10/16 GDT: Canucks 4, Red Wings 3 (OT)

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

You think so? It looked to me like the puck wouldn't settle for him until Luongo was over and in position to make the save. Yeah, the pass to Homer wasn't a great option, but he didn't have anything to shoot at.

I must not have seen the puck rolling, I glanced up and saw Hossa with the puck all alone in front and passed it off.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Good period.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Well there you go. Hossa and Datsyuk looked like Hank and Dats right there. Now they just gotta work on getting a chance out of it..

[Jedi 1,865]

Much, Much, MUCH better 2nd period for us there.

[Never_Retire_Steve 35]

Wow, what a difference from the first to second period!!!

This is more like Red Wings hockey!

[Guest mindfly]

Better period but still only 50% of the sc final games

[dicksmack 33]

Much, Much, MUCH better 2nd period for us there.

Yessir, but it's still a bit frustrating to watch the Wings so far this year.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Hahaha gotta love this ad

Carrie Milbank - *flirty voice* "Hey Barry, what's up?"

Barry Melrose - *keeps staring at computer* ...."scouting."

Edited October 17, 2008 by Hockeytown0001

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Haha Barry Melrose...how many wins does he have under his belt with the Bolts?

[Doggy 130]

bad finish by cleary still he managed to score, pretty good =)

Wow you even tried to make Cleary's goal a negative.

[edicius 3,269]

Ugh, Red Sox are already down 5-0 in the bottom of the 3rd. Rays' pitching is just fantastic.

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Absolute dominant period by the Wings. Intensity lifted, we won the battles to the puck, we played physical and the passing was actually starting to connect.

Kronwall was excellent on that last PP, held the puck in twice when it could’ve easily gone out. Hudler actually received a little ice-time and looked sharp. Seems the second line is Hudler-Franzen-Filppula with Franzen taking faceoffs because Flip’s been disastrous in that area tonight. They created some quality scoring chances in that period and I hope Babs goes back to that same combination for the third.

Fourth line was terrific, mainly thanks to Helm. I’m telling you, they won’t be able to send him down to Grand Rapids after tonight, he is just too good. How good was that shift in the latter stages of the period? He and Kopecky were hustling like crazy! Kopecky gets a lot of criticm on this board and a lot of it is unwarranted. He plays big, he can make an excellent pass and he ALWAYS plays with energy. Adding Helm to his line spells trouble for the opposition. I’d love to see a Helm-Abdelkader-Kopecky line in the near future.

The less said about Samuelsson the better. Stuart has been invisible. Datsyuk and Hossa aren’t quite clicking but Datsyuk has been outstanding tonight with 2 assists including a lovely breakaway pass to set up Clearly.

Much better signs that period.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Ugh, Red Sox are already down 5-0 in the bottom of the 3rd. Rays' pitching is just fantastic.

Man, I really dont want the Rays to go to the World Series. I want to see Jason Bay win a World Series. But if the Rays have to make it, let's go Phillies! Matt Stairs gettin his ring babay

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Absolute dominant period by the Wings. Intensity lifted, we won the battles to the puck, we played physical and the passing was actually starting to connect.

Kronwall was excellent on that last PP, held the puck in twice when it could’ve easily gone out. Hudler actually received a little ice-time and looked sharp. Seems the second line is Hudler-Franzen-Filppula with Franzen taking faceoffs because Flip’s been disastrous in that area tonight. They created some quality scoring chances in that period and I hope Babs goes back to that same combination for the third.

Fourth line was terrific, mainly thanks to Helm. I’m telling you, they won’t be able to send him down to Grand Rapids after tonight, he is just too good. How good was that shift in the latter stages of the period? He and Kopecky were hustling like crazy! Kopecky gets a lot of criticm on this board and a lot of it is unwarranted. He plays big, he can make an excellent pass and he ALWAYS plays with energy. Adding Helm to his line spells trouble for the opposition. I’d love to see a Helm-Abdelkader-Kopecky line in the near future.

The less said about Samuelsson the better. Stuart has been invisible. Datsyuk and Hossa aren’t quite clicking but Datsyuk has been outstanding tonight with 2 assists including a lovely breakaway pass to set up Clearly.

Much better signs that period.

Hes had a great game today. He and Helm have a bit of chemistry out there.

[wingschamps 0]

Better period but still only 50% of the sc final games

They're not gonna bring the intensity of the Stanley Cup Finals to every single regular season game. It's not possible.

[Jedi 1,865]

Love the "May I Take Your Order, Sir" look by Ohlund there...

Lol.

[edicius 3,269]

Man, I really dont want the Rays to go to the World Series. I want to see Jason Bay win a World Series. But if the Rays have to make it, let's go Phillies! Matt Stairs gettin his ring babay

(Yes, I know, we're off topic...but it's in between periods!)

You gotta admit that the Rays have been a hell of a story. But a Rays/Phillies WS? Ratings NIGHTMARE for the networks. In '04, I had confidence in the Sox coming back against the Yanks (wish I could grab the message board posts elsewhere that would confirm this, but the board no longer exists ). Last year, I knew they could come back from 3-1. But this year...I just ain't feelin' it. Bats have gone cold and we can't blame the pitching entirely. Ain't gonna win many games if you can't string together a few runs, no matter how many you give up.

Whoa...I think the wine is kicking in. Neat.

[Jedi 1,865]

Game on!

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Third underway

[Aussie_Wing 354]

The effort level from Hossa just isn't up to scratch IMO.

[Doggy 130]

Game on!

Car!

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Goddamnit

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Damn

[seeinred 1,488]

lol @ what was basically a 4-1.

Holy defensive lapse, Batman.

[FinRedWing 172]

Whoa...I think the wine is kicking in. Neat.

Someone's doing his part.