GDT: ADSF Game 4: Bruins at Red Wings (ZETTERBERG'S RETURN) | 8:00 PM | NBCSN | FSD | TSN

[SoupNazi]

Playoff Hockey!!

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April 24, 2014
8:00 PM, NBCSN, FSD

Place:

Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan

Lines:

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
HENRIK ZETTERBERG|Pavel Datsyuk|Justin Abdelkader
Johan Franzen|Darren Helm|Gustav Nyquist
Todd Bertuzzi|Riley Sheahan|Tomas Tatar
Drew Miller|Luke Glendening|David Legwand

Left Defense | Right Defense
Niklas Kronwall|Brendan Smith
Kyle Quincey|Daniel DeKeyser
Brian Lashoff|Jakub Kindl

Starting Goaltender
Jonas Gustavsson

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
Milan Lucic|David Krejci|Jarome Iginla
Brad Marchand|Patrice Bergeron|Reilly Smith
Justin Florek|Carl Soderberg|Loui Eriksson
Jordan Caron|Gregory Campbell|Shawn Thornton

Left Defense | Right Defense
Zdeno Chara|Dougie Hamilton
Matt Bartkowski|Johnny Boychuk
Torey Krug|Kevan Miller

Starting Goaltender
Tuukka Rask

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[Vladdy84]

Must win?

 

[wings95]

Where is Jurco??

 

[Bench]

Where is Jurco??

Nyquist has been cloned. That's been the plan all along.

 

[Maitz]

Habs fan here, beat the crap out of boston guys! If someone understand what you guys going through its us. Hope we face each other in round 2, would be a good HOCKEY series. GO WINGS GO!

 

[dutch00]

Must win game. Need to come out from the drop of the puck firing on all cylinders. LGRW!

 

[The Geelee]

Pretty much a must win game. They need to come out flying after that embarassing Game 3 performance.

 

[Crymson]

I might just turn the game off if Babcock puts Legwand on the 4th line again.

 

[Vladdy84]

Nyquist has been cloned. That's been the plan all along.

Really? What Nyquist? The good one or the one we've seen lately?

 

[dutch00]

I like the look of that 3rd line. The first line is absolutely brutal though, poor pavel.

 

[Flowah]

Poor Datsyuk.

I hope there's a miracle and Hank is cleared to play. That would just be amazing.

 

[Bench]

I like the look of that 3rd line. The first line is absolutely brutal though, poor pavel.

Pretty clear the goal is to get the favorable match-ups on the lower lines and hope on line 1 Datsyuk can work his individual magic.

We'll see how that goes. Abdelkader actually had some of the most spark of any player in game 3, so maybe it won't be as bad as we think?

 

[TatarTangle]

The Red Wings will not win if Kindl and Lashoff are paired together

 

[Chance on Chance]

Switch bert and legwand and the top line looks better. I know he's been playing good defensively the past 2 playoffs but Kronwall needs to generate some offense. 2 assist his past 17 playoff games

 

[dutch00]

Pretty clear the goal is to get the favorable match-ups on the lower lines and hope on line 1 Datsyuk can work his individual magic.

We'll see how that goes. Abdelkader actually had some of the most spark of any player in game 3, so maybe it won't be as bad as we think?

He is usually pretty good, pretty consistent guy. The problem is, as always, he has zero finish and is playing with one of the best playmakers in the world. Oh Z, how we need you. Inject alfie back in and our lineup is absolutely disgusting.

 

[Kronwalled55]

If you're going to play Legwand on the wing, you might as well put him in a position to contribute offensively. Now we have to watch Bertuzzi stink it up even strength, AND he will probably get PP time as well.

 

[dutch00]

If you're going to play Legwand on the wing, you might as well put him in a position to contribute offensively. Now we have to watch Bertuzzi stink it up even strength, AND he will probably get PP time as well.

But Rask will be so worried about his water bottle with Bert on the ice

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I get the feeling Z is in tomorrow by the look of that lineup, I just don't believe they will play Bert there. Also if Alfie is back ready to go, Gator just shifts to the left wing and Alfie can occupy the right.

 

[Kronwalled55]

I get the feeling Z is in tomorrow by the look of that lineup, I just don't believe they will play Bert there. Also if Alfie is back ready to go, Gator just shifts to the left wing and Alfie can occupy the right.

I'll eat my hat if Zetterberg plays tomorrow.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Doubt Bert is playing there. Most likely Z or Alfie.

 

[Detroit Sports*]

4-3 wings final

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I'll eat my hat if Zetterberg plays tomorrow.

Be awesome if he is, been a while since we have had you eating hats.

Start with the magical hat if he does make it back in this series.

 

[FlashyG]

Maybe I'm alone in thinking this but I think Bert being back will be a positive in this particular series.

Not so much for his size, but his ability to move the puck calmly without turning it over, and for his ability on the PP.

Even strength I think he needs his minutes limited, so I really don't want him anywhere near the top line but if he were to play in Andersson's spot I think he'd be a positive.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Maybe I'm alone in thinking this but I think Bert being back will be a positive in this particular series.

Not so much for his size, but his ability to move the puck calmly without turning it over, and for his ability on the PP.

Even strength I think he needs his minutes limited, so I really don't want him anywhere near the top line but if he were to play in Andersson's spot I think he'd be a positive.

He is a better option than Andersson at this point in my opinion.

 

[Heaton]

Pre-game lines mean absolutely nothing.

Wings win 4-3.