For Detroit Red Wing Fans: Do you fear the playoffs for 2009-2010?
As of late my Red Wings have been scaring the crap out of me. Franzen is out of the lineup for four possibly five months. Bertuzzi is still the same pathetic excuse for a player like we was back when we had Legace. Datsyuk left the game last night with an upper body injury not to mention WTF we lost to the Avalanche at home? I know it's early but my optimism for a Stanley Cup return to the Finals this year is not high. For the first time in a long time as a Wings fan I don't see us favored for another Stanley Cup or Stanley Cup appearance. How the hell is Columbus doing better than us? Babcock better work some magic later on in the season and get rid of FUCKING BERTUZZI. Nobody want's that cheap shot throwing fuck. And Osgood might want to think about retiring here soon. We need younger players because this constant veteran style is slowly but surely losing it's power.
October 18th, 2009 at 8:50 PM ^
word!
October 18th, 2009 at 8:51 PM ^
"And Osgood might want to think about retiring here soon"
He was a brick wall in the playoffs. Lay off the guy.
October 18th, 2009 at 8:56 PM ^
He hasn't been solid. He needs a strong back up and Howard's not much better. Wings are all about the playoffs but Detroit's got some problems this year. I don't know why we brought Williams back either. Losing Hudler, Samuelsson and Hossa was not good.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:53 AM ^
For a second there I thought you were publicly posting my GPA
October 18th, 2009 at 8:58 PM ^
I'm not a Bertuzzi fan, but IMO he's not as bad as he was last time he was on the roster.
The Wings D has been bad at times, and turnovers don't help. They really need to lock down on D in order to have playoff success. Right now it doesn't look good, but it's still early in the season - lots of hockey to go.
I look forward to seeing which players are going to step up and score some goals.
And hopefully we'll stay healthy from now on.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:01 PM ^
Should of picked up Maholtra and dropped Williams. Yes I know he won with us in 2002 but the guy's not a great add on.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:32 PM ^
This isn't a fantasy league. You can't just add and retain anyone you want.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:04 PM ^
the penguins choked the first 3 months of their season last year, finished the last day of the year climbing into the 4th seed and we all know how that turned out.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:08 PM ^
Not happy with that series. Officiating was crap. A 6 on 5 for a minute? Un noticed? What the hell? slashes and cross checks from Crosby not to mention a fighting instigator that was never called on Malkin? Bull shit.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:47 PM ^
I know you're probably too full of sour grapes to have remembered, but the same situation happened in round one Wings vs BJackets going in the Wings favor.
Two chances to close it out and the Wings failed, don't complain about officiating when calls went in both directions that probably shouldn't have and the officiating was similar to the year before when the Wings won.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:17 PM ^
If the Wings are still around .500 in a month, then I'll be worried. It's still early.
That said, I'm still a little concerned. Leino, Helm, and some of the other young guys need to turn into Datsyuk/Zetterberg-level stars pretty soon to support the top two lines.
I understand the emotional dislike of Bertuzzi, but he's still big and relatively talented, and it's not like it's a big long-term deal we're committed to. If he works out, great, and if not, whatever. We don't have any more proven talent he's replacing.
Osgood: we need a replacement eventually, and hopefully Howard is the guy. If he fails, maybe Larsson...point is, I'm more concerned about goaltending post-Osgood than with Osgood. I think he'll be fine this year, especially in the playoffs. Maddeningly inconsistent, maybe, but still good enough for the team to win.
I could understand not winning the division, and maybe not even having home ice in the first round. But I can't believe a team with Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen, Lidstrom and Osgood will miss the playoffs.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:22 PM ^
Miss the playoffs thats certain but the regular season is crucial. The Wings have had bad injuries in recent seasons like Datsyuk missing vital games last year in their playoff run. Franzen also was hurt including Hudler. Injuries seem to always haunt Detroit. Hopefully we can stay healthy because so far there's already guys down.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:18 PM ^
hockey season is decided in the first 8 games.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:31 PM ^
I just looked up the stats about our Wolverines Hockey team this year and we are a very young team! 3 seniors wow! Very young team this year.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:35 PM ^
Should have never let Mitera and Sauer graduate and Palushi leave early. Maybe make some trades with some bottom dwelling CCHA teams for prospects.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:36 PM ^
Miami's very young too. Notre Dame seems to have the most seniority.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:33 PM ^
Especially since more than half the teams in the league make the playoffs.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:35 PM ^
I take it I'm the only one. I have played 10 years after all.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:45 PM ^
10 years of NHL on the xbox doesn't count.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:46 PM ^
I played pee wee then bantam then high school then adult. I still do. You probably dont even know when a penalty shot should be given
October 18th, 2009 at 9:49 PM ^
Relax man.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:59 PM ^
To paraphrase:
I played hockey in high school so when I say the Red Wings are in trouble, I'm right and you're wrong, no matter what your level of hockey knowledge is.
