gdt 1/3 GDT : Red Wings 1 at Canucks 4

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

Why did the Wings change up their play style while they were one of the best teams in the league? The defensive preference makes absolutely no sense with the defensive players we have.

[joesuffP 1,746]

Pull the goalie win the face-off off an icing get the puck to your #1 d-man with time and space... That's a great script for any other team that isn't using Niklas Kronwall as a #1

[sjr2012 439]

that is pathetic

Edited January 4, 2015 by sjr2012

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

Really no point in giving them a second EN goal.

[MotorCityMadness 388]

That kind of night...

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Wings almost score there. good things happen when a shot actually gets through from the point.

[13dangledangle 960]

Babs won once with pulling the goalie, he didn't even let the team ralley behind it and he pulled him again. Then he pulled him again. Wow is all I can say. Absolutely pathetic to watch

[sjr2012 439]

well I guess we are saving our scoring touch for Edm huh

[MotorCityMadness 388]

Come out and piss pump the Oilers on the Tuesday

Edited January 4, 2015 by MotorCityMadness

[joesuffP 1,746]

Dekeseyer is the only d-man on this team I would care if he just retired next year. Overtime we insert a rookie they outplay half the defense roster. Are they freaks of nature or is our defense a complete joke

[Andy Pred 48 337]

Well at least the Sedin boys got to pad their stats at the end there geez

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

well I guess we are saving our scoring touch for Edm huh

I hope so because with the way this team has been playing lately, I'll be surprised if they can beat those bottom dwellers.

[trule23 119]

its just one game boys simmer down at least were not boston

[datterberg1340 626]

Nothing good happens with Franzen out there. Vacated the right point off the faceoff for some unknown reason.

I don't get how in all this time that Franzen has essentially 'clocked out' of being a factor for this team on most nights, no one has ever really called him out on it, I mean from the coaching staff and/or players

It's always crap like, 'Yeah, 'ol Mule's gotta get going, we need him out there' and generic stuff like that- perhaps more is said behind closed doors, but if it is, it still isn't getting through

I wish a coach and/or teammate would publicly call him out, might wake his despondent ass up

[GoWings1905 2,694]

Not an ideal start to the trip. Go back to being the team that played with speed and tried to outscore the opposition instead of just hoping to only allow a goal or two. Babs is really getting frustrating with his insistence to turn this group into something they aren't.

Also, Franzen has no purpose anymore. Pulkkinen would definitely offer more on the third line and power play. Huge mistake not buying him out last summer and cutting bait when they had the chance.

[sjr2012 439]

its just one game boys simmer down at least were not boston

well don't count them out yet there coming and things always heat up after the All star game we could e looking at a whole different side of the playoff picture come April

Edited January 4, 2015 by sjr2012

[barabbas16 499]

Holy crap - Ken and Ozzie seemed completely incapable of not talking about Ryan Miller tonight. I understand that it is a relevant story line and he was playing well, but can we keep the 'opposing goaltender is so freaking awesome I just pissed myself at his awesomeness' conversation to, I don't know, less than half the game? I might as well have listened to the Vancouver broadcast as much as I wanted the announcers to shut the hell up tonight.

[GoWings! 179]

Dumping it in and grinding with arguably the weakest team in the league is just frustrating to watch.

[SimonSin 192]

Wings haven't beat a winning team in over a month. The Rangers were the last 'good' team the Wings beat. Sad.

[datterberg1340 626]

Not an ideal start to the trip. Go back to being the team that played with speed and tried to outscore the opposition instead of just hoping to only allow a goal or two. Babs is really getting frustrating with his insistence to turn this group into something they aren't.

Also, Franzen has no purpose anymore. Pulkkinen would definitely offer more on the third line and power play. Huge mistake not buying him out last summer and cutting bait when they had the chance.

yeah, but he's got great cap value, and now that he's 35, and only scoring sporadically, we'll uh, we'll...... uh.......

[sjr2012 439]

well truth is we cant keep playing this style we have to start playing more aggressive you got guys like tats and goose who we know can score out of ******* no where and Z and Dats too but they all seem mellowed out because of this Defensive minded s*** we are not going to be teams like this 1-0 or 2-1 you keep playing like that you play from behind night after night and its not always going to be coming from behind to win

[DatsyukianDekes 2,428]

Weiss had less then 10 minutes tonight... We were struggling yet no change in the lines.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Weiss had less then 10 minutes tonight... We were struggling yet no change in the lines.

There were line changes tonight. Jurco got bumped down and Nyquist played with Sheahan and Tatar. Just no change with Weiss.

He played less than 9 minutes and 3 of that was PP time. It's gotten so bad it would be good to hear some explanation as to why Babcock has glued his ass to the bench. The commentators don't even seem to talk about it or speculate on it.

[sjr2012 439]

Weiss had less then 10 minutes tonight... We were struggling yet no change in the lines.

right I mean we need to do this

Goose Z Franzen

Tats Dats Weiss

Abby Shehan Jurco

Miller Glendening Helm

[puckloo39 5,686]

So, can we NOT leave the empty net for the other team to pad their score anymore, please? Not just one, but two EN goals? Sigh...