GDT: Game 24 | Edmonton Oilers @ Detroit Red Wings| 7:30 PM EST | FS-D

[Redwingsfan]

Howard's got a 91.5 SV% now. That sure got up to a decent level in a hurry. 15th overall and 9th out of the starters. Not too shabby..

 

[Run the Jewels]

0.875 EVS GAA over the past 8 games. Not bad, not bad at all.

 

[CloneHakanPlease*]

Howard's got a 91.5 SV% now. That sure got up to a decent level in a hurry. 15th overall and 9th out of the starters. Not too shabby..

Howard has had maybe three bad games all season. Our defense is just making up for the damage they inflicted earlier on the year.

 

[14ari13]

Howard's got a 91.5 SV% now. That sure got up to a decent level in a hurry. 15th overall and 9th out of the starters. Not too shabby..

It helps a lot and those numbers look more Howard's like.

0.875 EVS GAA over the past 8 games. Not bad, not bad at all.

That's great, even for Babcock.

Howard has had maybe three bad games all season. Our defense is just making up for the damage they inflicted earlier on the year.

Both Howard and defence have been better lately.

 

[nik jr]

was abdelkader's only the 2nd EN goal of the season?

zetterberg had 1 vs STL, but i don't remember another.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Howie played well, but D managed to keep Oils at bay. One of the best games by our D. Loved Kindl jumping up with the puck. Rookies were great. Z needs to get on the scoreboard. Brunner needs to do/learn some more dekes other than the one he always tries one-on-one. Well, earned win. Abdelkader with a great goal, awesome individual effort. Goalie had absolutely no chance, Abby beat him fair and square.

Good by Lindholm if we keep playing this way .

 

[Kiddington]

Kindl had a great game.

If his recent play hasn't earned him the right to stay by now, I don't know what will. We knew all along the guy had the tools; looks likes he's finally starting to put it all together. Amazing what confidence - and a little ice time - can do.

 

[14ari13]

Kindl had a great game.

If his recent play hasn't earned him the right to stay by now, I don't know what will. We knew all along the guy had the tools; looks likes he's finally starting to put it all together. Amazing what confidence - and a little ice time - can do.

Kindl is tied for 10th in the league in +/- and has 6 points in 17 games.
Quincey is tied for 4th in the league in +/-

 

[nik jr]

Howie played well, but D managed to keep Oils at bay. One of the best games by our D. Loved Kindl jumping up with the puck. Rookies were great. Z needs to get on the scoreboard. Brunner needs to do/learn some more dekes other than the one he always tries one-on-one. Well, earned win. Abdelkader with a great goal, awesome individual effort. Goalie had absolutely no chance, Abby beat him fair and square.

Good by Lindholm if we keep playing this way .

should trade up to get him

0.875 EVS GAA over the past 8 games. Not bad, not bad at all.

currently tied for 7th in GAA with habs (2.46), and 2nd in 5 on 5 GF/GA (1.38) behind only chicago (1.59).

i think special teams have improved, but still bottom 10 in both. would be a good idea, imo, to change PP's.

i would also be interested in some changes in top 6. maybe move franzen with datsyuk.

 

[mindfly]

Why was Tatar and Andersson benched much of the 3rd period? I thought they played a great game so why not continue with them in the third?

 

[Spitfire11]

Why was Tatar and Andersson benched much of the 3rd period? I thought they played a great game so why not continue with them in the third?

Because Babcock is a terrible coach who needs to be fired asap...right?

 

[JmanWingsFan]

Why was Tatar and Andersson benched much of the 3rd period? I thought they played a great game so why not continue with them in the third?

We won. Two points. TWO. MORE. POINTS. W in the win column. We got a shutout. We scored 3 goals. DOES IT FRIGGIN MATTER?

 

[mindfly]

We won. Two points. TWO. MORE. POINTS. W in the win column. We got a shutout. We scored 3 goals. DOES IT FRIGGIN MATTER?

There's no reason not to play them, if he'd played them as much as previous two periods maybe the top2 lines end up with 1-2mins less TOI, conserve energy for columbus etc.

 

[mindfly]

Also, no penalty for detroit this game? one last game? if you remove the puck-over-glass-penalties against chicago... Detroit doesn't take many penalties these days... good

 

[JmanWingsFan]

There's no reason not to play them, if he'd played them as much as previous two periods maybe the top2 lines end up with 1-2mins less TOI, conserve energy for columbus etc.

You're making a fuss over such a trivial matter.

 

[Outl4w]

I have come to the conclusion that Babcock continued to play Cleary and Abs so much hoping they will get injured. It appears Tartar and Andersson didn't play much in the despite their recent play. Babcock maybe using some reverse psychology techniques and hoping the injury bug catches one of them. I really have no other explanation at this point. The way the defense is playing and the way we are winning at this point I will accept the points and say LETS GO REDWINGS proudly while living in the Tampa Area.

 

[Hendricks433]

Why was Tatar and Andersson benched much of the 3rd period? I thought they played a great game so why not continue with them in the third?

Because the game was 2-0 not 3-0 or 4-0. How many games have we lost where we have been up 2-0 for them to comeback and win?

Play our most experienced and best defensive forwards and make sure we win. We cant afford to give games away with how close the standings are.

 

[Vladdy84]

Because the game was 2-0 not 3-0 or 4-0. How many games have we lost where we have been up 2-0 for them to comeback and win?

Play our most experienced and best defensive forwards and make sure we win. We cant afford to give games away with how close the standings are.

Like Dan Cleary? Mr. Turnover? Mr. Slow.

 

[Hendricks433]

Like Dan Cleary? Mr. Turnover? Mr. Slow.

lol well...

 

[joe89]

It's pretty known at this point Babcock doesn't trust Tatar to take a defensive shift. He'll play him as long as we need offense. I think he trusts Andersson a little more but if you remove one player out of the rotation you remove a line.

I disagree with that coaching(having the puck in the offensive zone is the best defense and Andersson's line is very good at that), but that's the reasoning.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Why was Tatar and Andersson benched much of the 3rd period? I thought they played a great game so why not continue with them in the third?

Edmonton shortened their bench and Babcock wasn't going to let their top 2 lines see the ice often without one of 13 or 40 on the ice. If it was a 3 or 4 goal lead it's one thing, but you can't dick around with a 2-goal lead anymore and points being so important.

It was the correct coaching move from a matchup standpoint.

 

[Fugu]

So my boys Smitty and Q are doing well?

 

[RedWingsNow*]

It's pretty known at this point Babcock doesn't trust Tatar to take a defensive shift. He'll play him as long as we need offense. I think he trusts Andersson a little more but if you remove one player out of the rotation you remove a line.

I disagree with that coaching(having the puck in the offensive zone is the best defense and Andersson's line is very good at that), but that's the reasoning.

The Red Wings don't have a "prevent" defense.

Hockey is a two-way game. When you start focusing on one-way... good luck.

 

[RedWingsNow*]

So my boys Smitty and Q are doing well?

Smitty looks very green.
Quincey looks like a Lilja clone. They've completely taken offense out of his job description. He doesn't do any passes up the middle -- everything is up the boards.

they've minimized the damage he can create.
The other mind boggling stat from Quincey -- 10 Hits --

It's almost like Babcock pulled Quincey in and said .. Look dummy... you're not Bobby Orr and you're not Scott Stevens. No more passing. No more hitting. Just get the puck out of our end and don't take any penalties, or you're the next healthy scratch

 

[mindfly]

Smitty looks very green.
Quincey looks like a Lilja clone. They've completely taken offense out of his job description. He doesn't do any passes up the middle -- everything is up the boards.

they've minimized the damage he can create.
The other mind boggling stat from Quincey -- 10 Hits --

It's almost like Babcock pulled Quincey in and said .. Look dummy... you're not Bobby Orr and you're not Scott Stevens. No more passing. No more hitting. Just get the puck out of our end and don't take any penalties, or you're the next healthy scratch

Sounds like a 800k defenseman to me... oh wait Quincey gets 3.75M