[Game Thread] Wings @ Canucks
by Christy on Oct 27, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
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Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Oct 27, 2009 9:00 PM CDT
The Detroit Red Wings look to end their three-game losing skid tonight in Vancouver as they face off against the Canucks and former teammate Mikael Samuelsson. Sammy currently leads his new team in goals (5) and is second in points (10).
Head coach Mike Babcock broke up the line featuring Williams and the two Finns during Monday's practice, but he has not ruled out keeping the previous game lineup for today's contest. According to MLive.com, here were the lines the team was practicing with on Monday.
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom
Cleary-Filppula-Bertuzzi (Eaves working in)
Leino-Draper-Williams
May-Helm-Maltby (Abdelkader working in)
The defense remained the same:
Lidstrom-Kronwall
Stuart-Rafalski
Ericsson-Lebda (Meech working in)
Osgood (starting)
Howard
The Detroit News reported this afternoon that Darren Helm will be a healthy scratch. Babcock says that it's not like Helmer has been playing bad, but he did miss most of training camp and the entire preseason. He hopes that scratching him will be just the motivation Helm needs to bounce back to his old self.
The game will start at 10 p.m. EDT and will be shown on FSDetroit. Go Wings!
Shockingly, the Wings have only won three of nine games so far this season. A win tonight will give Detroit its first road game of the season, which is something that is definitely needed. The Wings currently sit one point above Nashville, who is at the bottom of the Central Division standings.
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And I wish Darren Helm was in the lineup
And, yet, here we are.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
yep me too
but i think he might still be a tad behind from the injury
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Good start, Ozzie.
Way to be on your knees as they’re crossing the blue line.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions
If I'm Ken Holland
I’m on the phone right now with anyone who’s awake and wants to deal.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions
me too
he keeps getting beat by trying to do much. he would have saved it had he stayed in position but he tried to shuffle over
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Like I said a few games ago
He literally puts EFFORT into allowing some of these goals.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
haha yeah its starting to look this way. sad how weak of a shot it was too…
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
From that "Not That This Is Any Better" files,
Howard comes in the Osgood.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
F$#%ING A OSGOOD BLOWS
that is all
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
You won't get any argument from me.
I thought he was terrible a decade before it was cool.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit like this makes Bucci's column
more believable to me by the day…as much as i hate to admit it
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Sound advice.
Don’t let one douchebag make another douchebag look good.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah i know...
it’s just so frustrating though. But I’m sure everyone here feels the same way
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Word.
It’s a support group. I’ll be your sponsor.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahaha alright...
Just as long as I don’t have to give up drinking heavily or smoking weed.
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Friend...
I would NEVER ask that of you. We, as humans, are only so strong.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
So true, so true.
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
He was trying too hard.
Being the only one in the lineup who cares was disrupting chemistry.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, maybe I'll dial the sarcasm down a bit...
We’ve all been wondering the same. Babcock gave a reason akin to “change things up” and “rotation.” He said he was disappointed that Helm’s not really “fighting for third line center,” but instead was having competition to keep the fourth line center spot.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Great clear
We’re the blue team right?
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:29 PM CDT reply actions
Just my opinion...
but i say Osgood goes soon. like before the season is even a quarter over. Bring up Larsson, he can’t be that much of a drop off.
Generally
I would disagree, BUT! Babcock did look rather peeved about those two goals and pulled him REAL quick. You might be on to something.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed.
If things continue the way they are, I would hope Ozzy could be traded for draft picks.
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Maybe Vesa Toskala's parents.
I hear they let Vesa move back in after his torrid start to the season.
Hell I doubt the Griffins would take him.
But maybe we’ll get lucky somewhere
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
The problem...
is that every team’s goaltending situation is better than Detroit’s. It’d have to be to a team that has a quality starter and no backup to speak of.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Things are looking up!
for now…
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Ozzie got the quick hook, huh?
I really hope this is just a hangover from the end of last season, not unlike what the Penguins went through the first half (and then some) of last year.
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Hordichuk
Goes in high with the elbow on Ericsson. Then face washes him. Then pulls him toward the ice.
