Detroit Redwings Downfall

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

They've been mostly getting outplayed again recently but I'll take the wins.

Against Calgary? Sure. But Calgary didn’t really generate a ton of quality chances. Lots of point shots that got deflected to the corner. And the only line that was truly dominated was DeBrincat - Copp - Tarasenko. That 2nd line gave me the runny shits.

Edmonton was closer to 50/50, but that first period was stinky. Goaltending and digging down defensively helped Detroit steal 2 wins.

It’s a 4 game road trip. The wings have 4 points out of 4 right now. If they finish up with 1 more point out of the last two games I think we’ll be ok with the results. Anything more than 5 out of 8 is icing on the cake.

 

[Czechboy]

Against Calgary? Sure. But Calgary didn’t really generate a ton of quality chances. Lots of point shots that got deflected to the corner. And the only line that was truly dominated was DeBrincat - Copp - Tarasenko. That 2nd line gave me the runny shits.

Edmonton was closer to 50/50, but that first period was stinky. Goaltending and digging down defensively helped Detroit steal 2 wins.

It’s a 4 game road trip. The wings have 4 points out of 4 right now. If they finish up with 1 more point out of the last two games I think we’ll be ok with the results. Anything more than 5 out of 8 is icing on the cake.

Nucks aren't in the best spot right now... they are due for a loss IMO. So I'd say 6 out of 8 is reasonable right now.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Gonna be interesting in the years ahead how the redrafts from 2019 to 2024 if the Red Wings 1st round picks will be top 5 or around that for all those years.

 

[theVladiator]

There is some nice wins for the Yzerplan apologists right now.. Raymond winning his draft class and llooking like a 100 poiter..Kaspar catching fire.. Edv looking damn good.. seider looking amazing... Larkin catching fire. So maybe it pivots towards wings fans winning!? Time will tell.

Oh, sure, NOW the haters and the doubters have suddenly acquired patience. Will this newfound patience still be there once DRW hit a cold streak?

 

[cjeagle]

It sure looks like Lalonde was the problem in Detroit. Amazing what a good coach can do (plus getting rid of a bad coach); I'm seeing this also.

Red Wings under McLellan



13-4-1, 27 points (tied for first)



3.39 goals per game (fourth)



2.67 goals against per game (14th)



Power play: 35.7 percent (second)


Shots differential: Plus-23 (13th)

Red Wings before McLellan



13-17-4, 30 points (tied for 27th)



2.59 goals per game (29th)



3.26 goals against per game (25th)



Power play: 22.7 percent (tied for 11th)


Shots differential: minus-170 (32nd)

They have allowed only nine goals in their past six games (5-0-1).

The stats under McLelllan is what matters moving forward and not what came before. Their 27 points during that span is tied for first in the NHL with Dallas (13-4-1) and Washington (11-2-5).

 

[Ianturnedbull]

They're back baby!

 

[FissionFire]

Nucks aren't in the best spot right now... they are due for a loss IMO. So I'd say 6 out of 8 is reasonable right now.

Maybe but Detroit is also on a back-to-back on the road playing their 3rd game in 4 nights. I think expecting a win against Vancouver in this scenario is asking a lot. I’d consider it a big success if they just make it to OT.