Abel to Yzerman

Abel to Yzerman

A2Y- Fingers Crossed

02/25/2023 at 7:30pm EST

Good evening and welcome to all. I’ll keep this short. I’m as pleasantly surprised as many of us are at this point in the season. Not to get too giddy yet. It’s far to soon to do any thing more than enjoy the ride we’re on for as far as it takes us. But still. Fingers crossed.

It’s the Lighting vs the Wings. The puck drops around 8:00 PM and will be broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network. Also available on NHLPP/ESPN+, BSSUNX, and SN NOW.

It’s a Live Blog!

Paul

Raymond and Vrana out, Berggren and Lindstrom in.

rwbill

Evenin Bitches!

Way too early to start standings watching, but I did anyway.

TB a Cup contender, have to play another complete game and get great goaltending.

Thanks for the lead-in PK and Kate!  Great for PK to have power back. 

rwbill

LGRW!  I wonder why the late start tonight.

rwbillrwbill

OH the Pistons played this afternoon there, wondered if it was another event.

I dont like the idea of the Piston latecomers in the same arena, although good for them to actually play in Detroit.

rwbill

MoFo we played ourselves right out of the PP in 10 seconds.

Kate

It was a weak call. So game management is the call now.

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Kate

Game management.

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

bezukov

Hey 19.  Just went down the basement stairs and missed the last three steps.  Scotch was definitely NOT involved.  

rwbillbezukov

I did that on Christmas morning a couple of years ago coming down from upstairs, slid sideways and missed the step and fell over the last three, lol.

bezukovrwbill

Lol, I had a step ladder and a bottle of home defense (not hole defense) fall on me.   It was probably pretty funny looking.  My son didnt look up from his video game throughout.  So its good to be alive, if a little more gingerly then before.

rwbillbezukov

Holy crap.  Shaken up a bit?  Nothing injured, but pride?

bezukovrwbill

Its been about fifteen minutes so I think the adrenaline has passed.   I can walk and flex my knee.  Seems like a skinned knee and bruise in the morning.  I wish I could DoorDash a few jazz gummies right now.

Kate

Boooo!

Get it back!

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

rwbill

Sumbitch.  Streaked right through our D.

rwbill

Did I hear that right?  They say Lalonde has won everywhere hes been, good at changing the culture and communication.

Serial winner?  Those are the same things they said about Blashill. 

bezukovrwbill

Never saw the Wings play defense like these guys have been under Blash.  

bezukov

Seider just has magical poise with the puck at the blue line.  A lot of good things in store with that guy.  

42jeffbezukov

I haven't been able to watch many of the games this year live but I always catch the recaps here and other places I can find them. I'm always impressed with that "magical poise" you mention. He's playing way beyond his years and Stevie better be figuring out a way to pay to keep him in a few years 

bezukov42jeff

Theres just no way hes not in the long terms plans. 

rwbillbezukov

Gotta be franchise player if there is such a thing in hockey.  At least in my head there is.

42jeffrwbill

Absolutely. And from what I've read he's not a dollar chaser... But of course I suppose if those dollars were large enough anyone could be influenced... I'm looking at you Sergei.. 

rwbill

Ugh so close!  One brief lapse that TB made use of, theyve held their own otherwise so far in the first, a few good scoring chances.

Cigar-Nurse

Hola 19. Good to have a 8 PM start like they used to have in the day. 

Down by 1 on a defensive mistake. Good teams capitalize on things like that.  

After all the playoffs hype in the last couple of days, I see what it will take to get there. With 25 games to go, 16 wins will get 96 points. 

It takes 16 wins to win a Stanley Cup. It will take 16 wins to get to the dance. Can they do it? We shall see. LGRW 

Cigar-Nurse

Hope you can shake er oof Bez. The older we get, the longer the hurt stays with ya. 

Howdy Jeff. Where r u tonight?

42jeffCigar-Nurse

Home actually. Watching the game on my phone and hanging with you reprobates while my grandson watches Peppa Pig on the big screen.

42jeff

Good to see so many shots... But good grief... Seems like they're shooting for the hell of it 

Cigar-Nurse42jeff

The Wings have gone like 7 games  in a row with less than 25 shots. 

rwbill

Holy crap Vasoline is on fire tonight.

rwbill

Wonder how Cal is doing?  I know hes up in the higher elevation in California.  Wonder if he got snow up in his area?

42jeffrwbill

We've been getting dumped on north of GR.  Got at least ten Inches on the ground on average right now.  That icy disaster a few days ago made a mess up here 

42jeffrwbill

Flew over that area last week. Quite white in northern California.  Hopefully it helps with he drought this spring when it melts off. Poor Vegas though... Lake mead is looking rough

rwbill42jeff

Good info.  Rumbear has some amazing photos over the Sierra Nevada from his plane.

42jeffrwbill

I have more pictures on my phone from flying than I do of my family lol. Had a flight to Seattle the other day.. Our arrival brought us straight through mt Hood, Adams, St Helen's and Ranier and then back out the same direction.   Just breathtaking 

Royal Grand Exalted PooBah

That will be an ESPN highlight.

42jeffRoyal Grand Exalted PooBah

Man... He is on it tonight. Got a girlfriend or parents in the stands?   First game in the NHL?   Well saying the Wings you're guaranteed to have a magnificent game

rwbill

We may need one of those funky bizarre bounces to get the lid off tonight.  Whatever it takes.

M. Glynn

Pretty solid touch passes in the ozone tonight! LGRW!

42jeff

Le sigh..... Got to find my red wings special teams short bus meme... 

rwbill

Sumbitch. Hoping TB doesnt get a cheapy the other way.

rwbill

I should know better than to open my Whore Mouth.

Cigar-Nurse

Bah. I havent seen that much offense dominance by the Wings in a long time. That Budd Lynch goal is a ball breaker. Lets see if they bounce back from that.  

rwbill

They need Holmstrom and his magnificent ass.

M. Glynn

I wonder if Blash just plays hangman on his notepad throughout the game.

rwbill

When I see that future Belle Tire girl Im reminded of the dry scrape after the games.

rwbill

42 shots!  Against TB.  Many are grade A chances.  Some of those leaky goals against Vancouver are evening out tonight.

42jeffrwbill

And on a whole the team is actually playing well

rwbill42jeff

For sure.  Not disgruntled with this effort.  If they play like this theyll win many games the rest of the way.

Royal Grand Exalted PooBah

The Wings are too keyed up and trying too hard. Almost every pass and shot is made without taking time to look. 

bezukov

Frustrating game.  Vasilevski is stealing this one so far. 

42jeff

OK 3 PP in a row.... Make me put that meme back into storage 

M. Glynn

Thank god they called that. And ^2 - we can hang with the TBL, Vasilevski is our kryptonite.

rwbill

Well this still seems early to pull 

rwbill

Sumbitch.  Well that was worth a try.  One of those nights.

rwbill

Makes getting 2-3 points in Ottawa a real need to keep pace. 

rwbill

Until next time, reprobates.  Need some points in Ottawa.

Cigar-Nurse

Ah balls. Great effort with no rewards. The scoreboard definitely does not reflect the play of the Wings tonight. 

Until Monday. Have a great rest o the weekend. 

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