GDT: Detroit Red Wings @ Buffalo Sabres 7:30 PM EDT 10/24/17

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

Abdelkader almost scored once, put him on the top line!

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

And... icing. 

Let's make a push and put this into OT. If we can't down Vancouver and Buffalo, it's going to be a very long season. 

[NerveDamage 4,176]

can we stop icing the puck?

[Dabura 12,207]

Do it. Score a goal, Wings. I dare you.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Should have pulled the goalie at the start of the period.  They showed more offense in the last minute than the rest of the game combined.  

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

I hope when AA comes back he's immediately in the top 6 getting top 6 minutes and we can start to develop something on offense. Tough loss.

[NerveDamage 4,176]

that stick that was left on the ice saved the las second EN goal.

What's up with Blash not using his right hand shoters where he is supposed to?

2 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

Dragons Milk, i hope

I need a case, they don't sell it around here.

[HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878]

Boring ass game lol

[LeftWinger 4,953]

Hey Blashill, let's keep the same six players on the ice for the entire 2:18! Oh, except for the last 18 seconds. 

That is why Blashill should be fired tonight!

[Dabura 12,207]

Five straight losses.

What an outstanding response game. Really played our hearts out, left it all on the ice.

[freshy 181]

Ouch. That was painful to watch.

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

I think this game makes a legitimate, honest push to get Blashill gone. You respond in games like this to how poorly you played last game, get called out, get reamed, and come back and play like this? Get shut out? 

There's no motivation to respond to their coach, and they couldn't once again assemble productive lines. 

We need a coaching change before we begin to rebuild and drive forward.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Just now, HadThomasVokounOnFortSt said:

Boring ass game lol

Good job by the league broadcasting it instead of Edmonton vs. Pittsburgh.  

[LeftWinger 4,953]

2 minutes ago, MabusIncarnate said:

I hope when AA comes back he's immediately in the top 6 getting top 6 minutes and we can start to develop something on offense. Tough loss.

Dude, that'd be nice! Oh wait...Jeff Blashill.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Just now, MabusIncarnate said:

I think this game makes a legitimate honest push to get Blashill gone. You respond in games like this to how poorly you played last game, get called out, get reamed, and come back and play like this? Get shut out? 

There's no motivation to respond to their coach, and they couldn't once again assemble productive lines. 

We need a coaching change before we begin to rebuild and drive forward.

When do we get a GM change?  He's the one that put this crappy roster together.  Scotty Bowman could yell and mix lines until he's blue in the face.  Wouldn't help to turn this roster into a good team.

[Wingnut1989 165]

Our coach couldnt fire us up after the Van loss, didnt look any better tonight. wheres my pitchfork

[NerveDamage 4,176]

1 minute ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

A case of that is enough for 12 guys!

tis' supposed to last for the season...

[gowings00 545]

Just don’t have the talent.  If we hold the puck for more than three seconds it’s a miracle.  

[MileHighWingsGuy 178]

7 minutes ago, MabusIncarnate said:

I hope when AA comes back he's immediately in the top 6 getting top 6 minutes and we can start to develop something on offense. Tough loss.

He'll be benched for not playing defense and half the board will agree with the medication.

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

1 minute ago, GMRwings1983 said:

When do we get a GM change?  He's the one that put this crappy roster together.  Scotty Bowman could yell and mix lines until he's blue in the face.  Wouldn't help to turn this roster into a good team.

I agree, but it's a much bigger development to have a GM change than a head coach change. Long term, Holland needs to be gone also, but it's a less realistic option right now. Even all things considered, and this may not be a popular opinion, but I don't think our offense is terrible, I think a lot of the players aren't being utilized properly. Frk had an excellent start to the season in the top 6, he was visible in many shifts, then he gets buried on the 3rd line with the insanely sluggish Nielsen and Helm combo that are doing hardly nothing.

I can almost bet money that when AA is here, he's back to 6 to 8 minutes a night, being underused, and talent wasted in favor of players proven to be streaky and unproductive like Nyquist and Abdelkader. 

[Wingnut1989 165]

i hate the nielson contract

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

Just now, Wingnut1989 said:

i hate the nielson contract

I'm about done defending this guy. Before he came, he was actually one of my favorite players as a 2nd line C in NYI. He was defensively responsible, and was a very smart passer, good for 50+ points a season. Here, being stuck on the 3rd line, with the likes of Helm and Abdelkader, I partially feel like he's set up to fail, but at the same time, his play isn't helping his cause and he's projecting like he doesn't care and he knows the state of this team. I can say the same about 3 or 4 other players as well though. 

[Dabura 12,207]

8 minutes ago, MabusIncarnate said:

I can almost bet money that when AA is here, he's back to 6 to 8 minutes a night, being underused, and talent wasted in favor of players proven to be streaky and unproductive like Nyquist and Abdelkader. 

For what it's worth, AA's been promised a spot in the top nine and, I believe, a spot on the PP and the PK.

Also, I think it's been more or less officially reported that one of the big reasons why AA held out was Blashill.

So, basically, I'm assuming that if AA plays, he's going to play a lot. And with these past two games, I'm starting to wonder if Blashill isn't on thin ice right now.

[Euro_Twins 4,475]

Absolutely terrible. I can't wait to get a top 3 pick 

[HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878]

32 minutes ago, MabusIncarnate said:

I think this game makes a legitimate, honest push to get Blashill gone. You respond in games like this to how poorly you played last game, get called out, get reamed, and come back and play like this? Get shut out? 

There's no motivation to respond to their coach, and they couldn't once again assemble productive lines. 

We need a coaching change before we begin to rebuild and drive forward.

I’m all for getting rid of him, I was one that thought he wouldn’t be this bad. I honestly don’t think we look that bad of a roster. Who’s even out there that we could bring in?