2/14 GDT : Jets 5 at Red Wings 4 (SO)

[TheXym 2,606]

Of course the Canadiens win their shootout.

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

Lol Weiss....who the f*** is choosing the shootout lineup?

[Tr!PoD#19 524]

Howards stops all 3 and STILL doesnt win. This team, man

[RedWingsRox 614]

Not bad, first game back for Jimmy ... got a point. Looks like we were outplayed so 1 is better than nothing.

Edited February 15, 2015 by RedWingsRox

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

At least Howard looked strong in the shootout. No excuse not scoring on four attempts for the Wings.

[GoWings1905 2,694]

2-8 in the shootout. Even 4-6 would make a huge difference in the standings. Jimmy was rusty, but really good in the third and OT.

Smith and the Pavel line were excellent, everyone else not so much. Big game on Monday.

[ShanahanMan 473]

That's what happens when your GM makes a blockbuster trade.

[BottleOfSmoke 5,965]

Well happy f***in valentine's day everyone

*mouth fart*

[CaliforniaWingsFan 464]

And Montreal wins...what do ya know.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

Well at least Jimmy looks better in the shoot out.

[jimmyemeryhunter 2,747]

Well happy f***in valentine's day everyone

*mouth fart*

Happy effin valentines day to you too!

[GoWings1905 2,694]

That's what happens when your GM makes a blockbuster trade.

You go 1-1 and win in a shootout?

[Tr!PoD#19 524]

Mondays game would be nice to win

[MTU_Huskies963 398]

Seriously can any of these players make the goalie move laterally in the shootout.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Just stopped in to see if anyone was silly enough to say, "well, at least we got a point." UNACCEPTABLE. Who knew this game would look like the biggest challenge the Wings faced all season? Seriously?

So depressed.

[Tr!PoD#19 524]

You go 1-1 and win in a shootout?

Haha

[roboturner 562]

Except that was mostly true. Who are you even arguing with at this point?

Just posting my thoughts. Or am I not allowed to do that?

And it would have needed to be true tonight for a win, even though it was Howard they would have had to bail out and not Mrazek.

[GoWings1905 2,694]

Just posting my thoughts. Or am I not allowed to do that?

And it would have needed to be true tonight for a win, even though it was Howard they would have had to bail out and not Mrazek.

First game in a month. Easy to ignore I guess when you have an agenda. Howard has been exceptional all season and will be again. He just needs to play more to find his rhythm.

[roboturner 562]

First game in a month. Easy to ignore I guess when you have an agenda. Howard has been exceptional all season and will be again. He just needs to play more to find his rhythm.

Oh. Excuses. I can play that game.

Howard's been a starter for 5 seasons and Mrazek is a rookie, but that's easy to ignore when you have an agenda. Petr just needs to start more to get used to playing in the NHL.

[KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 426]

That's what happens when your GM makes a blockbuster trade.

Wings fans don't remember what those are.

[chaps80 1,591]

Go from winning 3-1 to losing 5-4 in a shootout. lol i remember when a multiple goal lead was actually comfortable. It's been awhile, but at a time, it was. Now whether its 3-1, 4-0..whatever, it never seems like enough. Hutchinson made all those shootout saves look easy, but when a guy shoots directly for your glove it does'nt get much easier than that. We got a point, and Howard did well in the shootout. At least we can take that from this game.

On to Monday...

[GoWings1905 2,694]

Oh. Excuses. I can play that game.

Howard's been a starter for 5 seasons and Mrazek is a rookie, but that's easy to ignore when you have an agenda. Petr just needs to start more to get used to playing in the NHL.

Not really an excuse. Did you not expect someone that hasn't played in over a month to not show some rust? Mrazek got plenty of starts and played well in spurts -- I never denied that. He also showed he has plenty to work on still as a goalie and Howard being healthy gives the Red Wings the best chance to win going forward.

Mrazek's numbers aren't that great and the team did score a lot of goals in front of him. I don't know why that's such a travesty to point out. If Jimmy continues to give up four goals per game, then maybe you have more of a case. But he hasn't all season.

[chaps80 1,591]

Anyone else think that Howard was going to get burned on that breakaway? I can't be the only one who was ready to change the channel. lol He always seems to make everything seem tougher or better than it was.

[roboturner 562]

Not really an excuse. Did you not expect someone that hasn't played in over a month to not show some rust? Mrazek got plenty of starts and played well in spurts -- I never denied that. He also showed he has plenty to work on still as a goalie and Howard being healthy gives the Red Wings the best chance to win going forward.

Mrazek's numbers aren't that great and the team did score a lot of goals in front of him. I don't know why that's such a travesty to point out. If Jimmy continues to give up four goals per game, then maybe you have more of a case. But he hasn't all season.

And I don't know why you think it's such a travesty to point it out when it's Howard in net...

[GoWings1905 2,694]

And I don't know why you think it's such a travesty to point it out when it's Howard in net...

I don't. Except you did it two games into the season and continuously find ways to bash Howard even when he has been great before a rough outing tonight. You want people to hold Mrazek to a certain standard and then don't do it for Howard.