Red Wings vs Panthers: Gameday Updates, line combinations, key match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Dylan Larkin |
| Darren Helm | Pavel Datsyuk | Brad Richards |
| Gus Nyquist | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Tatar |
| Joakim Andersson | Luke Glendening | Tomas Jurco |
Defensemen
| Kyle Quincey | Danny DeKeyser |
| Brendan Smith | Mike Green |
| Jonathan Ericsson | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Jakub Kindl, Teemu Pulkkinen
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall
Power-play units:
- Larkin-Zetterberg-Nyquist-Abdelkader (net front)-DeKeyser
- Tatar-Datsyuk-Helm (net front)-Richards-Green
Lightning Those Other Assholes from Florida Lineup
Forwards
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Aleksander Barkov | Jaromir Jagr |
| Jussi Jokinen | Vincent Trocheck | Reilly Smith |
| Brandon Pirri | Nick Bjugstad | Logan Shaw |
| Quinton Howden | Derek MacKenzie | Corban Knight |
Defensemen
| Brian Campbell | Aaron Ekblad |
| Dmitry Kulikov | Erik Gudbranson |
| Steve Kampfer | Alex Petrovic |
Goaltenders
| Roberto Luongo |
| Al Montoya |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Florida: 17-5-5-6 (W-L-T-OTL)
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against the Panthers: 3.03
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against the Panthers: 2.45
Key Matchups
Red Wings vs Scoring more than one god damn goal
PRETTY SIMPLE, FOLKS. You can't win games consistently when you score one goal. Teams like Tampa or Florida will eat you alive. Why? Because most NHL teams will. You have more than enough talent to score, now it's time to put on your big boy skates, and do your fucking job. Can you tell that I am irate? AND it's the second game back after the All-Star break! Man, this sucks.
Time running out vs The neglect to shake things up
I'm going doom on y'all. I apologize, but the Red Wings are stuck between a rock and a hard spot. If they are to continue their woes on offense, then some things need to change. Not just one thing, multiple things. Power-play personnel, line combinations, defensive pairings... The works. Keep in mind, it's February. There isn't that much time left, so if they want to compete with the top dogs, then they need to actually, you know, compete.
LGRW