union drone 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) click here Man, those were a fast 10 days... Osgood to start on Friday against the Kings, Conklin will start against Sharks on Wednesday. Howard returns to the Griffins. Edit: splleing Edited February 23, 2009 by union drone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 click here Man, those were a fast 10 days... Osgood to start on Friday against the Kings, Conlin will start against Sharks on Wednesday. Howard returns to the Griffins. Atleast Conks is starting against the Sharks. I think the team may have a better chance to win with him out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladifan 680 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 click here Man, those were a fast 10 days... Osgood to start on Friday against the Kings, Conlin will start against Sharks on Wednesday. Howard returns to the Griffins. Hoookaay....I'm personally just gonna take a deep breath here and remember how I entered immediately into a state of grace when I became a Red Wings' fan and be grateful that I am not Holland, Babcock or Ilitch. :noevil: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 click here Man, those were a fast 10 days... Osgood to start on Friday against the Kings, Conklin will start against Sharks on Wednesday. Howard returns to the Griffins. Edit: splleing But wasn't that the plan all along? J.Ho back to GR after one game? That's what Ken and Mick said that night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 What the hell? Why are they sending him down? Ozzie needs this time to recover more than the Griffs need Howard. Howard should've stayed up as a backup to Conklin. They had an opportunity to get Ozzie back on track and they might have lost that chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 But wasn't that the plan all along? J.Ho back to GR after one game? That's what Ken and Mick said that night. Yeah Ken and Mick did say that was plan. Plays one game then send him back down, and Conklin will play on Wednesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
union drone 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 But wasn't that the plan all along? J.Ho back to GR after one game? That's what Ken and Mick said that night. I was only able to get the Minnesota feed for the game, so I have no idea what Ken and Mick might have said. From the reports online and from people here, I got the impression that we would see a Conklin/Howard lineup (with Howard playing at least a game) for a total of ten days while Osgood gets a reprieve to work on his issues. Instead Howard is in town all of three days, backs up on Friday, starts on Saturday, and gets sent down on Sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I was only able to get the Minnesota feed for the game, so I have no idea what Ken and Mick might have said. From the reports online and from people here, I got the impression that we would see a Conklin/Howard lineup (with Howard playing at least a game) for a total of ten days while Osgood gets a reprieve to work on his issues. Instead Howard is in town all of three days, backs up on Friday, starts on Saturday, and gets sent down on Sunday. Yeah I was watching the FSN-D feed. This is just all according to plan. They had announced it before J. Ho had even come up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah Ken and Mick did say that was plan. Plays one game then send him back down, and Conklin will play on Wednesday. Woops...there you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
union drone 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah I was watching the FSN-D feed. This is just all according to plan. They had announced it before J. Ho had even come up. I'll take your word for it. It does make me feel a bit better knowing that this was the gameplan all along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Griffins had three games in three days last weekend, so the plan was that Howard would be sent back to play the last one. The 10 days thing was that Osgood won't start a game during that span. Does anyone know who was backing up Larsson while Howard was up with Red Wings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I'll take your word for it. It does make me feel a bit better knowing that this was the gameplan all along. Yeah I can understand that. Initially I had the impression that Howard was going to stay for ten days while Ozzie re-focused. Until I heard Ken say that Howard was slated to go back to Grand Rapids after the Minnesota game, I figured he'd be around for a while. If he hadn't been scheduled to go back down, this would have made me panic for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I think they meant 10 days between starts for Osgood which makes more sense given the breaks in the schedule and all. It also makes it a lot less dramatic than some have made it out to be as well. I still believe Osgood will find a way to turn this around. I think he'll have to battle a lot harder than last year for fewer results, but I think he'll find a way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
