Quick Hits: Spin-o-rama Edition

by JeffHancock41 on Jan 20, 2012 6:01 AM CST in Quick Hits

Hockeytown, No Limits

One small step for Mike Smith, One giant leap for goalie-kind after the Datsyukian deke is stopped | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com
A little part of me died last night when Smith stopped Pavel. Holy crap, what a save.

Red Wings coach wants Danny Cleary to be better penalty killer | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
I want every to be a better penalty killer.

Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi continues to click with linemate Pavel Datsyuk | MLive.com
Bert and Pav have chemistry together. As long as the big man keeps producing like he is, he can stay on that top line.

KuklasKorner : The Malik Report : Red Wings-Coyotes quick take: Bertuzzi, Howard, Wings prevail in a dog fight
Malik's take on last night's affair.

Who would you pick for the Maple Leafs-Red Wings alumni game? - thestar.com
Gotta have the entire Grind Line, Kocur included. And where is my boy Dougie Brown?

Around the NHL (and some college hockey love)

Breaking News: Martinek Shut Down, Lebda Signed - The Cannon
Yes, Brett Ledba haha

St. Louis Game Time - For St. Louis Blues Fans
They just can't resist mentioning the Wings even when they try not to. Also, they're going to be enjoying fifth place for a lot longer than just an hour.

Anderson makes 36 saves as Senators beat Sharks 4-1 - Silver Seven
The Stache and the Sens continue to get the job done.

The 7 Ugliest NHL All-Star Game Jerseys | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
Personally, I liked the all-star jerseys from 2004 in Minnesota.

Tonight on NBCSN: Notre Dame hosts Michigan in top ten showdown | ProHockeyTalk
I'm sure there are plenty of Michigan fans out there that read WIIM. You get a chance to watch you boys on national TV and see them take on one of the Red Wings' top prospects, Riley Sheahan.

Discussion: Who do you want to see in the Alumni Game next year at the Winter Classic? Give us your four lines, three defensive pairs, and two or three goalies. Throw in a coach too.

Let's Go Red Wings.

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Kuklas has the PHX feed of Pavel's shootout attempt

How does the announcer decide “Suck on that!!!!!!” is the best way to call that save?

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by Elfuego51 on Jan 20, 2012 6:06 AM CST reply actions

wow

No shortage of hate for the Wings.

by InMDmissingtheD on Jan 20, 2012 6:13 AM CST up reply actions

How did he call Bert's goal?

hehe

by InMDmissingtheD on Jan 20, 2012 6:27 AM CST up reply actions

Wow. I can't believe Nash said that.

Crazy unprofessional for an announcer to do.

Brendan Smith fan

by JeffHancock41 on Jan 20, 2012 7:22 AM CST up reply actions

I don't really have a problem with it

if you’re a color guy on a home broadcast. Jack Edwards and Eddie Olczyk take it to new levels by searching for things that aren’t there to cast their home team in a better light but that was obviously a sweet play. I am ok with it.

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by Eric @ PRBU on Jan 20, 2012 8:18 AM CST up reply actions

My issue isn't with him being a homer.

It was a PHX home broadcast and I have no problem with him being biased towards the Coyotes. Just like Mickey is biased towards the Wings. It’s the fact he said "Suck on that" is what bothers me. Sure he didn’t swear or anything like that, but there is a line there and he did go over it imo

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by JeffHancock41 on Jan 20, 2012 8:29 AM CST up reply actions

Tyson Nash didn't know what to suck on.....

WHEN HE ENTERED THE SPIN ZONE!

by thehurd03 on Jan 20, 2012 8:38 AM CST up reply actions

What say you?

Murph said last night that the NHL is thinking about eliminating the spin-o-rama move. Sounds ridiculous to me.

by InMDmissingtheD on Jan 20, 2012 6:16 AM CST reply actions

90% of the time, the puck stops moving forward. I don’t think it should be outlawed, but I do think it should be automatically reviewed.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 20, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions

Got it.

That’s why I asked – I thought I must me missing something. I always defer to the experts here. It is fun to watch, though!

by InMDmissingtheD on Jan 20, 2012 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

I’m not sure I buy that as measure of whether a move was valid or not.

Because even if you bring the puck to a dead stop, if you keep moving forward (and on a spin-o-rama you do) it should still be valid.

The intent of the rule is to stop a skater from just coming to a stop 6 feet in front of the crease and stick handling for 30 seconds waiting for the goalie to slide out of the net.

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 11:01 AM CST up reply actions

hmmmm

See that point, too. This could get really interesting.

by InMDmissingtheD on Jan 20, 2012 11:16 AM CST up reply actions

There is an exception in the rules that specifically allows lacrosse-style goals and the spin-o-rama.

