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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.
Kronwall is out, as is May who is replaced by Maltby today. I know this because our good friend Jeff from OK told me so in today’s GDT. You see, the past couple of days I haven’t been able to stomach any work of our Diggers. I don’t need drooling analysis of what we all know is a lack of heart and commitment on the Red Wings. I’ll stick to reading the 19 and their blogs for insight with some venom. God bless them all, each and every one of them.
After the amazing victory in San Jose to drop a turd in Anaheim has everybody pissed off. And rightfully so.
So until the Wings start winning games, as we know they are capable of doing, there will be no musical selections for the Live Blog.
If the Wings make us suffer, we shouldn’t sugar coat the LB’s with fun musical choices. It is the homestretch of the season now, the time for fun and games is over. It is time to put the skate to the throat and press down. Bitches.
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Come on guys. Don’t worry. This was just one of those throw away games.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 02/06/10 at 06:31 PM ET
Why not?
Posted by DetroitHockey on 02/06/10 at 06:24 PM ET
Because I don’t give a *#$%@& what team it is, how bad the team is, or who the *#$%@& you are. There is absolutely nothing ok with blowing those kinds of leads this many times. Even though we have seen it so many times this year, it still blows my mind every time I see it. It’s like I think “hey, maybe this time it’ll be different, and I honestly thought it would be. We definitely outplayed them in the first and the third periods. That third period, the ice was tilted and our forecheck was relentless, and of course they just happen to squeak a goal in during a small lull on the onslaught. I just can’t *#$%@& believe it.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 02/06/10 at 06:31 PM ET
That was fun!
Posted by Incognetis from Delaware... Hi... I'm in... Delaware on 02/06/10 at 06:32 PM ET
4-3, both streaks are intact.
Just like the playoffs,
Injuries and Officiating…
Not sure what went wrong, but,
pretty sure Bushmills is the answer.
Saving the painkillers, it may get worse….
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 02/06/10 at 06:32 PM ET
later.
never
never
never
give
up
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 02/06/10 at 06:32 PM ET
And now we wait for the injury report. Huzzah.
Goodnight, all. Hope the rest of your weekend doesn’t suck as badly as this game did.
Posted by Bella on 02/06/10 at 06:33 PM ET
terrible. from now on, i watch every game, but leave to get drinks every 3-4 minutes.
Posted by Twig in Houston from Houston, TX on 02/06/10 at 06:35 PM ET
I feel like someone just put it in my butt.
Where’s Herm? I want to put it in his butt.
Posted by Al Pacino on 02/06/10 at 06:35 PM ET
19 to Chief:
Hunt and kill Jobu already. I can’t take these injuries anymore. I want Jobu dead, buried, and forgotten ASAP.
Who’s in line for the crack pipe? I want my turn.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 02/06/10 at 06:38 PM ET
Looks like I’ll have to find something to do this spring other than watch the playoffs. fuch.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 02/06/10 at 06:29 PM ET
baseball in April. RSV.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 06:41 PM ET
The wife and I are going on our babymoon this week to St. Thomas. Just in time too. These games are going to be the death of me.
I’ll be waving at the chief from 29,000 feet. Have a great week 19.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 02/06/10 at 06:45 PM ET
Got home just in time to watch the final 1:27 of the game, just after their final goal. Sooo, I’m gonna go find the neo-Nazi quarter of Berlin and tell one of them that their mother’s vagay is sloppy; should be more fun than reading that Homer, Eaves and Miller are hurt.
Good luck to you Mr. Leino. Have fun with Progner fisichs.
So, um, yea. I’m looking forward to seeing the highlights and reading all the penetrating insights on grabbing sinks and pretending its all just a bad dream.
Posted by Osrt on 02/06/10 at 06:47 PM ET
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand
Awesome man. Congrats to you and the whole family.
Great idea doing a babymoon too; I’m going to remember that.
Posted by Osrt on 02/06/10 at 06:49 PM ET
The wife and I are going on our babymoon this week to St. Thomas. Just in time too. These games are going to be the death of me.
I’ll be waving at the chief from 29,000 feet. Have a great week 19.
Have fun.
Also, save yourself—do not return. Ever. Get out while you’re all still alive.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 02/06/10 at 06:49 PM ET
byebye Babcock?
this is a serious question, it happens to the best of them, after 3 or 4 seasons players just tune them out if they dont have anything groundbreaking to impose on the team
Posted by edillac from isolation on 02/06/10 at 06:50 PM ET
byebye Babcock?
this is a serious question, it happens to the best of them, after 3 or 4 seasons players just tune them out if they dont have anything groundbreaking to impose on the team
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Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 02/06/10 at 06:57 PM ET
Great idea doing a babymoon too; I’m going to remember that.
