GDT: Game 77: Red Wings vs sabres 1:00 pm et 4/7/24 (TNT, MAX)

[lilidk]

Q

It seems Lalonde benched both Veleno and Petry for fighting. I thought it was very wrong to pick up the fight there, the timing was wrong.

Both of them took away Cozens and Byram away from the game for 5 minutes. Don't know what happened to Petry, but Veleno stand for himself , which is a good thing he did.

 

[Henkka]

Great start for the game (when we have had multiple of those poor starts) and going defence-mode.

Who cares about shot totals, the purpose is to prevent goals when you lead. That was great winning hockey.

 

[jkutswings]

Great start for the game (when we have had multiple of those poor starts) and going defence-mode.

Who cares about shot totals, the purpose is to prevent goals when you lead. That was great winning hockey.

At a minimum, Buffalo had an awful start and Detroit executed to take advantage of it. I'll happily take two points any way they can get them.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Both of them took away Cozens and Byram away from the game for 5 minutes. Don't know what happened to Petry, but Veleno stand for himself , which is a good thing he did.

It's insane that a player can go headfirst into the boards on a hit from behind with the ref looking right at it, and there's no penalty because of the scoreboard.

 

[RRhoads]

Seider now tied for league lead in blocked shots.

 

[lilidk]

Seider now tied for league lead in blocked shots.

Played only 27 minutes last game

 

[FMichael]

At a minimum, Buffalo had an awful start and Detroit executed to take advantage of it. I'll happily take two points any way they can get them.

True - however in the Lalonde era this team barely gets by with a win…They were outplayed and outshot by the Sabres…As usual it was Lyon who was the mvp.

Great start for the game (when we have had multiple of those poor starts) and going defence-mode.

Who cares about shot totals, the purpose is to prevent goals when you lead. That was great winning hockey.

That was another game with Lyon being the mvp…Without him this team would be well down the standings.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Seider now tied for league lead in blocked shots.

ouch

 

[raymond23]

The Czarnik usage is really worrying to me

Using a 5'9 AHL center between Cat and Kane is an incredible recipe for failure, especially defensively

Not to mention the guy has 1 assist in 29 games

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Yeah and that Copp-Compher-Fischer line didn't look great either.

 

[datsyukfan]

Yeah and that Copp-Compher-Fischer line didn't look great either.

Ya they got caved in almost every shift.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The Czarnik usage is really worrying to me

Using a 5'9 AHL center between Cat and Kane is an incredible recipe for failure, especially defensively

Not to mention the guy has 1 assist in 29 games

I'm not super high on Veleno or anything but I don't understand why he's been stapled to the bench lately and wouldn't be a better option between Dcat and Kane.

 

[Detroit Knights]

For one day only, I love Ottawa


Seems like it’s mostly luck once you start getting around that 15th overall pick, so I take the playoffs every time.

I also think we get stomped by Boston instead.

if we play boston, i think we actually give it a go and lose 4-2 series. maybe 4-3 if we win in ot game 6. If it's against the rangers, we lose at best 4-1

 

[heyfolks]

Played only 27 minutes last game

Red Wings 3-1 Sabres (Apr 7, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres NHL game from April 7, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all goals, assists and penalty minutes stats.

www.espn.com

That is accurate, but what is as exciting is Simon is top 3 in TOI for D and will likely stay that way. When this guy was on the ice with Mo, my Red Wing fan glasses fogged up! Simon, to Mo, and his bromance Luc..... GOAL. Didn't happen, but those were my sugar plum thoughts. Wish he still had a shot at the Calder next season, but so be it. Not only is he up for good, he looks so damn good, the question now becomes can the Wings add Johansson or Wallinder next season.

Together or broken up, the Wings will have the best 1-2 D combo in the League. In a few years, we'll be debating who is better between the two.

 

[lilidk]

Red Wings 3-1 Sabres (Apr 7, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres NHL game from April 7, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all goals, assists and penalty minutes stats.

www.espn.com

That is accurate, but what is as exciting is Simon is top 3 in TOI for D and will likely stay that way. When this guy was on the ice with Mo, my Red Wing fan glasses fogged up! Simon, to Mo, and his bromance Luc..... GOAL. Didn't happen, but those were my sugar plum thoughts. Wish he still had a shot at the Calder next season, but so be it. Not only is he up for good, he looks so damn good, the question now becomes can the Wings add Johansson or Wallinder next season.

Together or broken up, the Wings will have the best 1-2 D combo in the League. In a few years, we'll be debating who is better between the two.

I love that they were last seconds of the game.

 

[14ari13]

Great start for the game (when we have had multiple of those poor starts) and going defence-mode.

Who cares about shot totals, the purpose is to prevent goals when you lead. That was great winning hockey.

This was Mike Tyson kind of victory, knock out in round 2. But hockey is not like boxing, so the wings had to play 60 min. They stormed the Sabres and this could easily be 6-1 or something like that.

True - however in the Lalonde era this team barely gets by with a win…They were outplayed and outshot by the Sabres…As usual it was Lyon who was the mvp.


That was another game with Lyon being the mvp…Without him this team would be well down the standings.

Larkin is far more important than Lyon. Lyon is great, he even made 2 great passes to the neutral zone. However he is not as good as in February and he lets in some softish goals.

Red Wings 3-1 Sabres (Apr 7, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres NHL game from April 7, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all goals, assists and penalty minutes stats.

www.espn.com

That is accurate, but what is as exciting is Simon is top 3 in TOI for D and will likely stay that way. When this guy was on the ice with Mo, my Red Wing fan glasses fogged up! Simon, to Mo, and his bromance Luc..... GOAL. Didn't happen, but those were my sugar plum thoughts. Wish he still had a shot at the Calder next season, but so be it. Not only is he up for good, he looks so damn good, the question now becomes can the Wings add Johansson or Wallinder next season.

Together or broken up, the Wings will have the best 1-2 D combo in the League. In a few years, we'll be debating who is better between the two.

I think he is our 4-6th best player. He is amazing.

 

[odin1981]

That song is this generation's version of "My Homies" by Scarface. But to my old ass, the lyrics where 10x better in the older version of the song.

 

[dalem177]

That song is this generation's version of "My Homies" by Scarface. But to my old ass, the lyrics where 10x better in the older version of the song.

I listened to some of it but I can't stand the style.

Bleah.

 

[AussieWings]

I feel like we should have the Australia section of this board, for everybody who wants the team to lose more games.

Who the what now? I am offering no welcome to pro-tankers, lovers-of-losing or any of the other grumpy pessimists.

 

[PullHard]

Good to see ED up and getting minutes too and Seider with over 27 minutes tonight

We've been waiting for ED to get up for a while. Now that he's up, let's hope ED stays up.

 

[Astyanax]

I think I will make garlic bread. Any tricks to softening a stick of butter short of time?

Heat?