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Jonathan Drouin- The Wings should consider trying for Frk's mate
Ally and 5 others reacted to rick zombo for a post in a topic
Wings are making the palyoffs. -
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4/24 GDT: Kings 1 @ Red Wings 3
Hockeymom1960 and 3 others reacted to evilzyme for a post in a topic
Big game tonight! Dustin Brown has a hearing with Shanahan today, so he may be out. Most likely Quick will be dressed tonight. Goose is due for one, Pasha needs one, and DeKeyser WILL GET HIS FIRST TONIGHT! -
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
Vladifan and 3 others reacted to evilzyme for a post in a topic
Wow, overreaction? Babcock himself was the one that said that he wasn't even sure if Bertuzzi would play when he was cleared. Babcock said that he didn't want to mess with a good thing, and that he was giving ice-time to those who were going to help get the wins. You don't know Babcock's intentions, so I would refrain from jumping to conclusions and calling him an idiot. Bertuzzi looked like he was in the best shape of recent years at the beginning of this season, and during their mini-"training camp." He has been skating, but that doesn't translate to game shape ready. He could be absolutely slow, but he does hold on to the puck better than majority of what we have in this lineup; which would help translate to longer possession times and more sustained pressure in the other zone. Personally, I think the defensive pairings have been the best they have been all year. Kronner and Ericsson seem to be an okay pairing to help shut down top lines. They certainly aren't the 1-2 punch you want from your top pairing, but they've been getting it done. Smitty and Quincey have been playing together for the majority of the season now, and starting to gel together. There was much Quincey hate in the beginning of the year, but he's made some great plays in recent games. Smith has been bad, there's no denying that. It's also been expected that he would make numerous mistakes this season. Still doesn't mean it's right. He is an offensive defensemen that struggles in his own zone. He needs to be more effective with the transition and knowing when, what is acceptable, in given situations. All within time I suppose. DeKeyser and Kindl have been the shining bunch. Kindl completely became who we wanted him, and made numerous strides to becoming an NHL defensemen. DeKeyser made the transition to the big show more smooth than i've seen in recent times. The man has been a godsend for this team. I don't see Babcock sending Goose back down. He has said how effective he has been, how outstanding the Goose-Andy-Brunns line has been. For the past few games, he has stated that it has been their hardest and most effective line out there. I just can't see him splitting that up in critical games like this. -
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Jonathan Drouin- The Wings should consider trying for Frk's mate
Hockeymom1960 and 2 others reacted to kipwinger for a post in a topic
No need, this kid is small. I know he's super skilled and all, but given the number of big bodied goal scorers in this year's draft, if we have to settle on one of them I'm not mad at all. -
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NBC Highlight packages/commentary from 4/22
FireCaptain and 2 others reacted to dropkickshanahans for a post in a topic
I don't know if there is any highlight videos for broadcasting, but Pierre was basically drooling over the Wings' defensive zone breakout passes, mainly DeKeyser. Then later he overheard Abby chirping at Doan and Doan replied "You have 11 points playing with Datsyuk, you should be ashamed of yourself." -
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Dan Dekeyser Watch
Hockeymom1960 and one other gave a reaction for a post in a topic
Welcome back, brother. Dekeyser is definitely the real deal. -
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
Vladifan and one other reacted to Mors for a post in a topic
Bertuzzi has a knack for coming in cold and scoring, there's no reason not to play him. -
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NBC Highlight packages/commentary from 4/22
FireCaptain and one other reacted to The Greek for a post in a topic
For real, there's no comeback to that. Doan bothers the hell out of me, but I have to give him props for doing research. That's how trash talk is done. -
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
Hockeymom1960 and one other reacted to brett for a post in a topic
eaves cant be scratched hes one of our PKers -
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
Greatness=PavelDatsyuk and one other reacted to Superman54 for a post in a topic
it is playoffs. Its like what kings said last year, they started playoffs earlier then most. Advantage i'd think -
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
Z Winged Dangler and one other reacted to Nyquistfan14 for a post in a topic
I'd put him with fil and mule. Move cleary to the 4th -
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Franzen.... cares?!
