Richdg 267 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Oilers are a bad team, we are at home. We must get 2 points tonight. Already 3 points behind 8th place. Must must must get the 2! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings4thecup06 504 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) This next week is make or break IMO, what with the Hawks sunday, the Leafs tuesday and the Penguins thursday. I hate to say it, but if we don't' do well this week it might be pretty ominous from here on out. N.B. I have been and still am extremely optimistic about this team, but the wings really need to take care of their own here. Edited March 14, 2014 by wings4thecup06 1 Cloune reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,961 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Oilers played last night as well. BELIEVE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 10 Ally, dropkickshanahans, Son of a Wing and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 *Rich's Daily Thread 2 dropkickshanahans and number9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,961 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 I'm glad it is now Philly we are chasing instead of Columbus. Philly is much more likely to s*** the bed than the Blue Jackets at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaman 713 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Every game is must win. The Wings are already behind the 8 ball, and they only put themselves further behind every point they miss. 1 Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Oilers played last night as well. BELIEVE! And the Oilers also suck pretty hard. If we can't/won't/don't beat these guys, then that should be an indication of how porous our playoff push will be without Z. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2hWings skating with these lines: Abdelkader-Legwand-Franzen, Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar, Bertuzzi-Glendening-Alfredsson, Miller-Emmerton-PulkkinenAnsar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2hHelm is skating but not taking part in line rushes.Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2hSame power play units they practiced with yesterday: Pulkkinen at left point alongside DeKeyser with Legwand, Tatar and Sheahan on 2nd unit.Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2hFirst power play unit has Franzen, Nyquist and Bertuzzi up front and Kronwall and Alfredsson at points.Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2hGustavsson skating as third goalie, not ready to dress yet. Mrazek will back-up Howard tonight vs. Oilers.Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 1hFollowing his first skate with team in more than a week Helm said he's hoping to return next week but hard to put time frame on concussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyukian-Deke 722 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Looking at our upcoming schedule I just don't see how this team is going to come out of this month in a playoff position. Chicago, twice against Toronto, Montreal, Columbus, Pittsburgh, 2 against Minny, and Tampa. We have to win 6 of those games to stay in the hunt and I just don't think we have the players to do it against good teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Datsyukian Deke 127 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 I would go so far...if we don't win this, we're not even worth playoff hockey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 324 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Wings skating with these lines: Abdelkader-Legwand-Franzen, Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar, Bertuzzi-Glendening-Alfredsson, Miller-Emmerton-Pulkkinen Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Helm is skating but not taking part in line rushes. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Same power play units they practiced with yesterday: Pulkkinen at left point alongside DeKeyser with Legwand, Tatar and Sheahan on 2nd unit. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h First power play unit has Franzen, Nyquist and Bertuzzi up front and Kronwall and Alfredsson at points. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Gustavsson skating as third goalie, not ready to dress yet. Mrazek will back-up Howard tonight vs. Oilers. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 1h Following his first skate with team in more than a week Helm said he's hoping to return next week but hard to put time frame on concussion. What's the over under on number of shifts before he's injured again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings87 1,290 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Wings skating with these lines: Abdelkader-Legwand-Franzen, Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar, Bertuzzi-Glendening-Alfredsson, Miller-Emmerton-Pulkkinen Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Helm is skating but not taking part in line rushes. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Same power play units they practiced with yesterday: Pulkkinen at left point alongside DeKeyser with Legwand, Tatar and Sheahan on 2nd unit. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h First power play unit has Franzen, Nyquist and Bertuzzi up front and Kronwall and Alfredsson at points. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 2h Gustavsson skating as third goalie, not ready to dress yet. Mrazek will back-up Howard tonight vs. Oilers. Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive 1h Following his first skate with team in more than a week Helm said he's hoping to return next week but hard to put time frame on concussion. Why is Abby on the first and Alfie still stuck on the third line? Did he kick Babcocks do or something? Babs for the love of all that is good and holy get Alfie off the third line. 1 Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Looking at our upcoming schedule I just don't see how this team is going to come out of this month in a playoff position. Chicago, twice against Toronto, Montreal, Columbus, Pittsburgh, 2 against Minny, and Tampa. We have to win 6 of those games to stay in the hunt and I just don't think we have the players to do it against good teams.Toronto Montreal Columbus and Tampa are all teams the Wings are competing for to get a playoff spot. Those are all potential 4 point swings. They'll be tough games but wins in any of them will be huge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Oilers are a bad team, we are at home. We must get 2 points tonight. Already 3 points behind 8th place. Must must must get the 2! Aren't we only 2 points back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) Aren't we only 2 points back? Yes. 2 Philadelphia M 65 33 25 7 73 30 184 190 -6 18-12-1 15-13-6 3-5 7-2-1 Lost 1 3 Detroit A 65 29 23 13 71 25 172 183 -11 12-11-9 17-12-4 4-8 5-4-1 Lost 2 Edited March 14, 2014 by rrasco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Aren't we only 2 points back? Well technically we would need 3 points to put us in 8th because of the tie-breaker for wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 yes, our ROW sucks so we have to be ahead of Philly and the BJ's. Only the Caps have a worse ROW than we do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 True, but we're still only 2 points behind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyukian-Deke 722 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 What's the over under on number of shifts before he's injured again? I got 10 bucks on during the National Anthem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDavis35 140 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 yes, our ROW sucks so we have to be ahead of Philly and the BJ's. Only the Caps have a worse ROW than we do. Leafs do too if I'm not mistaken. (Chances of catching them aren't looking good though.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Playmaker Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Its really not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings4thecup06 504 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) Alfie on the 3rd line (as he's been for the last little while, playing with guys who have little offensive tendencies) makes me wonder if he's hurting a little, but at this stage, if he sat it out, it might be dead and buried for this team playoff wise. Or maybe he's just slumping and Babs doesn't want to put too much pressure on him by playing him against the top lines of everyone else Edited March 14, 2014 by wings4thecup06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,344 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 "Must Win" really means if we don't win tonight we are eliminated from playoff contention. This isn't the case. I know we are drawing close to playoffs, but stuff like this can be kept in the pre-game GDT threads instead of daily new threads. When it comes down to the wire and the last game or two I can see this being justified, but for the time being, let's avoid flooding the General Discussion area with new threads like this before every game, we have the GDT to discuss today's game, so we can carry on over there. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
