GDT: 9/21/13 Boston @ Detroit - 7:00 p.m.

[Henkka]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 18h
Johan Franzen (hip flexor) said he will play tomorrow vs. Boston in home preseason opener.

Red Wings:

Franzen - Weiss - Cleary
Nyquist - Andersson - Bertuzzi
Miller - Emmerton - Ferraro
Jurco - Sheahan - Järnkrok

Quincey - Smith
Ouellet - Sproul
Lashoff - Paetsch

Gustavsson
Mrazek

Injuries:

Helm (groin, indefinitely)
Eaves (knee & ankle, 2-4 weeks)
Smith (groin, day-to-day)
Kindl (hip flexor, day-to-day, out for weekend)
Alfredsson (groin, day-to-day)

Pulkkinen (suspended)

Bruins:

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Loui Eriksson
Matt Fraser - Ryan Spooner - Nick Johnson
Reilly Smith - Chris Kelly - Carl Söderberg
Jordan Caron - Gregory Campbell - Matt Lindblad

Dennis Seidenberg - Dougie Hamilton
Torey Krug - Johnny Boychuk
Mike Moore - Kevan Miller

Chad Johnson
Niklas Svedberg

If all guys from that first Boston meeting get rest, we'll have something like this:

Franzen - Järnkrok - Alfredsson (I expect Alfie to play, skated normally yesterday)
Jurco - Sheahan - Bertuzzi
Miller - Emmerton - Ferraro
Frk/Tvrdon - Aubry/Lynch - Callahan

Quincey - Smith
Ouellet - Sproul
Lashoff - Paetsch

Gustavsson
Mrazek/Coreau

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[mindfly]

Should play "weaker" lineups in awaygames and the stronger ones on homeice, during pre-season, IMO.

Now the B's probably will win this one easily.

 

[Henkka]

Should play "weaker" lineups in awaygames and the stronger ones on homeice, during pre-season, IMO.

Now the B's probably will win this one easily.

I don't think Boston ices very much stronger lineup today. At last game they had 5/7 regular defencemen.

Lucic - Krejci - Iginla will sit today. Maybe that's a good thing for Bruins, they were -3 -3 -2 on thursday.

I predict they'll have a 50/50 roster.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Should be a good game. Ive always had lots of respect for the Red Wings. Its like playing the Patriots of football. Its great to see them Bruins play them 5 times a year. It really forces us to step up our game.

 

[Henkka]

Should be a good game. Ive always had lots of respect for the Red Wings. Its like playing the Patriots of football. Its great to see them Bruins play them 5 times a year. It really forces us to step up our game.

It goes vise-versa. Bruins are the team to beat in this new Division for us.

For me personally, Bruins have been my hidden 2nd favourite (let's say 99.9% Wings, 0.1% Bruins, 0% others) I have had most some sympathy from Eastern Conference in recent years. Now I don't know will I start hating Bruins because you are now our rival. Maybe not.

As a younger kid I used to hate every rival (Avs, Blues, Ducks, Sharks, Hawks etc.). The only team I really already hate from east is the Maple Leafs.

But Bruins will the main target now. It will be the biggest bear in forest to be hunted. Maybe this new relationship against Bruins turns to be more respect than hate.

 

[mindfly]

B's has also been my 2nd team, but I think that will change this year . Now we're division rivals and they're to be seen as a total different kind of animal.

 

[SerenityRick]

Any of you fellas know if this is being streamed anywhere? bostonbruins.com and our regional sports network is dropping the ball yet again :/

 

[odin1981]

No word yet but I would assume if you google the usual suspects in search it will be easy to find one 10-15mins prior to the game. Locally it isn't even televised for us either.

 

[joe89]

Ansar Khan
@AnsarKhanMLive
Wings' group that's playing tonight vs. BOS skating. Lines: Franzen-Weiss-Cleary, Nyquist-Andersson-Bertuzzi, Miller-Emmerton-Ferraro

Wings' lines (cont.): Jarnkrok-Sheahan-Jurco; on D: Quincey-Smith, DeKeyser-Lashoff, Ouellet-Sproul; Gustavsson and Mrazek in goal.

 

[Henkka]

Lineup update:

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 5m
Wings' group that's playing tonight vs. BOS skating. Lines: Franzen-Weiss-Cleary, Nyquist-Andersson-Bertuzzi, Miller-Emmerton-Ferraro

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 3m
Jarnkrok-Sheahan-Jurco; on D: Quincey-Smith, DeKeyser-Lashoff, Ouellet-Sproul; Gustavsson and Mrazek in goal.

Update2:

Boston Bruins ‏@NHLBruins 6m
Projected lines vs Detroit tonight: Marchand-Bergeron-Eriksson, Johnson-Spooner-Fraser, Smith-Kelly-Söderberg, Caron-Campbell-Lindblad ^CS

Boston Bruins ‏@NHLBruins 5m View translation
Tonight's D: Johnny Boychuk, Dougie Hamilton, Torey Krug, Kevan Miller, Mike Moore, Dennis Seidenberg. G: Chad Johnson, Niklas Svedberg ^CS

 

[KJoe88]

Cleary first line? Yuck.

4th line should be fun to see.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Wow, we should get smoked with that lineup out on the ice. The only things I find remotely interesting are:

Andersson's line. He's had success with Nyquist in the past. Would prefer Mule over Bert on that line.

The Sproul-Xavier pairing. For obvious reasons.

EDIT: Hopefully Gus gets shelled so we get to see a lot of Petr.

 

[Henkka]

Reilly Smith also meets his brother Brendan.

Hopefully they will fight or something.

 

[Fugu]

Reilly Smith also meets his brother Brendan.

Hopefully they will fight or something.

That's right. I forgot his brother was in the NHL too.

 

[Vladdy84]

Cleary first line? Yuck.

4th line should be fun to see.

He deserves it. He earned it. Get used to it.

 

[MTU hockey]

He deserves it. He earned it. Get used to it.

This is true

 

[RedWingsNow*]

Should play "weaker" lineups in awaygames and the stronger ones on homeice, during pre-season, IMO.

Now the B's probably will win this one easily.

I don't think the actual point of the lineup is to win the game

 

[RedWingsNow*]

Wowow -- dat defense -- AHL caliber defense, right there

Interesting that Ferraro is playing on the "fourth line" with Miller and Emmerton

 

[Xvash2]

C'mon Wings let's pot 8 more!

 

[Brandel*]

Any way to watch this game?

 

[mindfly]

Any way to watch this game?

Shouldn't FSD carry this?

 

[Henkka]

That's right. I forgot his brother was in the NHL too.

Yeah, Reilly Smith was one piece in that Eriksson <> Seguin mega-trade and he's now a Bruin.

 

[Brandel*]

Shouldn't FSD carry this?

you'd think they would but not according to their website, no

they have fsd for the 2 games after this but nothing for tonight's game

 

[PullHard]

Let's not forget Rory Smith, the best fighter in the National Lacrosse League, and brother to Brendan and Reilly

 

[Fugu]

Yeah, Reilly Smith was one piece in that Eriksson <> Seguin mega-trade and he's now a Bruin.

This must be a blast for their parents (Leaflanders), to have one son on the Wings and the other on the Bruins. (At least it's not the Habs, eh?)

I think Brendan said Reilly was a Wings fan growing up, iirc.