Post-Game Talk: Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 7PM ET | FSD

[Bench]

Mickey sounds hot for Matthews.

 

[raymond23]

Nice play Jensen. Impressive.

 

[TatarTangle]

Yea, Jensen has been playing well. Tough break on the penalty.

 

[TheMule93]

Someone step on a Toronto stick pronto

 

[Reddwit]

Granted, they're down 2-1 to a team they probably expected to destroy, but the TML arena is DEAD. You could hear a pin drop. TAs a Wings fan, I feel vindicated. So many threads over the years using the quiet or half-empty lower bowl as evidence that the Wings don't have a solid fanbase. Now, Toronto fans are obviously nuts for their team but the suits own the lower bowl no matter where you go.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Nyquist Trade Value continues to rise! lol

 

[aar000n]

The goose is loose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Zermanator]

What a pass by Larkin!

 

[TatarTangle]

To trade or resign Nyquist, that is the question

 

[raymond23]

WOW. Let's f***ing go boys!

 

[The Zermanator]

To trade or resign Nyquist, that is the question

Trade, get assets, then re-sign.

 

[Bench]

Getting some vintage Babcock scowls. I like that.

 

[Realgud]

Sparks is so bad

 

[The Zermanator]

I'm officially not buying into this 'good 2C' business about Larkin anymore.

He's a 1C now, and he's going to get better and better.

 

[Abraham de Lacy]

I like the way this game is tending.

 

[Bench]

I'm officially not buying into this 'good 2C' business about Larkin anymore.

He's a 1C now, and he's going to get better and better.

He can absolutely be an anchor on the top line like Toews. Like Toews, that high end offensive production is the sticking point for some.

 

[raymond23]

Cholowski and Rasmussen made some great plays which helped lead to that goal.

 

[The Zermanator]

He can absolutely be an anchor on the top line like Toews. Like Toews, that high end offensive production is the sticking point for some.

Except with the exception of one season, Toews never cracked 70 points. And his linemates were elite on his line and on the backend. Larkin's on pace for more than that, and that's with a rebuilding team lacking even a single elite player. As the quality of players around him improves, I'm thinking 70 is going to be his floor.

I think Bergeron is quickly becoming a better comparison than Toews.

 

[SCD]

Who is kidding, Toronto has us right where they want us.....Wings with a lead in the first.

 

[Reddwit]

I was just going to commend the refs for not blowing the play dead when the Leafs made contact with the puck behind the net given the impending penalty and Gus scoring is exactly why.

Seems like 95% of refs blow the play dead when theres a delayed penalty if the soon-to-be penalized team so much as looks at the puck. Why rob the sport of extra excitement and scoring chances? Call the play as its supposed to be called - wait til the other team gains control of the puck. A stick tap on the puck is not control. Keep it going. Good call.

 

[TheMule93]

Except with the exception of one season, Toews never cracked 70 points. And his linemates were elite on his line and on the backend. Larkin's on pace for more than that, and that's with a rebuilding team lacking even a single elite player. As the quality of players around him improves, I'm thinking 70 is going to be his floor.

I think Bergeron is quickly becoming a better comparison than Toews.

toews' prime correlated with some of the lowest scoring seasons in nhl history, hitting 70 pts isnt what it was 5-8 years ago

we had a season where Jamie benn won the art ross with 87 points lol. That probably wouldnt be top 10 this season.

 

[Bench]

Except with the exception of one season, Toews never cracked 70 points. And his linemates were elite on his line and on the backend. Larkin's on pace for more than that, and that's with a rebuilding team lacking even a single elite player. As the quality of players around him improves, I'm thinking 70 is going to be his floor.

I think Bergeron is quickly becoming a better comparison than Toews.

Well, a 70 point floor sure would be nice. Toews has 697 points in 820 regular season game (0.85 ppg). And his incredible playoff numbers 110 points in 128 games (0.86).

What I'm saying is if Larkin is anywhere near that in 10 years, I think I'm going to be thrilled, even if he's not scoring like McDavid.

 

[TheMule93]

babcock is trying to get Matthews away from larkin

 

[TheMule93]

Rasmussen seems 100% useless outside of the odd tip in front of the net

hopefully he develops some more usefulness in the coming years, hes only a rookie

 

[Orthodox Caveman]

Green!