Pre-Game Talk: Ottawa @ Detroit

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[Mijatovic]

Thank god we got a lot of early season points?

 

[The Zermanator]

If we even win 2 of our remaining games, please let it be against Ottawa and Boston.

 

[KJoe88]

If our goaltending shows up, we should win because our offense has been lights out these last few.

I think if we come out strong and come through with a win it all but secures our playoff season IMO due to Boston's schedule being a tad more difficult than ours. Doesn't mean they'll lose them, but we still have Carolina twice and Washington who we tend to play hard.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

4-2 ottawa

 

[ap3x]

Sens gonna be pissed about their latest streak. So, let's hope for our guys to be prepared and handle them as best as we can to get those two points. As much as I'd like to see them in the playoffs, can't afford to risk the Bruins making up ground on us. Next games are pretty important to prove ourselves and show what we're made of. Points against both the Sens and the Bruins would be huge. So, let's just win this one and keep it up on Thursday.

 

[GrosEcossais]

I would like to say that detroit is going to step up and win this one but their play of late makes it hard to say that with any certainty. Someone really just needs to step up in the locker room and tell them to get their heads out their a**es and play simple hockey. I pray for a win these next two games.

 

[hyduK]

Can we get Sheahan back please?

 

[Pavels Dog]

Ottawa's under more pressure right now so hopefully they crack under it. If they lose they're almost done, despite their great run.

We just need goaltending.

 

[joe89]

I actually root for them to grab the last wildcard spot but this is a game we wanna win. The team is honestly not playing that bad right now. But we're handicapping ourselves with ~2 goals every game by brutal mistakes.

 

[ap3x]

5 things to watch: Red Wings could face pair of surprising goaltenders on tremendous runs

 

[crashnburnluder]

5 things to watch: Red Wings could face pair of surprising goaltenders on tremendous runs

If my confidence in this team and winning games wasn't low enough haha... Hopefully we hit one of those tough weeks where everyone expects us to lose, but we surprise everyone and show up firing on all cylinders.

 

[InjuredChoker]

what's the over/under on odds that mccollum comes in and steals the starting job?

 

[Shoalzie]

Huge week ahead...show me something.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

what's the over/under on odds that mccollum comes in and steals the starting job?

9000

 

[Eggberto]

9000

I'd say it's over

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Can Osgood come out of retirement?

 

[Kronwalled55]

Lets do this.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 13m13 minutes ago
No #RedWings practice today, but per Ken Holland, Erik Cole and Riley Sheahan both possible to play Tuesday vs. Ottawa.

 

[ap3x]

Would be huge to have both of them back.

 

[AndrewD]

The Detroit Red Wings will undoubtedly treat this game against the Ottawa Senators as a playoff game. The Red Wings are 3 points up on the Boston Bruins and the Senators are expected to come out hungry as they look to secure a wild card spot.

READ

 

[KJoe88]

Would be huge to have both of them back.

Indeed.

Big game.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I expect the leadership group to be on point tomorrow night.... Will it be enough? Not sure but I expect a big game out of Datsyuk, Z and Kronner. If the goaltending isn't abysmal which lets face it we don't know I think we come out with the two points.

We have leaders Ottawa doesn't have in terms of reliability in big situations. I like Karlsson but that is a huge advantage at this time of the year, we have guys you know want to stand up and be counted when things are getting hairy and they need to be your best players.

 

[hot dog]

You cannot lose in regulation.

 

[Run the Jewels]

You cannot lose in regulation.

Yes, to paraphrase Meagan Trainor we've gotta be all about that loser point.