GDT: Detroit Red Wings @ Minnesota Wild 2/17/13 5 PM CT

[AKL]

Easy... really?

Have you seen the Wings lineup?

Did you see the Avs lineup?

 

[tyratoku]

Cleary - Zetterberg - Brunner
Abdelkader - Filppula - Samuelsson
Tatar - Emmerton - Eaves
Miller - Andersson - Tootoo

Kronwall - Lashoff
Ericsson - White
Quincey - Huskins

Petr Mrazek

http://redwings.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=546&navid=DL|DET|home

Still better than Colorado, but we lost against them *sigh*

 

[Fel 96]

Did you see the Avs lineup?

Yeah, the Wings D is almost as bad as the Avs one right now..

The difference is goaltending. We don't know nor played against Petr Mrazek yet.

 

[TZM]

Projected lineups updated in the first post.

 

[TaLoN]

Projected lineups updated in the first post.

You realize Larsson is expected to play tonight right?

 

[AKL]

Yeah, the Wings D is almost as bad as the Avs one right now..

The difference is goaltending. We don't know nor played against Petr Mrazek yet.

I won't argue with you, they're both bad. I think having Kronwall gives Detroit the slight edge.

But it won't matter if they don't score, or if they play D like they did against the Avs.

Personally though, I'm starting to become a believer in "The Pattern" (win 2, lose 3, win 2, lose 3...), so hopefully they can break that cause I'm not a fan of it.

 

[Fel 96]

You realize Larsson is expected to play tonight right?

Yes we know that but not according to the Wild website oddly.

 

[Victorious Secret]

So, is Datsyuk out or still a gametime decision?

 

[TaLoN]

Yes we know that but not according to the Wild website oddly.

Yeah, but when they put half the wingers on the wrong side etc, you can't take anything they say for anything. Russo said Yeo is talking at 3pm, he expects to get line details then.

 

[Fel 96]

Yes I also know that.

I was just pointing that out.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Mike Yeo's availability pushed back to 3:45, so hang tight for #mnwild lines. Appears Zenon Konopka will be the forward scratched w Bouchard

Russo

 

[Fel 96]

Can't believe the Wild game will be my 3rd game of the day.

How I missed watching more than 2 games in a day!

 

[Fel 96]

Konopka being the 2nd scratch?

I have no problem with this.

 

[Billy Mays Here*]

Konopka scratched? Oh, I called that (kinda).

 

[TaLoN]

Yes I also know that.

I was just pointing that out.

And I was just saying, the Wild website is the last place I'd look for line info.

The real info is getting leaked now though...

 

[Emilie]

Konopka being the 2nd scratch?

I have no problem with this.

It's cause I have magical powers to make this kind of stuff happen sometimes. Hopefully my other hopeful tweet will happen too

 

[Fel 96]

It's cause I have magical powers to make this kind of stuff happen sometimes. Hopefully my other hopeful tweet will happen too

Please make the Wild score 5 goals tonight!

 

[TZM]

You realize Larsson is expected to play tonight right?

Yup. I'm updating the lineup as I get information but wild.com was the most accountable source so far.

 

[Fel 96]

Morning Skate Updates: Datsyuk says he's feeling better, Helm talks his health, & Samuelsson talks playing tonight http://redwings.nhl.com/club/blog.htm?id=404&navid=DL|DET|home

http://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/303251155339849730

 

[DeuceMN]

I was reading yahoo puck daddy's Three Stars of the night and number one star was John Tavares. He netted a hatty and YPD said the Islanders won the game because "Tavares was the difference." I leave everyone to ponder how many times have the Wild won ( or lost) a game because Koivu was the difference maker (or not.) That's something a captain should be doing far more often than Koivu does. Yeah, generally he plays a solid game but he rarely takes over a game on his own and brings home the 'W' single handely.

A good captain can do more than just score. If the players role on the team is to score, then he better damned well do that. Tavares' role is to score, good for him. Koivu does more, and does it well.

Get over this "he needs to put the team and carry us ever single game bs." He carries this team in many ways. He could score more, sure, does it mean he's a bad captain? No.

Does Tavares have a hatty every game? No. Isls could use it. He must be a bad captain if he can't do that every game.

 

[Jati]

Russo tweeted that Granlund is centering 4th line with Rupp and Mitchell, but he deleted tweet immediately.

 

[TZM]

http://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/303251155339849730

I have mixed feelings. It's an absolute joy to watch the guy play but then again... not against your team.

 

[Fel 96]

Russo tweeted that Granlund is centering 4th line with Rupp and Mitchell, but he deleted tweet immediately.

I didn't see it at all and my Twitter feed has been open for hours now.

 

[Fel 96]

Obligatory Larsson picture post.

 

[Fel 96]

http://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=@russostrib

Holy ****, the Konopka hate is ****ing pathetic.