Zetterberg and Filpula each had 3 points, and Helm scored a beauty with 1 minute left. Detroit went down a man with 30 seconds to go, and Joey MacDonald made a few beautiful saves. Brendan Smith made a great assist on the game-tying goal, and, fellow rookie, Gustav Nyquist, assisted on the game winner. Both of these new guys look like they will be really good players.
Filpula is playing out of his mind right now, as is Big Z. I cannot wait to get St. Nick and Pavel back.
Fil
Doubtful... he'll stay with
Doubtful... he'll stay with the Wings but he won't get a long term deal. Not until he proves himself. Babcock has been on this kid for years about not living up to his potential. A few good weeks by him isn't going to make that go away overnight. He'll get a 3 year deal tops.
Patience
I am not sure I agree. Detroit shows more patience with young talent than other teams do. They seem to like players to develop at their pace rather than forcing them to be the type of player they want them to be. I want Val to stay but you never know with athletes.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
According to the Hockey GM,
According to the Hockey GM, Filppula is signed through next season. So we'll get a chance to see if he can maintain this high level of play.
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
Good win.Brendan Smith looked
Good win.Brendan Smith looked good and hopefully they keep him up even when Ericsson comes back.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
Smith is better
In the short time Smith has been playing with the Wings, Smith has impressed me more than Ericson has at any point this season. Smith plays the puck smart and has a great eye for offensive situations, Ericson plays stupid a lot. Like trying to start a fight at mid ice while allowing a 2 on none for his goalie. To be honest I hate that Ericson signed that deal last spring/summer.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
Michigan, Pistons, Red Wings
Michigan, Pistons, Red Wings all win tonight. Pretty good day if you ask me.
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
Just need Michigan to take
Just need Michigan to take out the Irish. They're heading to Double OT here real soon.
"And if that doesn't wet your appetite, you're watching the wrong channel."
You can usually find me bumping some Reggae, hammered on Higgins Lake with the goon squad. #HALOL
Go Blue!
Done
Perfect day in terms of sports. Unless you are count preseason for the Tigers.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
No
No its spring training. Today was a great sports day.
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
Ugh, I really need to get a
Ugh, seeing all these threads about the Wings reminds me that I really need to get a slingbox for my parents TV back in Michigan. Does anyone have any experience with them? are they worth it? Will it work at my permanent TV solution?
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Totally worth it
It works extremely well as long as you and your parents have decent high speed Internet. I've had one since 2007. I've watched Michigan games in Cairo, Indonesia, France, Germany, Austria etc. The iPhone app works well also.
"Mr. Potato Head! Mr. Potato Head! Backdoors are not secrets!"
Slingbox is great. And
Slingbox is great. And congrats to the Wings.
Fil is having his best year
EVER! Kenny's not sending him anywhere. He'll get resigned next year for 4-5 years. Dude's becoming a true stud.
I am not sure on Fil contract status. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him be the next Wing to sign a long term deal. It may not be a 7-9 year deal but I could see a 4-5 year deal.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo