11/20 GDT: Panthers 2 at Red Wings 1 (OT)

[Guest lilja4mvp]

the datsyuk+dogs*** line is god awful right now. i don't think i can take watching them together until fil is back.

cue some posters going on about how well bert is playing

[titanium2 867]

Ugh... Another frustrating loss. This sucks.

[ShanahanMan 473]

Maybe Detroit should score more than one goal. Against Florida. Against Florida's backup netminder.

True Dat.......syuk

[P. Marlowe 748]

Holmstrom is more of a hinderance than Bertuzzi. Holmstrom did nothing tonight, absolutely nothing.

Holmström is a specialist and has never been a good skater or a puck handler or a passer. He's still been an important part of lines with two skilled players like Dats and Z. It's just a mystery how Bertuzzi's skills have just disappeared and he isn't much of a link between Dats and Holmer.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Rafalski also assisted on Detroit's lone goal.

Yes that was an amazing 2 feet pass to Zetterberg, who had to dig it out of his feet btw. I've always liked Rafalski but this season his passing game has been terrible, his defensive zone play has been less than stellar, and he has been weaker than usual on the point. Stuart, Kronner and Lidstrom have all been much better than him.

[syntax 359]

Maybe Detroit should score more than one goal. Against Florida. Against Florida's backup netminder.

QFT.

[commadore183 103]

The Wings are 10-6-4 for 24 points, keeping them 3rd in the Central, 8th for the Western Conference, and are 13th in the league.

Some game stats

Shots on goal

*40 Red Wings

*20 Panthers

Goal scorers

*Red Wings

**Datsyuk (2nd period, 17:58, assists from Zetterberg and Raffalski)

*Panthers

**Weiss (3rd period, 8:13, assists from Horton and Frolik)

**McCabe (OT, 0:40, assists from Weiss and Horton)

Final Score (Overtime)

*Red Wings: 1

*Panthers: 2

[P. Marlowe 748]

Blamity blame...

Good night.

[Carman 387]

Homer could at least forecheck before, he is slower then ever. Now that he isn't getting lucky around the net he is literally contributing nothing but creating a PK situation for the Red Wing's when he is on the ice.

Bertuzzi is actually backchecking, winning battles on the forecheck, hitting, and playing at least respectable defensive hockey. Offensively he is atrocious, but playing without the puck he couldn't be doing much better.

[commadore183 103]

They needed to bury some of those first period chances. Very frustrating when the team can't seem to finish some nights.

Bang on. We had some good chances from Eaves and Hank (off the top of my head) in the 1st. Yet, we only got a grand total of 1 goal out of the whole affair. The only back of the net they found for most of the game was the protective netting behind the goals.

*sigh*

[ShanahanMan 473]

Yes that was an amazing 2 feet pass to Zetterberg, who had to dig it out of his feet btw. I've always liked Rafalski but this season his passing game has been terrible, his defensive zone play has been less than stellar, and he has been weaker than usual on the point. Stuart, Kronner and Lidstrom have all been much better than him.

You forgot to mention the fact that at least 75% of his shots have been wide this season.

[Vladifan 680]

Did someone just yell "f*** me"? Or am I thinking out loud?

Funny you should bring that up. I thought I heard it too.

Nuthin' funny about the OT though. Don't know where their heads were, but I can guess.

[Vladifan 680]

Is Clemmensem really that good??? or do we just suck at getting real shots?

He's that big, for one thing. But there were at least three shots on goal that he did not know where the puck was. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Holmstrom is more of a hinderance than Bertuzzi. Holmstrom did nothing tonight, absolutely nothing.

Yeah, but in the grand scheme of how Datsyuk's optimal lines work Holmstrom's role is to be Holmstrom. Bertuzzi's role is to be the shooter/scorer. So far he's only succeeded at shooting, and even there he's shown bad decision making.

[Vladifan 680]

I'm hoping for a Howard start. Osgood has not been too stellar in these OT games....

There were four other guys out there who did CRAP in the OT. Absolute CRAP.

[Vladifan 680]

Maybe Detroit should score more than one goal. Against Florida. Against Florida's backup netminder.

Whoopzee. There's that nasty Logic Thing again. Work on it, OK?

[hankzet40 233]

Funny you should bring that up. I thought I heard it too.

Nuthin' funny about the OT though. Don't know where their heads were, but I can guess.

It's funny what the mics pick up sometimes. I seem to remember Malts dropping a big ol' F bomb in one of the Sweden games this year.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

There were four other guys out there who did CRAP in the OT. Absolute CRAP.

That's not fair to crap.

[cjm502 165]

It's funny what the mics pick up sometimes. I seem to remember Malts dropping a big ol' F bomb in one of the Sweden games this year.

Thats all Malts says every game. There is a 75% chance you will see him drop an f-bomb when he is playing.

[skyphoenix 153]

Datsyuk is pretty much worthless at even strength right now because he has absolutely no linemates. Bertuzzi and Holmstrom have both been pretty awful lately and you can tell Datsyuk is trying but just cannot get any help at all.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I just got back from the game, extremely disappointing to have that many chances and to not put it away. I can't believe Helm blew two separate breakaways, other than that he looked great out there as did Zetterberg. Ville Leino made me want to throw up my popcorn, he was awful. When Dats didn't bury that powerplay chance early in the 1st, I had an uneasy feeling the Wings would be in for a rough night

Also, thats the 3rd time the Red Wings have lost a game where I put the wrong opposing starting netminder for the opposition in the GDT. Time to fix that. Anyone happen to know if Price or Halak will be in net tomorrow?

[skyphoenix 153]

I don't get how Leino could look so bad you wanted to throw up your popcorn yet Zetterberg's line is by far the best line we have.

[Vladifan 680]

That's not fair to crap.

Point well taken. Hell, it ain't even fair to cacapoopoo.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I don't get how Leino could look so bad you wanted to throw up your popcorn yet Zetterberg's line is by far the best line we have.

Don't get me wrong, Z was fantastic again tonight but Leino fumbled just about every pass he had and turned it over every time he had the puck. And other than playing physical, Bert wasn't anything special out there either.

[j.hoop 64]

ugly f***in game