GDT: Wings vs. Rangers (12:30PM ET start)

[guinness]

I don't get to watch many Wings games anymore, but is this how the Wings normally look, or is it a because of the matinee start or something else?

They just look slow and can't make many (any?) breakout passes.

 

[Reddwit]

Really is that true? Lol , oh the the irony.

Yup. They said he saw his first NHL game live. Saw Hasek play. Told his parents the next day he wanted to be a goalie.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Typical boring Rangers and Wings game, Looks like neither team really wants this game.

 

[theYman]

We got ourselves a barn burner. Lol

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Typical boring Rangers and Wings game, Looks like neither team really wants this game.

They both want it. There are no breakouts because the D is crashing down on the forwards. If they didn't want it, there would be a rush every now and again. Tight checking games mean the opposite of not wanting it.

 

[HisNoodliness]

Losing Vanek is very bad... Could this game be more boring? I'll be asleep by the end of the third if this keeps up.

 

[theYman]

I don't get to watch many Wings games anymore, but is this how the Wings normally look, or is it a because of the matinee start or something else?

They just look slow and can't make many (any?) breakout passes.

Nope pretty typical this year., unfortunately. But there was that one time back in Oct. they looked fast.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Yup. They said he saw his first NHL game live. Saw Hasek play. Told his parents the next day he wanted to be a goalie.

That's like Lundqvist too. I read his players tribune thing. He wanted to play because Pekka somebody over in Sweden, but he didn't come out and say it until his brother told the coach that his brother Hank wanted to play net real bad.

I mean, I can see it. I wanted to play goal because of Hasek, Cujo, Eddie Belfour, and Felix Potvin.

 

[Reddwit]

That's like Lundqvist too. I read his players tribune thing. He wanted to play because Pekka somebody over in Sweden, but he didn't come out and say it until his brother told the coach that his brother Hank wanted to play net real bad.

I mean, I can see it. I wanted to play goal because of Hasek, Cujo, Eddie Belfour, and Felix Potvin.

Yeah, its understandable. Just funny that Coreau's nickname might as well be "The Statue" while Hasek played the game like a slinky.

 

[Flowah]

Nope pretty typical this year., unfortunately. But there was that one time back in Oct. they looked fast.

Our being unable to make breakout passes has been a consistent thing for at least 3-4 years now. It was less a problem when we had Datsyuk. You could send a pass somewhere in his general direction and he'd somehow come up with it and gain entry. We have no one on his level anymore so of course we look far worse.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Yeah, its understandable. Just funny that Coreau's nickname might as well be "The Statue" while Hasek played the game like a slinky.

I agree.

Coreau is just smart enough to know he'd hurt himself trying to copy Dom. (Unlike Monster)

But I mean, Hasek just made the position look fun.

 

[icKx]

I don't get to watch many Wings games anymore, but is this how the Wings normally look, or is it a because of the matinee start or something else?

They just look slow and can't make many (any?) breakout passes.

Aside from Green (on a good day), yeah pretty normal.

 

[Reddwit]

Hahaha, Coreau. Oh, man. When he's down, he's down.

 

[theYman]

Man terrible in our own zone.
Lol E there.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Ericsson has been getting beat the entire game.

 

[aar000n]

the old clamp on the stick with your arm penalty.

 

[aar000n]

wow nice save on z

 

[TheMule93]

wow, the first line generated a scoring chance

 

[Reddwit]

Ericsson has been getting beat the entire game.

Rangers match up great against him. Speed and depth so he's always facing someone who can overtake him. And I think the season is really catching up to him. He's had a terrible game and has been pretty average lately. Completely different player from a month or two ago when he was redeeming himself.

 

[Dats13DET]

Hahaha, Coreau. Oh, man. When he's down, he's down.

Lmao yeah I was scratching my head on that play too.

 

[SoupGuru]

SWING and a miss

 

[Reddwit]

Wow, major puck possession time missed out because none of the D stepped up on a puck when no Rangers were within 20 feet of it. That's our defense in a nutshell. Even a puck is slowly rolling and the opposition is nowhere near it, as long as its moving towards our end, we must retreat. :

 

[TheMule93]

athanasiou is lost without vanek to carry that line out there

 

[TheOtherOne]

Nice dump in DeKeyser! Possession is the worst!

 

[Ezekial]

Lundqvist's mask first star.