GDT: Game 1: Wings @ preds 8:00 pm et (FSD)

[Ezekial]

Absolutely smoked his face

 

[lomekian]

Mantha's always had elite potential, and having these linemates seems to keep his motor up more. We'll see how things pan out, but even at draft he was more of a raw package than Zadina or Ras, but was not a consistent effort guy.

Question is, who outside of the top line bar AA is capable of more than 20 goals this season on this roster?

 

[Ezekial]

Brutal giveaway by Hirose, incredible save by Jimmy.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Not a good start for Taco

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Hirose owes Jimmy a beer.

 

[Hen Kolland]

What a horrible hit. Daley got absolutely blitzed

 

[Ezekial]

That's a bad hit refs.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

That looked in out of Larkin.

 

[Realgud]

What a play by Larkin, damnnnnn

 

[lomekian]

Larkin off the post after another non called pen on Daley

 

[Ezekial]

That looked in out of Larkin.

As square on the post as he could get, almost came back hit him in the face.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Man that is the very inside but yeah square, still it looked odd at speed to me.

 

[Shaman464]

The first line has been amazing. The rest of the lines are barely NHL players. But, damn that first line looks great so far.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

So has Larkin's line played the entire first period? It kinda feels like it.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Our first line is going to drive people crazy this year.

 

[raymond23]

That line is scary. Look out league lol

 

[RedMenace]

Well, I don't know about you cats, but I'll take that first period of a season opener every day.

 

[BIGZ40]

Good start for the Wings, bad start for the refs. 2 obvious penalties they whiffed on. Need some other lines to step up though, depth is probably gonna be an issue.

 

[deca guard]

You should come try Charlotte sometime...

well yeah thats nascar territory i understand that

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

AA is out with an injury?

 

[Ezekial]

So has Larkin's line played the entire first period? It kinda feels like it.

Glendening lead F in ice time

AA is out with an injury?

Yea, gtd, decision was no

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

The first line has been amazing. The rest of the lines are barely NHL players. But, damn that first line looks great so far.

If they can manage to cobble together a second line in a similar way -- i.e. no supper star players, but just good ones that have good chemistry together -- I'm starting to like the way they look up front.

 

[Ezekial]

Howard histrically starts seasons well and IIRC Bernier historically ends seasons well, boys, we're riding that 1st line and Jekyll and Hyde goaltending to the playoffs


E: not enough in the world

 

[RedMenace]

Our first line is going to drive people crazy this year.

Probably us, mostly.

well yeah thats nascar territory i understand that

Yep, wrecks and everything. So soooooooooo so bad.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

If they can manage to cobble together a second line in a similar way -- i.e. no supper star players, but just good ones that have good chemistry together -- I'm starting to like the way they look up front.

Larkin and Mantha are big time players. Larkin in particular has taken that step up, but Mantha looks like he is about to. They are front-line players on a lot of teams, not just ours because they have a ton of talent. Larkin is a legit #1C at this point and Anthony Mantha sure looks like a legit 1st line winger since last March. He has to keep it up, but Larkin takes another step he is a Superstar at this point and I am done doubting what he will do next. Guy has tremendous drive.