The spin-o-rama type move where the player completes a 360° turn as he approaches the goal, shall be permitted as this involves continuous motion.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26308

by rrasco on Jan 20, 2012 3:16 PM CST up reply actions

SLGT

Calling the Wings win in the shoot out cheap…when they have 6 loser points to the Wings 1. Hypocrisy much?

by Forlorn in VA on Jan 20, 2012 6:22 AM CST reply actions

It's because their lack of skill

hurts them in the skills competition.

It’s nothing new.

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 6:49 AM CST up reply actions 8 recs

This was a good comment to wake up to.

by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 7:04 AM CST up reply actions

You just blew my mind.

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by Amerinadian on Jan 20, 2012 7:59 AM CST up reply actions

Said skills don't pay the bills aparently.

They just need to grow the F up. We won… they have problems winning in the skills competition. That should tell you who’s more skilled right there.

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by Josh Howard on Jan 20, 2012 8:22 AM CST up reply actions

You stated that brilliantly.

by Forlorn in VA on Jan 20, 2012 8:37 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, their big solution

Score hockey like soccer. In other words, we can’t always win, so we like ties / loser points.

If it was scored based on loser gets nothing, they’d be much further behind.

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by Dannik99 on Jan 20, 2012 9:09 AM CST up reply actions

They are hilarious

Every single one of Brad Lee’s posts about the Blues involves taking a shot at the Wings. The fact that they can’t even enjoy their own team’s success without having to throw it in the faces of other fanbases is what makes them such inbred retards. He’s like the barbarian leader at the beginning of Gladiator, getting his dumb followers all riled up before the inevitable slaughter at the hands of the smarter Romans.

But he’s not trolling. No, he’s just pushing buttons. But if we were to do the same thing (not that we’d feel the need to stoop to that level), we’d be trolls. He likened it to us “peeking over the fence” at SLGT, which is fine except for the fact that they are having a drunken party and very loudly proclaiming their dislike of the Wings for all to hear.

Whatever. They might as well name it St Louis Inferiority Complex Central. It flashes like a beacon with every post and comment they make.

It does make for entertaining reading on a Friday afternoon, though.

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by Amerinadian on Jan 20, 2012 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs

It does make for entertaining reading on a Friday afternoon, though.

This.

I love just lurking over there. It’s fricking hilarious….until it becomes depressing.

by Red, White and a Mile high on Jan 20, 2012 12:59 PM CST up reply actions

Oh Boy

From SLGT:

Great news, if it goes anywhere. I’ll still miss Checketts though, and I think any Blues fan that underestimates his role in turning us around. When he took over, we were the worst franchise in the NHL, and I’d argue from a hockey decision perspective, we might be the best now.

It is a gold mine over there. Apparently 1/3 of a successful season makes your franchise “the best.”

by Red, White and a Mile high on Jan 20, 2012 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

Just remember that even though they’re baiting you, any conversation you have over there bothers them.

Don’t share any kind of helpful information because their resident tough-guy doesn’t want to talk hockey… he wants to pick fights with Red Wings fans.

by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 1:31 PM CST up reply actions

he's mad

and all “pumped up” from lifting weights and shooting steroids before each game

by Red, White and a Mile high on Jan 20, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

Isn't that a fun little bait-and-switch routine they have?

Brad Lee seems to make any effort he can last night to practically beg WIIMers to come over to SLGT, then when you do, others harass you about why you came to the site.

There’s a learning curve associated with winning. For now, it looks like the Blues hockey team has figured it out. SLGT, however, hasn’t figured out that the reason they’re getting Wings traffic now is because their team is actually contending. SLGT, at times, seems like they would ban someone solely for being a Wings fan, without stepping out of line. I don’t get it. Discussion with rival fans is the best part of the SBNation sites.

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by Elfuego51 on Jan 20, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions

Started reading more of the Score

http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2012/01/19/evgeni-malkin-moved-into-the-points-lead-and-is-probably-the-best-player-in-the-world/#more-42041

Lund totally left Datsyuk off this list of players who aren’t better than Malkin. And actually doesn’t mention him at all. I was under the impression that when they have the “Who is the best Russian competition.” Pavs wins pretty much every time.

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by holmstrom96 on Jan 20, 2012 7:40 AM CST reply actions

Pav has only one that once, I believe. Ovechkin won it like 3 times in a row before Pav did. Assuming you are referring to the Russian award for best Russian player, as voted on by all the Russian players.

by NMJ on Jan 20, 2012 8:38 AM CST up reply actions

I was referring to when they play on the ice. I think he has won that battle this year. So by that standard he is a better player.