I can’t wait for the day you welcome little Esrt into this world. Since you’d already be his “cool uncle”, I’d have to be the unofficial dad who swears at the newspaper and breaks out the belt over breaking curfew by 4 minutes.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 02/06/10 at 07:01 PM ET
Why was Howard down that early?
Posted by DetroitHockey on 02/06/10 at 06:23 PM ET
Because he had to respect the potential shot to the short side. Why was the King’s forward able to walk out front is a better question.
Jimmy is a rookie and it’s quite realistic he’s starting to fade a bit, but shit defensive coverage is shit defensive coverage no matter who we have in goal. Get Ozzie in, give a Jimmy a break and stop turning the damn puck over so much.
Posted by moocat on 02/06/10 at 07:34 PM ET
I can’t wait for the day you welcome little Esrt into this world. Since you’d already be his “cool uncle”, I’d have to be the unofficial dad who swears at the newspaper and breaks out the belt over breaking curfew by 4 minutes.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler
Awesome. I’ll provide the whisky so that the kid’s trauma will have a nice stink to it.
byebye Babcock?
this is a serious question, it happens to the best of them, after 3 or 4 seasons players just tune them out if they dont have anything groundbreaking to impose on the team
Posted by edillac
Can’t fire a coach who has accomplished so much so recently. And if you do, goodbye Ron Wilson/ Joe Qdoucheville/ whoever and enter BabblemyCock. Seriously, he’d be picked up before the day ends.
Posted by Osrt on 02/06/10 at 07:41 PM ET
It will be very strange watching the NHL playoffs and not being stressed to the max every other night.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 02/06/10 at 07:46 PM ET
It will be very strange watching the NHL playoffs and not being stressed to the max every other night.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste. Marie on 02/06/10 at 07:46 PM ET
Lobotomy is a very extreme measure and it will mean you won’t be able to enjoy the Red Wings as much as you would otherwise.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 02/06/10 at 07:51 PM ET
One man’s lobotomy is another man’s fifth of whiskey.
I believe I just quoted Plato. Or was it Socrates?
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 02/06/10 at 09:21 PM ET
Must’ve been Plato. The immortal words of Socrates were “I drank what?”
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 02/06/10 at 09:26 PM ET
Damn, I thought my day couldn’t have gotten worse after having to sit through"Avatar”, with it’s awesome 3-D Imax graphics, and a script written by a retarded 3rd grader. That’s right, I used the “R” word.
Read the last page of the live blog, and see we have a loss and more injuries.
F*ck, I might as well watch some NASCAR, and complete the trifecta of torture for today.
But I’m really looking forward to the “Puppy Bowl” tomorrow on Animal Planet.
Posted by dougie on 02/06/10 at 09:33 PM ET
This is bullshit.
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Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 02/06/10 at 10:28 PM ET
Calgary lost but got a point in OT, now 3 ahead of Wings. Sharks leading NSV in the third, hold that lead beyotches.
COL on now against EDM, c’mon Edmonton. Jeebus, everyone must lose.
Red Wings, 6 points in 8 games.
FML.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 10:38 PM ET
Got home from a day out and watched the game, just got done. My mood is not good. This year will be the death of me.
Posted by Bent from The U.P. on 02/06/10 at 11:47 PM ET
This year will be the death of me.
Exactly. Part of why I haven’t been around much. I just don’t know what to say. I’m really getting tired of games that make me so mad that I can’t see straight.
Today I was thinking about how much I missed the Russian Five….
Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 02/07/10 at 12:58 AM ET
The immortal words of Socrates were “I drank what?”
Posted by J.J. from Kansas
“It’s juice sir.”
“What the fuch is juice mannn? I want some grape drink.”
Damn, I thought my day couldn’t have gotten worse after having to sit through"Avatar”, with it’s awesome 3-D Imax graphics, and a script written by a retarded 3rd grader. That’s right, I used the “R” word.
Posted by dougie
Three hours for a movie you figure out in 10 minutes. This is why drugs are a crucial part of my life.
Posted by Osrt on 02/07/10 at 06:49 AM ET
I hate to do this, but lemme try.
Remember, the race is UP, not to the right.
Wings 6 points in 8 games, .375 P%.
May have to drop LAK and PHX off the chart, they are separating too far from mediocrity and the losers, but wanted to show the effect of their simultaneous 6 game win streaks.
