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Detroit Red Wings (Official Thread)

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The Man;845549; said:
Lilja f'd up bad.
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Yeah he did, but this game isn't on one guy.....

Detroit again dominated the damned game, but for whatever reason can't put the puck in the net despite something like 40 shots on goal.

This team has had this problem since 1999 and no one has bothered to fix it.

It's nice to see them more physical this year, but they still can't finish a team off like they should.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;845548; said:
That's that....

Look for Anaheim to win the Series on Tuesday and for the NHL to fold in 3 years at the most.....
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For the first bit, I agree. It's going to take on hell of a turnaround if Detroit is going to come back. I doubt it will happen, but I'll hold on to some bit of hope. As for the NHL folding in 3 years, I really doubt that.
 
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shoegirl;845570; said:
For the first bit, I agree. It's going to take on hell of a turnaround if Detroit is going to come back. I doubt it will happen, but I'll hold on to some bit of hope. As for the NHL folding in 3 years, I really doubt that.
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You have one of the worst NHL markets in Anaheim going against the worst NHL market in Canada in Ottawa.

There was some hope that if Detroit won, you'd have some people watching it in the US who aren't Detroit fans and a Detroit-Ottawa matchup would get virtually all of Canada watching.

But the city of Anaheim doesn't even watch the Ducks and neither will the majority of the US. Maybe the time frame is wrong, but if it holds, this is the absolute worst outcome for the NHL itself.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;845794; said:
No but the series probably is......
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Ok Mike, time for a little optimism... maybe it is probably over, but it's not definitely over. I seem to remember that we went through a streak of you watching games and us losing them - how about you don't watch on Tuesday and we'll see if we win? :)
 
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heres a blurb on some of your prospects.
http://hockeysfuture.com/articles/9672
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]13. Detroit Red Wings

Strengths: Blue-chipper Jimmy Howard has the makings of a future starting goalie who can win games on his own. Jakub Kindl, a smooth-skating defenseman who has high-end offensive upside is another impact Wings prospect. He should be a top-four player in a few years time. Amongst the forwards, there isn’t a clear-cut leader but there are several prospects who could be fitting into the Red Wings mold in a few years time. Jan Mursak has been impressive in his first year in the OHL and could be an offensive dynamo. Johan Ryno has size, skill and skating ability. Long-time prospect Igor Grigorenko is finally signed and will compete for a job next year in Detroit.
Weaknesses: The Red Wings are missing a top-line centerman in their system. Darren Helm and Cory Emmerton are smaller hard-working prospects that have fine defensive attributes, but are lacking top-notch offensive skills.
Top Five Prospects: Jimmy Howard (G), Jakub Kindl (D), Johan Ryno (RW), Jan Mursak (LW), Justin Abdelkader (LW)
Key Graduates: Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler[/FONT]
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shoegirl;845870; said:
Ok Mike, time for a little optimism... maybe it is probably over, but it's not definitely over. I seem to remember that we went through a streak of you watching games and us losing them - how about you don't watch on Tuesday and we'll see if we win? :)
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yeah.....good point....maybe I'll do that again :biggrin:
 
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shoegirl;847741; said:
Ah ha. Well, at this rate, you might as well watch.
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Nope I'm good.

I'd rather not watch them play like a bunch of Euro-pansies.....

It's time for some new blood. I don't care if they aren't above Columbus next year, it's time to get the kids up and rebuild this team.

and it's time to get rid of Ken Holland, he hasn't pushed the right buttons for a while now and got lucky in 2002.
 
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