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GDT - Game #72: Red Wings host Penguins (7:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 03/22/10 at 08:13 AM ET
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The Wings are back at the Joe tonight after a stunningly successful three game Western Canada swing. The heart pounding Wings are apparently determined to give their fans their moneys worth. A must win in Calgary last Monday was accomplished by a Mule to Homer game-winning tip-in with 1:19 left in the 3rd. After the Wings took a 3 day holiday, they predictably failed to show up in EDM on time, spotting the Oil a 2 goal lead. Brain Rafalski maintained his excellent play from the Olympics, and with the extra skater on, potted the game-tying goal with tenths of a second remaining. Alas the Wings failed (again) at the shootout point. Sat at VAN. Zetterberg potted the winner with tenths of a second remaining in the OT frame. 5 of 6 points, wins against CGY and VAN no less. Those were clutch points, and the Wings have been clutch lately.
MIN won, in regulation against CGY Sunday afternoon. The Wings are two points up with a game in hand. The Wings are masters of their own fate. If they can keep up their gritty/intense play, they will be a force to be reckoned with. Skate to throat never seemed more appropriate.
Standings:
G/P, W L OTL PTS Last 10 Streak
5 NSH 73 42 26 5 89 7-3-0 Won 6
6 LAK 70 41 24 5 87 5-4-1 Won 1
7 COL 71 40 25 6 86 5-5-0 Lost 2
8 DET 71 35 23 13 83 7-2-1 Won 1
9 CGY 72 36 27 9 81 6-4-0 Lost 1
DET: 71 GP, 35-23-13, 83 pts (8 in Conf, 3 in Central), 193 GF, 192 GA, Last 10 7-2-1, Streak Won 1
PIT: 72 GP, 42-24-6, 90 pts (2 in Conf, 1 in Atlantic), 224 GF, 205 GA, Last 10 6-2-2, Streak OTL
DET at home: 19-10-5 (12)
PIT on road: 21-14-2 (4)
Stats (rank):
DET: .585 point% (12), 2.66 g/g (16), 2.58 ga/g (8), 0.88 5-5 f/a (24), 19.5 pp (8), 83.5 pk (9), 33.2 s/g (2), 29.9 sa/g (14), 51.1 fo% (8).
PIT: .625 point% (6), 3.01 g/g (5), 2.83 ga/g (19), 1.09 5-5 f/a (7), 17.0 pp (22), 84.1 pk (6), 32.6 s/g (5), 28.7 sa/g (5), 49.0 fo% (21).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = +0.08
PIT = +0.18
Misc: DET PP and PK both ranked in the top 10 (!) - - HIRE McCrimmon(!). At home the Red Wings are averaging 2.7 goals per game, and giving up 2.3 goals against on defense. On the road, the Penguins are averaging 2.7 goals per game, and giving up 3.0 goals against on defense.
Player Stats:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 69 23 37 60 14 20:23
L Henrik Zetterberg 63 20 40 60 9 20:00
D Nicklas Lidstrom 71 8 35 43 20 25:35
R Todd Bertuzzi 71 16 22 38 -7 16:38
D Brian Rafalski 67 7 30 37 18 24:24
L Tomas Holmstrom 57 20 13 33 6 15:30
R Dan Cleary 58 13 16 29 -7 17:44
C Valtteri Filppula 44 8 21 29 -4 17:44
C Darren Helm 64 10 11 21 -6 14:44
C Kris Draper 70 7 13 20 -1 11:56
R Patrick Eaves 56 11 9 20 -3 13:41
D Niklas Kronwall 37 5 12 17 0 21:31
L Drew Miller 69 8 9 17 1 12:48
D Brad Stuart 71 2 14 16 -15 23:30
C Jason Williams 33 6 5 11 -10 14:01
D Jonathan Ericsson 51 3 8 11 -17 17:16
C Johan Franzen 16 7 4 11 1 18:35
D Brett Lebda 62 1 7 8 -2 15:02
L Kirk Maltby 52 4 2 6 1 10:06
D Derek Meech 43 2 4 6 -12 12:40
L Justin Abdelkader 50 3 3 6 -11 10:35
D Doug Janik 13 0 2 2 -3 13:28
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 18 0 2 2 1 9:51
L Brad May 40 0 1 1 -5 6:58
D Andreas Lilja 10 0 1 1 -1 14:12
C Mattias Ritola 5 0 0 0 0 11:41
D Jakub Kindl 3 0 0 0 -2 10:49
DET Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Jimmy Howard 53, 28-15-9, 2.32, 0.924 #4 in save%
