This team really needs to figure out how to play three periods. That being said, the game and atmosphere were well worth the price of admission.
GDT: Game 38 | Detroit Red Wings @ Colorado Avalanche | 9:00 PM EST | FS-D
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Laser Rayzor
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Yeah, Datsyuk hasn't been as dominant on the puck as he can be the past few games, but I liked the way he and Z were able to cycle at times tonight. I think they were a bit gassed from the back to back, but their offensive zone chemistry looked great at times.
Datsyuk now leads the league in both GWG with 6 and OT goals with 2. Coming up in the clutch.
From Khan:
For the love of god someone lock DD in the gym, dude looks like a twig.
I am very surprised by this. I thought he had a lot more size than this!
cjm502
Bingo Bango!
From Khan:
For the love of god someone lock DD in the gym, dude looks like a twig.
Dude looks more like 180 than 200, which isnt much for his height.
kuick
Tatar Sauce
Based on watching him and the results.
Upper tier starters like Lundquist get over 6.5.
Down from there, you'll find Miller at just over 6.
Go down another tier, you'll find Bryz/Luongo at around 5.5.
Keep going down the levels and you get to Fleury at 5m, whom last season Howard was superior to in every aspect. This year their numbers are closer, with Fleury playing on a far better team.
Like I said, we all know he's a middle of the pack starting goalie. He's going to get paid like it. From 4.5-5M would pay him from 12th-15th in goalie cap hits, which is relatively fair. That doesn't even count young guys like Rask and Schneider who are still on young deals and will get much more than that.
Don't even get me started on the blue line that's playing in front of him.
From Khan:
For the love of god someone lock DD in the gym, dude looks like a twig.
I thought he looked small on the ice, but holy crap.
Can someone tell me what kind of defenseman he is?
He's a defensive defenseman? Because the dude seems really, really soft.
I liked his skating... His passing was OK.
To me, he looked a lot like a guy playing in his first ever game.
I honestly couldn't tell, based on this game, if he's a better defenseman than Lashoff -- at the moment.
Super Fadio Bro
MAMA MIA!!!
ProPain, you're a Red Wings fan? Wow didn't know that.
Hey, do I have to remind how you guys got Yzerman?
When are you going to replace the "P" by a "T"?
kuick
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Most of the team did. Goals resulting from a bad pinch odd man rush and own zone turnover didn't help.
Yeah, but using this as an example of a good game by Howard doesn't make much sense. He played good enough to get the win when the rest of the team, outside a select few, didn't.
Then again, we played the last place team in the NHL. Everyone needed to be better.
obey86
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I'll be honest, I didn't even watch the game
(other than a few minutes here and there). Just wanted to use that line.
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Syckle78
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From Khan:
For the love of god someone lock DD in the gym, dude looks like a twig.
Kid needs some hot and readys stat!
Crymson
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Haha. Your sheer arrogance in declaring yourself the the wholly objective hockey fan is really funny.
Hint: you're not objective either, and saying that Howard "sucks" in relation to whoever is Pejorative Slured. So there. I swear people on this board (you) only watch the Wings as pessimistic nincompoops and not objectively as fans of hockey.
Howard made 33 saves, and the Avs were 10-5-2 at home coming into the game.
Chris 84
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having just watched the highlights i can say that in all my years of hockey-watching, it is damn rare to have such biased homer commentary as that guy from rocky mountain tv or whatever they call it provided. he went from screaming banshee to bored and indifferent depending on which team had scored.
forgot about this game, which sucks since dekeyser played. very important win, though.
outshot almost 3-1 in 3rd period. was that b/c of back to back games, or struggling with colorado's speed and forechecking, or both?
from highlights, zetterberg and datsyuk looked very good. based on commentary here, that is not entirely accurate, but i read on another site that they outshot their opposition by double digits, which is very good.
anyone have PP stats for the last 10 games or so? road PP has been good since it scored vs calgary.
i'll probably add up the numbers from each game report later.
go to 2:10
brendan smith's hit on ben smith in '12 preseason, for example.
outshot almost 3-1 in 3rd period. was that b/c of back to back games, or struggling with colorado's speed and forechecking, or both?
from highlights, zetterberg and datsyuk looked very good. based on commentary here, that is not entirely accurate, but i read on another site that they outshot their opposition by double digits, which is very good.
anyone have PP stats for the last 10 games or so? road PP has been good since it scored vs calgary.
i'll probably add up the numbers from each game report later.
in comparison to other NHLers, he looks like a 14 year old.From Khan:
For the love of god someone lock DD in the gym, dude looks like a twig.
go to 2:10
if he had been called for a penalty, this game probably would have been a loss. in such a fast game, a slight movement by mcginn prior to the hit could have drawn a penalty.
brendan smith's hit on ben smith in '12 preseason, for example.
Mickey Redmond*
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He's your basic shutdown defenseman, can handle the puck at the point, but he doesn't score very much. He was physical in college, but he wasn't playing against NHL sized guys either. I imagine he will put on another 20-30 pounds as he gets older and does NHL caliber training. I can't wait to see what he looks like in a couple years.
Last 2 games vs the Coyotes and the Avs we are 1-1, but actually we are 0-1-1. Those are easy games, easy wins. But we found a way to lose one and win one barely in OT. Does not look promising.
Anyhow, I think we give up way too many good chances giving our opponents those counter attacks which are easy to score.
We have to play better than the last 2 games or we will just miss the playoffs.
Anyhow, I think we give up way too many good chances giving our opponents those counter attacks which are easy to score.
We have to play better than the last 2 games or we will just miss the playoffs.
JPE123
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I saw him play twice at Western. Pretty physical stay at home defenseman. Moves the puck up the ice pretty well.
Hard to say better than Lashoff after one professional game. I think he will prove to be much better. An awful lot of people were very interested in this guy, I don't think it was because they like his haircut
TCNorthstars
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Oh please! There are no "easy" games and "easy" wins in the NHL. This isn't Alabama playing some division 2 puke team.
WingedWheel1987
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Nights like beating the 30th overall team in overtime?
At least we beat them and Howard gave them a chance to do so. He didn't have a phenomenal game by any stretch of the imagination, but made some crucial saves (especially on Duchene in OT).
ProPain, you're a Red Wings fan? Wow didn't know that.
Hey, do I have to remind how you guys got Yzerman?
Yeah, because we sucked....30 years ago.
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