As a question I asked a friend the other night:
The Pistons will screw around
The Pistons will screw around and win 30-35 games this year. The Red Wings are probably going to be a few games over .500, somewhere around 22-25 wins.
Given the sheer volume of
Given the sheer volume of lousy teams in the NBA, and there being more parity in general in the NHL, plus the shortened hockey season, plus the Wings are missing Lidstrom, Stuart, Kindl, Holmstrom, Helm, Hudler, and Bertuzzi from last year, I'm going with the Pistons winning more games.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Overstating
I think you are overstating what the wings are missing... Kindl is day-to-day with a sore groin. Helm is day-to-day with a sore back (no damage shown on MRI last week). Bertuzzi's mono could prove an issue but that all depends on how long he may/may not be out. Hudlers was replaced by Samuelsson (pretty even statisticaly).
That being said I agree with your intial comment about lousy NBA teams being the reason the Pistons win more games. I see the wings winning something between 26-29 games and being the 6th-7th seed.
Bert's mono test came back
Bert's mono test came back negative and he is playing tonight on the third line. We also have Eaves back tonight for the first time in two seasons from concussion issues.
My outdoor hockey game
My outdoor hockey game tonight got cancelled due to a wind chill advisory of between -15 and -25 degrees. Bunch of wimps over here in Chicago, apparently!
Anyway, at least I can watch the whole game tonight. Go Wings!
This is this worst wings team
This is this worst wings team in 20 years.
In their defense, that's not
In their defense, that's not a hard feat to accomplish. Tonight we may find out just how bad this team is though.
good thing we've made the
good thing we've made the playoffs the last 21! #SoYoureSayingIHaveAChance
Great test sample
One game. At least give them a week. Not saying you are wrong but I will withhold conclusion for at least a week or so.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
Pistons beat the Celtics last
Pistons beat the Celtics last night! But as pointed out, this will mainly just hurt our draft positioning.
Bert is back in the lineup after is mono
test proved negative. I better see an 100% difference from Saturday night because we looked worse than Michigan hockey this year, in St Louis. That was beyond embarrassing to watch. hopefully Mike has his guys ready to roll in Cbus. Teams in need a of a win right now are Detroit, Philly, NYR and LA. Things could get very ugly if we start out slow in a 48 game season. That can not happen.
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honestly, we flat out failed
we flat out failed to skate on Saturday. we didn't have our legs under us, and we didn't put in that extra effort. its the same as last year.
honestly, as much as losing nick and stevie y has and will hurt this franchise, the most underrated retirement was losing drapes. dude was the wings best defensive center in his prime. he could win faceoffs and was the grittiest mofo ever. he would skate hard, win battles in the corners, finish every check, and do all of this against the opponents top line. and because this old dude was playing his ass off, all the kids followed his example.
helmer is the heir apparent, but the dude needs to stay healthy.
but its sad, cuz i just dont see the same effort out of abdelkader, mursak, emmerton, etc.
also, this team needs more gustav nyquist.
This is home...
It wasn't a fluke
This team is a mess. Time to blow it up and rebuild for the future.
I don't think if they had
I don't think if they had Bert they would of done any better.Age and the salary cap may have finally caught up with this team.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
Money wasn't an issue. On top
Money wasn't an issue. On top of Lidstroms and Holmstroms contracts ending we freed up $16 mil from Hudler leaving. We picked up 4 FAs with that same $16 mil, plus almost $30 mil in new contracts. We had plenty of cap room and prospects to trade for Nash last year. At least the majority of our contracts are 2 and 3 year deals so they have some flexibility in the future.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Apparently so has the flu...
This team is not 6-0 bad.
"I don’t wanna live in Rainbow Land, and you can’t make me!"
Columbus vs. Detroit. Let's
Columbus vs. Detroit. Let's do this.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
This should be a
what are you drinking thread. whisky and diet for me.
Maybe a loss tonight will
Maybe a loss tonight will force them to bring up Goose and Tater-Tot. I can dream right?
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Anyone have a stream?
Anyone have a stream?
http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/i
http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/ice-hockey.html
Abort, Retry, Fail?
first row. always first
first row. always first row.
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/164614/1/watch-columbus-blue-jackets-vs-...
This is home...
I tried firstrow. I'm in
I tried firstrow. I'm in England, which is probably why they aren't working. Oh well.
Oh good Gotham. Murph got him
Oh good Gotham. Murph got him some new glasses... yeesh.
Was he blind or drunk when he
Was he blind or drunk when he picked those out? Good grief...
Not a very impressive fight.
Not a very impressive fight.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
What's the beef between Boll
What's the beef between Boll and Tootoo?
Soooo that's why we signed
Soooo that's why we signed him?
This PP looks like shite.
This PP looks like shite.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
We're doing our best Flint
We're doing our best Flint Generals impersonation.
Oh boy....
Have we Wings fans been spoiled or what? Not pretty.
With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.
this PP didn't look too bad.
this PP didn't look too bad. Lots of chances.
Agreed.
Acceptable movement and maintenance of possession that time around.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
3 Posts!
Very frustrating
i'll take 3 posts in a pp
i'll take 3 posts in a pp over 2 shots in a period (ala the first prd vs stl)
This is home...
much better. one thing i
much better. one thing i noticed on previous pps was that our break out of our zone and into the opposing zone was piss poor. on this last pp, we were able to get the puck in the zone, possess it, and give our playmakers a chance to work their magic.
thats the curse of a puck possession team like the wings - when they don't have the puck, or even proper control of the puck, they can be abysmally bad.
This is home...
good to see
Eaves back in the line up!
In my best Gruden impression
This Brunner kid looks real good.
Just weird not seeing number
Just weird not seeing number 5 out there.
I never thought I'd reach a
I never thought I'd reach a point in my life when I would actually like Jordin Tootoo.
And I still don't.
That damn whistle
I just hope that damn train whistle doesn't show up at The Joe. I hate that fucking thing, which is why I always hated Tootoo.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
I've never actually rooted
I've never actually rooted for a player from my own team to get his ass beat until tonight. I fucking loathe Jordin Tootoo.
I hate to say it but I think
I hate to say it but I think he's growing on me... until he starts getting really dumb penalties all the time.
Which will happen.
Ummm let's do something with
Ummm let's do something with this PP please?
"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."
Or just get a penalty.
Or just get a penalty.
"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."
PP #3 after the BJs tried to
PP #3 after the BJs tried to tackle Howard.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
tough sequence for brunner.
tough sequence for brunner. wish we'd had some more training camp to get him up to speed.
This is home...
I wouldn't expect much from Brunner. His upside is Hudler
Circa 2010/11.
End of 1st tied at 0.
End of 1st tied at 0.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Which team will win more games this season, the Wings or the Pistons?
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