Chris Osgood 22, 7-8-4, 2.97, 0.890
PIT Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Sidney Crosby 71 45 43 88 9 21:47 #3 in points, #1 (tied) goals
C Evgeni Malkin 63 24 46 70 -6 20:53
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 69 21 26 47 3 16:38
C Jordan Staal 72 20 27 47 20 19:10
D Sergei Gonchar 56 10 34 44 -5 24:36
R Bill Guerin 68 18 22 40 0 17:38
L Pascal Dupuis 71 17 15 32 4 14:02
D Alex Goligoski 59 7 24 31 4 21:24
L Chris Kunitz 44 11 18 29 6 16:42
L Ruslan Fedotenko 70 10 18 28 -18 14:43
L Matt Cooke 70 13 14 27 16 14:54
D Kris Letang 63 3 24 27 3 21:20
C Tyler Kennedy 54 10 11 21 9 12:40
D Brooks Orpik 64 1 19 20 8 20:10
D Jordan Leopold 71 7 12 19 -4 22:02
C Michael Rupp 72 13 5 18 3 9:17
D Mark Eaton 69 3 11 14 6 19:51
D Jay McKee 56 1 9 10 6 15:43
R Craig Adams 72 0 8 8 -9 11:11
C Maxime Talbot 35 1 4 5 -5 12:14
R Chris Conner 8 2 1 3 -1 9:35
D Ben Lovejoy 12 0 3 3 8 16:37
R Eric Godard 43 0 2 2 1 4:14
D Deryk Engelland 9 0 2 2 -2 16:08
R Nick Johnson 6 1 1 2 -2 10:06
C Mark Letestu 10 1 0 1 -2 9:37
R Tim Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 5:50
C Dustin Jeffrey 1 0 0 0 0 8:35
PIT Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Alexander Pechurski 1, 0-0-0, 1.67, 0.923
Brent Johnson 21, 9-5-1, 2.61, 0.910
Marc-Andre Fleury 58, 33-18-5, 2.65, 0.906
John Curry 1, 0-1-0, 12.50, 0.643
Injury Report:
DET:
Kirk Maltby (RW/LW) Shoulder surgery (Early April)
Patrick Eaves (RW/LW) Head injury (Day to day)
PIT:
No injured players
HOT and NOT:
DET: Hot:
Brian Rafalski (D) 7 pts in last 7 GP
Brad Stuart (D) 3 pts in last 4 GP
Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Pavel Datsyuk (C/LW) 13 pts in last 11 GP
Jimmy Howard (G) 4-0-1, 1.75, .929 in last 5 GPI
DET: Not Hot:
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Jason Williams (W/C) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Todd Bertuzzi (LW/RW) 1 pts in last 6 GP
PIT: Hot:
Kris Letang (D) 2 pts in last 3 GP
Alexei Ponikarovsky (LW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Ruslan Fedotenko (LW/RW) 3 pts in last 3 GP
Marc-Andre Fleury (G) 1-0-1, 1.44, .935 in last 2 GPI
PIT: Not Hot:
Sergei Gonchar (D) 2 pts in last 7 GP
Pascal Dupuis (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 3 GP
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Khan(!):
The Red Wings often are tired and sluggish in their first game after a trip to the West Coast. They lost 6-0 at the New York Islanders on Jan. 12 and dropped a 4-3 shootout decision in St. Louis on Feb. 9.
They hope staying overnight in Vancouver rather than flying home after the game will make a difference.
“Usually when we (fly after the game), we get home around 7:30 in the morning,’’ captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. “It’s hard to sleep on that flight, and all the sudden you feel like you have to sleep all day to catch up. I think it’s easier to spend the night and then have a travel day.’‘
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock added: “It’s a long travel day. Time changes are tough. It’s going to be a hard game, but we have to be mentally prepared.’’ . . .
They dealt well with their depleted depth at forward, missing Patrick Eaves (head injury) and Dan Cleary (groin injury), who are listed as day-to-day. It helped that Zetterberg turned in one of his best games of the season, registering nine shots on goal and a plus-3 rating to go along with a goal and an assist.He had good chemistry with Valtteri Filppula (goal, two assists), his linemate for the past five games.