After CGY completed their dumping of 4 players including Fanooph and Jokinen they have put up 5 of 6 points to jump 2 games ahead of Detroyet.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 10:55 AM ET
The Red Wings are going to have to go 23-1 to end the season to make it to 50 wins. They better get crackin’.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 02/07/10 at 11:09 AM ET
Also, with all those teams now nipping at Detroit’s heels, another week like the last one and by the Olympic break the Wings could easily be at the bottom of the pile in 12th place.
Here’s the stupid thing, the Wings broadcast continues to talk about keeping their eyes on and maintaining contact with the Kings for 4th and 5th place. Is it just me or is this ridiculously out-of-touch with 2010 season reality?
The Wings have huge problems in the balance. They will very soon be at the tipping point of dropping almost irreparably out of playoff contention, and FSD keeps talking about focusing on the Kings who were 9 points ahead of them before the loss yesterday.
WTF, are these guys just F’ing stoopid, out of touch, stuck in the past, or being paid by The Corporation to try and distract Wings fans from realizing what is really going on and the actual precarious position the Wings’ season is in right now???
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 11:14 AM ET
F- Me, why do I do this to myself? After this brilliant week the Wings are in a hole. The first column lists final points for the season. The second column shows what points % the Wings had to win to get to those final points when there were 27 games remaining. The third column shows what the Wings must win now with 24 games remaining.
What’s your guess to be safely at #8, 94? 96? 98 for 7th? They have to play .600 just to get to 93. What will 93 get them, a tee time? That’s .600.
Whatever your guess, now just 3 games later it’s a steeper climb. Last 8 games playing at .375.
Thanks for sharing, you’re welcome.
Yeah, I know, a 3 or 4 game win streak could really change things. Let me know when that happens and I’ll be overjoyed to update. We’ll look again at Olympic break. Right now I’d be happy if by then they are still in close contact with 8th or 7th place.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 11:45 AM ET
And oh, WFIBL, enjoy your babymoon!
You will be seeing the baby’s moon several times a day for the next several years.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 11:50 AM ET
Come on guys. Don’t worry. This was just one of those throw away games.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 02/06/10 at 06:31 PM ET
The problem with throw away games is that too many of them become a throw away season.
Posted by calquake on 02/07/10 at 12:42 PM ET
The problem with throw away games is that too many of them become a throw away season.
Posted by calquake on 02/07/10 at 12:42 PM ET
I think he was being extremely sarcastic.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 02/07/10 at 12:59 PM ET
think he was being extremely sarcastic.
Posted by stayouttamalibu
Hey Paul, when do we get that sarcastic font selection…?
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 02/07/10 at 01:15 PM ET
Ovechkin buries the breakaway. Thats how a goal scorer finishes.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 01:19 PM ET
I think he was being extremely sarcastic.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 02/07/10 at 12:59 PM ET
Sorry, I realized that. I was trying (not very well mind you) to say that this season is on the precipice of being tossed away. Looking at the injuries and the fact that the Wings will stand pat at the trade deadline plus the sorry state of the defensive style I am no longer optomistic about making the playoffs. I remember earlier in the year when people were jumping all over Jimmy D for saying this was a rebuilding year and the Wings might not make it to the second season. Guess he knows a lot more than us arm-chair GM’s eh?
Posted by calquake on 02/07/10 at 01:33 PM ET
Note Caps second goal. Player forces his way to the front of the net Coming around the wing, flips a shot in and knocks in the rebound. Wings too often just take the easy way and circle harmlessly behind the net and throw the puck all the way back to the point where the shot never gets thru. Wings consistently fail to muscle in shots instead choose to throw the puck back instead of jamming.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 01:47 PM ET
Hell of agame in DC now. 4-3 with 13 remaining. Begrudgingly I say this is exciting hockey.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 02:15 PM ET
Begrudgingly I say this is exciting hockey.
Posted by RWBill from The Road to 94 began 3 games ago. Wake Up! on 02/07/10 at 02:15 PM ET
Remember when the Red Wings played exciting hockey? Game 4-4, Ovie hat-trick, he is one hellava goal scoring machine.
Posted by calquake on 02/07/10 at 02:24 PM ET
Ovechkin unfuching believable hard shot off the face off to tie. Theres your number 1 franchise player in the NHL.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 02:24 PM ET
Well this IS great for the NHL and a great showcase for hockey. Epic regular season game.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 02:27 PM ET
Bill, your new avatar is just blurry enough to look like a shot taken from the Hubble of a far away galaxy… and then OMG!
Posted by calquake on 02/07/10 at 02:35 PM ET
Refs trying to give this game to the pens no question
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/07/10 at 02:38 PM ET
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Looks like I’ll have to find something to do this spring other than watch the playoffs. fuch.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 02/06/10 at 06:29 PM ET