EDIT: Since your political ideology agrees with President Obama's, you are a virgin.
Did I get the gist of it?
October 18th, 2009 at 9:49 PM ^
Here I was about to say, from reading the earlier replies, that it seemed like you were getting negged for no reason, but then you drop this on us. Not a good idea.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:11 PM ^
So I guess you're a fucking moron in the grand scheme of things.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:41 PM ^
You should write another short story about sportsmanship and not making fun of Ohio State fans while they're down because we have this awful history of embarrassing losses...or some such...
October 18th, 2009 at 9:42 PM ^
K. That's not what that thread was about.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:48 PM ^
I smell a meltdown
October 18th, 2009 at 9:51 PM ^
I'm not coming back I'm not taking shit from a bunch of people that sit around and hump their hands all day cause they know they can't get pussy from a girl if they tried. Fuck all of you grammar nazis fuck all of you commies and obama lovers fuck all of you who judge people and fuck everyone who doesn't know enough about someone to be judgemental on them take away all my fucking points burn in hell fuckers. GO Blue btw
October 18th, 2009 at 9:53 PM ^
I give it a 9 out of 10.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:54 PM ^
See the cashier to collect your money.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:09 PM ^
I've seen better. Try again in another month or so when you quit again.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
i know this guy played hockey. 75% of people i met who played hockey competitive hockey past high school are complete fucking tools. so i wouldn't doubt this guy played.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:24 PM ^
I'd say only 10% of those playing competitive past high school are complete fucking tools, but that's probably because I'm playing competitive hockey with some pretty classy dudes.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:29 PM ^
like the "go blue btw" at the end.
Can't top this one, still number #1 in my book:
http://mgoblog.com/content/am-i-true-outback-fan
October 18th, 2009 at 10:34 PM ^
PromoteRichRod was The Godfather
This guy is Godfather 2
evanl is Godfather 3 http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/i-hate-you-all
October 18th, 2009 at 11:26 PM ^
Would have been 10/10 if he worked a "fuck you" in there to the hippies, the gays, the Muzzlims, the Welsh, liberals (not just "Obama lovers"), soccer fans, etc. If you're going to issue general "fuck yous" in the midst of a meltdown, you gotta go all out.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:37 PM ^
fuck all of you who judge people and fuck everyone who doesn't know enough about someone to be judgemental on them
Which was immediately preceded by the following judgments about MGoBoard:
I'm not taking shit from a bunch of people that sit around and hump their hands all day cause they know they can't get pussy from a girl if they tried. Fuck all of you grammar nazis fuck all of you commies and obama lovers
I'm going to miss you.
P.S. It's "judgmental". The rest is pure gold, though.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:53 PM ^
Do you think Lidstrom is wearing a ceramic-armored cup this season?
October 18th, 2009 at 9:58 PM ^
'I actually played hockey, you didn't card' yet think 8 games into the season is a reason to be concerned about the Red Wings.
How many NHL seasons have you watched?
Number of times Detroit's won the Presidents Cup 6, number of times they followed that up the Stanley Cup = 2
23 Presidents Cups have been handed out, only 7 went on to win the Stanley Cup out of the nine who actually got a chance to play for the Cup.
The regular season doesn't mean crap in hockey. Just make the playoffs and you have a shot.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:51 PM ^
While I would argue that it means 'crap', I would agree with you that the largest obstacle is making the top 8, from there anything is game.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:58 PM ^
Seems like a good time to add that I can't seem to find that MacArthur quote anywhere, and I looked.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:01 PM ^
And I c+p'ed that MacArthur quote into Google. This thread was the first result.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:06 PM ^
Calm down Alton.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:15 PM ^
This thread has been destroyed already but I saw a similar question on another board and someone posted this image. So I'm blatantly stealing/borrowing it from 'Shinma' over at MotownSports but it fits.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
To get back on track though:
Short answer, knee-jerk reaction: Yes.
Long answer, rationale: No, there's a lot of hockey to be played between now and April. I'll worry only when I have to, and right now there's nothing to legitimately worry about.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:46 PM ^
I think the Wings could possibly lose the Central, but there is almost no chance they miss the playoffs entirely.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:50 PM ^
amazing.
No team has ever struggled out of the gate and gotten it back on track. Not in an 82 game season.
ozzy's responsible for swiss cheese defense?
someone said that helm/leino need to turn into datsyuk/zetterberg...you realize that Dats and Z are two of the top 10 forwards in the league, right? How many teams have 4 of the top 10 forwards in the league? Aside from the pre 1970 Montreal Canadiens who ever has?
October 19th, 2009 at 12:12 AM ^
Relax. The season is young. The Wings will be fine. I guarantee it.