GDT: Detroit at Carolina

[Reddwit]

God, that shot.

Imagine if we had a legit #1 puckmover who could spring Larkin, AA, and Mantha nightly.

 

[aar000n]

Was that offsides? That looks good.

 

[waltdetroit]

sheet Mantha

 

[DanZ]

Onside. Mantha's good.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Mantha in beast mode tonight goals 16 and 17 sweet break away on that 16th goal there.

 

[TheMule93]

GJ Mo

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

All hail Mantha

 

[obey86]

lets get a hat tonight

 

[TheMule93]

gotta get the hatty

 

[Reddwit]

Pretty sure Nyquist has been taking shooting lessons from Mikael Samuelsson.

 

[The Zermanator]

Well there is zero situation where Detroit gets "zilch" so save us the hyperbole.

Yeah that's not even remotely true IMO. In the 2012 draft, another 'weak draft', picking in the top 10 vs outside of it made a HUGE difference in who was available.

The top 10 included Murray, Galchenyuk, Rielly, Lindholm, Dumba, and Trouba.

Outside the top 10? You have Forsberg at 11 and it pretty well ends there as far as really high value players. Hertl at 17 and a couple other players a tier lower than the above are sprinkled throughout the rest of the 1st round.

In other words, over 50% of the players chosen in the top 10 in that 'weak' draft have turned out to be really, really good players. It becomes a total crapshoot once you leave the top 10. At this point, this team winning games is totally counter-productive.

Guys playing hard benefits the organization. I also have full confidence that they can grab a good contributing player between spots 6-12

Absolutely, no disagreement here. The problem is that there is not enough talent on this team to make a real difference, no matter how 'hard' the players play.

And that's beside the point. Holland doesn't 'play hard'. He doesn't play at all, he's the GM. It's not up to the players to tank, who would ever suggest that? Why would players throw games and damage their career prospects just to help the team get a better draft pick? It's not up to them, their job is to go out and give it their all every night. It's up to Holland to recognize his roster is giving everything it has and it's not nearly enough.

So it's Holland's job to tank. Or he can continue trying to squeeze blood from a stone like he has been for years, I'm sure the tipping point is just round the corner...

 

[RedWingzz]

Mantha is hot again.

This kid is a pure sniper. 40 goal potential written all over him. That first goal, what a shot. Then the hands...wow

 

[ShanahanMan]

Please tell me someone captured Blashill's face right now.

 

[Reddwit]

Wow that's a hell of a goal.

 

[SoupGuru]

Nice fly-by, Larkin

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Nice fly-by, Larkin

Sometimes you just have to tip your hat.

 

[Reddwit]

Sheahan just throws away pucks. Possession black hole when there's the slightest pressure.

 

[TheMule93]

Sometimes you just have to tip your hat.

word

 

[Reddwit]

Guys, Jurco scored tonight.

 

[aar000n]

that was a nice move and a nice goal

 

[SoupGuru]

Guys, Jurco scored tonight.

Hurry, give him a contract!

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Carolina out shooting us 29-15 yet we're tied at 2 Mrazek keeping us in it.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

that was a nice move and a nice goal

Justin Faulk is a beast, A lot of good young D on that Carolina team.

 

[aar000n]

Carolina out shooting us 29-15 yet we're tied at 2 Mrazek keeping us in it.

because they had so many quality shots.

 

[edmundbenz]

Nice fly-by, Larkin

Nothing you can do against a talented guy like Faulk.