gdt 12/16 GDT : Blue Jackets 1 at Red Wings 0 (SO)

[zztop40 80]

Gosh darn it....we do not win at shoot outs....well we got 1 point out of all this- plus I have a headache from 60 minutes of tension, grrr!

[Superman54 91]

i swear howard would have a betterchance pulling a hasek on gaborik then he does pretending to try and save it.

[gowings00 545]

Jimmy is not athletic at all and that's what you need to stop guys with skill. That's why the "Jimmy is average" folks keep getting upset. He just can't stop those guys at his best but it has nothing to do with his work ethic. His Celing is just not that high. No need to get upset about it.

However, the "Jimmy is an elite goalie" folks need to have their head checked. He's not elite.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Classless, gents. Completely uncivilized.

[Ekmanc 586]

Go Jimmah!!!!!

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

Lmao holtby and luongo have a better save % than Howard in one shootout in the 14th round.

[aflac9262 211]

Zetterberg's attempt looked so amateur/cheap. At least Howard made A save in the shootout. lol. His approach in the shootout looks so awkward. He always goes 50 feet outside of the net and ends up over-committing to one side. It's so predictable and the shooters know it. I understand he comes out to cut down the angle so-to-speak, but it seems too much.

[GoWings1905 2,694]

Why isn't Jurco being used? He has great hands. Try something different because nobody besides Pavel has any clue how to score.

I think the larger issue though is the Wings need to start winning these games before the shootout. Jimmy was great tonight in regulation, but the offense has completely dried up at even strength the past week. Babs waits far too long to mix up the lines.

Z - Pav - Jurco

Gus - Sheahan - Abby

Cleary (Weiss) - Helm - Tatar

4th line

The Wings best hockey this season has come when games are more wide open. They rarely win low-scoring tight games like the past four have shown. I think Babs prefers this style, but the Wings are deep enough at forward now to not have to rely on keeping scoring at a premium.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Here's something to make everyone smile.

Edited December 17, 2014 by Hockeytown0001

[Superman54 91]

his agility is below par, his positioning is above...the elite argument isn't unwarranted with the salary he makes.

[Dabura 12,207]

You have the game on your stick and that's your move? You really think a half-hearted fake slapper - in the slot - is going to freeze Sergei Bobrovsky? What is this team smoking during their shootout "meetings" and "practices"?

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

Anyone else watching the panthers cap shootout?

[GoWings1905 2,694]

Jimmy is not athletic at all and that's what you need to stop guys with skill. That's why the "Jimmy is average" folks keep getting upset. He just can't stop those guys at his best but it has nothing to do with his work ethic. His Celing is just not that high. No need to get upset about it.

However, the "Jimmy is an elite goalie" folks need to have their head checked. He's not elite.

Jimmy has been stellar in regulation all season. I'm not going to call him elite either, but you can't base that solely on his shootout woes. I don't think we could have asked for anything more from Jimmy in regulation, though. He's definitely nowhere near average.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

Here's something to make everyone smile.

OMG that's hilarious. Fine coming.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Well, Jimmy was great for 65 minutes. That's all we can ask of him. For some funny context, Holtby and Loungo both stopped more shots in a single shootout then Jimmy has all year s*** happens, if we could score some even strength goals we wouldn't be in this spot. Need to call up Mantha/Pulks for a spark here, having Dano in the top 9 completely neutralizes our offense,

[GoWings! 179]

As I watch a 20 round shootout between the Caps and Panthers I have to wonder what is really wrong with this team. Z is awful and maybe the Devils are a slight bit worse in the shootout but no way their goalie is worse than ours.

[Superman54 91]

babs is far too stubborn when it comes to the shootout. I get if you don't like it but its apart of the game and doing the same mistakes over and over is what, lazy?

[LeftWinger 4,950]

If Babs has any sense, the next practice will NOT BE OPTIONAL and will be full blown shootouts ONLY. I don't care if Jimmy pulls a grrrrroin during practice, these guys need to learn to score and he needs to learn how to make a ******* shootout save!!! They should hire a shootout coach...

After the full shootout practice, ladder drills until they puke.....tweet! AGAIN!

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Bring Ozzie down from the press box and put him in net for the shootout. Can't be any worse.

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

babs is far too stubborn when it comes to the shootout. I get if you don't like it but its apart of the game and doing the same mistakes over and over is what, lazy?

The capitals had OV going 4th if I saw that correctly. Babcock has this idea that your top players have to play in the shootout.

[sleepwalker 512]

Howie...I love ya brother, but come the f*** on already man!

[Dabura 12,207]

babs is far too stubborn when it comes to the shootout. I get if you don't like it but its apart of the game and doing the same mistakes over and over is what, lazy?

Supposedly they've put, like, countless hours of work into fixing it. A fat lot of good it's doing.

We were bad all night, though.

[SimonSin 192]

Another loser point for the losers. Wings are sorry, there's really nothing more to it. They overachieved big time up until a week ago and squeaked out a few lucky wins as well. In my opinion, Columbus when healthy are better than the Wings. They would give a team a way harder time in the playoffs than the Wings would. You knew this was going to be a loss after the first period, at least I knew it was going to be. Z's absolutely done, this guy will never be what he was, or even close. Columbus won their 7th straight, no way in hell are the Wings capable of 7 in a row.

[HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878]

I watched the capitals and panthers shootout over ours. Made the right choice!

[LeftWinger 4,950]

^ Speaks truth.