gcom007 1,465]

Sure, great, we win. Great Presidents Trophy. Columbus should've won. What a s*** effort. Just embarrassing at this point in time against this team. I'll give them credit for finding a way to win, but it just never should've worked out like this at all.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Ummmm.... Zetterberg + Cleary = AWESOME! Heh- I always found it entertaining that Datsyuk worked so well with Filppula since they're both set-up men by nature... looks like Z needs another hardworking dude like him

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Double post.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Drake_Marcus

[FinRedWing 172]

W

[McCartyFanForLife 17]

Nashville scores

3 - 2 Preds

[rwfan007 18]

so i'm not watching the game--just following online. could someone describe the last goal?

Z behind the net bank shot off Leclaire a la Stevie and Shanny

[Bry-O 0]

Z just threw it at the net and it bounced off Leclaire's skate/leg and into the net as Leclaire fell on his ass. Someone needs to youtube that one.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

One down,one to go...

GO WINGS!!!!!!

[stormboy 47]

At the first 50 games or so I thought he could've produced more. Now I can't believe my eyes.

yeah, i think a lot of people (myself included) felt like he was underperforming for a lot of the season...or at least that he had good potential. we wanted secondary scoring from him, and weren't getting it. now we're getting close to primary scoring.

[Williams29fan 6]

Z just threw it at the net and it bounced off Leclaire's skate/leg and into the net as Leclaire fell on his ass. Someone needs to youtube that one.

from behind the net

[Guest Mr. Byng]

It's incredible how Wings can win without looking very interested in the game. Still they shot about 40 times against BJ's 20.

[kylee 727]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nero 20]

so i'm not watching the game--just following online. could someone describe the last goal?

To explain it in a little more detail... LeClaire was out of position, Zetterberg threw the puck towards him, and LeClaire knocked it in himself.

[puckloo39 5,686]

so i'm not watching the game--just following online. could someone describe the last goal?

someone else will do a better job than me, but it was freaky. Leclaire misplayed the puck, and Z stood behind the net waiting for Leclaire to get back in front of his net... and then banked the puck off the goalie and into the net. Crazy...

[maltbymaniac 13]

sure glad im a wings fan. GO WINGS!!

[BuckeyeWingsfan80 209]

Sure, great, we win. Great Presidents Trophy. Columbus should've won. What a s*** effort. Just embarrassing at this point in time against this team. I'll give them credit for finding a way to win, but it just never should've worked out like this at all.

Dude Columbus ALWAYS plays their best games against Detroit it seems. They could (and have) lose games to crappy teams all year long and they can't touch friggin Nashville for whatever reason, but they always bring it when they play Detroit.

considering how short-handed the Wings are and given that LeClaire was literally keeping this game close for Columbus (always a problem for Detroit when they run into a hot goalie), I'll take it.

Hell if Columbus played the rest of the West like they play Detroit every night, they'd have over 100 points themselves, but they don't have the scoring for it.

[McCartyFanForLife 17]

Wow, LeClaire played an incredible game yet one mistake cost him the win.

[Z and D for the C 712]

How was Hasek and the goals against him? I only watched the last 10 minutes, but I did see him make some good save.

And all the central gives their best games againt the wings, whereas we give them our worst. Hence the s***ty record against them this year.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Z and D for the C

[Konnan511 1,736]

Sure, great, we win. Great Presidents Trophy. Columbus should've won. What a s*** effort. Just embarrassing at this point in time against this team. I'll give them credit for finding a way to win, but it just never should've worked out like this at all.

We should have won by a lot more, a few posts and some horrendous accuracy on Hudlers part and a couple more open net shots that we missed...

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Gotta love how our boys piss us off for 55 minutes and then make us incredibly happy for the last 5....haha

[gcom007 1,465]

yeah, i think a lot of people (myself included) felt like he was underperforming for a lot of the season...or at least that he had good potential. we wanted secondary scoring from him, and weren't getting it. now we're getting close to primary scoring.

When he got rocked last year it threw him off-kilter. He was looking like he was going to break out and that was just a big setback and that happens when you get run and then injured. Throws you all off. He was working through it though this year and I think after mid-season, he just needed something to rally around. Playoffs would've done it but the extra ice-time got it going early which is a good thing for the Wings as we'd have lost a lot more games without him! Like, for real. He's been the clear-cut MVP of this team for the last 6 weeks or so. He's been a game-changer just like tonight.

[Third Man In 2,091]

I'd like to see a 60 min effort from this team. But I am encouraged by how they've found a way to win so many nights. Not usually as freaky as tonight's win, but they've scapped out a lot of wins, especially in the last month.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Wow, LeClaire played an incredible game yet one mistake cost him the win.

I wanted this win really bad, but I do feel sorry for Pascal. He made one mistake all night and it cost them dearly.