4/6 GDT: Red Wings 0 at Hurricanes 3

[Guest Crymson]

You guys are acting as if we're down 8 goals.

Come now! The last couple of games have shown that this team could never, ever come back from a two-goal deficit!

[dragonballgtz 273]

Too bad that Z went out as Z and D were dominating out there before he left the game. Now it looks like Dats has to do it by himself. I am still waiting for Flip to step it up along with Mule. Our 4th line looks better than our 2nd and 3rd.

[sleepwalker 512]

Not this s*** yet again. The reffing against the Wings the past few weeks has been ridiculously ******* abysmal.

And here we are, yet again... Two periods in. The actual penalties committed by each team appears to be about even... But three calls against the Wings, and ZERO against Carolina. Complete BS. Did all the refs get together and agree to f*** the Wings over these last few weeks, or what???

[Guest Crymson]

A rebound there is excusable, what's not is Howard takes his sweet ass time getting back to the other post. He overplayed that and was slow to get back. He has been burned many times this year on that kind of play. This is a gripe I have with him.

He lost his stick, else he'd have been able to cover the far post.

[Nightfall 871]

A rebound there is excusable, what's not is Howard takes his sweet ass time getting back to the other post. He overplayed that and was slow to get back. He has been burned many times this year on that kind of play. This is a gripe I have with him.

So, the defense was not responsible at all for helping him out? IMHO, you going to roast Howard for that, you have to roast Stuart for not moving his ass over there to help him out too.

[puckloo39 5,686]

I was waiting for the SHUTOUT jinx actually. Been yelling it here at the TV for the last period.

The game would be tied if posts were a little slimmer. The Wings will not be SHUT OUT. Believe!

Shut out, shut out, shut out!!!

[Nightfall 871]

Not this s*** yet again. The reffing against the Wings the past few weeks has been ridiculously ******* abysmal.

And here we are, yet again... Two periods in. The actual penalties committed by each team appears to be about even... But three calls against the Wings, and ZERO against Carolina. Complete BS. Did all the refs get together and agree to f*** the Wings over these last few weeks, or what???

Zero against Carolina?

Have you been watching the game?

[P. Marlowe 748]

He lost his stick, else he'd have been able to cover the far post.

Kamelåso.

[Nightfall 871]

Kamelåso.

Gesundheit!

[dragonballgtz 273]

Not this s*** yet again. The reffing against the Wings the past few weeks has been ridiculously ******* abysmal.

And here we are, yet again... Two periods in. The actual penalties committed by each team appears to be about even... But three calls against the Wings, and ZERO against Carolina. Complete BS. Did all the refs get together and agree to f*** the Wings over these last few weeks, or what???

Please don't even start to blame the refs. Most of this team looks like they don't even give a s*** about playing hard and competitive hockey. After getting embarrassed you would think they would care about playing better for longer than 2 games but tonight they have a case of the "f*** its." Pathetic.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

The game would be tied if posts were a little slimmer. The Wings will not be SHUT OUT. Believe!

Shut out, shut out, shut out!!!

[Vladifan 680]

So close there Cleary. The puck just won't go in, seems like a shutout in progress for Ward

Did you say a SHUTOUT for Ward?

Gee, I hope not.

[wings_fanatic 677]

After 2 I think the Wings are just taking it easy this game, especially after Hank leaving the game. Howard has been solid, but I did not like the rebound that led to Skinner's goal, but I am sure he would be the first to admit that; other than that he has been solid. Also, I HATE Franzen with Datsyuk...this 2nd period should be a clear vision for Babs to NOT waste Datsyuk's time with Franzen because Franzen is unable to do anything. While Hank is out (which should be the last 2 games for rest since he has played all season) I would like to see Babs go back to:

Cleary- Datsyuk- Hudler

Homer- Filps- Modano

Bert- Abdelkator- Franzen

4th line.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Franzen with Datsyuk? Meh.

[j.hoop 64]

time to pull a rabbit out of the hat if they want this one

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Please don't even start to blame the refs. Most of this team looks like they don't even give a s*** about playing hard and competitive hockey. After getting embarrassed you would think they would care about playing better for longer than 2 games but tonight they have a case of the "f*** its." Pathetic.

Sometimes it seems like any Wings loss is blamed on not caring or no effort or whatever. I've been very pleased with their effort tonight. They've skated well, thrown some hits, generated lots of scoring chances. No puck luck would be my main complaint, but I don't know which guy on the team I can blame for that.

A team can play well and still lose. It happens all the time, and it's happening tonight, by my reckoning.

[Vladifan 680]

Imagine Wings playing Hawks in the first round and the series going to seven games. Nine straight games against them.

..."Imagine there's no heaven"...

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

A point tonight would suffice.

[dragonballgtz 273]

After 2 I think the Wings are just taking it easy this game, especially after Hank leaving the game. Howard has been solid, but I did not like the rebound that led to Skinner's goal, but I am sure he would be the first to admit that; other than that he has been solid. Also, I HATE Franzen with Datsyuk...this 2nd period should be a clear vision for Babs to NOT waste Datsyuk's time with Franzen because Franzen is unable to do anything. While Hank is out (which should be the last 2 games for rest since he has played all season) I would like to see Babs go back to:

Cleary- Datsyuk- Hudler

Homer- Filps- Modano

Bert- Abdelkator- Franzen

4th line.

Flip hasn't done anything with Mo... really nobody has done anything with Mo. Flip needs to wake up and start playing like he means it along with Mule. Scratching Hudler was dumb IMO as he was trying at least while Bert is allowed to not give a damn and be in the lineup.

[Anijuice 93]

If we scored 2 goals instead of hitting 2 posts I doubt anyone would be complaining right now. We're not playing THAT badly. We've had our chances to score.

[GSBrooks13 204]

Did anybody else happen to notice that the team was playing okay and then as soon as Z left it looked like the whole team just stopped trying?

Not that a win means much besides 2nd place at this point.. but I would at least like to see the Wings make an attempt to play well enough the rest of the season to get Lids onto the Plus side.

[Jedi 1,865]

Sometimes it seems like any Wings loss is blamed on not caring or no effort or whatever. I've been very pleased with their effort tonight. They've skated well, thrown some hits, generated lots of scoring chances. No puck luck would be my main complaint, but I don't know which guy on the team I can blame for that.

I'm placing that blame squarely on the shoulders of Doug Janik.

What's that they say, he's not even in the lineup tonight? Exactly.

[commadore183 103]

4rd on! Let's pot a few this period Wings!

[dragonballgtz 273]

Sometimes it seems like any Wings loss is blamed on not caring or no effort or whatever. I've been very pleased with their effort tonight. They've skated well, thrown some hits, generated lots of scoring chances. No puck luck would be my main complaint, but I don't know which guy on the team I can blame for that.

A team can play well and still lose. It happens all the time, and it's happening tonight, by my reckoning.

I seen 1 good period the 2nd was OK at best. You see it the way you see it I see it the way I see it. Again I am very disappointed with Flip along with Mule.

[P. Marlowe 748]

I'm placing that blame squarely on the shoulders of Doug Janik.

What's that they say, he's not even in the lineup tonight? Exactly.

I blamde Islanders.