What the Thrashers thought about Osgood tonight.

[lets go pavel 2]

I doesn't matter what the Thrashers thought of him.

It's what we here on LGW think of him, that really matters.

Indeed!

[Z and D for the C 712]

Oz made some really good saves early when it mattered and you could say he dominated in the 1st period.

The real diff recently is the wings, as a whole, have kicked it up a notch. Oz is now Oz - no better or worse than he's ever been now that the team in foront of him is playing hockey.

I agree about your first statement but your second is simply false. The first 3/4 of the season osgood was not playing well regardless of the team's performance. It can't be hidden. If it was true then Conklin would have been the only goalie with worse stats than Osgood.

[Broken 16 381]

Watch the game on tv and please return to shutting the f*** up.

Strange observations lately... Osgood supporters are WAY more low brow in their responses than any Osgood hater I have seen. What is that? Is there a drop in IQ once you become a staunch Osgood supporter?

You rarely see this:

Osgood supporter- Wow... Osgood was awesome tonight.

Osgood hater- Eat s*** and die you f***in loser.

Funny stuff...

Edited March 21, 2009 by Broken 16

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

I think it is unfair to post a general inquiry into the overall "awesomeness" of a player, and then have the masses turn on that individual when they openly share their opinion with us. This is a medium that should be shared amongst all of us to generate interesting conversation and not to belabor the point that our team is amazing. We get it. We would all rather read positive and rave reviews of our team - but sometimes we must be critical as well. Objectivity is important.

I thought Osgood was "solid". Solid in the fact that he has shown incredible improvement over the last week and is rounding into playoff shape. His first period effort was superb but I would be kidding myself if I thought what he did was remotely as impressive as his prior playoff runs.

Osgood has been a very good goaltender for well over a decade and ony receives a quarter of the respect that someone with his career deserves. That being said, he is not nearly as mentally tough the company he keeps. This has always been the criticism of his play. He far too easily rattled and often suffers lapses of concentration which leads to errors on his part and the occassional "soft" goal.

I think what is more important is that our defensive core looks to be solidifying and far more committed to providing Osgood with the support that he needs. What seperates the Wings and most teams, is not that they hit the opponent hard or stalwartly defend the blue line - is that they direct the pace and flow of the defensive end. They allow their opponents to take the shots they give them - low percentage. I would rather see Osgood face 35+ shots from the outside the circle, hugging the boards than see 10 shots directly in front of his. Positioning is imperative.

I saw the Wings commit to forcing their men in favorable angles and Osgood keeping his composure and positioning himself well - at least for two periods. Over the course of the next 10 games, if the Wings continue to focus on this and Osgood builds the confidence he needs - I will be far more comfortable than I am right now.

Well put!!!

[Echolalia 2,961]

I think the important thing to take away from the past week or so is that the entire team is suddenly getting more focused. Osgood has steadily been improving, the defense has been tighter, and the offense is exactly what we expected it to be the day Holland signed Hossa. Since the Columbus fiasco the Wings have averaged 4.3 goals per game. Including a 6 goal breakdown against Calgary (if you include the shootout goal), the Wings are averaging 2.5 goals against per game. That's a pretty comfortable margin.

[Doc Holiday 0]

Strange observations lately... Osgood supporters are WAY more low brow in their responses than any Osgood hater I have seen. What is that? Is there a drop in IQ once you become a staunch Osgood supporter?

You rarely see this:

Osgood supporter- Wow... Osgood was awesome tonight.

Osgood hater- Eat s*** and die you f***in loser.

Funny stuff...

Cause that is what he said.

No, he expressed his severe distaste for the moronic post he was quoting. Do you agree with the post he quoted?

[Guest Crymson]

What a crowd at that game. The Wings sure do have an awesome fanbase.

[Guest Crymson]

I doesn't matter what the Thrashers thought of him.

It's what we here on LGW think of him, that really matters.

LOL

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Osgood is neato.

[Broken 16 381]

Cause that is what he said.

No, he expressed his severe distaste for the moronic post he was quoting. Do you agree with the post he quoted?

Almost every post that dares to criticize Osgood has been filed in the "moronic post" bin. God forbid anyone call Osgood on the sub-par season he has had. Nice spin attempt anyway. You almost had me convinced (not really though).

[Electrophile 3,554]

Osgood is neato.

Is he also keen-o and swell? Because that's really important.

[Pavrik Zettersyuk 4]

Wtf, still there is Ozzy doubters. 2 of those goals against cannot be put on Ozzy, his team finished playing a little too early, however, he did not.

Edited March 22, 2009 by Pavrik Zettersyuk

[jjd06e 10]

once again, how was my post negative? I said he played a good game but I didnt think it was anything extra special, yet that means I dont know anything about hockey, i am negative, im an ozzie doubter, i am never satisfied and im an idiot and a moron, did i miss anything?

Edited March 22, 2009 by jjd06e

[Pavrik Zettersyuk 4]

My point is, Ozzy was the one of few who played 60 minutes in that game. Fortunately the time we did play put us way too far ahead to be caught in the 3rd.