Because if we go by what the Russian players say is best Russian player then Bryzgalov at 1,2, and 3

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by holmstrom96 on Jan 20, 2012 10:07 AM CST up reply actions

I think Pav is a better all around hockey player, but Malkin is an offensive force. Every time I’ve seen him play this year he has looked unstoppable (and usually scored a goal or 2 to prove it). Malkin usually has a lot of take-aways as well, but he also usually has a lot of giveaways.

by NMJ on Jan 20, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions

Let's face it

for most pundits, scoring more goals = being a better player. They aren’t too concerned about the defensive side of things (thus Karlsson is considered the #1 defenseman right now).

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by Dannik99 on Jan 20, 2012 9:11 AM CST up reply actions

Its disappointing that pundits only like to focus on goals. I would have liked Lund to at least mention Pavel in his article as one of the best players in the league, even if he still picked Malkin at the end. I think Pavs at least deserves to be mentioned with the best in the world.

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by holmstrom96 on Jan 20, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions

Malkin is awesome

at picking up 4 or 5 points in games where Pittsburgh blows out the cellar-dwellers of the eastern conference.
Datsyuk, sometimes sees his powerplay time reduced in the 3rd period when the score is lopsided.

by nickname1234 on Jan 20, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions

With all those goals he's scoring

shouldn’t he be better than +9?

Datsyuk is awesome and in my mind he is the best player out there right now. But if everyone else wants to pretend hes not thats their misfortune.

We have 4 guys on the wings that can skate within 5 feet of the goalie and rip a slapshot past him. I’ll take dangles and defensive skill any day of the week

by Splints on Jan 20, 2012 7:22 PM CST up reply actions

+9 being Malkin

by Splints on Jan 20, 2012 7:22 PM CST up reply actions

Honestly

I don’t understand the jokes about Brett Lebda. He played here for a couple years, won a cup. Never bitched about his role or caused any problems. He was a third pairing defenseman if he was in the line up and for the most part did his job. The real joke is Brian Burke who signed him to that ridiculous contract but I don’t blame Lebda for signing it. I actually hope he catches on with another team.

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by Eric @ PRBU on Jan 20, 2012 8:16 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

he will catch on

he’s not the best player, simply an everyman kind of guy who just happened to get lucky. Looks like he’s lucky twice and is getting to play in the NHL again. Maybe he should buy a lotto ticket next?

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by Josh Howard on Jan 20, 2012 8:23 AM CST up reply actions

Lebda was a dick

you don’t remember when he and Osgood used to get into screaming matches on the ice?

by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 8:25 AM CST up reply actions

no.

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by Eric @ PRBU on Jan 20, 2012 8:26 AM CST up reply actions

Oh

well that happened.

by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 8:42 AM CST up reply actions

hahahahahaha

i can’t even imagine osgood screaming at anyone.

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by Josh Howard on Jan 20, 2012 8:28 AM CST up reply actions

Oh Boy! Notre Dame again!

What does this make, 3 prime time games and an hour special on the ‘history’ of the program? It works out well that the Wings have a horse in this race, but this stinks. It isn’t like college football where every team is TV, every single Saturday.

I understand why it is how it is, but it’s still obnoxious.

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by Wizard of Corsica on Jan 20, 2012 8:26 AM CST reply actions

Trade Idea

I wonder if we could unload Ericsson with Columbus. He’s a small step up from Lebda and maybe we would get lucky with his Modified NTC.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 20, 2012 8:45 AM CST reply actions

In what universe

Would you expect Ericson to add Columbus to the list of teams he’s willing to be traded to?

by Big Z in Orlando on Jan 20, 2012 10:57 AM CST up reply actions

Most Modified NTCs give the player the ability to name 10 teams he would not play for. Like I said, we could get lucky

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Jan 20, 2012 12:21 PM CST up reply actions

Hey man, I bet there are several players out there that forget Columbus exists when writing up their NTCs

“Let’s see. Don’t wanna go to Arizona…not sure I’d be there long anyhow. So, no Phoenix. Avalanche are awful, so no. Jets, yeah right… Carolina, no. Florida, good weather, crappy hockey….no. Montreal, well, I don’t speak French, so…no. Edmonton and Calgary, hmm…I like ice, but I don’t want to be encased in it..no to both. And let’s see what are the other crappy teams out there. Ah yeah, New Jersey. Don’t wanna go there. One more…let’s pick the worst of the bunch…hmmm…ah yeah, New York. Yep that will do it. 10 teams. I got the worst ones out of the way.”

