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Just Watched the Highlights from the First Round

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I was just watching some clips from the Columbus series and I had a question and a thought:

Question: What the heck happened to Osgood in the second period of game four? He's playing lights-out for ten straight periods, lets in some stinkers, then goes back to being awesome-playoff-goalie. There was concern he might have an injury but to bounce back the way he did, and to have no recurrences is pretty exceptional. If it was just loss of focus, again to go 17 additional games and not have that kind of mental lapse is rare. Any thoughts?

Comment: Are we judging Hossa by a standard foreign to the Red Wings philosophy, i.e. personal sacrifice for team success? He's not having a terrible playoff, 15 points in 21 games isn't bad. He's not blowing anyone away, but should we expect someone playing for Detroit to light the lamp like he plays for an Eastern Conference team? Zetterberg and Franzen have 24 and 23 respectively: does this throw my idea out the window, or can we say that Hossa is at a disadvantage having not developed in the Red Wings system?

Just some things to bridge the gap between here and game six. Thanks for responding.

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I was just watching some clips from the Columbus series and I had a question and a thought:

Question: What the heck happened to Osgood in the second period of game four? He's playing lights-out for ten straight periods, lets in some stinkers, then goes back to being awesome-playoff-goalie. There was concern he might have an injury but to bounce back the way he did, and to have no recurrences is pretty exceptional. If it was just loss of focus, again to go 17 additional games and not have that kind of mental lapse is rare. Any thoughts?

He tweaked his groin I believe. I know he was injured in some capacity in that game because he was favoring one of his legs throughout the sercond period. He was not %100 that game.

Comment: Are we judging Hossa by a standard foreign to the Red Wings philosophy, i.e. personal sacrifice for team success? He's not having a terrible playoff, 15 points in 21 games isn't bad. He's not blowing anyone away, but should we expect someone playing for Detroit to light the lamp like he plays for an Eastern Conference team? Zetterberg and Franzen have 24 and 23 respectively: does this throw my idea out the window, or can we say that Hossa is at a disadvantage having not developed in the Red Wings system?

Hossa is a goal scorer, and only being able to score in bursts in game fours is concerning. I personally don't believe Hossa is a Red Wing type of player considering he is a up and down forward who creates his own chances.

If Babcock rolls three lines with Zett, Dats, and Hossa one each, then Detroit would have an offensive powerhouse. Especially considering the supporting cast (depending on who is signed over the offseason. I do think he is playing lackluster for what he is paid here for.

Just some things to bridge the gap between here and game six. Thanks for responding.

Anytime. :D

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That whole game 4 against the BJs was strange, but something about Osgood was not right. Osgoods lateral movement was s***, and was laboring getting back to his feet after dropping down in the butterfly. Obviously nothing huge, otherwise he would have been pulled. But the long break between round 1 and 2 seemed to cure whatever it was that was bothering him.

As for Hossa, he is a pure goal scorer, and lead the Red Wings in regular season goals, so people expect the same in the playoffs.

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