Post-Game Talk: Avalanche VS Red Wings l 12/2/18 l 7 PM EST

[Christien]

Witkowski in the line up again with Frk and Ehn scratched. Colorado's first line is having a hell of a year, should be a pretty fun game to watch

Click to read more...

 

[raymond23]

Not sure what we are doing with Ehn.

 

[ricky0034]

how long before the Wings send Cholowski down to the AHL at this point?

he's at 3 games in a row with under 15 minutes of ice time now and last night he only had 13 and a half

 

[lhsgolf19]

how long before the Wings send Cholowski down to the AHL at this point?

he's at 3 games in a row with under 15 minutes of ice time now and last night he only had 13 and a half

Well to be honest, Cholo didn't really have his best game yesterday

 

[TheMule93]

Well to be honest, Cholo didn't really have his best game yesterday

Literally all of our vet dmen other than green are WAAAY worse than cholowski, there's no excuse

 

[Christien]

how long before the Wings send Cholowski down to the AHL at this point?

he's at 3 games in a row with under 15 minutes of ice time now and last night he only had 13 and a half

I know he's made some mistakes, but he brings more to the table than a lot of out dmen do. That 2nd powerplay unit without Cholowski on it would be scary bad. He needs to be playing more minutes than he has been lately though. When he was playing with Green I didn't think he looked out of place at all. Hopefully he doesn't get sent down though, he seems like a really smart kid and I feel like it would benefit his game staying up instead of being sent down.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Literally all of our vet dmen other than green are WAAAY worse than cholowski, there's no excuse

Oh I agree 100%... I was just talking about yesterday only getting 13 min or so.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

I like the idea of 7D, 11F for most games, until we have a real Top 4 D & solid 3rd pair. Keeps the D fresher in-game & throughout the season since we surrender a lot of shots 5+differential & HDCA%. Plenty of icetime for Top 7-9F.

Last night's TOI: Nyquist/Bert/AA had b/w 13.5-14.4 min TOI. Raz @ 12:38, while LGD & Abby 20min, which was odd, but certainly not the norm, nor should it be.
The chippy game & last line change must've played a role in distribution.

Ideally:
Larks 20-22
Mantha 17-18
Nyquist 17-18
Nielsen 17-18
AA 16-18 (he expends so much energy)
Bert 16-17

Ras 14
Vanek 14
Helm ~15
LGD ~15
Abby 12-14

Frk/DLR/Ehn 8-12

Cholo is probably nursing that injury, I believe he'll be back to 18-20 soon enough.

 

[Claypool]

how long before the Wings send Cholowski down to the AHL at this point?

he's at 3 games in a row with under 15 minutes of ice time now and last night he only had 13 and a half

Baring a complete collapse in his play he's not being sent down.

 

[lilidk]

Yesterday wings manhandled bruins, can they outskates Avs today?

 

[Bondurant]

Earlier this year I almost pulled the trigger to attend a Lions/Wings doubleheader today. Lions with another expected letdown but this could be a fruitful game for the Wings. An old rival coming back with a solid team for the first time in a long time and the Wings exceeding expectations and playing at a level that will see them bring it to teams they'd otherwise be expected to lose to.

I won't make the mistake of missing this one. Not after last night. So thankful to have my parents Spectrum login credentials.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

how long before the Wings send Cholowski down to the AHL at this point?

he's at 3 games in a row with under 15 minutes of ice time now and last night he only had 13 and a half

Well if Blashill gives Cholowski more minutes how will Jensen get his required 20+ minutes a night??

Against the Bruins Jensen led all Wings Dmen playing 22:39. As I think I said in the Bruins GDT, Jensen has improved his game and playing well, but 22+ minutes??

 

[bellringer77]

I like Witkowski being in. Provides that extra grit I think we need

 

[KJoe88]

I would love a win tonight.

Will always hate the other team...

 

[Goalie guy]

Well to be honest, Cholo didn't really have his best game yesterday

Now be fair hes been with Big rig the last 2 games no one worse to pair him with.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I like Witkowski being in. Provides that extra grit I think we need

Rather it be Sulak

 

[bellringer77]

Rather it be Sulak

I havent had the chance to see him yet

 

[TheMule93]

I like Witter being in

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Bert,AA, Cholo,Ras and Larkin are the reasons I watch

 

[LeighDx59]

Not sure what we are doing with Ehn.

Not sure either, You have Frk and Witkowski as extra guys, why not send Ehn down so he can play?

Just hoping tonight is a competitive game, I know how good the Avs are currently, so id love to shock some people.

 

[SoupGuru]

The Bruins game brought to mind one of my favorite Mickeyisms: that was no place for a nervous person. I'd be tickled if we brought that same game into tonight.

 

[Filppula]

Well that was an absolute golden opportunity...

 

[SoupGuru]

Three on nothing with no shot

 

[SoupGuru]

Is AA darkening his eyebrows even further?

 

[SoupGuru]

Stop being cute