Quick Hits: Losing to the Islanders...again (and again)

by JeffHancock41 on Jan 11, 2012 5:42 AM CST in Quick Hits

Hockeytown, No Limits

I felt impotent and out of control which I really really hate (loss candy) " The Production Line - TP:60
Juuuuust a bit outside...loss candy for everyone.

Islanders steamroll past the Wings | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Steamrolled is a pretty good way to describe last night's events. I'd also go with embarrassing.

Pavel Datsyuk misses game, and Red Wings miss him | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
No Datsyuk, no problem.....except for when you play the big, bad Islanders.

Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg struggles to explain difficulties on power play | MLive.com
Here let me explain it: you're trying to be two fancy and not getting enough traffic in front of the net and not enough pucks on net. Do that. Get dirty and out freaking work the other team when you have a man advantage. There ya go. Problem solved.

KuklasKorner : The Malik Report : Red Wings-Islanders wrap-up and overnight report: let’s hope we don’t meet again
Malik with the complete wrap-up for anything you may have missed.

The Hockey News: Rory Boylen's Column: Boylen: Valtteri Filppula steps up on offense for Red Wings
Ignore last night. Filppula as arrived.

Quine’s quickness shines in Peterborough | Red Wings Central
The Red Wings third round pick from last year's draft is stepping up his scoring big time in the OHL. I must say, between Alan Quine, Tomas Jurco, Marek Tvrdon, and Xavier Ouellet on the blue line, the Wings had a real solid draft. Of course, we won't know for sure until a few years from now, but the potential is there. If two of those guys develop into to top players, it's s huge success.

Around the NHL

Mike Smith’s save of year candidate on Marian Gaborik OT penalty shot (Video) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
Legit save of the year.

Sometimes it’s really hard to support the Vancouver Canucks | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com
Ya don't say?

Down Goes Brown: Winners and losers at the NHL's midseason mark
A must read.

Shawn Thornton bests just about everyone | ProHockeyTalk
Everyone in Boston thinks that everyone else in the league loves them and hates the Canucks. Is this really how everyone feels? I get the sense that everyone just wants both teams to shut up. I briefly talked about this on the the podcast (download here!) and am curious what the feeling is among everyone else. Seems like both teams are pretty hated to me.

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The Bruins can fall into a fiery pit

but fuck* the Canucks all the same.

(* not to be confused with “buttfuck”)

by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 11, 2012 7:06 AM CST reply actions

Terrible Ty

When you give up 5 goals, your first skapegoat is the goalie, Ty Conklin. I think Joey Mac needs to get an opportunity to compete for the second goalie spot in Motown. Ty is just not cutting it, and for all those Ty supporters stating he isn’t getting enough playing time to stay on the top of his game, keep this in mind: Backup Goalies are supposed to have the “relief pitcher mentality” and be able to perform with limited warning. 5 goals against a team like the Blackhawks is unexcusable. 5 goals against the Islanders is embarrassing and should be grounds for reassignment to the Griffins…

by John J Fernandez on Jan 11, 2012 7:06 AM CST reply actions

16 saves in the first period

Look at the goals he gave up:

Cross-ice pass that bounces in off a skate while the Wings were shorthanded

Wicked wrist shot top corner that was just a great shot.

Converting an odd-man rush after a terrible line change.

A breakaway from last year’s ROY

A tip-in.

I’m not the world’s biggest Conklin supporter either, but to pin last night’s loss on him is misguided. The team in front of him played like utter garbage, and after keeping the Wings in the game during the first period, it was inevitable that the Isles were going to start scoring on their chances.

Let me ask you a follow up question: do you really believe that Joey MacDonald would have won the game for the Wings last night, all other things being equal?

Winging It In Motown

by Amerinadian on Jan 11, 2012 8:19 AM CST up reply actions

he wasn't ROTY

But he should’ve been. ;-)

"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."

—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.

by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 11, 2012 9:07 AM CST up reply actions

Damn

I guess I was thinking he should have been as well.

I do remember he was the fastest skater in the Skills Competition.

Winging It In Motown

by Amerinadian on Jan 11, 2012 9:11 AM CST up reply actions

Yep, I think he came in 3rd.

And yes, blew away the other fast skaters.

I believe he also finished somewhat high in the Selke voting too. As did Nielsen.

"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."

—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.

by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 11, 2012 9:16 AM CST up reply actions

Watch the game.

Wasn’t Conklin’s fault at all. He had no shot at stopping any of the first 3. I quit watching after that but sounds like he was hung out to dry all night. Not to mention he was phenomenal in the first period. It could have been 5-0 after the first if Conklin hadn’t come up big.

by Brion on Jan 11, 2012 8:23 AM CST up reply actions

The only thing that could possibly make the Ilya Bryzgalov experiment in Philly any funnier would have been for his successor to play just as well as he did.

And Mike Smith is playing better than he ever did, bar his Vezina year.

And so I laugh at Bryzgalov and the Flyers organization. Enjoy that 7 year deal sitting on the bench.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 11, 2012 8:34 AM CST reply actions

On that note: Enjoy that 15 year contract sitting on the bench as well, Garth Snow

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 11, 2012 8:34 AM CST up reply actions

Rumor is that DiPietro is considering retirement after this season.

I hope not, that would ruin a lot of hockey comedy.

by Brion on Jan 11, 2012 8:37 AM CST up reply actions

No, it would add to it. He’d come off their cap. They’ll have even more trouble hitting the floor each season

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 11, 2012 9:04 AM CST up reply actions

doubtful

If they contnue to sign their young players (Nielsen, Parenetau and Montoya), they will have no problem reaching the floor without Glass. Then hopefully, we can be close to the playoffs and add some pieces. Or I’m dreaming.

Then we can laugh at the Kolvy and Erhoff contracts.

"We owe him a lot more than he owes us at this point. He's been stellar all year. He still gave us a chance to win this one, and we've got to find a way."

—C Josh Bailey, on G Al Montoya after a 5-3 loss Tuesday in Montreal.

by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 11, 2012 9:10 AM CST up reply actions

You honestly think they’re going to be able to sign all of them? I don’t. Not only are they the Islanders, who haven’t been relevant since Mike Bossy was scoring at a Lemieux/Gretzky pace, but they are also incredibly cheap. The Predators signing Rinne for what they did was astonishing, but nothing compared to what it would have been had it been the Islanders.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 11, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

I hate the Canucks because they have 4-5 players who go completely over the top diving, embellishing and generally pretending to have been fouled or injured. It’s they guys that grab their face and writhe around on the ice when they haven’t been touched. This hatred is intensified by the fact that they have a very good power play. (I hate the Sharks for the same reason).
After watching some of the game on Saturday, it turns out that I hate the Bruins more than I hate the Canucks. I think its because the team is made up entirely out of jackasses.
I hate both these teams because their coaches and GMs are liars. Somebody should tell these guys that there are videos (usually from multiple angles) of the events they are ‘describing’ to the media and that these videos are available to the general public. I just don’t understand the need for creativity here – unless someone was trying to get the fans riled up and start a riot or something.

by nickname1234 on Jan 11, 2012 10:58 AM CST reply actions