Post-Game Talk: The offensive black hole gets bigger

[The Zermanator]

Yeah this team has got to find a way to score more these 1 and 2 goal games get pretty stale.

Yeah, and Blashill was supposedly going to run a much more offensive system than Babcock.

I thought Richards-Dats-Larkin looked good. Keeps Tatar on the third.

Datsyuk is just so much more effective when he has forwards he can cycle with

I agree. I also really like the idea of Larkin playing with Datsyuk. Since the start of this season (Larkin's explosion basically) I've wanted him to get a good amount of playing time with both Zetterberg and Datsyuk. I think they'll both help him grow in unique ways as a player.

 

[theYman]

Sounds like a bunch of stupid ******** I missed this game. 1-0 lead turns into 2-1 loss. Why am I not surprised. Why can't this team win at home anymore? It's not just this season either. Remember that time we had 23 straight home wins? Ahh the good old days. What's happened since then?

 

[chances14]

Sounds like a bunch of stupid ******** I missed this game. 1-0 lead turns into 2-1 loss. Why am I not surprised. Why can't this team win at home anymore? It's not just this season either. Remember that time we had 23 straight home wins? Ahh the good old days. What's happened since then?

lidstrom retired. datsyuk, zetterberg, and kronwall are old now

 

[PetrPumpknEatr]

Sounds like a bunch of stupid ******** I missed this game. 1-0 lead turns into 2-1 loss. Why am I not surprised. Why can't this team win at home anymore? It's not just this season either. Remember that time we had 23 straight home wins? Ahh the good old days. What's happened since then?

It wasn't a 2-1 loss. It was a 1-1 tie that we lost in a shoot out.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

You're consistent with blaming goalies on the shootout. I'll give you that

It's proven that Howard is one of the worst goalies in the shootout if not the worst

So how many days until shattenkirk guys

 

[Leronziia]

"Don't try to make that pass, don't try to make that pass...

****."

We got a point and we weren't terrible either. Great goaltending on both sides and the post certainly helped Philly today.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Sounds like a bunch of stupid ******** I missed this game. 1-0 lead turns into 2-1 loss. Why am I not surprised. Why can't this team win at home anymore? It's not just this season either. Remember that time we had 23 straight home wins? Ahh the good old days. What's happened since then?

Home ice doesn't mean a thing anymore especially in hockey

Most teams suck at home

 

[chances14]

It's proven that Howard is one of the worst goalies in the shootout if not the worst

So how many days until shattenkirk guys

oh without a doubt howard sucks in the shootout. Unfortunately our shooters are also the worst in the shootout.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

oh without a doubt howard sucks in the shootout. Unfortunately our shooters are also the worst in the shootout.

Idk why blash keeps putting datsyuk out in the shootout. Or any old guy really they hate it

Put Larkin out there. Jurco. Nyquist or tatar

 

[Actual Thought*]

I didn't see the game but it probably should have been a budgeted loss anyway. The fact we don't score goals is nothing new. I don't expect it will change any time soon. PP isn't going to get fixed this year for sure so it is what it is. Hopefully Mrazek can carry them to a playoff berth but I have my doubts.

 

[Martinez]

These votes are so spread out. Impressive guys

 

[Actual Thought*]

Idk why blash keeps putting datsyuk out in the shootout. Or any old guy really they hate it

Put Larkin out there. Jurco. Nyquist or tatar

Jurco is an offensive black hole. His penalty shot a while back was the worst effort one could possibly imagine.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Jurco is an offensive black hole. His penalty shot a while back was the worst effort one could possibly imagine.

I think he only had 1 shootout shot before. And it was actually a decent try

It wasn't a backhand uphigh

 

[chances14]

since the wings regular shooters refuse to get creative and never change their shots up, I don't see the harm in changing the shooters up

 

[Kronwalled55]

since the wings regular shooters refuse to get creative and never change their shots up, I don't see the harm in changing the shooters up

Gus changed his up and hit the crossbar. Richards' was just lame. Historically he's good in shootouts, but this team has Tatar and Larkin. Use them first.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

since the wings regular shooters refuse to get creative and never change their shots up, I don't see the harm in changing the shooters up

Nyquist doesn't change his up usually But at least he scores on his usually

 

[Sentinel]

Idk why blash keeps putting datsyuk out in the shootout. Or any old guy really they hate it

Put Larkin out there. Jurco. Nyquist or tatar

IDK WTF were you watching. Dats scored on his, and NyQ hit the crossbar.

 

[Sentinel]

Btw FWIW we totally dominated the OT, but just didn't shoot the puck. It was so frustrating.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Let's see....

Henrik Zetterberg: $6.1 million
Johan Franzen: $3.9 million
Jimmy Howard: $5.3 million
Jonathan Ericsson: $4.3 million
Kyle Quincey: $4.3 million
Brad Richards: $4 million
Jakub Kindl: $2.4 million

That's just over $30 million for guys who are either out of the league or are playing at replacement level. Add it up and then divide by the number of players and you're paying nearly $4.5 million for those "contributors". Awesome. We'd lampoon other franchises for making that many boneheaded deals.

I know people got upset when I pointed out what a joke the 2012-13 opening night roster was, the one without Gus Nyquist. This is even worse. We'd be a lottery team if not for Petr Mrazek. He's the one guy who is grossly outplaying his contract. Larkin is doing OK.

Brutal.

 

[rx7dryver]

Waive smith. Smith is worse than hot garbage. Hot garbage only stinks half of the year.

 

[Heaton]

This may be one of the biggest paper tiger rosters in Detroit Red Wings history. Things look so promising on paper. But we're basically Dylan Larkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, DeKeyser and Mrazek. And Datsyuk/Z are fading fast.

 

[aar000n]

Sit smith he is lost

 

[Henkka]

Omg. Sky is falling again.

First home after western trip measures the level of whole organization.

 

[Heaton]

Omg. Sky is falling again.

First home after western trip measures the level of whole organization.

Nope, just another example of our bad offense and power play losing us a game. It's a problem whether you want to acknowledge it or not.

 

[Claypool]

People forget they hit several posts tonight, too. It was a good game. There was great effort all around by both teams. Dumb mistakes luckily didn't cost them a point. I thought getting the 5 minute power play that early in the game was going to hurt more than help. I think they needed the first half of the game to get their legs under them. Oh well.