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* This game lived up to my expectations for this team. The defense will help us score goals. But they can not be counted on to protect a lead or kill penalties. Unless there are serious changes, this will be an issue all year.
32 Shots on Goal today by a Columbus team that can barely gain the blueline and can't complete a pass in the offensive zone unless they are on the man advantage.
* We're going to get better. Sooner or later, Babcock will split up D and Z. Datsyuk needs the puck. Zetterberg needs the puck. We're a better team when these guys can both have the puck a lot, and they can't do it on the same line. Datsyuk isn't in fighting form yet. Zetterberg played with some oomph tonight. But his lack of speed is worrisome, considering how many years he's signed for.
* Our powerplay is going to be very good this year.
* Every Red Wing but Datsyuk under 50 percent on faceoffs. Datsyuk at 70 percent.
* Kronwall... 28+ minutes of icetime. Quincey down to 19 after leading the team Saturday.
* CC never returned to the lineup.
* Sammy with 12 minutes of ice time.
* Jimmy Howard is going to be in for a tough season. I expect a high goals against average and average save percentage. Not sure how that will affect contract talks.
* Until Kronwall made that great pass to Datsyuk,he'd had two straight really bad games. He needs to step up and show he's going to be a leader on this team.
* Liked what I saw of Tootoo and Emmerton tonight. Didn't see anything at all out of Abdelkader, Eaves and Miller.
* Brendan Smith played a passionless game tonight. He looks like he's not enjoying himself out there very much
* Kyle Quincey with another brutal game.
* Congrats to Brian Lashoff. But let's not get carried away. Babcock once again sports a hard on for North Americans who play a simple game. But I didn't see much physicality from Brian.
32 Shots on Goal today by a Columbus team that can barely gain the blueline and can't complete a pass in the offensive zone unless they are on the man advantage.
* We're going to get better. Sooner or later, Babcock will split up D and Z. Datsyuk needs the puck. Zetterberg needs the puck. We're a better team when these guys can both have the puck a lot, and they can't do it on the same line. Datsyuk isn't in fighting form yet. Zetterberg played with some oomph tonight. But his lack of speed is worrisome, considering how many years he's signed for.
* Our powerplay is going to be very good this year.
* Every Red Wing but Datsyuk under 50 percent on faceoffs. Datsyuk at 70 percent.
* Kronwall... 28+ minutes of icetime. Quincey down to 19 after leading the team Saturday.
* CC never returned to the lineup.
* Sammy with 12 minutes of ice time.
* Jimmy Howard is going to be in for a tough season. I expect a high goals against average and average save percentage. Not sure how that will affect contract talks.
* Until Kronwall made that great pass to Datsyuk,he'd had two straight really bad games. He needs to step up and show he's going to be a leader on this team.
* Liked what I saw of Tootoo and Emmerton tonight. Didn't see anything at all out of Abdelkader, Eaves and Miller.
* Brendan Smith played a passionless game tonight. He looks like he's not enjoying himself out there very much
* Kyle Quincey with another brutal game.
* Congrats to Brian Lashoff. But let's not get carried away. Babcock once again sports a hard on for North Americans who play a simple game. But I didn't see much physicality from Brian.
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