Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Someone let the goose loose alreadyHe's has his wings clipped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashnburnluder 385 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Nyquist with datsyuk... Finally... You cans have datsyuk and Franzen together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandon27 111 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Getting some chances here at least... If we can get one before the end of the period, its not so bad... I hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Hey Hockeytown, at least feel good that we kept our playoff streak alive! 2 CrimsonFlame and HadThomasVokounOnFortSt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,206 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 I wish I could say it's Boston outplaying us but it's us being cute and just not playing properly. This team needs a power forward to trade for franzen. He's big and fkin useless We need a Wayne Simmonds like no one's business. IMHO 3 datterberg1340, AtomicPunk and haroldsnepsts reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manny>Ozzie(by a long shot) 55 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhgggggggg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyn66 89 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Kindl is terrible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salviaman 104 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Man do I miss Stuart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lesh 93 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Did I just hear Doc use the word "sashay"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,206 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Lilja wouldn't settle for this crapfest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtuhockey7 23 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 I'm thinking bringing Leino back would fit into this team's offensive philosophy. 1 datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Who's the bender in red who keeps slapping his stick and then missing the pass can't read the number.. Oh it's Franzen.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lwing 68 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 This team needs to change either the coach or GM. Some kind of fresh change is needed in the philosophy. The players don't respond to Babcock anymore, so that's a place to start . Bring in Laviolette. Holland will probably never be fired. I do blame him more than Babcock, but it just won't happen. Kenny will have to step down himself. Kinda like a samurai acknowledging his failure and dishonor. You seem to get a hard time here, but I am not a homer wearing red tinted glasses kneeling at the altar of Holland is a Genius God Who Can Do No Wrong. I agree with many things you say. Kudos for staying tough with all the nasty playground crap you take here. As for Babcock, he has good qualities, but when it comes to line combinations and adaptability he is playing checkers when the game is chess. I'm not as frustrated with this game as most, because this game, this sloppy horrible embarrassing play, was long in the making and is the direct result of Holland having no plan, no strategy, no adaptability, no creativity, no resourcefulness and basically no clue for years. There is always some excuse on why we can't put together a team. He tried to buy a D, but that failed. What did he do after? Nothing. He doesn't know how to anything except pay for it, but those days are gone. Meanwhile I see plenty of other well developed teams like the one embarrassing us tonight. They all have the same cap and the same pool of players to choose from, so what's the deal? Holland is a house of cards. He has ridden the coat tails of our scouts, coaches, star players and an unlimited checking account pre cap. With all that (or most of it) gone, this is what he brings us. The kids deserve all the credit for making the playoofs, but they were thrown into all this by mistake, not by design, because there was NO design. Don't bother telling me about injuries. Of course Hank is a killer, but an entire team doesn't collapse to making minor league mistakes when the captain is down. Where are Cleary and Samuelsson tonight, Holland's big off season... what, I guess... re-acquisitions? Were those too mediocre has-beens his only option? Seriously, do you believe that? There was nothing else he could do, nobody else to pursue, trade, deal...? Oh wait, my mistake, there is Alfredsson bringing all that skill, experience and leadership to the ice this series. Yea, he was Holland's idea too. What a genius. 1 Detroit \# 1 Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lesh 93 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 We need a Wayne Simmonds like no one's business. IMHO Truth. I would LOVE to have a guy like Simmonds on this team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShanahanMan 473 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Lol, even Boston guys are rooting for Detroit to get one before the end of the period. Pity mode fully on. 1 datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandon27 111 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Dats has looked really terrible out there tonight. He's got to be hurting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,492 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) The thing is, that's basically what got this team to the playoffs. The line of Nyquist, Franzen, and Legwand got us to the playoffs. That's it. And they have yet to play one single second together over the two debacles that have been games 2 and 3. Edited April 23, 2014 by kipwinger 4 wings7, Hockeymom1960, Detroit \# 1 Fan and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cnot19 191 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 We need some guys who forechecking and get to the net with a harmful purpose 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Too bad Lidstrom isn't here to get us one of those center ice, Dan Cloutier beater goals to "change everything around!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashnburnluder 385 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Little too late with the line change in my opinion... Atleast if we win tom. We split... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manny>Ozzie(by a long shot) 55 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Can at least squeeze blood out of Marchand? Can Babcock have our guys do that?? If we aren't going to play hockey. 1 Ally reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Outside of game 1, we have been all perimeter. Not skating hard, not retrieving pucks. Rask and Rinne are ridiculously similar... I hate to say it but the Wings aren't giving me anything that says otherwise. this game does not bode well, for sure we really needed to come out tonight and push back after game 2, but instead the lackluster, tentative play has grown more contagious I don't know if Babcock has them over thinking things out there or what, but they just look so unsure of themselves and aren't functioning as a 5-man unit, to put it mildly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 The Wings are the least intimidating team in the universe right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Better period, still horrible. 8 periods, 2 goals. Change it all, but no, Babs is smarter then us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowings00 545 Report post Posted April 23, 2014 Two goals in 8 periods. Changes are needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
