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This was mentioned, but the fact that 5 rookies were on the ice is a coaching faux pas. This isn't the fab 5 we're talking about.

He was showing confidence in them.  Honestly the OT goal wasn't on them.  Andersson had his man, he just missed the stick.  Crappy development but what can you do?  Andersson had another great game.

Quit attacking each other and focus on the game.

They can pull out two wins under pressure.  But Game 7 is on a Sunday...don't we have a terrible record on Sundays?

They Hung in there, I'd say each team dominated half the game.  Had a bad feeling, Lashoff and Kindl were atrocious.  Ericsson, Kronwall and Quincey were great.  Smith okay.

Inexperience is showing under Anaheim's forecheck, though.  Bertuzzi's controlling the play down by the net so that's good, too.

What more can be said?  It was a back and forth high flying game.  Move on to the next one and persevere.

I think whoever takes tonight's game takes the series. Hopefully Detroit plays a full 60 minutes worth of agressive hockey. PUT THE PUCK ON NET, and capitalize on rebounds. No need for any fancy tic-tac-toe passes. Please Wings do not lose the game and cause me to have a stroke.
 
 
GO WINGS!

Games have been so close with the exception of Game 3. I still see this as a 7 game series.  But I hope we win tonight to put us in a better position.  

Only players who had bad games were Sammy and Smith (despite the points).  Sammy settled down as the game went on but he made three mistakes in his first two or three shifts.  

Zetterberg needs to score, too.  And that's two games without a Franzen goal.  
I hope we can close them out in 6, because we've had jitters in game 1, and the first game at home.  I imagine they'd have jitters in a Game 7, too.  I'm loving the passion I see that was missing all year.  Our rookies are going to be better than I thought!

Brunner quietly leads the team in points, 4 in 4 games.   He and Nyquist are effective together.  

Sammy can hit, too.  He plays a different game than Abdelkader, but maybe mixing up our attack won't be such a bad thing.

 

I still don't get why Tootoo isn't allowed to play.  Isn't this type of series exactly what we got him for? He must be annoyed.  I don't remember him making stupid mistakes or anything to justify his removal from the lineup.

Wow wish he was still playing here. Not a single player on this roster who gets angry and plays with a chip on their shoulder besides Datsyuk

Quincey was pissed in the post game interview and said that's why he doesn't hit.  He called out the league for making guys second guess their hits.  Even said if you hit a guy its almost always a penalty nowadays.

A better way to go about handling suspensions is NOT to consider the aftermath.  Punish the act, not the effect.  That will stop the melodramatics, keep the games flowing, and stop the gamesmanship.  Doesn't make much sense to punish the effect anyway.

Quit with the Shanahan hate.  Sometimes I hate being associated with other Wings fans.  I disagree with his call but its not crazy to see how he came to his conclusion.  Remember how bad things were before Shanahan got the job?  At least there is an overall consistency, and what's more, explanations on the decisions.  

And he owes the Wings no favors. He considers himself a Wing but he has a job to do.  How about we hate Yzerman for not offering us Stamkos for a 7th round pick?

Howard is part of the issue.  I usually defend him, and he's played well a lot of the time, but he can't be allowing 3 or 4 goals every third period.  He isn't Hung out to dry on all of them.  We are getting just as good chances as Anageim, but Hiller is making those saves.  He's not the only problem but he needs to be better.

I don't see a suspension coming.  Looking very closely and adjusting for camera angles, he stayed on the ice until after contact, and he didn't target the head.

I can see how people could see it either way, but when you look very closely and adjust, it just isn't suspendable.

Maybe Bertuzzi replaces him and shows him how to finish Datsyuk's plays if he does get suspended.  That'd be nice.

I don't understand the logic in willingly getting softer in a very physical series.

Hopefully with line matching and better ice, in front of the home crowd, the Wings can grab Games 3 and 4 and head back to Anaheim with a 3-1 lead. I think they can do it.

Everyone "hold onto your butts."  It's gonna be a bumpy finish.

I see Tatar as becoming a leader.  Kid has a lot of heart, I think.

I thought we did a good job of setting up in their zone.  They didn't get too many second chances on Howard.  They were better but not out of our league.  It's not Like Detroit reverted to their old bad habits.  The overreactions here are getting old.

Bertuzzi might be a smart change, in for someone like Nyquist, who I thought looked bad.  Bertuzzi would help Andersson's line.