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Wings Have No Option Now But To Ride Jimmy Howard
by Paul on 03/06/10 at 08:17 PM ET
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from Chris McCosky of the Detroit News,
Babcock’s biggest worry right now—though he would be loathe to admit it—has to be Jimmy Howard. Perhaps for all the right reasons, he’s painted himself into a corner here by dry-docking Chris Osgood. If Howard should falter down the stretch, the Wings are toast.
I am not second-guessing Babcock’s decision to make Howard the No. 1 goalie. Truly, as well as Howard played after Osgood got sick back in November, that was a no-brainer. But in the process, I fear he’s lost Osgood.
He’s rendered him virtually useless now by keeping him so completely tethered to the bench. Osgood has made just three starts in more than three months. Is it any wonder he’s looked slow and out of sorts in his last couple of outings?
Now, I don’t mean to underestimate Osgood. Perhaps, if Howard began struggling, he could rally himself one more time and get back to form. Lord knows, he’s done it time and time again. But the Wings wouldn’t survive the process. They don’t have enough games, nor a secure enough playoff spot.
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