The real question is what the **** does Jeff Blashill think he's doing down by 1 goal with 30 seconds left and putting Niklas freaking Kronwall out there to go win it. I get it Nik has poured his heart and soul into Detroit but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. What's he do?? Flubs the breakout and chews up 17 seconds.
The guy doesn't shoot anymore. He doesn't make huge hits or even INTIMIDATE an opponent that he might. He was directly responsible for 2 goals against TB. The guy does nothing. End the charade, it's ****ing absurd.
well, Green's out and Dekeyser's pairing just got burned for that go ahead goal. I guess we could just go with no defensemen (really, might not be the worst thing) but what great blueline option is sitting there waiting to be used? I know Hronek has his defensive issues, but with Green out they clearly don't want to play XO, Witkowski burned his luck in the first game he got on D, and we seriously lack guys on the back end who can do anything offensively. IF we're willing to play a guy 12 minutes a night, go with someone who could at least be useful as something more than "Well, there's 12 minutes we don't have to cover elsewhere."