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Difficult game to pick 3 stars, had a lot of guys with good games.
Mrazek played pretty well, liked how aggressive he was in handling the puck- I think that helped the D a few times in clearing the zone. In general, the team played better in front of him than they have for Howard, so maybe starting him was a message to the whole team (which I believe one of our insightful and probably better looking posters mentioned pre-game
).
Cleary scoring made for one of the funniest GDT's I've read- still think we have better options than him for the 3rd line, but you know the old saying... even a blind turd finds a nut every once in a while.
WAY too many turnovers inside the Wings zone, both by D and forwards. Anytime Kronwall wants to stop throwing blind passes from behind the net into the slot to the other team, I'm fine with. Yikes.
I liked the physicality the Wings showed. Pretty funny seeing E ragdoll one of the Blues in the scrum after Mule speared Perron- looked like a dad picking up his little kid. Would have liked to see someone/anyone step in early when Datsyuk was getting the business from Backes and co. Tootoo won't be on the ice in those situations, so maybe it's time for E to regulate a little frontier justice.
Nose update- Brunner knows where to go to score goals, and he's creating chances too (he'd have a pretty fair assist total if his linemates could finish what he's creating). He's not flashy, but just steady and knows what do in the offensive zone. Impressed so far.
Gotta love Tatar making it more difficult to for Kenny to send him back to GR (notice I said "more difficult" and not "impossible"). He's sparked the 3rd line in a major way, and I REALLY, REALLY hope that he stays there, as he's the best guy to assume a top 6 spot if one of the wingers go down to an injury.
Mrazek played pretty well, liked how aggressive he was in handling the puck- I think that helped the D a few times in clearing the zone. In general, the team played better in front of him than they have for Howard, so maybe starting him was a message to the whole team (which I believe one of our insightful and probably better looking posters mentioned pre-game
). Cleary scoring made for one of the funniest GDT's I've read- still think we have better options than him for the 3rd line, but you know the old saying... even a blind turd finds a nut every once in a while.
WAY too many turnovers inside the Wings zone, both by D and forwards. Anytime Kronwall wants to stop throwing blind passes from behind the net into the slot to the other team, I'm fine with. Yikes.
I liked the physicality the Wings showed. Pretty funny seeing E ragdoll one of the Blues in the scrum after Mule speared Perron- looked like a dad picking up his little kid. Would have liked to see someone/anyone step in early when Datsyuk was getting the business from Backes and co. Tootoo won't be on the ice in those situations, so maybe it's time for E to regulate a little frontier justice.
Nose update- Brunner knows where to go to score goals, and he's creating chances too (he'd have a pretty fair assist total if his linemates could finish what he's creating). He's not flashy, but just steady and knows what do in the offensive zone. Impressed so far.
Gotta love Tatar making it more difficult to for Kenny to send him back to GR (notice I said "more difficult" and not "impossible"). He's sparked the 3rd line in a major way, and I REALLY, REALLY hope that he stays there, as he's the best guy to assume a top 6 spot if one of the wingers go down to an injury.
and held them off the board on a 3 min in the end. 
