Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 HYPE! [insert catchphrase] LGRW! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Standings / Hughes Watch: https://www.nhl.com/standings/2018/league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Red Kelly Jersey Retirement Ceremony to begin at 7:00 PM [DetroitRedWings.com] Quote For those not attending tomorrow night's game, the pre-game ceremony will be carried live on FOX Sports Detroit beginning at 7:00 p.m., and will be available for viewing in its entirety on DetroitRedWings.com following the game. Leonard "Red" Kelly spent parts of 13 seasons with the Red Wings, winning four Stanley Cups, earning three Lady Byng Trophies and claiming the Norris Trophy in 1954. Kelly also led the Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969, in addition to being named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in conjunction with the league's celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2016-17. Kelly's No. 4 becomes the Red Wings' eighth retired number in franchise history, joining Sid Abel (No. 12), Alex Delvecchio (No. 10), Gordie Howe (No. 9), Nicklas Lidstrom (No. 5), Ted Lindsay (No. 7), Terry Sawchuk (No. 1) and Steve Yzerman (No. 19). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Notes: Red Wings hit the ice after eight-day break [DetroitRedWings.com] Quote BERTUZZI OUT, FRK IN: Tyler Bertuzzi did not practice with his teammates Thursday as he was still suffering the effects of an upper-body injury that happened in Edmonton. Quote With Bertuzzi out and Abdelkader returning to the top line, that opened a spot for Frk on the fourth line as he skated with Jacob de la Rose and Christoffer Ehn. Quote HRONEK AND CHOLOWSKI: Before the break, rookie defenseman Dennis Cholowski was a healthy scratch for two games while fellow rookie Filip Hronek drew into the lineup. "I think there's multiple benefits to sitting," Blashill said. "Sometimes it really makes you dig in, makes you look in the mirror and say, 'What do I got to be better in?' It's one thing for the coach to say you got to be better at this, it's another for when you get slapped a little bit. It's something I've used at different times with different players and it can be a real beneficial thing and it can be beneficial to watch the game, too, and sometimes take a breather. I think Dennis has very, very good offensive ability. I think Dennis is going to be a very good player. He's very young. "I had lots of conversations with Dan Bylsma comparing him with (Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star) Kris Letang. He's got lots of stuff where he's going to be a real good player but it's going to take time. You got to make sure you continue to grow the defensive side of the game for sure. This is a league where you cannot outscore your mistakes. I think he's finding that out. The other unfortunate part for us is we haven't had enough times this year where we've been able to kind of use him the way we would have liked to use him. At the beginning of the year we were so short on D he got thrown into the fire and then in the middle of the year when Greener and DK (DeKeyser) went out, he got thrown into the fire. Instead of using him in that 5-6 pair and on the power play and the offensive blue line, easing his way into the National Hockey League he's been thrown into the fire too many times and all the sudden you lose a little bit of confidence." During the break, the Wings sent Hronek back to Grand Rapids and the plan is to keep him there a while. "We wanted to make sure Fil kept playing during the break," Blashill said. "Then we made the decision to leave him down there for now. Some of that goes into his long-term development, too. Between the guys we have here, we'd like to make sure he's running the power play. I think he's a guy who can kill penalties. He's killed for us but he hasn't killed much down there and that's a conversation I've had with their coaching staff - and he has this year but he didn't prior to this year. Hard for this to be the league you learn how to kill in. I want him to go down there and make sure he does a real good job of killing so that he brings that part to the table as a right-shot that can kill for us, he'd be a real asset but we want to make sure he's getting some of those reps down there and not necessarily up here. "I got lots of belief in Fil long-term for us. I think in time, he can push to be a top-four type defenseman if he manages his game great, meaning he plays great defensively, hard as can be on the puck and creates offense without taking unneeded chances. That's the area he's got to make sure he does when he does go down there, play exactly how you're going to play up here. Him and I had a conversation two days ago as well, make sure you're playing exactly the same way you're playing here. You're not trying to be an offensive risk-taker. I want him to play more like Mark Giordano in Calgary, who creates tons of offense but doesn't take much risk." On Thursday, Cholowski was paired with Ericsson and was back on the second power-play unit. tl;dr Bertuzzi out this weekend (upper body), Frk in 1st line: Nyquist--Larkin--Abdelkader 4th line: Ehn--de la Rose--Frk Hronek staying in GR for a little while longer Cholowski back in Edited February 1, 2019 by Dabura Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Grand Rapids Griffins 5 at Texas Stars 3 [GriffinsHockey.com] Quote Michael Rasmussen scored two goals in his first game as a Griffin and Harri Sateri hit a season-high five-game winning streak in the Grand Rapids Griffins' 5-3 win over the Texas Stars