“(Zetterberg) has been a lot better since he started playing with Fil,’’ Babcock said. “He seems to have turned the corner. He’s feeling better about his game. All athletes, I don’t care how good you are, confidence is fleeting. It’s great to have it back.’’ . . .
Todd Bertuzzi replaced Cleary on Zetterberg’s line and played his best game in several weeks. He had five shots on goal, crashed the net and was engaged physically. He ended his 19-game goal-scoring drought with his first goal since Jan. 23.
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McCosky, Detroit News:
The Wings’ penalty-kill unit hasn’t allowed a goal in eight straight games, killing off 24 straight. They have killed 52 of the last 55 opponents’ power-play chances.
... Danny Cleary (groin) and Patrick Eaves (head) will be evaluated this morning, though the Wings expect both will play tonight.
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From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
Probable goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury for Penguins. Jimmy Howard for Red Wings.
Penguins: Have three regulation losses in past 17 games. ... Have scored more than three goals twice in past 13 games. ... Four of past five games decided in OT have been losses.
Red Wings: Are 6-1-1 in past eight games. ... Are 8-5-3 vs. Eastern Conference. ... Todd Bertuzzi has one goal in past 20 games.
Hidden stat: Red Wings are among the leaders at home in power play (21.5 percent) and penalty killing (86.2 percent).
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Comments
The PK better be prepared tonight.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 03/22/10 at 08:22 AM ET
HIRE McCrimmon(!)
Absolutely.
Great job, Okie, and I’m hoping for a tight win tonite.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 03/22/10 at 08:53 AM ET
Just like the eigth spot in the West there’s been a curious reluctance to gain a decisive edge in the Division race between New Jersey and Pittsburgh. New Jersey wins the last game and sweeps the series before giving back the two points with substandard performances against Toronto and St. Louis. Pittsburgh, not willing to seem greedy, lose a largely uninspired game against Carolina.
What I’m trying to say is that there’s not a lot of predictability going around. Looking at Detroit and Pittsburgh, I think the teams are pretty evenly matched on paper with slightly different strength and weaknesses. But neither team have suffered from consistency. Right now Detroit has a motivational edge and better form, whereas Pittsburgh seem undecided as to either going strong for the division title or just coast lazily into the playoffs.
Therefore I don’t expect anything from the Penguins tonight. Lately, everything has revolved around Crosby’s effort due to lack of consistant secondary threats, and his efforts has varied quite abit post-Olympics, but I’m hoping that Malkin has refound some energy. Perhaps facing Detroit will activate some desire to win, or at least not get embarrassed. One can only hope.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/22/10 at 08:59 AM ET
“Brain Rafalski maintained his excellent play from the Olympics…”
Posted by scottytooshotty on 03/22/10 at 09:29 AM ET
Eric Duhatschek, Globe and Mail, thinks 96 is the magic number for the W.C. playoffs, and offers an interesting suggestion:
Comparing NHL regular-season point totals, pre- and post-lockout, is something of a fool’s game, given how the numbers are skewed by so many bonus points awarded for overtime and shootout losses.
Still, no team in NHL history has ever missed the playoffs after recording 96 points, which is what it may take to qualify for postseason play in the Western Conference, where the two teams that the Calgary Flames are chasing, the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings, refuse to lose.
Chasing the Red Wings, especially, poses a thankless challenge given how last year’s Stanley Cup finalists secured five of six points on their swing through Western Canada in the most unlikely way. Detroit defeated Calgary in regulation Monday by scoring with 1 minute 19 seconds to go, and then proceeded to win its next two – Thursday in Edmonton and Saturday in Vancouver in the final seconds of play. With 11 games remaining, a comparatively weak schedule and two dates left with the Predators, the Red Wings – currently at 83 points – could conceivably get to the century mark for the 10th consecutive season (and face an interesting test tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a rematch of the past two finals. Anybody else think they’re capable of doing it again to play the rubber match?) The Flames, meanwhile, cannot afford another stumble. After yesterday’s heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, they play Anaheim at home and then depart for a three-game, make-it-or-break-it road swing that begins Thursday against the New York Islanders.
Up until now, the 2007 Colorado Avalanche are the team with the highest point total (95) that failed to qualify for the playoffs.
96 points?
DET are 71 GP, 35-23-13, 83 pts
13 points in 11 games seems extremely doable (6-5-1). 13/22 = .590 pt %. Right now, through 71 games, DET point % is .585.
