Jake Ryan 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 Fantasy - The Wings are in trouble Reality - The Wings are fine Fantasy - The Wings stink Reality - The Wings are good, but are banged up pretty good right now Fantasy - The Wings will not make the playoffs Reality - The Wings are 8 points out of 2nd place in the Conference and WILL make the playoffs. There are 50+ games left in the season to push the Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Predators, and Kings out of the way. Do any of you really think that we are going to finish behind those teams? Come on. Fantasy - Red Wings Fans really know what's up Reality - Red Wings Fans need to stop the doomsday talk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsRox 614 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 Did you really need to start a new thread for this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 The conference is so condensed, that we're also a few points away from being last in the Western conference. You don't want the Wings to have to battle against 4 or 5 other teams just to finish in 8th, do you? It's hard to climb over so many other teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokeychik22 17 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 took them over 130 minutes til they finally get the puck to hit the back of the net. now im a HUGE fan of the wings, but sometimes i seem to feel like im watching retards on ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 While I disagree with your views of Homer and probably a lot of other things, its good to see this kind of thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Ryan 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 While I disagree with your views of Homer and probably a lot of other things, its good to see this kind of thread. I just can't wait til February when we're in 2nd or 3rd place in the conference and everyone's talking about what we need to do to catch the Blackhawks and Sharks instead of what we need to do to finish in the playoffs. If it was the 2nd to the last week of the year, I'd be worried. I'm not saying that the Wings should act like they can cruise or coast. I'm just saying that the regular season is not what counts. They need to get in. And when they do get in, it's what they do in the post season that counts. We should all know this. But some of us forget a little bit easier than the rest. Watching the 95 and 96 teams absolutely destroy everybody during the regular season only to get beat down in the post season taught me that lesson all too well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 Putting your thoughts in bigger type does not make them correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nero 20 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 Putting your thoughts in bigger type does not make them correct. I disagree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 took them over 130 minutes til they finally get the puck to hit the back of the net. now im a HUGE fan of the wings, but sometimes i seem to feel like im watching retards on ice. Retards. AWESOME. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 I didn't know you had this kind of optimism in you, JR. I pretty much agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Ryan 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 I didn't know you had this kind of optimism in you, JR. I pretty much agree. And the best thing is that I actually like Tomas Holmstrom and actually believe he is useful to the Wings in one regard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 Putting your thoughts in bigger type does not make them correct. It doesn't? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 It doesn't? it does! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 And the best thing is that I actually like Tomas Holmstrom and actually believe he is useful to the Wings in one regard. , I guess your overwhelming dislike for him outside the PP makes it hard to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Ryan 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2009 , I guess your overwhelming dislike for him outside the PP makes it hard to see. Yah, I get that. I just can't see why Datsyuk's struggles are such a mystery to everyone. It's not like Datsyuk aged 10 years all of the sudden. Pavel just needs some speed and grit (Abdelkader/Helm) up with him so he can have some room to operate. Zetterberg would open up some room for Pavel too, but why only have one good line when you could have two? Holmstrom has been given his golden parachute already. It's time for Babcock to recognize his decline and use him only where he's useful = power play net guy. In other news, the Red Wings are one point out of 8th place in the conference WITH a game in hand on the Yotes. 7 points behind the 2nd place blackhawks. I can't believe people started speculating on here about missing the playoffs. I won't lie and say I have been calm through this horrible start (Red Wings standards, of course), but I never started thinking they were in danger of missing the playoffs. That's just silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
