dirtydangles

if he'd stayed down they would have booted Kronner

Exactly. That is my beef with the nhl. You can still get a concussion/injury without checking the head directly. 

 

EDIT: furthermore, the NHL won't account for certain players who are more "concussion prone" due to previous injuries. Some players are a slight breeze away from having their career ended. 

Smith and Quincey are a disaster together. Its not the first time these tow have f***ed up like this.

I dont see how a hockey play that happened to cause injury is worthy of 2 games when an attempt to injur by weber got none. Last year it seemed they were letting guys get away with things in the playoffs. This year if you sneeze on a guy you are gone.

We are watching the emergence of a superstar in nyquist. he is becoming quite the young player. 

Juckf****** pott indeed

I see Helm getting the next A. Smith/DD will get Kronner's A after him. Gus will probably wear one eventually if he keep developing the way he is.

Congrats On The Win Wings,Good Luck in the Playoffs(when ya'll clinch a spot) and Good Luck in the Eastern Conference next season,It was great to the same division with a awesome team

great post bud. nsh has gained massive respect of late and good luck to you guys.

Who the hell is Schwartz? Do you mean Schultz? 

Ape shi-t fuc-k jacked

 

DOUBLE D!!!!

I'm Kyle Quincey....how come I can't read plays on defence?

 

or better yet

 

 

I can't see through this damn birdcage!

 

In conclusion:  Quincey is not good.

What blows my mind is that quincey will always take a look around before making a boneheaded move - he should be able to identify the danger and make the right decision - but he sees it and goes ahead anyways. Most players make mistakes when they don't survey the ice - quincey sees it and still f's up.

Pav and Z have been carrying a lot of the PK load lately too and without helm this is really hurting us. They can't spend as much time on the ice in the offensive zone. Z looks hampered lately. Many forget the BEAT MODE he started the season with - he had a 5 point game that one night and looked great for a 3 week stretch. We need more young guys to carry this team with energy and effort. Too many passengers right now. 

So much emphasis on "Tough." Look at Nyquist (and Dats most nights) out there yesterday just skating and backchecking and picking pockets then turning the puck back and taking it straight to the net and making chances. That EFFORT makes up for any size. I'm not against size - but I think we can still be effective as a skilled team. We always have been to some extent. There was this guy Lidstrom that played defence pretty well and never hit anyone and he did pretty well along the boards and in all areas of the ice. 

 

EDIT: the key words I would use is "tough to play against." A line can still be skilled and small and be hard to play against. Being tough to play against is all I care about. 

One of the most frustrating things for a fan or coach watching hockey is when players don't leave it all out there. Often times this season, I have seen some of our players "mailing it in" for many games and not bringing any energy. Franzen has for sure been guilty of this but not surprisingly Cleary has been lacking in the energy department. Young guns like Tatar and Nyquist have something to play for and are bringing their full effort every night. THAT is why they should be in the lineup (especially when we are losing anyways). The only players last night I was really content with was Nyquist, Andersson, and Emmerton - all playing for their future jobs. Tatar is frustrated because he knows he can bring the energy and if enough guys do it - it becomes contagious. Lately Tatar has even looked like he is trying to do too much in GR because he probably thinks he needs to do more to earn a spot - however, in my mind he has already earned it. 

I guess I'm not seeing the offensive upside to Smith. His shot from the point is absolutely weak. By comparison, Kronwall, Kindle, and CocaCola can all blast it.

I don't know if you remember but Kindl used to be an offensive dud too. With some guys its all about confidence. Smith looked sick last season when he was jumping up in the play but he is trying to be smarter this year and I feel like the pressure of having 3 vets battle for your spot is making him second guess himself out there.