Fedorovfan 25 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131007/SPORTS0103/310070105/1128/sports0103/Mistakes-motivate-Mike-Babcock-put-Wings-through-tough-practice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mjtm77 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 " The third line of Joakim Anderson centering Daniel Cleary and Todd Bertuzzi has yet to score a point this season and is a combined - 8" only if are third line was Nyquist Andersson Tatar One can dream... 1 evilmrt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,440 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 " The third line of Joakim Anderson centering Daniel Cleary and Todd Bertuzzi has yet to score a point this season and is a combined - 8" only if are third line was Nyquist Andersson Tatar One can dream... I think you'll see it before long. Babs had no problem playing the kids on that line last season. I think right now they're trying to showcase certain players for potential trades, and also trying to figure out which guys they want to keep. I realistically imagine that the kids will form the third line, and some combination of Cleary, Emmerton, Miller, and Bertuzzi will make up the fourth until Helm is healthy. It's coming, but we've all got to be patient. A few more stinkers like last game will undoubtedly speed up the process as well. 3 marcaractac, unsaddleddonald and Detroit \# 1 Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,198 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Babs had no problem playing the kids on that line last season. Wasn't that after injuries had ravaged our lineup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Wasn't that after injuries had ravaged our lineup? Pretty sure Bertuzzi and Samuelsson were healthy enough to play. Maybe not 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,198 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Ah, you may be right. I honestly don't remember. Actually, that's not a bad question. When did Babs first stick the "three kids" together? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,440 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I mean, it might well have been because of injury, but as dense as I think Babs is sometimes, surely he must have noticed that their combined 7 goals and 8 assists (at even strength) in the playoffs was an INCREDIBLY effective effort for a third line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Babcock isn't dumb. As frustrating as it is sometimes, I think he's just trying out the vets. It's early, less is at stake. He played Nyquist over Sammy and Bertuzzi even when they were healthy last year. I'm sure the third line we all want to see will be what we get eventually, but now is the time to see if any of Bertuzzi or Sammy still have anything in the tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaman 713 Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Babcock isn't dumb. As frustrating as it is sometimes, I think he's just trying out the vets. It's early, less is at stake. He played Nyquist over Sammy and Bertuzzi even when they were healthy last year. I'm sure the third line we all want to see will be what we get eventually, but now is the time to see if any of Bertuzzi or Sammy still have anything in the tank. Have you not heard Micky every game between February and April? About how teams wish they had won these games in October so they weren't in scramble mode down the stretch? Babcock is pretty much acting like a fool. He has enviable talent in Nyquist and Tatar, and yet he plays scrubs like Cleary, Samuelson and Bertuzzi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unsaddleddonald 357 Report post Posted October 9, 2013 I think you'll see it before long. Babs had no problem playing the kids on that line last season. I think right now they're trying to showcase certain players for potential trades, and also trying to figure out which guys they want to keep. I realistically imagine that the kids will form the third line, and some combination of Cleary, Emmerton, Miller, and Bertuzzi will make up the fourth until Helm is healthy. It's coming, but we've all got to be patient. A few more stinkers like last game will undoubtedly speed up the process as well. You always seem to be pretty optimistic Kip. Cheers to you. I can't do that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites