GDT: Game #30 -- Wed Mar 20, 2013 - Wild @ Red Wings - 7:30 p.m.|NBCSN, FS-D

[SoupNazi]

(16-10-2, 3rd in conference) at (14-10-5, 7th)
March 20, 2013 - the first day of Spring (at least, according to the calendar)
7:30 p.m.
Joe Louis Arena


Abdelkader - Datsyuk - Franzen
Filppula - Zetterberg - Brunner
Cleary - Andersson - Nyquist
Miller - Emmerton - Tootoo

Kronwall - Ericsson
Lashoff - Smith
Kindl - White

Howard


Parise-Koivu-Coyle
Bouchard-Cullen-Setoguchi
Heatley-Brodziak-Clutterbuck
Zucker-Konopka-Mitchell
*Rupp

Suter-Brodin
Stoner-Spurgeon
Falk-Prosser
*Gilbert

Backstrom
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[RedWingsNow*]

First day of Spring.
Wow. The lockout has really messed up my innate hockey calendar.
Usually, right about now, we're getting antsy for the playoffs. We're still weeks from the trade deadline and just a little more than halfway through the season.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Nyquist in instead of Eaves per Khan.

I don't like the Lashoff-Smith pairing. Two kids competing for mistakes.

 

[RedMenace]

Nyquist in instead of Eaves per Khan.

I hope he gets a goal and assist just to rub it in Babcock's face a little.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Nyquist in instead of Eaves per Khan.

I don't like the Lashoff-Smith pairing. Two kids competing for mistakes.

Not sure how I feel about this.

This up-down-up-down-up-down routine cannot be good for his confidence and he'll likely be sent back down as soon as Eaves is back. Why not give this one game to someone who better fits the 3rd line role and/or hasn't had a big taste of the NHL yet. If this is for one game my choice would have been Ferraro or Sheahan.
Regardless, I'm hoping for a strong game from Goose, and more importantly a win.

 

[Kronwalled55]

"Ok... heads, Nyquist sits.. Tails, he plays."

 

[Vladdy84]

Not sure how I feel about this.

This up-down-up-down-up-down routine cannot be good for his confidence and he'll likely be sent back down as soon as Eaves is back. Why not give this one game to someone who better fits the 3rd line role and/or hasn't had a taste of the NHL yet. If this is for one game my choice would have been Ferraro or Sheahan.
Regardless, I'm hoping for a strong game from Goose, and more importantly a win.

Agreed. Would love to see what Ferraro or Shehan could do right now on the third line.

Cleary-Andersson-Nyquist is a pretty sad line IMO.

Ferraro/Sheahan-Andersson-Nyquist would be interesting.

 

[RedMenace]

Agreed. Would love to see what Ferraro or Shehan could do right now on the third line.

Yeah, mainly Ferraro since we haven't seen him up yet, and he's arguably the more versatile player of the two.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

On my spring break, so I decided to come to this game from Eastern Pennsylvania. I'm expecting a win, dammit. Also real disappointed Goose was sent back down before today's game.

EDIT: Didn't realize Gus was back in, hot damn!

 

[Syckle78]

Woot, game day! I hate three days between games.

Wings win 3-1

 

[Debrincat93]

Pumped to see Brodin play again. Pumped.

 

[WildisLaw]

Looking forward to a great game!

 

[WingedWheel1987]

I wonder if Nyquist just lives in his car at this point.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Agreed. Would love to see what Ferraro or Shehan could do right now on the third line.

Cleary-Andersson-Nyquist is a pretty sad line IMO.

Ferraro/Sheahan-Andersson-Nyquist would be interesting.

If Sheahan was up it should be Andersson sliding out to wing, because Riley is a better center and well already player than him.

I hope Nyquist has a good game tonight he has been the best player down in Grand Rapids by a healthy margin this season and it hasn't showed in his limited chances up in the NHL.

Needs to just play confident and not worry about being sent down, in all honesty they are going to do it anyway, let it hang out and be himself a little more.

 

[aar000n]

I hope he gets a goal and assist just to rub it in Babcock's face a little.

I'm sure Babcock hopes for the same thing.

 

[opivy]

I want to see how Andersson and Nyquist play together. I think Cleary is a bit of a bummer to have with them but Andersson can hopefully get down low and create a little room for Gus to operate.

 

[mindfly]

Seeing as Minnesota is 10-4 since the last game (won 3-2) against the wings, and they're really tight defensively. It will be tough to get 2 pts from this one. It will be a tight, low-scoring snoozefest, could very well go into OT/SO. Minnesota has a slight edge, they're the hotter team atm.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Dare I say this is a must-win?

Maybe not, but it would I would enjoy the comfort of some space. We're still on the edge currently.

 

[redwings85]

Go Wings Go.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

It is time for a Nyquist explosion.

 

[lilidk]

Why not send Datsyuk to 3rd line one more time : Andersson -Datsyuk- Nyquist

 

[Flowah]

Why not send Datsyuk to 3rd line one more time : Andersson -Datsyuk- Nyquist

I'm hoping for a GR line of Tatar, Nyquist, Andersson.

I know some people are terrified of an all rookie line, but Andersson and Tatar haven't looked like rookies in their time up. And they'd be playing on a third line anyway. Probably one of the more dangerous third lines in the league too.

 

[Vladdy84]

I'm going with 3-1 Wings.

Goals by Datsyuk, Flip(gots to get that money), and Kindl.

 

[14ari13]

They are a hot team, but we played very well our last 2 games, our special units finally worked well. It will be a hard fought game.
It seemed like Z and D got it going last game, so maybe they are getting hot and then our team is very hard to beat when Z and D are on the top of their game.

 

[lilidk]

I'm hoping for a GR line of Tatar, Nyquist, Andersson.

I know some people are terrified of an all rookie line, but Andersson and Tatar haven't looked like rookies in their time up. And they'd be playing on a third line anyway. Probably one of the more dangerous third lines in the league too.

They can learn from Datsyuk