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Jimmah Brings No Excuses While Jobu Brings The Curling Iron
by VooX on 02/08/10 at 11:30 AM ET
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After letting another lead slip through their fingers, this time allowing four unanswered goals by the Masshole’s Kings, the Red Wings should be embarrassed by their performance Saturday afternoon.
Typically, we’d be hearing Ozzie sound off that he felt good, but didn’t get all the bounces or luck to win the game. Deflect, deflect, deflect.
This season we have a new stud, Jimmah Howard, who is not only playing better than Ozzie, he is taking more responsibility than Elroy for his role in a Red Wings loss. The Perfect Human, however, won’t let Jimmah be blamed for the loss.
Howard said. “I didn’t think I had my best outing. I was very disappointed in how I played. You learn from your mistakes and now I have to rebound from it.’’
While Howard threw himself under the bus, this latest collapse had more to do with the defense’s inability to control the Kings around the net.
“It hurts even more when you’re up 3-0,’’ captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. “We came out with a good push, but then in the second (period) we didn’t play well enough in front of our net. They got a lot of pucks in there, they were crashing the net and we didn’t do a good enough job to clear the rebounds or take the players out of there.’’
Jimmah is taking responsibilty, and I dig that. Now the rest of the team also has to man-up and take responsibility for their roles in the failures this season. Some long hard talks with the man in the mirror. Everyone should be embarrassed. Including the fans.
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LB: The Wings Go To LA Seeking A Surgically Enhanced Victory
by VooX on 02/06/10 at 03:00 PM ET
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The Wings return to the land of sunshine and silicone for yet another afternoon weekend game.
Thanks to Gary. Ass’ schedule it is the third weekend in a row we play an afternoon game.
But I am in a very bad mood about our last game, and that means today’s LB will feature some nipping and tucking of song choices.
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Leino: On The Whole, I’d Rather Be In Philadelphia
by VooX on 02/06/10 at 12:15 PM ET
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Update 14:40 - Tick Tock places Tollefson on waivers.
As reported on the Main Page, confirmed by TSN, and several members of the 19 in today’s GDT, Ville Leino has been traded.
According to our sources in the locker room, Uncle Mike has been so upset with Leino’s lack of effort and overall let-down of a season, he begged Tick Tock to punish Ville in the worst way possible.
They sent him to Philadelphia.
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GDT - Game #58: Red Wings at Kings (4:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 02/06/10 at 08:19 AM ET
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Matinee today against the Kings, the hottest team in the Western Conference, winners of a franchise record-tying eight straight games. Anze Kopitar is on fire, he has at least one point in each game of the Kings’ winning streak (7 G, 8 A), and he tied a career high with a four-point game on Thursday (2 G, 2 A). The U.S. Olympian, Jonathan Quick, who leads W.C. goalies with 33 wins, has a 2.20 goals-against average in the Kings eight game win streak. Hopefully, Quick will play to his usual form against the Wings, he is 1-5-0 with a 3.19 GAA in his career against DET.
The Wings task isn’t made any easier as Niklas Kronwall will not play after having injured his knee during the Shark game. With the Wings reaching desperation measures, they have not won back-to-back games in nearly a month (Jan. 7-9), Howard is in net again today.
The W.C. standings have COL in 6th with 68 pts, NSH and CGY round out the 8 with 66 pts. DET has 64, DAL and ANA each have 61. It would take a major miracle for DET to reach the 4th spot (PHX 75). Given DET’s play of late, 3-4-3, it may well take a minor miracle for DET just to make the playoffs this season.
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Let Them Have Their Tatar Sauce
by VooX on 02/05/10 at 06:56 PM ET
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Hey 19, I wanted to pass along a couple of must-see stories. Some great stuff to keep you busy in my absence.
First, Winging it in Motown, serious journalists that they are, have an outstanding interview with Tomas Tatar.
WIM: How do you feel you feel this season is going?
TATAR: I feel great here. It’s a man’s league here, I think it’s pretty good. It’s a perfect experience for my hockey life. I feel the league is really good, and I like it here.WIM: How has it been adjusting to the AHL from Slovakia?
TATAR: This league is so much more physical and faster. The big difference here is age. The Slovak league plays with older guys. They are smart, but they don’t skate like everyone does over here. Everyone here wants to play in the NHL, so everyone’s fighting for their place. I think there is a big difference with the speed in the league, and the physical play, like in the corners.
Check out the rest of the interview at Winging it in Motown. A stick tap for the fine work, boys.
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LB: I Know A Change Has Come
by VooX on 02/03/10 at 08:35 PM ET
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Following a solid effort against Los Tiberones, the tide may have begun to turn for the Red Wings.
Then again, it may not. Kronwall is out again. Apparently Jobu is still alive.
