12/14 GDT: Coyotes 2 at Red Wings 3

[dropkickshanahans 463]

brb having a kid so the wings can call him up

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Very valuable 2 points tonight.

[commadore183 103]

brb having a kid so the wings can call him up

Be glad I wasn't eating or drinking anything when I read that, or you would have owed me a new netbook .

Sad thing is, with the way the team has been getting injured, that's not out of the realm of possibility .

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

with the way things are going Lebda would be the last Wing to get injured if we were to go through the whole team with injuries this year.

[Vladifan 680]

Rafalski needs to clear that puck

RAFALSKI DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY NUTS!!! And yes, I'm yelling. In fact I almost lost my voice yelling at him when it happened. AGAIN.

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

Ericsson has had 2 previous leg injuries this year that looked very serious, and where he was helped off the ice.

What makes you guys think this one is any worse than those? Or is the 3rd time the charm, as they say?

[Z and D for the C 712]

We're in the playoffs.

[Z and D for the C 712]

RAFALSKI DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY NUTS!!! And yes, I'm yelling. In fact I almost lost my voice yelling at him when it happened. AGAIN.

I was actually going to say I thought rafski has looked pretty solid recently.

[Echolalia 2,961]

We're in the playoffs.

not yet...

[Yak19 303]

imagine the possibilities for our playoff lineup with guys showing they can put up secondary scoring

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmer

Miller/Bert-Flip-Franzen

Eaves-Helm-Cleary

Abs/Leino-Maltby-Draper

Lidstrom-Rafa

Stuart-Kronwall

Big E-Lilja

Edited December 15, 2009 by Yak19

[Z and D for the C 712]

^ I really hope those are the lines Babs goes with...

not yet...

Well, I mean at this point in the standings we're #8.

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Leino is softer than Charmin!! If he's still playing like this at the deadline try and get something for him.

[Theophany 110]

imagine the possibilities for our playoff lineup with guys showing they can put up secondary scoring

Franzen-Dats-Homer

Bert-Z-Cleary

Eaves-Fil-Williams

Draper-Helm-Miller

Lidstrom-Rafa

Stuart-Kronwall

Big E-Lilja

Fixed your lines for you.

Edited December 15, 2009 by Theophany

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

^^I like those lines a lot. Three legit scoring lines and a fourth line that can haul ass and play sound defense.

Alas, a Train sighting, the one thing I truly want but can't have.

[Yak19 303]

Fixed your lines for you.

Intriguing

[Z and D for the C 712]

Fixed your lines for you.

With the depth we have diluting the top 6 like that is just dumb. Z and D need to be together, along with Flip on a scoring 2nd line.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

With the depth we have diluting the top 6 like that is just dumb. Z and D need to be together, along with Flip on a scoring 2nd line.

Filppula is an excellent 3rd line centre but he's an average second line centre (at best). I'd rather have 3 strong lines than 1 really strong line and 2 ok lines.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

ROOKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing happened to Leino. You're just failing to account for varying factors that affect play. Coming up in the middle of the season when guys are injured is a totally different mental approach to being a regular member of a pro team. I am not shocked at all that he's struggled this year. I've been saying it for awhile too, warning y'all when you scoffed at our scoring issues when everyone left over the summer. Leino still has a lot of skill, but he needs time to develop in the NHL. Don't give up on him yet. Again...

ROOKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

I'm not giving up on him. He just should be in the press-box, he doesnt work hard, or PK, and he's scored 1 goal since the 1st week of the season. Rookie or not, he doesnt deserve to be playing.

And how do you propose he will get better? He's playing because the Wings want him to get the experience and learn out there. He'll be no better next year if he spends the rest of this season in the press-box.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

I was actually going to say I thought rafski has looked pretty solid recently.

Defensively? Yes. Offensively? Nooooooooo.

[Nev 1,085]

Wsa this the least impressive (winning) boxscore in Redwings history? Gotta be honest with you, it doesn't even feel like I'm watching the wings right now.

Still 8th place!!!

If we make the playoffs, this could be the season that Babs finally wins coach of the year.

[Theophany 110]

With the depth we have diluting the top 6 like that is just dumb. Z and D need to be together, along with Flip on a scoring 2nd line.

Yeah, uh... See what Drake_Marcus said. You don't pair up Z and Dats unless you absolutely have to.

[Shady Ultima 40]

With the depth we have diluting the top 6 like that is just dumb. Z and D need to be together, along with Flip on a scoring 2nd line.

Check the stats. When Z and D were playing together recently, they didn't do very well. In fact, we got shut out by St. Louis.

Split up? We won 3 straight. They're better apart.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Leino is softer than Charmin!! If he's still playing like this at the deadline try and get something for him.

Hm, I think he's been playing a lot stronger since coming back from being scratched. Protecting the puck better, winning more battles.. he's still got a long way to go, but he's showing improvement imo.

[ben_usmc 253]

Hm, I think he's been playing a lot stronger since coming back from being scratched. Protecting the puck better, winning more battles.. he's still got a long way to go, but he's showing improvement imo.

agreed, he looks like Bert in the fact they are making things happen, but they just can't finish. I really wish Datsyuk could get going also