kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Q and DK have been our best D pairing by far, and I actually like that last combo of Smith and Zidlicky. It's win - lose situation. Q and DK reuinite which is great for us. Smith and Zid are a liability together but at the very least it allows our best defensive pairing to get back together. I'd take my chances with this. Edited April 20, 2015 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 I'm sorry, what's the issue? Aside from actually it being better if Smith swapped with Ericsson? Q and DK have been our best D pairing by far, and I actually like that last combo of Smith and Zidlicky. I think he was joking about Cleary 1 HadThomasVokounOnFortSt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 I think he was joking about Cleary I was lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
derblaueClaus 1,668 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Good god, someone save us lol! @DetroitRedWings: Defensive parings from practice... Kronwall-Cleary (Filling in for Ericsson) Quincey-DeKeyser Smith-Zidlicky #RedWings I have no problem with our regular season pairings. Sure, Big E is forced to play one league above his abilities so to speak, but there is no way fixing this now. I don't think Smith would do any better. If DeKeyser and Quincy continue to play like they did so far in this series Tampa is in trouble with that second pairing. Third pairing will be the question and the answer depends very much of how Smith is playing. Tomorrow will be a character test for him. I'm confident he passes it. Edited April 20, 2015 by derblaueClaus 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted April 21, 2015 It's a kerfuffle waiting to happen no matter how you look at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high_stick69 7 Report post Posted April 26, 2015 Looks like time to eat my words. JE has thrown the team on his back and is currently leading them in points. Conn Smythe consideration? Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt198913 932 Report post Posted April 26, 2015 Reminds me of Smith in 2013. Led the team in assists played like ass the rest of the time. Although E actually used his size today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvanpop 98 Report post Posted April 26, 2015 He has rebounded nicely back to the played we expect. Doesn't mean he's a top pair guy but at least he's doing something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites