GDT: #68 | 3/15/2015 | Red Wings @ Penguins | 12:30 PM | NBC

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

GDT is up. Game is early 12:30 PM.

at

March 15, 2015
12:30 p.m., NBC

Place:

Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lines:



CONFIRMED LINEUP

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
#8 Justin Abdelkader|#40 Henrik Zetterberg|#14 Gustav Nyquist
#21 Tomas Tatar|#13 Pavel Datsyuk|#72 Erik Cole
#26 Tomas Jurco|#15 Riley Sheahan|#56 Teemu Pulkkinen
#20 Drew Miller|#18 Joakim Andersson|#41 Luke Glendening

Left Defense | Right Defense
#55 Niklas Kronwall|#52 Jonathan Ericsson
#65 Danny DeKeyser|#27 Kyle Quincey
#2 Brendan Smith|#28 Marek Zidlicky

Starting Goaltender
#34 Petr Mrazek

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CONFIRMED LINEUP

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
#39 David Perron|#87 Sidney Crosby|#72 Patric Hornqvist
#14 Chris Kunitz|#16 Brandon Sutter|#17 Blake Comeau
#19 Beau Bennett|#13 Nick Spaling|#23 Steve Downie
#26 Daniel Winnik|#40 Maxim Lapierre|#27 Craig Adams

Left Defense | Right Defense
#7 Paul Martin|#58 Krist Letang
#10 Christian Ehrhoff|#12 Ben Lovejoy
#4 Rob Scuderi|#28 Ian Cole

Starting Goaltender
#29 Marc-Andre Fleury

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[Electric Thunder]

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst today. Hopefully Babs gave this team the business after that "effort" against the Flyers and they start on time today.

 

[mindfly]

Wings lose 5-3

 

[Konnan511]

Working during the game, and to be honest, kind of glad because I don't expect a lot from the Wings today. These early starts never seem to go well for us.

 

[Konnan511]

Hmmmm, all games before 7PM the past two seasons have us at a 10-4-0-6 record. I thought we were substantially worse at early games?

 

[Shadywing19]

4-0 wings. Rig, Glenny, miller, Andersson.

Mrazek with the SHUTTY

Because, why not.

Seriously. I expect a better effort tonight. They still may not win. But this is a game where we need to see the true leadership shine.

 

[Shoalzie]

No Helm?

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

No Helm?

No word yet. He didn't rule out today though.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Depth chart per detroitredwings.com

Riley Sheahan top line.

Defensive pairings seem shaken up too.

EDIT:
Smith on top line with Kronner
Danny 3rd pairing with Zids.

 

[Eggberto]

Hmmmm, all games before 7PM the past two seasons have us at a 10-4-0-6 record. I thought we were substantially worse at early games?

Seriously? It certainly feels like we are worse at early games lol. If that's true that's the most surprising thing I have read in a long while.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

No Helm?

So only Jurco or Cleary coming in to the lineup.

 

[Eggberto]

So only Jurco or Cleary coming in to the lineup.

With how this team has been playing lately I think it's time to see some of that Dan Cleary leadership factor we have heard so much about!

 

[Shoalzie]

They can't get Helm back any sooner...this team has been rotten while he's been out.

 

[chances14]

helm has to be the slowest healer next to datsyuk

 

[Winger98]

With how this team has been playing lately I think it's time to see some of that Dan Cleary leadership factor we have heard so much about!

considering it's just a fourth line muck and grind spot, either Cleary or Jurco is probably better than Weiss. There's just no point in having a guy like Weiss in that sort of role.

 

[Brandel*]

Abdelkader - Zetterberg - Nyquist
Tatar - Datsyuk - Cole
Jurco - Sheahan - Pulkkinen
Miller - Andersson - Glendening

Ericsson - Kronwall
DeKeyser - Quincey
Smith - Zidlicky

Mrazek
Howard

 

[SimplySolace]

Big fan of the new lines. Was wondering why they didn't try Cole as a Helm replacement with Dats

 

[Brandel*]

 

[InjuredChoker]

Big fan of the new lines. Was wondering why they didn't try Cole as a Helm replacement with Dats

yeah, one would think that's why kenny traded for him..

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Abdelkader - Zetterberg - Nyquist
Tatar - Datsyuk - Cole
Jurco - Sheahan - Pulkkinen
Miller - Andersson - Glendening

Ericsson - Kronwall
DeKeyser - Quincey
Smith - Zidlicky

Mrazek
Howard

Thank you. Updated GDT.

 

[Kronwalled55]

Babcock going with similar lines to what actually won us games a few weeks ago.

Mindblowing.

 

[Zetterbergs Beard]

5-2 Penguins

I'll skip the first period to watch some StarCraft (http://www.twitch.tv/esl_sc2) and if the game's not already over by then maybe I'll watch this

 

[detredWINgs]

Glad to see the forward lines switched up. Wouldve liked him to experiment more with the D pairings. Oh well. This is progress.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

Whisky: on standby

Expectations: lowered

go wings....

 

[Sheriff Bert]

Win or lose, this is gonna be a long one to endure. All NBC shows is clips of the Pens scoring and raising the one cup they actually won since 2009. Not to mention Doc's comment that it's "rare" for Detroit to play good.