WCQF Game 1 GDT: Coyotes 2 at Red Wings 4

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029]

Only got to watch a little of the the second due to work, but we looked good, and Bert is really playing with tenacity lately. He's doing it all out there. A few of the penalty calls were bogus, but that'll happen. Was it a sell-out?

[redwingcapt 52]

only thing i didnt like was NO FIRE after we scored... disappointing. i guess with the rising gas prices... haha but really great game, fought off the adversity early and took over and won it. just like you need to do to be playing in June. GO WINGS

[canadian wings fan 305]

yeah it better have been a damn sellout, these friggin nuck fans here in 'couver drop $200 per ticket for nosebleeds....

[wings_fanatic 677]

Went to the game and it was a GREAT game and a GREAT crowd all night long. Right after the Wings went down early, a huge Lets go Wings chant began to keep the team going... all the fans were behind the boys all game long. Great to be a part of it. On a side note, I loved the Bertuzzi chants and the Phoenix sucks chants. Also, there was a fight during the 3rd period a few sections over, but I didn't get a good look at it.

I thought Kronwall had an awesome game (especially since he missed 5 games)- - I think he was our best dman tonite. The guy for me this game was Pavs tho... he was all over, all game... he is simply the best player in the world by far. Overall GREAT game by the Wings, and more importantly it was nice to see the questionable palyers answer with a jump start.

Lastly, officiating was BRUTAL. That call on Nick for holding should never be called to put a team down 5 on 3, just like that call for the hooking on Homer was pretty bad... I want consistant reffing. GO WINGS.

[soonboomer 31]

thinking the coyotes will pull off the game 1 win. 4-2 final score, with howard letting one one real softy.

Nice call einstein.

[stuck in socal 56]

Great way to start the playoffs. The Wings played a great game,after they started skating hard. This was the wings we were waiting for. And to imagine we get Z back soon, I am pleasantly happy with the way this series has started. Let's Go Wings in Game 2!

[Vladifan 680]

Wooo Playoffs time starts!!! Now it's time for the Wings to step it up big time. I'm sure they all know how it screwed em over playing the Yotes up to game 7. Let's hope that we'll be seeing a different outcome this year and a much hungrier Red Wings team! Here's to all our top guns and young guns all stepping it up!

Red Wings 4 (Datsyuk, Franzen, Lidstrom, Helm)

Coyotes 2

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!

Wowza! You did good, Namingway! Even two out of four on who got 'em. Congrats!

[Mabuhay Red Wings 177]

Pavel Datsyuk appreciates the Wings fans:

"We were a little bit tentative. We didn’t help ourselves a lot when we took those penalties," Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk said. "(But) it’s hard to feel panic when you have the whole building cheering for you. We just keep going, keep rolling. Thanks to fans. Good support."

[Vladifan 680]

Complete and utter DOMINATION.

In the second and third periods, yes.it.was.

[Konnan511 1,736]

So for the record...

Wings fight = Wings win!

esteef

Or...

Wings score more goals, Wings win?

[Vladifan 680]

I told you guys Howard would play well in the playoffs all along.

[Vladifan 680]

Why does Bertuzzi think he has to skate backwards to hit someone?

Rob Blake did it his whole career. In fact he probably has an extra crack in his butt from all the board hits he gave other players.

[MulesWillFly93 199]

Ohhh YES!!! I'm gonna name my kid Pavel Johan Brian Jiri Todd. I LOVE THE WINGS!!!

[Vladifan 680]

I heard of a missed elbow in the 1st.

(Doan) actually had about 8 hits - maybe more, according to Doc. He was a crazy man out there. But for all his efforts he's probably gonna have to ice down after the game.

[Nev 1,085]

Anyone read Franzen's comments after the game? Basically admitting that he was mailing it in during the regular season.

Dats looked awesome

[Legendary D In 03 50]

I've been to about 50 or so games at the Joe, give or take 10 either way, and I ended up going to tonight's game. Honestly, after we killed the 5-on-3, the Joe was louder than I've ever heard it. In addition to that, after Bertuzzi's fight, instead of the "LET'S GO RED WINGS (clap clap, clapclapclap)" chant that one might usually hear at the Joe, it was "TOOD BERTUZZI (clap clap, clapclapclap)". I've honestly never heard our entire crowd chant any one single player's name (other than the familiar "OZ-ZIE!" or "JIM-MY!" repeated ad nauseam) prior to tonight. It was magic.

Word,

LDi03

Edited April 14, 2011 by Legendary D In 03

[Guest Shoreline]

I've been to about 50 or so games at the Joe, give or take 10 either way, and I ended up going to tonight's game. Honestly, after we killed the 5-on-3, the Joe was louder than I've ever heard it. In addition to that, after Bertuzzi's fight, instead of the "LET'S GO RED WINGS (clap clap, clapclapclap)" chant that one might usually hear at the Joe, it was "TOOD BERTUZZI (clap clap, clapclapclap)". I've honestly never heard our entire crowd chant any one single player's name (other than the familiar "OZ-ZIE!" or "HOW-IE!" repeated ad nauseam) prior to tonight. It was magic.

Word,

LDi03

I'm jealous of you going, although glad you got to see the Wings show up, but none of these..

Ste-vie? Ste-vie?

Vla-ddie? Vla-ddie?

Luuuuuuuuc?

Jim-my? Jim-my?

.. ring a bell? o.O

That's only a very limited few.

[Legendary D In 03 50]

I only started actually being able to go to games within the last 5 years, even though I've watched them on TV for the last 15.

[matt198913 932]

Todd Bertuzzi *clap sequence*

[ACallToArms 270]

only thing i didnt like was NO FIRE after we scored... disappointing. i guess with the rising gas prices... haha but really great game, fought off the adversity early and took over and won it. just like you need to do to be playing in June. GO WINGS

Yeah, I was disappointed with the lack of fire. It's been replaced by red smoke. It seems like they only do the fire every other year? They had it in 08, don't think they did in 09, but it was back last year.

[wingslogo19 281]

In Todd we trust

Todd Bertuzzi

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Yeah, I was disappointed with the lack of fire. It's been replaced by red smoke. It seems like they only do the fire every other year? They had it in 08, don't think they did in 09, but it was back last year.

I was at Game 5 of the finals both in '08 and '09. I know they did the fire in '08 and I want to say they had it in '09 as well, but I could be wrong.

[umredwing11 2]

What was the Shane Doan chant the crowd had going?

We were saying "shane doan sucks." Not too creative, but it gets the point across.

[matt198913 932]

Watching on the fly final is painful... Homlstrom embellished the hook in the second. Forget the fact of Franzens laser that took the lead. Coyotes couldn't get the puck to their snipers on the PP. Christ Mike Johnson is a massive tool to me right now. All they would do is acknowledge that Pav is a great defensive player. Claimed Babs was begging for calls after the game. Makes me wonder if they even saw the first period.

Edited April 14, 2011 by matt198913

[Vladifan 680]

"It was like I planned before the game — throw everything at the net and try to jam it," Datsyuk said. "Good things happen when you shoot a lot. After we scored once, we took control."

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110414/OPINION03/104140410/Wings-give-Coyotes-a-Pavel-pummeling-in-Game-1#ixzz1JW3p0ENC

I do believe this is the main reason why the Wings won the game. Very little cutesy passing in the offensive zone. JUST SHOOT AT THE DAMN NET. And jamming and screening doesn't hurt either.