Since the Mule’s return, DET are 8-2-3 = 19/26 = .731 pt %
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 09:35 AM ET
C Evgeni Malkin 63 24 46 70 -6 20:53
Ahh, good to see The Instigator continue his stellar defensive play. Seriously…this may be deja vu all over again, but HOW does a player have that many points and still be a MINUS SEVEN?
But neither team have suffered from consistency.
Don’t know about yinz Pens fans, Moq, but I enjoy every minute of consistency. Unfortunately, it seems for the Wings we’ve had literally minutes of consistency this season, with hours if inconsistency. Sounds like the same thing in your camp.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 03/22/10 at 09:39 AM ET
The Pens are theeighth most penalized, The Red Wings are the second least. Wanna bet that gets reversed tonoght. Sorry to be negative Paul….. 
Posted by Gunnar from Ada, Mi on 03/22/10 at 09:39 AM ET
Minus six, even. Not that that’s all that much better.
Great work as always, Okie. With great examples of your handiwork such as this, it’s only a matter of time before you bid adieu to the dust bowl. Like three days, for instance.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 03/22/10 at 09:44 AM ET
Detroit defeated Calgary in regulation Monday by scoring with 1 minute 19 seconds to go, and then proceeded to win its next two – Thursday in Edmonton and Saturday in Vancouver in the final seconds of play.
um, the Wings didn’t win in Edmonton. nice to see the usual stellar journalistic standards.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 03/22/10 at 09:49 AM ET
Don’t know about yinz Pens fans, Moq, but I enjoy every minute of consistency. Unfortunately, it seems for the Wings we’ve had literally minutes of consistency this season, with hours if inconsistency. Sounds like the same thing in your camp.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor
That’s what I tried to write. Unfortunately, I tried to be too clever and chose an awkward phrase.
Seriously…this may be deja vu all over again, but HOW does a player have that many points and still be a MINUS SEVEN?
There have been a few attempts at explanation. My personal opinion is that he chases the puck too much in the offensive, and the defensive zone, constantly ending out of position. Tries to do too much is the positive spin on that. The short story is that he still has a lot to learn defensively.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/22/10 at 10:02 AM ET
It puzzled me too Paul, especially since Duhatschek plainly noted that DET had taken 5 of 6 points on the road trip.
This is the sentence from the article that grabbed my attention the most: Anybody else think they’re capable of doing it again to play the rubber match?
Despite his omission, Duhatschek is, in my opinion, far and away, one of the better hockey writers. He obviously thinks the Wings are poised for a run.
3 days Andrew - - I’m so looking forward to it. I haven’t been to the JLA in 20 years. Gawd, I’m getting old.
Lafeyette/American post game - - I know Lafayette is open until 4:00 am.?
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 10:04 AM ET
JEff - I’m thinking Cobo Joes to catch the 2nd half of the MSU-UNI game (game starts at 9:37) and then going for dogs, more the merrier!
Posted by FranzensMouthguard from Chicago, IL on 03/22/10 at 10:12 AM ET
The Wings, since the Olympic Break:
COL 3-2 W
VAN 3-6 L
NSH 5-2 W
CHI 5-4 W
CGY 2-4 L
MIN 5-1 W
BUF 3-2 W
CGY 2-1 W
EDM 2-3 OTL
VAN 4-3 W
7-2-1
GF 34 = 3.40 (season avg = 2.66 = +0.74)
GA 28 = 2.80 (season avg = 2.58 = -0.22)
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 10:13 AM ET
Fun with numbers from the CBC:
Pittsburgh dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Hurricanes on Saturday and has now lost four of its last six games overall (2-2-2 record). The Pens have lost five of their last six OT/shootout contests since winning 10 of their first 11 of the season.
The Red Wings beat the Canucks, 4-3, in overtime on Saturday and are now 4-0-1 in their last five games overall. Detroit is 7-2-1 since the Olympic break.
The Wings have allowed just three power-play goals in their last 18 skates and their penalty-kill percentage is now 94.2 since games of January 29—best in the NHL.
Is Cobo Joes minor friendly? I’ll be traveling with my 17 y/o boy (Rambo a/k/a Christian) - who I promised I’d take to the JLA before he finished High School.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 10:37 AM ET
Thanks, Okie.
Lets Go Red Wings (clap, clap, clapclapclap)
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Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 03/22/10 at 10:38 AM ET
Jimmah is in net tonight - - good.
Eaves/Cleary not playing - bad.
Stuie questionable - UGLY.