union drone 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I think they meant 10 days between starts for Osgood which makes more sense given the breaks in the schedule and all. It also makes it a lot less dramatic than some have made it out to be as well. I still believe Osgood will find a way to turn this around. I think he'll have to battle a lot harder than last year for fewer results, but I think he'll find a way. I really hope that Ozzy turns it around. If he does continue to struggle, however, I have a good measure of faith in Conklin. He might not have experience as a playoff starter, but he has been up to the task thus far. All this talk of Ozzie "fanboys" and Ozzie "haters" kind of irks me at times. There wasn't a person here who wasn't pulling for him last spring. I have always liked his attitude and perseverance, but I am also totally realistic about his abilities. I think that we need a healthy dose of realism around here sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Does anyone know who was backing up Larsson while Howard was up with Red Wings? Joel Martin from the K-Wings I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMAC 25 18 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 ok.....what happened to the ten days off? how long was he out for? i'm sorry but its gonna take more than just a few days to re-focus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russianswede919293 95 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I think that these days were good to Ozzie and he is going to pull a Kovalev and come back something fierce... Glad COnks is against San Jose though, it will be an easier game for Ozzie to play LA then San Jose as his first game back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted February 23, 2009 All this talk of Ozzie "fanboys" and Ozzie "haters" kind of irks me at times. There wasn't a person here who wasn't pulling for him last spring. I have always liked his attitude and perseverance, but I am also totally realistic about his abilities. I think that we need a healthy dose of realism around here sometimes. I agree with the bold, and to the italics, good luck with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 ok.....what happened to the ten days off? how long was he out for? i'm sorry but its gonna take more than just a few days to re-focus Like I said, I think they meant ten days between starts, which will hold. The issue is bad reporting tactics used to sensationalize something that's a little deal, but not quite as big of a deal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xBrave_Heartx 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 10days was from his last start to now.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wombat 26 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I think they meant 10 days between starts for Osgood which makes more sense given the breaks in the schedule and all. It also makes it a lot less dramatic than some have made it out to be as well. I still believe Osgood will find a way to turn this around. I think he'll have to battle a lot harder than last year for fewer results, but I think he'll find a way. You're exactly right. They were giving Ozzie 10 days without starting and having him not dress for the two weekend games (so that he didn't have to worry to be prepared to play as a backup). From the start it really wasn't like Ozzie got "Kovalev'd" or anything. I sure hope he took it seriously and is on his way to being refocused and ready. If not, I think Conklin can do what's needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzersyukstromberg 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 What the hell? Why are they sending him down? Ozzie needs this time to recover more than the Griffs need Howard. Howard should've stayed up as a backup to Conklin. They had an opportunity to get Ozzie back on track and they might have lost that chance. Uhhh, no. The plan was clear...10 days off for Ozzie, 1 start for Howard. That's done, and Howard didn't do anything whatsoever to convince Red Wings management that he deserves to stay up. Allowing 4 goals on 28 shots is no better than Ozzie has done this year, and of those 4 goals, 3 were brutally soft. Back to the AHL, Jimmy. Enjoy yourself...maybe next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StormJH1 231 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Uhhh, no. The plan was clear...10 days off for Ozzie, 1 start for Howard. That's done, and Howard didn't do anything whatsoever to convince Red Wings management that he deserves to stay up. Allowing 4 goals on 28 shots is no better than Ozzie has done this year, and of those 4 goals, 3 were brutally soft. Back to the AHL, Jimmy. Enjoy yourself...maybe next year. I live in Minnesota and know how the Wild play. That game was one of the best games the Wild have played all year, and it's not Howard's fault. Jimmy certainly didn't do much to make himself look good, but the defense in the first two periods of that game was atrocious. Yes, the Wings did do their patented "kick" in the 3rd period, but you also have to understand that Lemaire's Wild teams will always do a turtle duck in the 3rd (with the lead) and allow themselves to get outshot with perimeter chances. And like the guy above me said: Not like Osgood hasn't had games much, much worse than that this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzersyukstromberg 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I live in Minnesota and know how the Wild play. That game was one of the best games the Wild have played all year, and it's not Howard's fault. Jimmy certainly didn't do much to make himself look good, but the defense in the first two periods of that game was atrocious. Yes, the Wings did do their patented "kick" in the 3rd period, but you also have to understand that Lemaire's Wild teams will always do a turtle duck in the 3rd (with the lead) and allow themselves to get outshot with perimeter chances. And like the guy above me said: Not like Osgood hasn't had games much, much worse than that this year! I watched the game, and I watch plenty of hockey....not just Red Wings games. Yes, the Wild played very well, but Jimmy Howard wasn't particularly good, at all. The first 2 Owen Nolan goals were soft, and there was one other soft goal (can't remember who scored it)...I appreciate your opinion, and agree that the Wild earned the victory, but Howard did nothing to earn himself a longer stay in Detroit. You get one chance, and when you get that chance, you can't go out and allow 4 goals on 28 shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
