11/5 GDT: Sharks 1 at Red Wings 2 (SO)

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Big game tonight against a tough team! Keep rolling!

Go Wings!

Tough really? you think so? They've been lucky. Lucky not to have the injuries everyone else has suffered around the league.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Not that he has "earned it" yet but I think leino should be moved up so he's with Z and clears. Willy should go back with maltby and Abbs. I think Leino and Z could get someting going together, and Z needs a partner again cause his game works best when he has someone he meshs with...just a thought

I agree. I'm guessing Babs want Leino to really prove he deserves getting moved up.. but I think Z and Ville could create some magic together.

[tommingthepuck96 1]

To keep up the tradition a puck will undoubtedly fly out of play come back and result in the game winner. Who will score it is the only question.

[gowings00 545]

3-2 Wings

Leino

Bert

Z-burg

[Doggy 130]

Apparently Joslin has been recalled from Worcester which I guess means Rob Blake is out.

[Snaggle toof 0]

Tough really? you think so? They've been lucky. Lucky not to have the injuries everyone else has suffered around the league.

The Sharks have plenty of injurys, Pavelski, Setoguchi, Blake, Mitchell and Vesce.

Sharks fan here, but I come in peace.

I always love this match up, slow start or not a team like Detroit is one that commands respect. Heres to an entertaining game (and no more injurys for either team).

[HOCKEY MATTERS 167]

Welcome, snaggletoof.

[cupforwings 138]

Wings win this one, 2-1... Goals from Williams and Lidstrom... Although I hope Nabi plays good becuase he's my fantasy goalie!

[redwingfan19 293]

meh....lebda??? what happened to janik. A Ericsson - Janik third paring would have been awesome... I thought janik played well enough last game to play again tonight

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Yes! Lets go Red Wings!

Who remembers that sweet passing play by Nabokov to Datsyuk?

I was at that game, fantastic moment.

[Duck Guy 86]

I always like it when they face SJS... should be good game

5-2 wings win... O.o

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Not that he has "earned it" yet but I think leino should be moved up so he's with Z and clears. Willy should go back with maltby and Abbs. I think Leino and Z could get someting going together, and Z needs a partner again cause his game works best when he has someone he meshs with...just a thought

I agree. Sometimes the best way to get slumping rookies started is to give them strong linemates and hope they can score and get their confidence back that way. In the end Leino's got top 6 skills, so putting him on the 4th as a grinder is going to make it tougher to get him scoring. Once Leino gets a goal we'll see his confidence soar again and he'll start looking like his old self. Hudler and Filppula were the same way when they entered the league. Anyone remember when Filppula was slumping badly after Christmas in 07-08? Bab put him up with Datsyuk and he got a few goals. Next thing you know he ended up with 19 goals on the year and tons of confidence (although his play through the first half of the playoffs was brutal that year he eventually found his game against Dallas and Pittsburgh).

I'd throw these lines together:

Bertuzzi-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Cleary-Zetterberg-Leino

Draper-Helm-Eaves

Maltby-Abdelkader-Williams

Lidstrom-Kronwall

Rafalski-Stuart/Ericsson (Stew and E splitting the time on the 2nd pairing)

Ericsson/Stuart-Lebda (to help break up the E-Lebda pairing as much as possible and give Lebda a veteran stay-at-home partner for at least half the time he's out there)

[Drake_Marcus 890]

The Sharks have plenty of injurys, Pavelski, Setoguchi, Blake, Mitchell and Vesce.

Sharks fan here, but I come in peace.

I always love this match up, slow start or not a team like Detroit is one that commands respect. Heres to an entertaining game (and no more injurys for either team).

I can drink to that.

[Doggy 130]

Apparently Joslin has been recalled from Worcester which I guess means Rob Blake is out.

TSN just confirmed Blake is on IR.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=297312

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

TSN just confirmed Blake is on IR.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=297312

Works to the Wings advantage, 3 important players now out for San Jose

[Sebastian 0]

Ive been loving the Draper Eaves and Helm line....they have been soo good together

[useyourillusion 0]

anyone know if the other 2 defense is back for tonights game? hope so..

[Guest mindfly]

anyone know if the other 2 defense is back for tonights game? hope so..

Get in the game, braaa.

(Yes they are)

[syntax 359]

This'll be a tough game.

Here's hoping we come out like we've done in the last 2 games.

GO WINGS!!

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

anyone know if the other 2 defense is back for tonights game? hope so..

Lidstrom-Kronwall

Stuart-Rafalski

Ericsson-Lebda

[useyourillusion 0]

Lidstrom-Kronwall

Stuart-Rafalski

Ericsson-Lebda

yup thanks i've been slow today

[Guest ZetterbergFourty]

Go Wings Go!

Not so optomistic that they'll win this, but I hope they snap the Sharks streak like a old wooden hockey stick!

Edit:

Prediction: 6-5 Wings in OT

Zetterberg, Datsyuk x2, Abdelkader, Lidstrom, Cleary nets the game winner in OT.

For the Sharks.. I dont know, Heatley might score one.

Edited November 5, 2009 by ZetterbergFourty

[FinRedWing 172]

So we're 28-4-0 against the Sharks at the Joe...

Time to start making miracles happen.

Going with 5-3 Wings (Zx2,Dats,Bert & Drapes empty-netterâ„¢)

[Torless 0]

So we're 28-4-0 against the Sharks at the Joe...

Time to start making miracles happen.

Going with 5-3 Wings (Zx2,Dats,Bert & Drapes empty-netterâ„¢)

Even better - Nabokov is Detroit's best friend...

7-15-1, 3.68GAA and .881 sv % - by far his worst stats.

Ozzie is 16-9-0, 2.74GAA and .895% - not the best on his end, but an edge is an edge!

3-2 Wings!

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

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Tonight's Officials

Referees Dan Marouelli-6 & Wes McCauley-4 Linesmen Shane Heyer-55 & Jonny Murray-95