at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Thursday night. Quote Grand Rapids (26-14-3-4) now has 59 points in the Central Division, four above the second-ranked Iowa Wild. The Griffins will head southwest tomorrow night to close out their Texas road trip at 8:30 p.m. EST against the San Antonio Rampage. Quote Notes: Rasmussen is in the Griffins' lineup while on a conditioning assignment from the Detroit Red Wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick D 340 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Finally! I'm excited to put my new 82" Samsung to good use. LGRW!! 2 Dabura and Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Rick D said: Finally! I'm excited to put my new 82" Samsung to good use. LGRW!! 1 1 Dabura and puckloo39 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,012 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Keep that ship steady fellas. Onward, true and straight toward that mighty Tank Horizon. But if you must gut-stomp a few Leaf's tonight, that's OK too. 4 krsmith17, Dabura, Rick D and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Was hoping to see lil'Bert beat up Kadri tonight...Oh well. Edited February 1, 2019 by F.Michael 1 1 1 The 91 of Ryans, Hockeymom1960 and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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TLGTrico 603 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Hopefully those 2 goals Rasputin scored last night give him some confidence. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Can't wait for next years forward line up. AA - Larkin - Bertuzzi Mantha - Hughes - Nyquist Rasmussen - Datsyuk - Nielsen Helm - Glendening - Abdelkader 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjw25 104 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Glad to see Abby on the first line, he has earned it! 2 Dabura and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Dabura said: Notes: Red Wings hit the ice after eight-day break [DetroitRedWings.com] tl;dr Bertuzzi out this weekend (upper body), Frk in 1st line: Nyquist--Larkin--Abdelkader 4th line: Ehn--de la Rose--Frk Hronek staying in GR for a little while longer Cholowski back in Thanks for posting this. Always good to get some insight into coaching/roster decisions. There really is a method to it. 6 hours ago, Rick D said: Finally! I'm excited to put my new 82" Samsung to good use. LGRW!! I believe they call that a jumbotron. 18 minutes ago, kjw25 said: Glad to see Abby on the first line, he has earned it! Couldnt agree more. Edited February 1, 2019 by Neomaxizoomdweebie 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,012 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, kickazz said: Can't wait for next years forward line up. Abdelkader - Larkin - Bertuzzi Mantha - Hughes - Nyquist Rasmussen - Datsyuk - Nielsen Helm - Glendening - AA FIFY Edited February 1, 2019 by The 91 of Ryans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, kickazz said: Can't wait for next years forward line up. AA - Larkin - Bertuzzi Mantha - Hughes - Nyquist Rasmussen - Datsyuk - Nielsen Helm - Glendening - Abdelkader Hughes - Larkin - Mantha Bertuzzi - Nielsen - Zadina Rasmussen - Veleno - Athanasiou Abdelkader - Glendening - Helm 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, krsmith17 said: Hughes - Larkin - Mantha Bertuzzi - Nielsen - Zadina Rasmussen - Veleno - Athanasiou Abdelkader - Glendening - Helm You forgot Datsyuk 2 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said: FIFY I just don’t think Abdelkader has a good chemistry with Larkin anymore without Zetterberg. I put AA there because Nyquist Sucks Edited February 1, 2019 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, kickazz said: You forgot Datsyuk Datsyuk forgot us... 1 2 kickazz, MabusIncarnate and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonas Mahonas 1,872 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Hockeymom-Mahonas-Dabura LeftWinger-91ofRyans-Michael FlashyG-Neo-Incarnate KRSmith-RickD-Kickazz 1 3 1 Hockeymom1960, MabusIncarnate, F.Michael and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Leafs line-up... Marleau - Matthews - Marner Hyman - Tavares - Kapanen Brown - Kadri - Nylander Lindholm - Gauthier - Johnsson Muzzin - Rielly Gardiner - Zaitsev Dermott - Hainsey Andersen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,343 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Jonas Mahonas said: Hockeymom-Mahonas-Dabura LeftWinger-91ofRyans-Michael FlashyG-Neo-Incarnate KRSmith-RickD-Kickazz I'll drop the gloves with hockeymom for that 1st line spot WE'RE BACK!! HYPE!! LGW!! I'm at work until midnight. Enjoy the game everyone. 2 Hockeymom1960 and Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, MabusIncarnate said: I'll drop the gloves with hockeymom for that 1st line spot WE'RE BACK!! HYPE!! LGW!! I'm at work until midnight. Enjoy the game everyone. I'm just thrilled that he put me on the 2nd line Off in the distance you can see the opposing teams' bench...Are the Leafs wearing their 'home' blue jerseys? If so...Cool. 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,012 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jonas Mahonas said: Hockeymom-Mahonas-Dabura LeftWinger-91ofRyans-Michael FlashyG-Neo-Incarnate KRSmith-RickD-Kickazz Methinks 2/3rds of that 2nd line would have water bottles full of Buffalo Trace Edit: bonus hi5s for putting LeftWinger on the left wing. Edited February 2, 2019 by The 91 of Ryans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 Red Kelly was cool. Start the damn game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites