Why can't Detroit win a shootout?

[Hockeyfan2390]

1-6 in the shootout this season. Howard looks incredible for 65 minutes and then turns into a sieve 1 on 1.

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[DeYarmond Edison]

Its simple. They're not a good offensive team, at all. Their record is inflated because of their power play numbers.

 

[Chandler55]

most red wings fans will tell you the man between the pipes

 

[ZDH]

Bc howard blows chunks at shootouts

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[ShooterMikgaven]

The Jimmy factor

 

[dutch00]

1) Jimmy Howard cant stop a beach ball
2) The "best" coach in the league can't adjust and continues to send the same players out who never score.
3) Jimmy Howard

 

[Coily]

Don't know, but Next year they will be taken out because Detroit runs the league.

 

[dutch00]

Don't know, but Next year they will be taken out because Detroit runs the league.

And that's bad for hockey? Shootout is a complete joke.

 

[boredmale]

Islanders play the Wings on Friday, maybe we should try run the clock out for 65 minutes

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Howard isn't very good at stopping the puck in the shootout.

The rest of the team isn't very good at scoring in the shootout.

 

[JKG08]

Hasn't Howard let in like 11 of his last 14 shots against in shootouts?

That would be the primary reason.

But I think you'd be hard pressed to try and blame him for tonight's loss. Both he and Sergei were great.

 

[Sonofamitch]

They practice shootouts with the NJ devils

 

[Claypool]

Look at Zetterberg's "attempt" from tonight and you'll see why.

 

[Italian President]

Shootout has more to do with luck than anything else

 

[Eisen]

Haven't seen them all but Howard's record is just bad. A goalie has the advantage in the shoot out and should at least be 65%. Ideally in the 70s or higher. Might be small samplesize at this point though.

 

[ShooterMikgaven]

If your look at it with a positive outlook. Why are the Wings so good at picking up loser points?

 

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[LarKing]

Howard can't stop a shot. Nobody but Datsyuk can score for us. Pretty much we suck at all aspects of the shootout, and even when we can score, Howard will let all three in. Or when Howard stops 2 or 3 of the shots, we don't score at all.

 

[Territory]

If your look at it with a positive outlook. Why are the Wings so good at picking up loser points?

Detroit and Florida.

Great defensive teams with not a lot of offence?

Then can't win skills competitions.

 

[Blues88]

Shootout has more to do with luck than anything else

I can't think of one reason why your statement is correct.

 

[Classicnamesup]

Pure Jimmy Howard. Nothing but. Even if the team somehow manages to put up 2/3 (which they can't, not good in the SO despite Money in the Bank Datsyuk), Jimmy will let in 3/3 or 3/4.

He just cannot handle 1 on 1.

 

[member 151739]

Shootout has more to do with luck than anything else

Statistics say otherwise.

 

[sobrien]

Because they haven't played the Flyers yet.

 

[cleveland408]

Jimmy Howard can't stop a shot to save his life in the shootout. He's already a small goalie but he makes it harder on himself by not challenging enough. Shooters have him figured out, they just have to be patient with the puck and find an opening when he backs up.

 

[Dotter]

Babcock, mostly. Wings can win shootouts if he was interested in adjusting.