12/10 GDT : Jets 1 at Red Wings 7

[ChelisChick 174]

I can only hope that this is the same Wings team I get to see on Thursday! Who else is coming to Nashville?

[WizardOfOz30 1,886]

Sorry...guess that's what happens when we have a good game. Although there seems to be a lot less people on here during games as well.

[TheXym 2,606]

Missed this one due to running errands plus grocery and xmas shopping with the wife (should have been last night but I got called to sub in on bass for a jazz gig as we were heading out the door).

Got it on the dvr so it should be a fun watch after the organ gig tomorrow AM. I've gotta say it was quite nice to walk in to a Barnes & Noble with wi-fi to find the score was 2-1 as we entered and it hit 6-1 as we were in line to check out.

Thanks for the info in the gdt as always, but I've got to know: how was the live mic on Homer?

[Aussie_Wing 354]

St. Louis is up on San Jose, 1-0. I want St. Louis to lose because they're way too close for comfort in the standings but I'd like for San Jose to lose as well.

My hate for the Sharks is more than my dislike of the Blues.

[Guest irishock]

The Blues' luck will run out soon. We should hope for more San Jose losses, because those guys will creep up in the standings in March-April, while St. Louis is probably struggling to remain in the playoff picture.

[kylee 727]

after a whole day of homework for school (and still not done!) i was able to have the game on in the background, what a game to miss! It's okay...ill be watching the replay on FSN at 12. I'll watch those Hudler snipes all night

[VM1138 1,921]

If Flip keeps this up I may have to eat my words about him never amounting to more than a decent defensive forward. And he may rethink me demanding a second line scorer in exchange for him.

EDIT: And I love how a 7-1 beatdown doesn't merit a front page story on NHL.com. Maybe tomorrow.

Edited December 11, 2011 by VM1138

[wingsfan4795 552]

Looking forward to watching the wings play the jets 5-6 times a year:)

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Easy question. The Wings are winning. So the critics are happy.

I'm not happy.

Should have won 7-0. Howard is no Carey Price indeed.

[kylee 727]

If Flip keeps this up I may have to eat my words about him never amounting to more than a decent defensive forward. And he may rethink me demanding a second line scorer in exchange for him.

EDIT: And I love how a 7-1 beatdown doesn't merit a front page story on NHL.com. Maybe tomorrow.

no that belongs to all things Crosby

[brett 1,029]

what a fun game.

i am happy

play that way every night

looked like every shot was going to go in.

flip is badass keep it up kid

[Jocke 53]

Zetterberg back on track. Love it

Flip!

Edited December 11, 2011 by Jocke

[Red Wings Addict 787]

If Flip keeps this up I may have to eat my words about him never amounting to more than a decent defensive forward. And he may rethink me demanding a second line scorer in exchange for him.

I suppose he hasn't passed his season high for total points just yet. Not unreasonable to proceed with caution in regards to his performance.

[PrairieDawg 52]

Haha I couldn't believe it. The Jets scored immediately and I thought I was going to curse the Wings by being there, then all of the sudden they go the exact opposite way. I'll remember this game forever.

[Konnan511 1,736]

I'm not happy.

Should have won 7-0. Howard is no Carey Price indeed.

You'll never cease to amaze me Sebastain.

Edited December 11, 2011 by Konnan511

[Norwegian Red Wing 107]

loved Hudlers steal from Byfuglien, and play with Z for the 7-1 goal. Perfect

[BryceWings 0]

That was quet the beat down. I love it

[chrisdetroit 189]

How can an absolute dominant performance only get 10 pages?!

The haters lay low when we win. They will be back after the next loss claiming that we are to old, to soft, to European... They will be praising the big bad Sharks and wanting to trade Hudler, Big E. and Flip straight up for Shea Weber or Drew Daughtery.

[puckloo39 5,686]

The GDT thread is quiet because there was little to complain about, with that performance. Too bad it wasn't a shut out for Jimmy, but that early goal woke the Wings up. And then some!

No headlines for our Wings, despite that utterly dominant performance. Most pundits cite the reason for the beat-down to the fact that the Jets were "tired." Whatever. That's just an excuse to not give the Wings credit, if you ask me.

As Bert said during an interview mid-game, "We travel, too. I don't feel sorry for them." Agreed, Bert.

[skyphoenix 153]

There's probably more to discuss with a loss than with a win. I mean, you don't get to talk about how they can improve when they win 7-1. The only improvement they could have made is not giving up a goal 30 seconds into the game. That obviously pissed them off enough though. I wish this team would run the score up more often.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Agreed, it's hard to post pages of "WOOHOOO!! Mule/Bert/Huddie/etc." when they get to 5, 6, 7 goals and no push-back from the other team, no mistakes to critique, nothing to complain about.

I want to thank Mike for making us the stellar game day threads, and not to be discouraged about lack of posting when everyone is just wallowing in the greatness of this team, like last night. We do appreciate your efforts, it's not that we don't love your work and appreciate it.

I am more about the media brushing off a hum-dinger of a game and giving the Wings no props for winning it. Penguins got a headline because they won without Crysby. Now, that's newsworthy. I bet his team mates love it when he's out, so they get mentioned.

I hope Huddie has found his stride, tiny though it might be, it could be mighty!!

[Guest NeedMoreToughness]

I'm not happy.

Should have won 7-0. Howard is no Carey Price indeed.

He most certainly isn't although i'm surprised how solid Howard has been thus far, but it's just 1/3 into the season. Must keep it up.

[rick zombo 3,739]

He most certainly isn't although i'm surprised how solid Howard has been thus far, but it's just 1/3 into the season. Must keep it up.

Most certainly.

Howard: 17-6-1, 1.85 GAA, 0.931 SV/%

Price: 11-8-7, 2.19 GAA, 0.920 SV/%

[TheXym 2,606]

Puckloo is hitting it on the head on all of her points. I'm also annoyed that the Wings didn't get the props from the national media they should have, but I can sort of understand why.

The Wings have been the standard of excellence to which the rest of the league is compared for 15 years or so. It's almost as if the Wings winning or even kicking serious butt is expected or taken for granted. It's also why I think the media is quick to sound the death knells prematurely whenever there is a small bump in the road. Whereas if the Pittsburgh team wins without the poison dwarf's annointed messiah it must be front page news since the expectation is for a blowout loss without him.

We've been spoiled as Wings fans for a long time (and long time fans will remember the Darkness with Harkness and other very lean years when the opposition reveled in the mediocrity of those Wings teams before this great run). I think it's only human nature for the media to not give as much credit since the other teams so much more often than not come out on the losing end of the scoreboard and they're probably sick of having to report yet another Wings win. The Wings are so far removed from the lean years that most modern fans and reporters don't remember that there was a time when the Wings weren't so good.

Most certainly.

Howard: 17-6-1, 1.85 GAA, 0.931 SV/%

Price: 11-8-7, 2.19 GAA, 0.920 SV/%

Does that qualify Jimmy's netminding as "Price-less"?

Edited December 11, 2011 by TheXym

[Guest NeedMoreToughness]

Most certainly.

Howard: 17-6-1, 1.85 GAA, 0.931 SV/%

Price: 11-8-7, 2.19 GAA, 0.920 SV/%

First off, his numbers isn't that much better, secondly montreal is a bad team this year. You can't deny Price is the better goalie, also add that he's 3 years younger.