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01/26/2023 at 6:30pm EST

Good evening to all and welcome. It the annual “Wings bring a loved one on the road for a few games trip” so I do expect extra effort from every single player. I mean, I do every night, but, whatever. The Wings should come out tonight firing on all cylinders as they face off against a Habs team that just lost to Boston, so they’ll be feeling it. The guys really need to be up tonight as they tend to play down to teams they view as lesser opponents, or so it seems. Both of these teams are pretty evenly matched, so it’s a battle between two mediocre teams. That’s more realistic. Anyway, I’m just going to be patient and try to enjoy these games. That’s why they play, and why we watch. For the fun.

Bert is a game time decision as of this writing, and no Zadina for tonight.

It’s the Wings vs the Canadian in an Original Six matchup. The puck is set to drop around 7:00 PM, and will be broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit Extra and the Red Wings Radio Network (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit) Also available on NHLPP/ESPN+, RDS, and TSN2.

It’s a Live Blog!

Calquakeold

Hola 19, Kate and Paul. It's a great night for a hockey game. L.G.R.W.

Cigar-Nurse

Bonjour Paul and the 19.  The Habss 3 rd jersey is awful in the smurf blue. 

Have the Canadian feed tonight and will see what their perspective is. LGRW 

Royal Grand Exalted PooBah

PooBah in the House!

Thanks Kate.

Mickey is at home.

rwbill

Evenin Bitches!

Good Golly, no to Montreal in Smurf.

Thanks for the set up and blog to PK and Kate.

rwbill

Boy, Rasmussen with a nice skate and shot !

Cigar-Nurse

Whoo Rasmussen with a power forward esque goal. Keep er goin.  

rwbill

That seems like a lot of dads compared to the old days.

Crap a giveaway right there.

rwbill

Even if your son is a veteran in the NHL, getting that pic on ice in Montreal has to be pretty cool. 

Royal Grand Exalted PooBah

Get who ever dumped Ras

rwbill

I went to Publix this afternoon.  Difficult to get through their bakery section without putting a few thousand calories into the cart.

rwbill

Cole Caulfield had 26 goals already.  I remember Yzerman saying he was great at changing the angle on his shot to find a hole to the net.  He didnt draft him, though.  Kind of small, but who needs 26 goals before All Star break?

rwbillrwbill

Yzerman drafted Seider at 6 that year, so no complaints.  Caufield still available at 15 for Montreal, so worked well for both teams.

rwbill

Wait, that said O=zone possession Detroit 2:43, Montreal 1:04.  Thats a total of 3:47.  The other 16:13 was just a bunch of chasing around?  Thats kinda what my brain saw.  If youre Montreal and got out of that period with a tie while you didnt have Offensive Zone possession for 19 of 20 minutes youre pretty lucky. 

rwbill

Puck over glass

As opposed to duck under glass.

rwbill

Yeah Berggren!  Swarming around the net.

Cigar-Nurse

Berggen sayin ya aint sending me down to GR. Keep er goin kid.  

rwbillCigar-Nurse

Like Ive said once or twelve times, I cant see sending down Berggren to make room for Zadina, unless in fact they are trying to tank.

rwbill

Oh just plain sonuvabitch.  I would say the Wings are really outplaying the Habs but not so when you give away quick goals like that and cant keep a lead.

rwbill

Can they actually protect the lead for the rest of the period?

rwbill

JFC.  No.  They cannot keep a lead for six minutes.  

Sumbitch.

Cigar-Nurse

They sure are horny in Montreal.  Cant hold a lead for nuthin.  

Calquakeold

Kate is either very busy, bored or being held hostage.

KateCalquakeold

I was busy, but now Im ready for fun😉

The Wings had better deliver..

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!


Cigar-NurseCalquakeold

Maybe kidnapped litterally by the grandkids. 

KateCigar-Nurse

Id have a great time ifin the grandbabbies got me. Its one of the best parts of my life so far..

CalquakeoldKate

I'm guessing the lucky half comes in at #3, after the Wings of course.

KateCalquakeold

The lucky guy is probably #1. Just hit the 50 year anni on January 3rd. Its been an incredible run so far

rwbillKate

Fantastic!  Congrats.  Him and Five boys.  What a gal.

CalquakeoldKate

My sincerest congrats. May you enjoy many more.

rwbill

Well this just shows what hockey is, dominating most of the play for a game can be neutered by a couple of mistakes.  Structure up and down the lineup matters.

Cigar-Nurserwbill

Thats why you have to play a 60 minute game or else you scratch your head wondering why you never go the playoffs.  

Calquakeold

Anybody notice the Wings have gotten manhandled all game long by the Habs?

Cigar-Nurse

Bah. Dopey penalty at a terrible moment Rasmussen 

rwbill

Wow.  Larkin and Perron were gassed on the other end of the ice.  Game saver by Husso. 

rwbill

Why do Berggren and Raymond look so young to me?

Cigar-Nurse

Oh tee once again. Must kill a penalty before thinking of offense. 

rwbill

Wow that could have gone either way.  Nice feed by Ras.  Husso may be #1 star even if only 23 shots.

Kate

Tomorrah on the Island..

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Cigar-Nurse

Fabulous Fabbri with the winnah. Until tomorrow. Good night 19. 

rwbill

Fabbri is about a foot shorter than Ras lol.

M. Glynn

Son hid my phone and I couldn't find it the entire game. Whew. Glad we came out on top!

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