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

[KJoe88]

Isn't this what FSD+ is for?! Come on people!

Nope gotta use that for college football.

 

[Flowah]

Big bad Bert fighting against Moore!

That's quite a callback, eh?

 

[RedWingsNow*]

Monster with a pre-season groin injury?

 

[Henkka]

Monster with a pre-season groin injury?

Yeah, possible.

MOD

Monster has now played 4 periods against two Stanley Cup finalists Chicago and Boston, 35 shots, 32 saves. Not bad .914 SV%.

 

[HTT3*]

Sounds like Nyquist had a good couple of periods.

 

[Vladdy84]

Just got back from the game. First 4 times Cleary touched the puck, he turned it over each time.

 

[Henkka]

Detroit Red Wings ‏@DetroitRedWings 4m
It's over... #RedWings fall to Bruins, 2-0.

 

[TCNorthstars]

Why is Franzen playing through an injury right now? Unless he really feels like nothing's wrong...

I'll also eat my hat if we give up less than 4 goals tonight. That is a brutal lineup.

Video please!

 

[KJoe88]

Just got back from the game. First 4 times Cleary touched the puck, he turned it over each time.

He had the most TOI out of anybody minus Quincey according to the box score.

Unbelievable, lol.

Preseason or not that's ******* absurd.

 

[Henkka]

Okay... some thoughts...

They can't score without Pav and Zee. That's obvious. Two practise games against Stanley Cup winners (without that Z-D-Akader) -line = zero scored goals.

Is it bad or good thing? Of course not good, we have to get Weiss going. He is still scoreless after all these games.

I think defensive play and goaltending has been very good. Two games lost 0-2, problem is the scoring...

 

[RedWingsNow*]

Maybe the problem isn't the second line centers (Weiss/Flip) but the second line Wingers.
(Franzen/Cleary/Whoever)

 

[KJoe88]

Just got back from the game. First 4 times Cleary touched the puck, he turned it over each time.

He had the most TOI out of anybody minus Quincey according to the box score.

Unbelievable, lol.

Preseason or not that's ******* absurd.

 

[Heaton]

Maybe the problem isn't the second line centers (Weiss/Flip) but the second line Wingers.
(Franzen/Cleary/Whoever)

Maybe it's a pre-season game, too.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Okay... some thoughts...

They can't score without Pav and Zee. That's obvious. Two practise games against Stanley Cup winners (without that Z-D-Akader) -line = zero scored goals.

Is it bad or good thing? Of course not good, we have to get Weiss going. He is still scoreless after all these games.

I think defensive play and goaltending has been very good. Two games lost 0-2, problem is the scoring...

The puck moving ability of the defencemen that missed tonight also hurts the offense.

And we have to keep in mind that when Datsyuk and Z are in the lineup, Weiss and company will be getting matchups that aren't quote as difficult.

 

[ricky0034]

it's a bit unfair to expect someone like Weiss to be able to score against top matchups with Cleary on his line

i'd barely even expect Datsyuk to

 

[Kronwalled55]

Why is Franzen playing through an injury right now? Unless he really feels like nothing's wrong...

I'll also eat my hat if we give up less than 4 goals tonight. That is a brutal lineup.

...

Well, better start early for this year

 

[Henkka]

The puck moving ability of the defencemen that missed tonight also hurts the offense.

And we have to keep in mind that when Datsyuk and Z are in the lineup, Weiss and company will be getting matchups that aren't quote as difficult.

Of course, but Boston wasn't icing their ECF lineup either.

 

[DRWCountryClub]

When Cleary leads forwards in ice time, you're simply not going to score much, if at all.

Can't wait to hate on the guy all year

 

[RedWingsNow*]

Maybe it's a pre-season game, too.

Yeah, sure. It's way too early to say anything with any certainty. I'm just throwing it out there as something to think about about.

 

[Heaton]

Yeah, sure. It's way too early to say anything with any certainty. I'm just throwing it out there as something to think about about.

I'm just not too concerned about Cleary playing in the top 6 this season. Franzen - Weiss - Alfredsson may not work in the long run, but I don't believe the organization thinks Cleary is an answer.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Can we start calling it the Sproullet line?

 

[Vladdy84]

I'm just not too concerned about Cleary playing in the top 6 this season. Franzen - Weiss - Alfredsson may not work in the long run, but I don't believe the organization thinks Cleary is an answer.

Cleary is the answer. He'll lead us to victory. Forget his turnovers. ****** backchecking. His skating in circles is brilliant.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Interesting to note that Ouellet and Sproul didn't get babied. They got 18 and 19 minutes, respectively. Sproul had more icetime than DeKeyser did. 2 hits and 3 blocked shots for Ouellet. Looks like they were the #2 PP unit, but didn't get any PK time.

Yeah, they were on for the ESG, but that stuff happens. Not sure I can begrudge them one goal against, at least not without having seen it.

Malik had this to say, as he was there:

George Malik ‏@georgemalik 2h

Wings' kids have been good but vets are trying to be far too cute. Ditto for Smith and Quincey. B's outworking Det along the boards

 

[RedWingsNow*]

I'm just not too concerned about Cleary playing in the top 6 this season. Franzen - Weiss - Alfredsson may not work in the long run, but I don't believe the organization thinks Cleary is an answer.

The organization and Mike Babcock are two different things.

 

[Heaton]

The organization and Mike Babcock are two different things.

Luckily, I think Babcock generally puts the Wings in the right position to win. So while putting Cleary in the top 6 would be kinda dumb, I don't think it's the difference between winning and losing.