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Believe In Holland
by Paul on 10/14/09 at 02:39 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Against Buffalo, coach Mike Babcock sat out two aging role players, Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby, which meant that among the 12 forwards in the lineup, only five were there for the start of last season: Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Dan Cleary, Valtteri Filppula and Tomas Holmstrom.
Sometimes, the answer may be just as simple as that. Trying to integrate all those new faces doesn’t happen instantly, no matter how successful you’ve been in the past. As a result, Red Wings’ fans may need to show a quality that they’ve lost familiarity with over the years, but that Maple Leaf supporters understand only too well.
Patience.
And maybe a little faith that Holland still has the right touch when it comes to moving players on and off the roster to get it right eventually.
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In Kenny We Trust.
It’s 5 games, by the way, Eddie/
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 10/14/09 at 03:26 PM ET
Wings aren’t as good as they were last season, But they still worry this Pens Fan more than the Caps, Flyers or anyone else
Posted by Evilpens on 10/15/09 at 10:36 AM ET
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I can’t believe the amount of panic in Michigan, and the amount of knee jerk overreaction by fans of other teams who have been waiting for the eminent collapse of the Red Wing franchise.
Babcock should be fired, Tyler Meyers is better than Lidstrom, Osgood needs to retire, blah blah blah. It’s six games. It sure doesn’t look good, I’ll admit that. But I like to wait at least until the American Thanksgiving break to start sweating in my sleep and sending letters to Ken Holland trying to convince him to start trading for draft picks.
Posted by Eddie_Shack from Wyoming, MI on 10/14/09 at 03:19 PM ET