datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, Dabura said: Definitely looking better. Game seems to have opened up a bit. Chara saves a goal. Boooooo. Poor Gus, so close! 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 LOL, intended pass hits Marchand in the face. Bertuzzi nearly gets his first. He's been good. PP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Well, that was an awful power play. 1 datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 PP over lot of pretty passing toward the end, but no shots on net Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 PP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) 1-1 after two better period than the first, but PP was weak gotta turn it up for the 3rd! 1:28 of PP to start next period Edited December 23, 2017 by datterberg1340 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 End of 2nd. Much better period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Bergeron scores. 2-1. We just need to go on a run here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) nice shot weak D dang Edited December 23, 2017 by datterberg1340 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 at least we're up in shots on goal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 2:30 to go time running out now or never, boys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Tune in for the 3rd... boring. You had 4 guys in the corner to there 2 and couldn’t get the puck. Trust the process right Trashill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 :28 seconds left empty net face off in O zone crunch time Bergeron with EN goal we're boned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Glad abs gets so much playing time. He really deserves to be out there in the last minute. Def more then AA or Mantha 1 datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, HadThomasVokounOnFortSt said: Tune in for the 3rd... boring. it really was we were shut down for the most part guess we can't expect much more than that, at least not on a consistent basis anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjw25 104 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Just now, brett said: Glad abs gets so much playing time. He really deserves to be out there in the last minute. Def more then AA or Mantha Abs is such a waste. So sick and tired of hearing about "grit." We don't need grit, we need players who can score goals! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 I'm starting to think we're not going to win the Cup this season. 1 1 datterberg1340 and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 This loss drops the Wings to 27th in the league. https://www.nhl.com/standings 2nd Wild Card team -- NYI -- has 42 points. That's 9 more points than we have. 3rd place in the Atlantic -- TOR -- has 43 points. That's 10 more points than we have. 28th in the league -- OTT -- has 30 points. That's 3 fewer than our 33 -- and they have two games in hand. And their team is better than our team, at least on paper. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 http://nhllotterysimulator.com/ http://www.tankathon.com/nhl http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sportsnets-2018-nhl-draft-prospect-rankings-november/ https://www.fanragsports.com/2018-nhl-draft-another-year-of-the-defenseman/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Dabura's Thoughts - 12/23 Edition I know our biggest area of need is defense. I know after every loss, the big takeaway is "Our defense blows." I won't deny it. We need help on defense. We need that help in the worst way. But I'm going to re-assert a point I've made every now and then over the past few years. Which is that we need gamebreaking high-percentage shooters almost as badly as we need that legit top pairing on the back end. To me, the story of our past few seasons is, arguably, "We played 'em real close, but they converted their chances and we didn't. If we get one more goal tonight, it's a totally different game/series." To me, the story of our season thus far is the same. We get chances. We get lots and lots of chances. We get lots and lots of chances every night, even against top teams. You could say that it's the other teams' superior defense groups that keep us from converting, and there's probably a lot of truth to that. But, even so, the fact that we're generating the chances we're generating suggests maybe this idea that every team not named the Red Wings has a solid defense group is overstating things a bit. 1 datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datterberg1340 626 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Dabura said: Dabura's Thoughts - 12/23 Edition I know our biggest area of need is defense. I know after every loss, the big takeaway is "Our defense blows." I won't deny it. We need help on defense. We need that help in the worst way. But I'm going to re-assert a point I've made every now and then over the past few years. Which is that we need gamebreaking high-percentage shooters almost as badly as we need that legit top pairing on the back end. To me, the story of our past few seasons is, arguably, "We played 'em real close, but they converted their chances and we didn't. If we get one more goal tonight, it's a totally different game/series." To me, the story of our season thus far is the same. We get chances. We get lots and lots of chances. We get lots and lots of chances every night, even against top teams. You could say that it's the other teams' superior defense groups that keep us from converting, and there's probably a lot of truth to that. But, even so, the fact that we're generating the chances we're generating suggests maybe this idea that every team not named the Red Wings has a solid defense group is overstating things a bit. I'm definitely with the 'we need a legit #1 D' as our biggest need, but I also can't argue that we don't also need elite goal scorers as well. We got a lot of problems, obviously. Here's part of me hoping we tank to possibly fill one of those needs with a sure-fire, can't miss superstar next draft: 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, datterberg1340 said: I'm definitely with the 'we need a legit #1 D' as our biggest need, but I also can't argue that we don't also need elite goal scorers as well. We got a lot of problems, obviously. Here's part of me hoping we tank to possibly fill one of those needs with a sure-fire, can't miss superstar next draft: There are few things in the world that I want more than to see the Wings get one of the top three picks in this upcoming draft. Maybe that makes me a bad person. Maybe I need to re-evaluate my priorities in life. I don't care. I want Dahlin/Svechnikov/Boqvist. (Take note, Santa.) 2 krsmith17 and datterberg1340 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacksoni 418 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 Know thyself (as in our team). I'm up about 250 on RW bets only this season which has gone directly on presents. In a sense Red Wings is my Santa. I hate to say it but I would love if we had someone like Marchand. Yes he is a dirty rat, loudmouth and gets under your skin by default. But man can he play hockey. He distracts any opposing team. I'd love having him on the Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