Ericsson does nothing because he’s the largest pansy on the planet.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
Kirk Maltby
IMMEDIATELY checking on his opponent. Class act.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
As a former hockey player,
I’d rather go 0-82 than ever see anyone need a stretcher on the ice. Opponent or teammate.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
The correct answer is Filppula
I wonder why this shift looks infinitely better than the rest, and why the Cleary/Bertuzzi line is working so well as a new combination.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
The correct answer is no one
I wonder who’s going to come to Brad Stuart’s defense on this shift?
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
Yessir
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Where's my trombone?
Wah wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never heard of this Glass character
Aside from The Brady Bunch
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
if May had connected on that one...
man that would have been ugly.
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That would have been a nice save
If it wasn’t a complete accident.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe he plays like i did
You make it look like an accident to fool the people
or it was just a real accident…
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Not liking the effort from Z
but some surprisingly solid play from Howard at least
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
Sounds like J-Ho is keeping us in it
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Playing really well...
In related news, the sky is green. Grass, blue. Water, dry.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I would love to see that guy fight Bertuzzi...
Bert hasn’t dropped the gloves yet but he can still throw the hammer when needed.
Don't remember the article...
I read an article recently that quoted him as saying he doesn’t want to fight anymore. Not that he wasn’t willing, just that he doesn’t want to and those days are behind him.
More sad trombone…
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
haha dont ruin my dreams Michael!
yeah i read that article too. I think if its to defend himself he will. or he could be smart and let it be a one side for roughing.
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps
it’d be a violation of his parole?
ZING!
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Symphony in Goal Posts Minor
The Red Wings theme song this season.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
scratch that
Ville deflection on the Willy shot
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
Not expected at all, but he’s played pretty well in relief.
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
In other sport news:
Andre Agassi used crystal meth in 1997. Really? I guess tennis would be more fun on crystal meth now that i think about it.
I have to imagine BASEBALL would be halfway bearable to watch...
Although, I don’t really know what crystal meth does to you.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
about the meth or the baseball?
actually, I just spent the season obsessing over the Tigers…rediscovered a love for baseball this year….
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meth haha
i can watch some baseball alright, played it for 5 years so i can tolerate it. but it HAS to be my team (red sox) or i have little to no interest.
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Slowest. Footrace. Ever.
Ville Leino vs. Christian Ehrhoff.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions
36 minutes later...
Everyone who’s not Osgood makes it 0-0 again.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
FLIP!
One more name crossed off the Last Wing to Get a Penalty list…
Down to two guys not playing tonight: Helm and Eaves.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions
THAT'S more like it...
Erase any hope IMMEDIATELY. That’s the 09-10 way!
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
get it right back!
yeah Pavel! or…FINALLY, PAVEL!
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i gotta start trusting my eyes
to Dr. Rahmani
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Ken Kal mentions Ehrhoff trying to keep up with Pavel?
That must have been….amusing…
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Thank the heavens for Dr. Rahmani.
Eyu shud tew.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions
He’s a Detroit-area eye doctor, and his commercials run during the Fox Sports Detroit broadcasts. Last season, Pavel Datsyuk was his spokesman, and he STRUGGLES his way through this commercial.
The commercial is one of the best reasons to have Center Ice. I don’t know what I’d do with myself if I couldn’t see Dr. Rahmani commercials here in New York.
by Michael Petrella on Oct 27, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
When it rains....Pavel scores!
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Maze is the right word indeed.
Some goals in the NHL, I just don’t understand how they get through, passing within two inches of five guys on the way to the net.
makes you wonder how many...
are mere fractions of an inch from making it through the path
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
try not to give it back, gents
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Anyone else listening to this game on the radio?
they just played an anti-meth commercial…noticeable, because of the news about Agassi coming out today…but they probably have it once a game…
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welp, there goes the lead
I can’t recall if I started Sedin in fantasy or not…
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BEAUTIFUL pass
through the crease from Filly to Willy for the goal. 5-4 lead. How did Luongo miss that pass?
Needed this
gotta admit though, I wouldn’t have picked this game to end the road slide….glad to be oh so wrong!
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Goodnight all
crazy third period, better passing, Datsyuk breaking through, Howard stepping up (sort of), and a much needed win.
wow what a comeback
have we finally awoken?…i believe Datsyuk has and wow huge saves late in the game by Howard…maybe this coming out party?? (finally)
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
Great Game
Sorry I missed the game thread. Was keeping tabs on the game. 2-1 going into 3rd and a 5-4 win!!! Good job.
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