Game Day Updates

Bernie(r) to the rest of the team: pic.twitter.com/e6AW3FYdPj

— supernintendo chalmers (@helmerroids) February 6, 2020

Larsson will play. Dahlin will not play. Lazar still being tested today and is questionable. They’ll warm up with 13 forwards. Bogosian will he scratched.

— Joe Yerdon (@JoeYerdon) February 6, 2020

#RedWings at KeyBank Center for optional morning skate. pic.twitter.com/jMjV4gkORD

— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) February 6, 2020

Don’t worry, folks, we’re working hard to get the names of all the people who took the option to not skate and we’re writing a sternly-worded letter about rest, recuperation, free time and how all that’s bullshit because THEY OWE US.

.@Glindstroom getting set for his debut. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/ysDgLENGcv

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 6, 2020

Anders and Johanna Lindstrom, parents of #RedWings Gustav, arrived in Buffalo at 6 pm last night and are at the optional morning skate ahead of their son’s NHL debut: “We wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Anders said.

— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) February 6, 2020

Based on morning skate here in Buffalo, Jonathan Bernier starting tonight for Red Wings vs. Sabres. Faces Jonas Johannson, who made his NHL debut in a relief appearance Feb. 4).

— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) February 6, 2020

Lineups

Detroit

Forwards
Robby Fabbri - Dylan Larkin - Darren Helm
Tyler Bertuzzi - Valtteri Filppula -  Justin Abdelkader
Andreas Athanasiou - Luke Glendening - Taro Hirose
Givani Smith - Christoffer Ehn - Adam Erne

Defense
Dennis Cholowski - Filip Hronek
Patrik Nemeth- Alex Biega
Trevor Daley  - Gustav Lindstrom

Goalies
Jonathan Bernier
Jimmy Howard

Buffalo

Forwards

Jimmy Vesey - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart
Conor Sheary - Marcus Johansson - Michael Frolik
Jeff Skinner - Evan Rodrigues - Rasmus Asplund
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Jean-Sebastien Dea

Defense

Brandon Montour - Rasmus Ristolainen
Jake McCabe - Henri Jokiharju
Lawrence Pilut - Colin Miller

Goalies

Jonas Johansson
Carter Hutton

Keys to the Game

Maybe try to score a goal

I dunno; it’s just that these last two shutouts haven’t been as much fun to watch. Goal-scoring isn’t really as hard as y’all are making it look of late. The little black rubber piece goes behind the big doofus wearing a mattress under his shirt.

In trying to score a goal, don’t give up too many

These things tend to happen in waves for the Wings where they either can’t score but can (kinda) defend or they can (kinda) score but they can’t defend.  I may be asking for the world, but scoring AND defending in one game? How about a little, as a treat?

Shut down Jack Eichel

Not any more important to winning than anything else, but I don’t like him so I want to see him erased from this game.