1 year later

“Holy #%$@# shit! I forgot Columbus had a team! I don’t wanna go there! NOOOOOOOO!”

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by Dannik99 on Jan 21, 2012 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

Alumni

Now, I’m not bothering to go back and check if any of these guys are currently employed by other teams, so don’t shoot me if they are.

Lindsay, Delvecchio, Howe
Gallant, Kocur, Burr
Maltby, Draper, McCarty

Larionov, Chelios
Lewis, Norwood
Murphy, Zombo

Vernon
Hanlon
Cheveldae

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 8:48 AM CST reply actions

NO YZERMAN?

It’s just not an alumni game with Stevie Y on the bench…

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by Josh Howard on Jan 20, 2012 8:57 AM CST up reply actions

Beat me to it. Seriously, what about The Captain and Shanahan?

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by Dannik99 on Jan 20, 2012 9:13 AM CST up reply actions

I left them off because I know they are otherwise currently employed by other teams or the league.

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 9:15 AM CST up reply actions

No Ozzie?

by wingsluver4ever on Jan 20, 2012 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

^this!

by SlapshotGoal on Jan 20, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

There's only 3 slots for goalies

And he just retired last year.

These 3 guys I haven’t seen in 15-25 years.

So it was more a matter of which goalies would I like to see in a Winged Wheel once again.

And if I had the ability, Terry Sawchuk would be on on that list instead of Cheveldae.

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions

If Kocur fights someone do win?

I'm a Homer

by holmstrom96 on Jan 20, 2012 10:12 AM CST up reply actions

And I just realized I slotted Larionov in at Defence

Meant to say Fetisov

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions

larionov was a forward

SHUMU OUT!

by SHUMU on Jan 20, 2012 11:01 AM CST up reply actions

just saw the comment above

SHUMU OUT!

by SHUMU on Jan 20, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

Federov

I doubt it will happen but the alumni game would be a great opportunity to mend fences with Sergei. I know he was kind of a weirdo and his time here often was turbulent, but the bottom line is we don’t win 3 Cups without him.

I’d also like to especially like to see Fetisov come back, as we didn’t part ways on the best of terms either, if I recall. And the rest of the Russian 5 too while we’re at it.

Needless to say Yzerman has to suit up too, if he can still skate. I don’t think the Lightning will mind. . .

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by Wizard of Corsica on Jan 20, 2012 8:59 AM CST reply actions

I’d also like to especially like to see Fetisov come back

I always like him.

Also I think I would like to see Hasek come back and play with everyone. It could also be a testing ground to see if he is NHL ready. Bring on the comeback!

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by holmstrom96 on Jan 20, 2012 10:15 AM CST up reply actions

Fetisov

Sounds like he’s a bit busy per Wikipedia:

He is currently a member of the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, president of professional Russian hockey club HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), chairman of the Board of Directors of the KHL and chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athletes Committee.

by Big Z in Orlando on Jan 20, 2012 11:47 AM CST up reply actions

So many people to name

They could have an alumni game against each other, just with former Wing stars/alumni. Gotta have everyone there. Grind line, Russian 5, Howes, The Captain, Ozzie, Chelios, etc. The list goes on and on and on.

Tough call on Coach, probably have to go with Scotty. With some type of tribute to our fallen players in the process, of course.

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by Let's JOE WINGS-BOLTS on Jan 20, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

Scotty, with Demers as an assistant.

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by Robocop on Jan 20, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions

the jerseys in 2001

are among the worst i have ever seen

by DOC CARTER on Jan 20, 2012 10:40 AM CST reply actions

Bummer, No Look at Sheahan Tonight

Per NBCSports Pro Hockey Talk:

Having Red Wings prospect Riley Sheahan and undrafted senior Billy Maday give the Irish a fearsome foursome to watch offensively. Unfortunately the Irish will be without Sheahan tonight as he’s serving a suspension for delivering a head shot last weekend. -Joe Yerdon

Well, that sucks. Not only because I was looking forward to getting my first real look at him in action but that he’s out due to being suspended for a head shot. Haven’t seen video of it but that’s never good. On the bright side, should things should be a bit easier for the Wolverines. Who are unbeaten in their last 9 trips to South Bend. They will also have Devils prospect Jon Merril returning from a team imposed four game suspension.

Definitely like that with the the name switch (which I thought was dumb) NBCSC seems to be showing more hockey. Including recently these college games every Friday, with the clever name of “Friday Night Ice” hah. Shit, I’ll take it.

GO BLUE!!

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by Let's JOE WINGS-BOLTS on Jan 20, 2012 2:30 PM CST reply actions