poel and one other reacted to kipwinger for a post in a topic
I wasn't suggesting he call them out in the press. The fact that he makes excuses to the press is a symptom in my opinion. If my guys weren't executing for s***, and because of this aren't winning games, I'll let them know it by reducing their ice time/benching them. And then when the media heads ask questions I'll tell them what happened. We failed to execute properly. We made lazy line changes. We left our goalie out to dry. No need to downplay the fact that this team has looked like garbage all too frequently this year. Own it, and prove that you're trying to fix it through your personnel moves. If San Jose can bench Joe Thornton for playing like sh*t, then Babs can quit making excuses for two f*** ups which cost us valuable points, or saying how consistent we are when after we lose to Calgary (for the third time). To me, that undermines accountability. -
2 pointsI'd like to see Minny miss the playoffs just to shove it up that fraud centcougar's ass.
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Bertuzzi not returning Wednesday vs Kings
kickazz gave a reaction for a post in a topic
http://www.freep.com/article/20130423/SPORTS05/304230122/1053/sports05?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Gonna need him. If I'm Babcock I'd insert Bert right into the Dats-Z line -
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Dan Dekeyser Watch
LeftWinger reacted to evilzyme for a post in a topic
LeftWinger! Welcome back buddy! Was wondering where you had gone... especially after DeKeyser had signed. Happy everything worked out and he's with the team now. Didn't want to see what happened if he went elsewhere with you, haha. He has definitely made a smoother transition than expect, at least in my opinion. Really happy to see his success thus far. -
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The Race for Eight: Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings
hillbillywingsfan reacted to evilmrt for a post in a topic
Hmm. I'm a bit tired so maybe that is why I'm confused. Detroit has a game in hand over Columbus, as well as the ROW tie breaker, while only being down by 1 point. That is hardly all the cards...??? -
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4/23 GDT
sjr2012 reacted to GMRwings1983 for a post in a topic
Sucks that MInnesota won. Now it's 3 teams chasing for one spot, instead of two spots. I wasn't really concerned about Dallas, since they had to beat us anyway. It's Columbus that worries me, since they seem unable to give up any points. Late in games, they score whenever they need it. -
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NBC Highlight packages/commentary from 4/22
FireCaptain reacted to SiLkK19 for a post in a topic
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Dekeyser Nickname Time
55fan gave a reaction for a post in a topic
im a big weird al fan so "DeRyeorDeKeyser" :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAZ-2gMJXY0 -
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Dan Dekeyser Watch
Hockeymom1960 gave a reaction for a post in a topic
Dekeyser is a north and south / between the dots guys. Nobody gets by him to the inside and he doesn't get caught up ice. Simple as that. We got enough guys who get burned because they think they are Lidstrom (cough Kronwall cough Smith). I'm cool with Ericsson, Lashoff, Quincey, and Dekeyser playing sound defense so Smith, Kind, and Kronwall can push up ice a bit. -
1 pointI don't think I'm gonna be able to keep a straight face the rest of the day. Ironically, DeKeyser probably isn't old enough to remember MST3K.
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Dekeyser Nickname Time
P. Marlowe reacted to sputman for a post in a topic
Fridge Largemeat! Punt Speedchunk! Butch Deadlift! Bold Bigflank! Splint Chesthair! Flint Ironstag! Bolt Vanderhuge! Thick McRunfast! Buff Drinklots! Trunk Slamchest! Fist Rockbone! Stump Beefknob! Smash Lampjaw! Punch Rockgroin! Buck Plankchest! Stump Chunkmen! Dirk Hardpeck! Rip Steakface! Crud Bonemeal! Brick Hardmeat! Rip Slabcheek! Bob Johnson! Smoke Manmuscle! Big McLargeHuge! -
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Which things from the past (not just Wings related) do you miss most?
HolyMackerel reacted to ogreslayer for a post in a topic
I miss owners not being able to spend what they want to in order to build their team & not having to hand over money to other owners who can't run their businesses successfully. Edit: Makes more sense that I miss Mr I not being able to spend how much he wants