Post-Game Talk: You lose 100% of the games you don't win - Michael Scott

[Vladdy84]

LOL @ Babcock. I've never seen him that happy.

 

[YostisHome]

Babs....classic

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Probably because a guy like Babcock does his job and figures out who his players match up with the best and figures he can shut down the Wild offensive lines with Glendening and Miller and sneak Nyquist out there against their 3rd and 4th lines.

I don't understand why people think they know better than the coach while knowing all of 5% of what a coach knows.

I didn't watch the game, but getting double the minutes of our beat offensive players is a little fishy.

 

[Boomhower]

LOL @ Babcock. I've never seen him that happy.

What happened. Did he go man crush on B.Smith, ala Pierre Maguire on Phaneuf?

Seriously that was the best game I've ever seen Smith play.

 

[BF3]

Huzzah! I know Nyquist didn't do a whole lot besides the game winner, but damn, he is turning into a clutch goal scorer.

Looking forward to the game tomorrow, which is something I haven't been able to say too much this season.

 

[Amrcn Ftbll]

Nyquist, howard, and nyquist again. Incredible.

 

[Roy S]

What did Babcock say?

 

[ArGarBarGar]

26 minutes for DeKeyser.



The team's best defensive forwards got the most ice time. With the Red Wings so depleted and the Wild being coached by Yeo, this was bound to be a defensive battle. Sheahan is decent defensively, but Nyquist is not very good and Tatar is awful.

We won the game. Babcock coached this one properly.

Todd Bertuzzi is not one of the team's best defensive forwards, if you are going to go that route.

 

[SoupGuru]

Playing defensive hockey with a one goal lead is a recipe to get burned. Especially if your defense is prone to major mistakes.

I guess it makes sense why the Wings are blowing the lead so often. Sitting back in a shell and hoping the defense doesn't break.

You're right, we should put Tatar out there against the best offense the Wild have.

 

[SoupGuru]

Todd Bertuzzi is not one of the team's best defensive forwards, if you are going to go that route.

He's on a line with two of the better ones on the team.

 

[GBFP]

Whining about ice time after a big win - classic stuff.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

He's on a line with two of the better ones on the team.

I'm aware, which I'm personally not a fan of.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

You're right, we should put Tatar out there against the best offense the Wild have.

No, you should give your 24 year old winger who is currently the best player on offense and is on fire, more than ten minutes.

 

[Crymson]

Playing defensive hockey with a one goal lead is a recipe to get burned. Especially if your defense is prone to major mistakes.

I guess it makes sense why the Wings are blowing the lead so often. Sitting back in a shell and hoping the defense doesn't break.

Err, no. Babcock has only recently started playing his best defensive line against the opponent's top line. It has worked.

 

[SoupGuru]

Whining about ice time after a big win - classic stuff.

Half the posters are saying Babcock should get Adams Trophy consideration, the other half think the team won despite his mismanagement.

 

[Crymson]

LOL @ Babcock. I've never seen him that happy.

Babs....classic

Gif, please.

 

[WesNichols14]

I can't fathom why Nyquist, Tatar, and Sheahan only got 10 minutes each tonight while Miller and Glendening got nearly 20.

that line shadows the opponents top line every night for the last 5 games or so. Glendening is always right on the star player. it seems weird but you cant argue with the result lately

 

[Crymson]

Todd Bertuzzi is not one of the team's best defensive forwards, if you are going to go that route.

He's currently doing great. That line has been very effective over the past three games. I can't fathom why Bert is doing so well there, but perhaps having a big body who can handle the puck a bit is helpful.

I should have said "best defensive line."

 

[Frk It]

We won, and I'll bet whatever Nyquist plays more than 10 mins tomorrow, so no biggie guys

He only needs 10 min to pot a game winner anyways

 

[Vladdy84]

What did Babcock say?

He was talking about when Kronwall came back and he got all giddy like a school girl and that it was like it was the 80's again.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Way to go Wings another big win tomorrow night in the D would be icing on the cake.

 

[Crymson]

Half the posters are saying Babcock should get Adams Trophy consideration, the other half think the team won despite his mismanagement.

Yeah, it's pretty funny. Win three in a row? Well, you made a mistake in the third one... somehow... despite the fact that you won. FIRED!

 

[Boomhower]

No, you should give your 24 year old winger who is currently the best player on offense and is on fire, more than ten minutes.

On the plus side, back to back games against the same team, with travel between.

So Helm (12 min) and Nyquist (10 min)... two of the fastest players in the league are going to have fresh legs tomorrow. They should be primed to burn a tired Minny team.

Positives, positives,

 

[Crymson]

I liked Micky's blurb about how one could have made a lot of money if one had bet at season's start that the 2nd power play unit would be Sheahan, Tatar, Legwand, Kindl, and DeKeyser.

 

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

I honestly can't believe Kronny returned..