They looked pretty good. Price won it. As usual. It was definitely Babcock hockey.
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They looked pretty good. Price won it. As usual. It was definitely Babcock hockey.
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Given how the Leafs played last night, I doubt the game will be a cake walk for the Wings. The Leafs were rather organized, and overall looked a lot better than in a very long time.
Hoping to see Larkin bang in a few.
Yeah, the Leafs actually looked solid. Other than Price, I think Detroit is a much better team than Montreal though, so I expect a win tonight. I haven't seen the lineups, but I assume Reimer will be starting for Toronto with Bernier playing last night.
Would be great too see Larkin get on the board. I'll be more than happy with just an assist
Be interesting to see if Babs trys to match when he can Kadri's line on Z's. I don't think he will though Z usually eats Kadri up for breakfast. Granted we have last change but we all remember the fire wagon changes after the puck is cleared to match heavy vs real gud.
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Man, I woke up this morning all excited thinking the game was tonight but I forgot it's tomorrow 
Feels like an eternity since I've last watched Red Wings regular season games.
Feels like an eternity since I've last watched Red Wings regular season games.
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Yep sounds like that's what Blash is going with. And Marchenko becomes the #7 Dman and Ouelett gets sent down.
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Quincey-Smith
Lol either way they're disasters waiting to happen. Either Smith-Kindl pairing or Quincey-Smith pairing both are recipes for disaster.
TCNorthstars
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Because Kindl and Smith are on it. Together. At the same time. Both of them. In an NHL hockey game.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Because neither one is that solid, Both are turnover machines Smith is solid with Kronwall and maybe with DeKeyser and Kindl has never been that strong to begin with but since DeKeyser is down we don't have much of a choice.
Vladdy84
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Kindl-Smith
The hero chart all-star pairing
On a serious note, I could see it not being that bad.
I'd like that to be our our 2nd PP unit.
I forget, are we still doing the 4 forwards pp garbage?
Laser Rayzor
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On paper Kindl-Smith sounds like it'll be a train wreck but I remember seeing them together a couple times last season and they surprisingly work OK together from what I remember. It's like their brains (or lack thereof) are on similar wavelengths.
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It's obvious the only reason it wasn't #1 is that Smith wasn't on it. The same Smith who is supposedly a disaster if he plays with anyone except Kronwall or Dekeyser.
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I'dlike to see
Kindl - Green (off.zone pair)
Smith - Quincey (hybrid secondary pair for both zones)
Kronwall - Ericsson (shut-down def.zone pair)
Kindl - Green (off.zone pair)
Smith - Quincey (hybrid secondary pair for both zones)
Kronwall - Ericsson (shut-down def.zone pair)
Hahah right! I didn't even think about that. Plus if you aren't first you're last. I forgot about that part.
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I'dlike to see
Kindl - Green (off.zone pair) Wow, let's hope they stay in the offensive zone!
Smith - Quincey (hybrid secondary pair for both zones) Never been tried before, could work well together.
Kronwall - Ericsson (shut-down def.zone pair) Now that's just a waste of Kronwall's offensive abilities, second only to Green on the team.
Seems like Kronwall-Ericsson, Quincey-Green, and Smith-Marchenko would be the best group until DK gets back. But maybe with playing time Kindl can raise his value enough to garner some interest. Or maybe I'll just buy a lottery ticket.
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We can make jokes, but I do think Kindl will be better under Blashill. How much better? Well that is tough, but I think we get the confident contract seeking Kindl a heck of a lot more. Curious if his trust in Blashill means he will receive the you need to be more consistently physical a little better.
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