1/14 GDT: Red Wings 2 at Blue Jackets 3 (SO)

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Boooo! I blame McDonald, Filppula, Helm, Eaves, Abdelkader, Miller, why couldn't you guys do more!!

Is that right, Crymson?

[Guest Crymson]

I think you spend more time talking about other posters than about hockey.

And I think you and many others here are immensely spoiled. It makes me sad that the team's consistent success over the last 15 years has bred in the fans feelings of entitlement rather than ones of gratitude.

Edited January 15, 2011 by Crymson

[I Red Wings I 40]

I think you spend more time talking about other posters than about hockey.

I was thinking the same thing

[MidMichSteve 1,115]

Disappointing but at least they came back and got a point. Great game by Joey!

[barabbas16 499]

SOMEBODY put the fricking puck on goal! Seriously, no saves necessary Steve. Thanks for keeping us in the game Joey, we'll now let you down in return. End of story.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

And I think you and many others here are immensely spoiled.

Because we're not blind homers like you?

[b.shanafan14 733]

I feel bad for MacDonald, 2 games, 2 losses that weren't even close to his fault.

Good for Howard, he can let in 3 or 4 softies and know that his team can score enough to at least give the other guy the loss.

[Doc Holliday 1,888]

And I think you and many others here are immensely spoiled. It makes me sad that the team's consistent success over the last decade has bred in the fans feelings of entitlement rather than ones of gratitude.

No, we are fans.

Sorry we don't live up to your standards of fandom.

[MidMichSteve 1,115]

And I think you and many others here are immensely spoiled. It makes me sad that the team's consistent success over the last decade has bred feelings of entitlement rather than gratitude in the fans.

Yup, we're Wings' fans.

[Guest Crymson]

Because we're not blind homers like you?

So says the guy who will always tend towards predicting doom rather than success at any possible stage.

[I Red Wings I 40]

No, we are fans.

Sorry we don't live up to your standards of fandom.

I think you hold the record for the highest rep for one post in the matter of one minute

[clutchngrab 12]

Wow...What a horrible shootout. You would expect that this would be a part of the game that coaches would coach to. By this I mean how much shootout film do goalies, players and coaches actually watch to learn the opponent? My guess is not as much as they should. On a related point, the wings look like they don't bother to practice shootouts at all. Given the amount of points on the line - why not?

[Guest Crymson]

No, we are fans.

Sorry we don't live up to your standards of fandom.

I think you're lacking in reading comprehension.

[HankthaTank 1,100]

Great job Joey! Hopefully he is ok to play tomorrow. Looked kind of ugly there at one point grabbing the back of his leg. to his performance. A little Saturday night quick turnaround so lets see what they got. Great effort tonight all things considered.

[Aussie_Wing 354]

And I think you and many others here are immensely spoiled. It makes me sad that the team's consistent success over the last 15 years has bred in the fans feelings of entitlement rather than ones of gratitude.

What exactly do you base this bold comment on?

[Guest Crymson]

I think you hold the record for the highest rep for one post in the matter of one minute

I really did enjoy this forum a lot more before the '08 Cup win. Since then, people have kicked the entitlement complexes into an even higher gear. It makes me feel sorry for the team.

Edited January 15, 2011 by Crymson

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

So says the guy who will always tend towards predicting doom rather than success at any possible stage.

I do it just to increase your post count.

[syntax 359]

f*** z and franzen

LOL.

Zetterberg?! 524 points in 549 games Zetterberg?!

Yah, Mule is too streaky.

[Guest Crymson]

What exactly do you base this bold comment on?

Many no longer have much ability to appreciate the team's success, and instead protest when perfection is not the order of the day.

I do it just to increase your post count.

Thanks.

I'm off to do stuff.

Edited January 15, 2011 by Crymson

[seeinred 1,488]

The Wings did get a shot in the SO. Mason got his glove on Hank's. Or at least it looked like it to me on the replay.

Also, Filppula needs to be used in the shootouts.

Edited January 15, 2011 by SeeinRed

[brett 1,029]

Wow...What a horrible shootout. You would expect that this would be a part of the game that coaches would coach to. By this I mean how much shootout film do goalies, players and coaches actually watch to learn the opponent? My guess is not as much as they should. On a related point, the wings look like they don't bother to practice shootouts at all. Given the amount of points on the line - why not?

idk in the hbo segment the penguins did quite a few shootouts after practice

[Joey v3.4 45]

I think Mac is excited to play, and he's getting over his Jitters. I expect a big game from him tomorrow in Detroit, lets see if the crowd behind him can get him going. Hopefully he'll make some amazing saves and earn himself a chant

Flip and Bert with pretty good games. It's amazing how win or lose, a third of our team is always playing great, a third is playing s***ty, and a third is injured :-p

Least we got the point. Once you go down 2-0, a point is what you start shooting for.

4 Misses in the shootout. I think shootouts are getting to the point where the players enjoy showcasing skills and trying to make highlight reels. Shootouts can be incredibly random, so I think the players just try to have fun with it. Well, at least for teams like Detroit where a SO loss isn't potentially the point to end your season

[HankthaTank 1,100]

Zetterberg?! 524 points in 549 games Zetterberg?!

Don't pull out stats on these guys. Gets a tad lost.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Shame we couldn't win it in regulation, but I'm okay with the point after that start and looking at our injury situation.

Hopefully Homer and Howie aren't too badly injured, although I gotta say right now I'm not very confident with Howard in net anymore. Maybe some time off to get refocused is what he needs, providing Joey Mac can keep playing like he's done in his two appearances this season.

One more thing: what a fighter Zetterberg is. He is clearly not 100%, far from it, but he's just battling it out and was close to winning the game both in OT and SO.

[VM1138 1,921]

Missed the first period, but the Wings played really well. I especially liked how they managed to shut down breakaway attempts without falling apart. Defense played amazing this game, and Franzen hit so many posts and near-misses that he's bound to score soon. Good to see Hudler continuing to put them in the net.

All in all, despite the loss, I'm happy. MacDonald is proving to be a very, very reliable goalie so far and the guys are finally tightening up their game. All it took was having to rely on a backup-backup goalie to get them to play defense.

Everyone looked good tonight, except Howard I'm assuming. Didn't see the goals but two quick goals against with Howard in net didn't entirely surprise me. At any rate, I can feel good about this because A) the Wings get a point, B) they played well, C) Without Howard starting we could have won, and D) If Datsyuk was back he would have buried the shootout goal.

At any rate it's kind of hard to blame someone for a shootout loss. Wings didn't score in the shootout but I felt they were the better team in the actual game. Count on a win tomorrow night.