Four unanswered goals is a refreshing change. A comeback with a solid effort for 50 minutes of shut-down hockey.
Is Puck Possession hockey beginning to return to Detroit? Or can the team only only rise up to the challenge against tough teams, losing easy points against easy teams?
Well, I’m no pharmacist, but I’m also not a pessimist. This is my team, and I will stand by them until my last breath.
We are facing our bitter rivals, the *ucks. Albeit neutered without the knuckle-dragging neanderthal, Chris Pronger, the *ucks are no ordinary rivals. And our song for the evening is no ordinary song.
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GDT - Game #57: Red Wings at Ducks (10:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 02/03/10 at 10:05 AM ET
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Apparently this years edition of the Detroit Red Wings is indeed man enough answer the bell. Amazing game last night against the #1 team in the league, especially after DET dug themselves into a two goal deficit in the first ten minutes. All of which prompted Babcock to ponder aloud: “Our structure was way better. If you can do it against good teams why can’t you do it every night? That’s what we’ve got to talk about. Hopefully we’re on the path to getting better.”
On the glass half-empty side of last nights game, Kronwall sits tonight: “He got slew-footed early in the game,” Babcock said. “He left the game (in the third period) and that’s not a good sign. He won’t play (tonight against Anaheim).” Big E(rror) may get out of the doghouse early.
Huge game tonight for ANA (6-4 in last ten), who sit in 11th place, 5 points from 8th. ANA are coming off a 3-0 at FLA Monday. Hopefully, DET can keep the train rolling.
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Let’s Start This Party Early
by VooX on 02/02/10 at 08:45 PM ET
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Paul here, posting for Voox who is posting for IwoCPO.
Big game tonight, Wings could use some breathing room since they head to Anaheim tomorrow night.
Hoping Datsyuk brings his dangle/dangle game with him tonight.
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GDT - Game #56: Red Wings at Sharks (10:30)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 02/02/10 at 12:01 PM ET
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I’m Back in the Saddle Again, after a ridiculous ice storm left me Whiskey Dicked (sans power = powerless, get it?) for over 100 hours. It appears Homer will be back in the saddle tonight too. Wait, it gets better, Mule sightings on the horizon for February 9th - - and the Pylon (now assigned to the Griff’s for a conditioning stint tomorrow) maybe (hopefully) next week - - Holy rose-colored glasses Batman.
Alas, a replenished roster does not a winning team make. DET are 3-3-4 in their last 10 games, 3 wins with a roster that is steadily returning from LTIR. It is only CGY’s continuing ineptitude (1-7-2) that gives DET a sniff of a playoff spot. Of the teams in the WC top 10, only CGY has a worse record in the last 10 games - - i.e. DET are losing ground to everyone else. 9 points now separates DET from the 4 spot. With only 26 games left, DET making claim to that 4 spot appears out of the question. STL sit in 13th, but only 5 points back. ANA and DAL are only 3 points back, and CGY are tied with DET in points.
It certainly appears that it will be a fight to the finish for DET just to make their 19th consecutive playoff appearance. So the Captain Obvious question that the “19” will be assessing is this: Are DET strong enough to answer the bell? It is a very tall task starting tonight against Todd McClellan’s obscene hockey machine.
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LB: The Big Body And Little Scooter Love Affair Is Back For The Grudge Match
by VooX on 01/31/10 at 11:45 AM ET
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There is nothing more beautiful nauseating than witnessing the love between a Big Body and his Little Scooter getting played out on national TV.
Sidney Rosby, the NHL’s number one whiner (as voted by the players), reunites with Pierre, the NHL’s number one Douche Canoe, to make a spectacle of themselves once again on NBC. They are soulmates of suck and we are forced to endure their presence yet again.
The Wings are embarrassed that they let Li’l Gary steal the Cup away from it’s rightful home in Detroit last June, but they know they’ll have a chance again real soon to right the wrongs of last spring.
“Losing was very disappointing at the time, but we all had a long summer to think about it and I think at some point you just have to move on.”
Unfortunately the NHL’s biggest bandwagon fanbase can’t move on. Pens fans spent all summer pouting they didn’t get any recognition as being the best team in the NHL. Of course, they weren’t the best team in the NHL last June, just the healthiest. But that hasn’t stopped the little twinks from Pen(i)sblog stopping by A2Y on a regular basis, seeking attention.
So I am going to take a page out of the book of retail locations everywhere on how to disperse loitering petulant teens, and in the process give you bitches a glimpse into Pavel Datsyuk’s beautiful mind. Today’s Live Blog will feature the soundtrack that continually plays in Datsyuk’s brain as he Dangle-Dangles his way across the ice.
And you may or may not dig it.
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