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by IwoCPO on 12/04/08 at 06:45 PM ET
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Everything that had been going wrong up to Monday went right against the dastardly Poultry. All ills: solved. Sustainability? We’ll see.
That’s the key: sustained superior performance.
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Nice shot by Hoss. Decent pressure too.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 12/04/08 at 08:52 PM ET
Flip’s a vacuum in the neutral zone tonight. Now if he can translate that into some shots on net.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/04/08 at 08:55 PM ET
Flip needs to turn it on in several areas JJ. He’s been a disappointment.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/04/08 at 08:56 PM ET
Flips play along the boards has been good. That is the only positive that comes to mind.
Dan
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 12/04/08 at 08:58 PM ET
No doubt, Chief. This was the kid I was calling Datsyuk Jr. this offseason. Despite his point tonight, he’s not getting his name mentioned in a positive note enough.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/04/08 at 08:59 PM ET
All due respect Sir, Fil on the 3rd line isn’t exactly conditions for the young lad to shine….. given the wingers he’s been playing with. Other than a few shifts with Z.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/04/08 at 08:59 PM ET
I have to agree Chief. Flip is never going to be a goal scorer per se.. but he will and is a solid 3rd line center who is tough to play against.
Posted by calquake on 12/04/08 at 08:59 PM ET
Nice work Cleary. To bad didn’t get anything out of it.
I give Fil a pass considering he’s on the 3rd line now and zero PP time. He could be better, but he’s not been awful.
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 12/04/08 at 09:00 PM ET
With Fil being a real quiet typical introverted Finn, ya have to wonder how much of his play is the dreaded “cofidence” thing…
He was much better in the O zone last spring.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/04/08 at 09:01 PM ET
Agreed about Cleary…he had a strong shift. Shades of Shanahan for a minute.
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 12/04/08 at 09:01 PM ET
He always reminded me a lot of Z. But this year… nothing. Pretty transparent.
Although I have to admit I would like to see him up on that second line with Hank and Mule instead of Sammy. For a handful of games anyway.
Dan
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 12/04/08 at 09:01 PM ET
Though admitatedly I may have gone overboard tonight with the two cases of Bell’s Oberon I stashed since last May.
Posted by Cwix from Roanoke, VA on 12/04/08 at 09:02 PM ET
Remember, Tick-Tock said about his new contract that it was for potential that he saw in Flip, not because of the play he had put up. Third line center or not, the kid needs to be better.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/04/08 at 09:03 PM ET
What the hell was that Ozzy? You’re not the type of netminder that plays good ‘n crazy.
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 12/04/08 at 09:03 PM ET
Clear has been playing well since he got back. Specially since he only has like 20/45 vision or something in his left eye. He just needs doo lang back to set him up for a bunch.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 12/04/08 at 09:04 PM ET
Third line center or not, the kid needs to be better.
Along with 22 or so other guys in general for more than a game….
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/04/08 at 09:05 PM ET
I know i’m just watching a slow framed net feed here, but I never actually see Hossa shoot the puck. How does he do that??
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 12/04/08 at 09:06 PM ET
Jeez, they can play a lot better and they should, because of sick of the god damn Canucks making us look like pee-wees.
Posted by Tyler from Arizona on 12/04/08 at 09:08 PM ET
Put the right players with Fil and he will put up 65-70 points and be a force on D. look at what the kid did as a second line center in the playoffs. With the addition of hossa fil goes to the third line, plays with less talented players, get less minutes and doesn’t complain a bit cause he knows he is a key piece of the future,
Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 12/04/08 at 09:11 PM ET
Flip has great positioning and a tricky stick and I’ve liked his neutral zone play tonight, but I’d like to see him toughen up on the offensive boards much like Z and Datsyuk did as they matured. No doubt that he could be a top-six forward if need be, I’d just like to see him make Babcock’s decision to keep him off the power play a bit harder.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/04/08 at 09:17 PM ET
Flip has great positioning and a tricky stick and I’ve liked his neutral zone play tonight, but I’d like to see him toughen up on the offensive boards much like Z and Datsyuk did as they matured. No doubt that he could be a top-six forward if need be, I’d just like to see him make Babcock’s decision to keep him off the power play a bit harder.
He was doing that a bit last year, especially in the playoffs, I keep hoping he’ll start again. I’ve noticed a lot this year, he lets the opposition take the body too easily.
I have no doubt it will come in time. His deal could possibly look like a steal in a couple years.
Posted by halomasterd4n on 12/04/08 at 09:22 PM ET
Hey guys just joining in as the DVR is now LIVE/EVIL. That’s right a Miles Davis, bitches. Cause Miles would call you bitch honkey muthas if he were here. Some one has to lay that kind of talk onto Elroy, he’s never been bitch-slapped by an angry black man before. Miles ain’t around anymore, so Samuel L. Jackson will have to do. No more soft goals, and Hossa has to realize he is shooting on a hockey net in Detroit, not a soccer net in Europe, and get a shot on goal more often.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 12/04/08 at 09:24 PM ET
Some one has to lay that kind of talk onto Elroy, he’s never been bitch-slapped by an angry black man before.
Nothing else has worked Voox. I’m all for it.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/04/08 at 09:27 PM ET
Igor is awesome… his mind rivals Scotties.
Like Rain Main.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/04/08 at 09:27 PM ET
It wasn’t until I just heard Igor say “very” that I finally realized how good John Malkovich was in “Rounders”.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/04/08 at 09:28 PM ET
Meech! He’s had that goal coming for a while now.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/04/08 at 09:30 PM ET
DEPTH scoring baby!!
MEECH!! Woo-Hoo! And it came after a big Ozzie save… just sayin’.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 12/04/08 at 09:31 PM ET
St. Nick!! After a great save by Ozzie.
Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 12/04/08 at 09:32 PM ET
LIDS finds the twine. Sick of having Lilja having more points than him.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 12/04/08 at 09:32 PM ET
Wonder if relations with the KHL will be better with Igor involved?
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/04/08 at 09:32 PM ET
Hot damn!
And stop restricting my short comments!
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 12/04/08 at 09:32 PM ET
Meech…...........
Lids…...............
Good Lord!!!
Posted by Cwix from Roanoke, VA on 12/04/08 at 09:33 PM ET
really getting our sticks in the shooting and passing lanes.
Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 12/04/08 at 09:34 PM ET
For a second I though Nick was going to deak and go backhand.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 12/04/08 at 09:34 PM ET
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Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 12/04/08 at 08:50 PM ET