12/30 GDT: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0

[puckloo39 5,686]

oh, Homer... hope he's OK.

Wow, tough they couldn't get one past Khabbi.

[RWK23 0]

Another great period. Hopefully, Homer is alright....

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Hank and Hossa together is becoming pretty futile.

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Gah, I really wish they'd gotten that third goal. So close! You know the Hawks are gonna lay it on in the third and that extra marker would have been huge.

But, the Wings are playing solid hockey tonight so here's to that if nothing else.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

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[PuckFace 1]

Man Homer is a badass. Takes the puck to the face gets up and skates to the bench with a look of a little discomfort. Hope he's all right and that was one hell of a second period.

[hankzet40 233]

Hank and Hossa together is becoming pretty futile.

It's now clear that Pav makes anyone on his line that much better.

Edited December 31, 2008 by hankzet40

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Jesus Boston is on pace for another victory. They're just sick. Kessel with 23 goals. I think losing a ball made him even faster.

[Datsyerberger 279]

Man Homer is a badass. Takes the puck to the face gets up and skates to the bench with a look of a little discomfort. Hope he's all right and that was one hell of a second period.

He's had plenty of time to practice those shots with Sammy.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Eager is a mope, he keeps doing stupid s***, I wouldnt want an idiot like that on my team, Canadian or not.

The Wings are pissed off at all the cheapshots, and there THROWING BODY CHECKS!!!! Great game so far.

[Doc Holiday 0]

Hank and Hossa together is becoming pretty futile.

Yeah they haven't scored once with that lineup.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Hank and Hossa together is becoming pretty futile.

I don't think they're looking too bad, but something isn't quite right with Hank this season.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

It's now clear that Pav makes any line he's on work.

To be fair, Datsyuk is really the only playmaker on the team. Hudlers inching that way, but Hossa, Hank and Franzen is a bunch of finishers with no playmaker. Then you have Hudler and Datsyuk on the same time.

Babs just needs to admit that he was SO wrong thinking that Filppula was the better of the two between Hudler and Flip, and give Hudler his due - a permanent spot on the 2nd line.

[Datsyerberger 279]

So root, root root for the home team if they don't win it's a shame, for it's one, two, three crosschecks and Dan O'Halloran still misses the call in the old puck game...

[PuckFace 1]

He's had plenty of time to practice those shots with Sammy.

LOL yea Sammy shooting the puck is scary never know where the hell its gonna go. NHL09 got him right too shoots the puck wide all the time.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

I don't think they're looking too bad, but something isn't quite right with Hank this season.

Hossa hasn't been very great the past 7 or 8 games or so either. I really don't think Hossa is a great fit for this team, either.

As for Hank, I don't really care that hes not putting up the points - bodes well for contract negotiations - but he just doesn't look himself. His passes in particular have really fallen off.

I wouldn't be surprised if the idea of a new contract is weighing heavily on him. Hank seems like a pretty pensive guy. Wouldn't be surprised if hes thinking a lot about the terms of his contract. Its a bigger deal than just signing a piece of paper.

[P. Marlowe 748]

Eddie Olczyk: "He had 45 percent of the net open."

Hmm...

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Holland basically spells it out. You can only keep "two of them comforatbly" meaning Hossa, Hank, and the Mule. If you ask me, Franzen AND Hudler are basically going to cost the same as Hossa. No brainer.

[Datsyerberger 279]

Hossa hasn't been very great the past 7 or 8 games or so either. I really don't think Hossa is a great fit for this team, either.

Yea, 2nd on the team in scoring and consistently good to excellent defensive play. Been a horrible fit.

My guess on what's been up with Z, atleast as far as his scoring goes, is not being paired consistently with Datsyuk. And also on the ice less with Lidstrom, since he hasn't been on the top unit as much..

His defensive play has still been great, though.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Yea, 2nd on the team in scoring and consistently good to excellent defensive play. Been a horrible fit.

Look past the stats (which are below a PPG anyways). Its obvious that Hossa doesn't have great chemistry with anyone in particular on this team. Thats a huge reason why the lines this year have been anything but set.

At any rate, nice job at the debate. I guess "not being a great fit" automatically means "horrible fit."

[TheOwl 77]

Yea, 2nd on the team in scoring and consistently good to excellent defensive play. Been a horrible fit.

My guess on what's been up with Z, atleast as far as his scoring goes, is not being paired consistently with Datsyuk. And also on the ice less with Lidstrom, since he hasn't been on the top unit as much..

His defensive play has still been great, though.

Most of Hossa's success was because he was with Datysuk. He hasn't looked good since the line got split up. If Hossa can only succeed on the Datysuk line, if he can't man his own line and play with other people, he's not fitting in. He's the highest paid forward, but he's far from the most effective.

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

YEYYUSGH

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

MULE AGAIN

[Namingway 146]

LOL!! YES!!

[Guest mindfly]

What a great start.. MULE