Stuart did not skate this morning. Coach Mike Babcock said he was hurt in Saturday’s game in Vancouver but the club did not find out about the injury until today. Babcock would not reveal the injury, saying “he’s getting checked out right now.’‘
Forwards Patrick Eaves (sore back, neck) and Dan Cleary (sore groin) will not play tonight. Eaves said he doesn’t have a concussion and isn’t experiencing headaches, that the pain is more in his back and his neck. Cleary said he feels better today. Both said they hope to play Wednesday against St. Louis.
Derek Meech and Brett Lebda will dress again. Meech likely will take some shifts at forward. Lebda, who dressed but didn’t play Saturday, will play if Stuart can’t go.
Jimmy Howard will make his 19th consecutive start in goal.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 10:40 AM ET
who I promised I’d take to the JLA before he finished High School.
simple solution. sabotage his homework so he has to repeat senior year. gives you until next spring to take him 
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 03/22/10 at 10:43 AM ET
Dan Cleary (sore groin)
Maybe buckets can call up Little Gary for a massage. We all know he has plenty of practice on Rosby. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 03/22/10 at 11:02 AM ET
Great job, Jeff. Thanks for all the GDTs this season. It must seem like a second job with the compressed olympic schedule.
Looks like I missed an exciting weekend around here.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 11:02 AM ET
Looks like I missed an exciting weekend around here.
Yea, Happy Pony said fuch the OJ and hit the Everclear straight out of the bottle. By Sunday morning she was desperately whoring herself out to any Pen(i)s fan that trolled their way into A2Y. What a weekend.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 03/22/10 at 11:13 AM ET
Now now WFIB. You’re going to get their panties in a bunch again.
Posted by 42jeff from Minot, North Dakota on 03/22/10 at 11:27 AM ET
By Sunday morning she was desperately whoring herself out to any Pen(i)s fan that trolled their way into A2Y. What a weekend.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand
Lucky for Happy Pony that Pen(i)s trolls only know V as the 22nd letter in the alphabet because they spend all their time in their moms’ basement touching themselves while looking a thumbnail pics of Bombshell McGee
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 11:30 AM ET
Good stuff Jeff. I’ll second the captain and say many thanks for the season long updates.
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, sippin rum & catchin some rays on 03/22/10 at 12:14 PM ET
Thanks, Jeff. I’m not a stats guy , but when you just lay it all out so nice and easy, it’s hard not to give it a read. Thanks for all the hard work.
Posted by dougie on 03/22/10 at 12:37 PM ET
Malkin out tonight for sand in his V, prob.
Posted by FranzensMouthguard from Chicago, IL on 03/22/10 at 12:40 PM ET
Talbot taking his place, that guy needs a Kronwalling.
Posted by FranzensMouthguard from Chicago, IL on 03/22/10 at 12:41 PM ET
Freaking car dealers…. I am buying a truck & the dealer is literally NEXT DOOR (50 feet away) to my day job. I started the process Friday & am picking it up today. I call and talk to the sales twit.. “get the bundle of papers ready and I’ll come over sign & drive off”.
An hour later, I head over… the sales twit “I’ll go find that paperwork.. wont be long’.
So he finds it 30 minutes later (on his desk where he left it Friday night). So he then says “hang out for a few & we’ll sign this stuff”. Blah blah blah… “Dude, I work next door & can go back to work and you call me when you’re ready for me”. Dumb dumb again “just hang on, it won’t take long”.... that was an hour ago. Still no call…. I hate playing this freaking game. I just want the payment book & my keys ferchristsakes. I don’t need to wait on you, your manager, your finance guy & no I don’t need anything else. Simple request, no? No wonder I hate buying stuff from “sales people”. GRRRRRR.
Hope all my fristration is directed at car dealers today & not a hockey team later tonight.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/22/10 at 12:46 PM ET
Talbot taking his place, that guy needs a Kronwalling.
who was it on Saturday that narrowly escaped a good Kronwalling in Vancouver? yikes that would have been brutal…Kronner was FLYING.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 03/22/10 at 12:49 PM ET
Cooke, that guy needs a Kronwalling.
Fixed.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 12:53 PM ET
Ohh - - and thanks for the kind words everyone.
Obviously, there will be no GDT on Friday and Saturday - - I’ll be preoccupied, Woohoo.
Pen(i)s lines tonight.
Matt Cooke-Jordan Staal-Bill Guerin.
