Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) VS Preview- Sharks at Red Wings Recap- Sharks 0, Red Wings 6 San Jose: 25-3-3, 9-3-1 Road Record, 53 pts; 1st in Pacific Division, 1st Overall in Western Conference Last Game: Lost to CBJ 2-1 (OT) Recap Detroit: 20-6-4, 9-3-2 Home Record, 44 pts; 1st in Central Division, 2nd Overall in Western Conference Last Game: Lost to COL 3-2 Recap Goals SJ Patrick Marleau - 16 DET Marian Hossa - 16 Assists SJ Joe Thornton - 27 DET Pavel Datsyuk - 20 Plus/Minus SJ Patrick Marleau: +17 DET Nicklas Lidstrom: +11 PIM SJ Rob Blake - 63 DET Andreas Lilja - 28 Holmstrom-Datsyuk-Hossa Franzen-Zetterberg-Samuelsson Hudler-Filppula-Cleary Kopecky-Draper-Maltby Lidstrom-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Lilja-Lebda Meech,Chelios scratched SJ - Evgeni Nabokov 17-2-1, 2.48 GAA, .904 SV %, 1 SO DET- Ty Conklin 8-4-0, 2.75 GAA, .902 SV %, 1 SO SJ - Jeremy Roenick (shoulder) out, Torrey Mitchell (leg) out, Joe Pavelski (lower body) doubtful DET - Chris Osgood (groin) doubtful; might backup, Darren McCarty (groin) out Edited December 19, 2008 by Hockeytown0001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowknife Redwing 57 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 No more excuses. No more of this "it's early in the season" s***. We need a convincing win in this one. We need this game to be something to hang our hat on going forward so we can start playing like champions again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotvm 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 ive been saving my first post of the season for the biggest game of the season!!!! this is without a doubt a statement game and the rest of the league will be watching, so i have no doubt our boys will come out flying for a full 60 mins. sharks are on a back to back and a little banged up..... im going wings 4 (homer, hudler, maltby, lidstrom) sharks 2 (grier, boyle) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 If ever there was a game where the Wings should realize that they will have to give it everything they have to win, this is it. Let's hope they do. Go Conk! Go Wings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Though I'd rather beat them when they're rested and ready, hopefully the wings can take advantage of the Sharks played the night before. 5-4 wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 No more excuses. No more of this "it's early in the season" s***. We need a convincing win in this one. We need this game to be something to hang our hat on going forward so we can start playing like champions again. THIS. It needs to happen tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjhckygirl20 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 This will truly be a test for the Sharks...playing the defending Stanley Cup champs in their own building. Can't wait for the game tomorrow! Go Sharks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clutchngrab 12 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 This is a statement game and our goaltending and defense has been making a statement all season. Sharks win based on that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
under_par_00 45 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Ill be at the game today! Can't wait! Let's hope for a good one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cnot19 191 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Hopefully this is a wake up call for the wings for a full 60 min game. Ill be watching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Time to make a statement to the NHL boys... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cern 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Honestly, I have a bad feeling about this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WiNgSowN 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 big, big game...let's get it done boys, c'mon. I'm tired of hearing about how good the Sharks are. Tonight can change that. No prediction, just 60 minutes of Red Wings hockey. Let's go Wings!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 All the Wings subpar play this season has been for the sole purpose of lulling these Sharks into the most profound sense of false security ever. And then, because of this genius move, the Wings attack, overwhelm, and emerge victorious. 14-3 of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blikst 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 All the Wings subpar play this season has been for the sole purpose of lulling these Sharks into the most profound sense of false security ever. And then, because of this genius move, the Wings attack, overwhelm, and emerge victorious. 14-3 of course. No it will be 14-3 after two periods and then to keep the Sharks in the dark they will let them score 11 goals in the third only to win in OT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 i have to work at 10pm tonight, which means that i'll probably get to watch the first two periods and miss the third, which might turn out to be a bad or very good thing. there is no doubt in anyone's mind that this is a statement game. on the one hand, if the wings lose, it's just another regular-season loss in a season that will almost certainly see them go the playoffs, where games really matter (for teams like us and the sharks). that being said, if the sharks beat us (especially if it's badly) in our own building after coming off a game the night before, there is no doubt that everyone here and throughout the league will seriously question the wings' ability to compete with the sharks come playoff time. if they lose tonight, i'm not willing to throw in the towel and hand the cup to the sharks, but i think it will be pretty indicative of the wings' capacity to win this year. goalie HAS to play well. this is the biggest part, in my opinion. a close second is defensive tightness, obviously. but i've been pretty disappointed lately about our ability to score goals. we scored a total of three goals against the stars and the avs, both of whom we should have lit up. the last game that we played that i truly believed was a statement game (and made it clear in the GDT) was the game against the ducks. we won 2-1. hopefully that pattern continues. honestly, i'm alright with a few losses against weak teams if we win against the good ones. right now we are 2-0 against the hawks, split the season series with vancouver, are 1-1 vs the ducks, and are 2-0 against the flames. while not completely dominant, i'm okay with these figures as overall we are doing fine against the better teams in the conferencem and not playing our best hockey. you just have to go 4-3 in a playoff series. but if we go 0-4 against the sharks, bad news bears. and it is now too late in the season to say "well it's only x amount of games in, they'll get it together." nope. time to ******* play. hossa and datsyuk have to play amazing games tonight. come on boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 im digging the LGW unity on this thread. everyone realizes how huge of a game this is; and how the wings need to step it up in general; no more excuses. this isnt just another regular season game against an over-achieving sharks team - they look FOR REAL this time, and i could excuse this and expect to lose the game becaues Osgood is hurt but im not going to. im ready and waiting to see THIS red wings team do something. somebody to start a fight; somebody to throw their body around; waiting for team as a whole to play more consistent something! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted December 18, 2008 I say it right now, watch out for Sharks #3, Douglas Murray from sweden, he's a force and if he hit a wing it will get messy. Sharks win 5-2 SHARKS:Marleau, Setogucchix2, clowe, and someone else. WINGS: Hossa, Zetterberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3chrisosgood0 7 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 this is gonna be a great game two of the best teams in the confrence a win here would be great no prediction just GO WINGS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seraph 240 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 My predictions: we are gonna get rocked. Really hard. But I don't think that's entirely a bad thing. It'll be a wakeup call to a lot of our guys. It's time to play Red Wing hockey again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest E_S_A_D Report post Posted December 18, 2008 I'll preface this by saying I hope the Wings win. However, my honest prediction is San Jose 4, Detroit 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dicksmack 33 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Sharks are better than us right now even on back to backs. We lose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper84 333 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 My predictions: we are gonna get rocked. Really hard. But I don't think that's entirely a bad thing. It'll be a wakeup call to a lot of our guys. It's time to play Red Wing hockey again. I've been hearing the bolded all year long, and at this point I don't think a loss to the Sharks would be much of a wake up call for them. If we lose, its because the Sharks are the better team this year. Wings need to come out hard and play a full 60 minutes of the kind of hockey we all know they can play. Needing a wake up call isn't an excuse, we're too far into the season for that already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Needing a wake up call isn't an excuse, we're too far into the season for that already. No. The Wings have been winning, and winning a lot, but not being as dominant as they should. A wake-up call is exactly what they need. Who knows what it will be, but there will be one. I don't care if it's tonight or if it's in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, but it's gonna happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Preview from MLive - MLive Preview Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