Chrus Kunitz-Sidney Crosby-Pascal Dupuis.
Alexei Ponikarovsky-Max Talbot-Ruslan Fedotenko.
Mike Rupp-Craig Adams-Tyler Kennedy.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/22/10 at 12:55 PM ET
C Pavel Datsyuk 69 23 37 60 14 20:23 $6M+
L Henrik Zetterberg 63 20 40 60 9 20:00 $6M+
D Nicklas Lidstrom 71 8 35 43 20 25:35 $7M+
R Todd Bertuzzi 71 16 22 38 -7 16:38 $1.5M
D Brian Rafalski 67 7 30 37 18 24:24 $6M+
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/22/10 at 01:36 PM ET
C Pavel Datsyuk 69 23 37 60 14 20:23 $6M+
L Henrik Zetterberg 63 20 40 60 9 20:00 $6M+
D Nicklas Lidstrom 71 8 35 43 20 25:35 $7M+
R Todd Bertuzzi 71 16 22 38 -7 16:38 $1.5M
D Brian Rafalski 67 7 30 37 18 24:24 $6M+
Posted by RWBill
What is 26 million dollars, Alex?
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 01:39 PM ET
I’m going to give up on this, but everyday this just gets more intriguing. It’s Helter Skelter with 11 games to go.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/22/10 at 01:43 PM ET
“Dude, I work next door & can go back to work and you call me when you’re ready for me”. Dumb dumb again “just hang on, it won’t take long”.... that was an hour ago. Still no call…. I hate playing this freaking game. I just want the payment book & my keys ferchristsakes. I don’t need to wait on you, your manager, your finance guy & no I don’t need anything else. Simple request, no? No wonder I hate buying stuff from “sales people”. GRRRRRR.
Hope all my fristration is directed at car dealers today & not a hockey team later tonight.
Posted by MOWingsfan19
You still have to avoid the appearance protection package and extended warranty gauntlet.
God created car dealers so that lawyers would have someone to look down on.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 01:44 PM ET
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 02:39 PM ET
You add faster than I do, and I started 30 minutes ago.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/22/10 at 01:47 PM ET
well it’s not like Stuart was there at game 7,heh,just ask Talbot.
needed to get that out,but really its a shame,he was starting to look semi decent with Kronwall last couple of games
did anyone notice Mule covering the blue line last game,always when Error and Kronner went to play forward,happened many times and he looked really good,better than those two at forward,so no worries
Posted by edillac from isolation on 03/22/10 at 01:48 PM ET
based on the 13 games the Wings have played with Franzen back, and a record of 8-2-3, extrapolated to 82 games that’s 50-13-19 for 119 points.
jus’ sayin’
btw, that would put them in first overall, 13 points ahead of Washington.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 03/22/10 at 01:50 PM ET
forgot to add: just triple shift Mule
and,I hope we dont get Phoenix in the first round,Gary.Ass owns them, their style of playing only carrer 2nd and 3rd liners is really effective also,constant pressure
Posted by edillac from isolation on 03/22/10 at 01:51 PM ET
Aw Crap, Eaves and Cleary AND maybe Stooie all out?
RSV.
Don’t know how many games we can pull off with 10 forwards. Does Meech see some forward time tonight then, with Big E and Lebda on Defense?
Good blogging Jeff from other sources.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/22/10 at 01:54 PM ET
Car dealers. F them. This is why I liked Saturn, and also buying thru my military bank USAA who prearranges pricing with selected dealers.
To quote Ted Stryker, “What a Pisser.”
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/22/10 at 01:59 PM ET
With Leech and Mebda both playing, I wish I would have extended my anniversary weekend (no hockey or fake friends) another day.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 03/22/10 at 02:00 PM ET
Well, no Malkin tonight will at least somewhat offset the loss of Eaves and Cleary. Man I hope Stuart plays. I’m still deciding on whether or not to be here for the LB as I can’t stomach the trolls.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 03/22/10 at 02:00 PM ET
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Get lots of shots on Fluery. Scuttlebutt around the ‘tubes is that he’s been letting in softies a bit too often for the fans’ tastes.
Of course, this is a big, playoff-like game, so we’ll see which Fluery shows up.
I’m looking forward to see which reffing standard they’ll be using. I’m guessing it will still be the playoff reffing standard that we’ve seen for the last five or six weeks. The reintroduction of interference has not particularly been fun to watch.
Great job, as always, Okie.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/22/10 at 08:20 AM ET