Pre-Game Talk: Game 1: Red Wings vs penguins 8:00 pm et 10/10/24

[MIKELGRW]

Game will be on BSD and ESPN+ Let's Go Boys!
DeBrincat-Larkin-Raymond
Tarasenko-Compher-Kane
Rasmussen-Copp-Fischer
Motte-Veleno-Berggren
Chiarot-Seider
Edvinsson-Petry
Maatta-Gustafsson
Johansson
Husso/Talbot/Lyon

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[raymond23]

Husso confirmed as starter via Bultman

 

[ShanahanMan]

Let’s see how much preseason was indicative on how were gonna look.

 

[The Red Line]

Pens will be on the second game of a back to back so they better take advantage of that.

 

[lilidk]

Pens will be on the second game of a back to back so they better take advantage of that.

It's nothing, could be other way around.
If we don't dominate opening against NHL average team be prepared for the long season

 

[Gniwder]

Husso confirmed as starter via Bultman

Why?!?!

While his preseason games were encouraging, you know he's gonna let in one or two soft goals like he always does. Ugh.

 

[jaster]

Why?!?!

While his preseason games were encouraging, you know he's gonna let in one or two soft goals like he always does. Ugh.

The Wings believe he is the goalie on the roster with the highest upside. If they can get him going, healthy and consistent, it'll be worth it. If not, warm up the merry-go-round.

 

[saska sault]

8pm start tomorrow and I need to be up at 4am for work, make it worth my suffering gentlemen!

 

[jkutswings]

I hate to poke this particular bear, but we heard for a long time that if Berggren was going to crack the lineup, it had to be in the top nine. And he's now on the opening night lineup...as a fourth liner.

(Not advocating anything. Just pointing out an inconsistency.)

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Go Wings, I hope I have power to watch the game tomorrow.

 

[eojsmada]

I hate to poke this particular bear, but we heard for a long time that if Berggren was going to crack the lineup, it had to be in the top nine. And he's now on the opening night lineup...as a fourth liner.

(Not advocating anything. Just pointing out an inconsistency.)

I think this was when he had waiver eligibility. Now that he's out of that, they have to have him in the lineup or lose him to another team.

 

[jaster]

I hate to poke this particular bear, but we heard for a long time that if Berggren was going to crack the lineup, it had to be in the top nine. And he's now on the opening night lineup...as a fourth liner.

(Not advocating anything. Just pointing out an inconsistency.)

Being on the 4th line (especially this 4th line) is a pretty bad sign for his future in Detroit, imo. I mean, look at this line:

Small defensive specialist
Small offensive specialist
Medium-sized stomping specialist

It truly is a spare parts line. What's its purpose out there?

If the Wings had any faith in Berggren, I'd rather see him with Kasper and Ras on the 3rd line, and then Copp, Fischer, Motte, Veleno, and Watson rotate through the 4th line for checking/shutdown purposes, with one of them probably being trebuchet'd into the Detroit River.

 

[norrisnick]

Defensively suspect players are only allowed in our top 9 if they broke into the league on a different team.

 

[jaster]

Defensively suspect players are only allowed in our top 9 if they broke into the league on a different team.

 

[norrisnick]

And which decision makers of the current team were around then?

 

[dalem177]

And which decision makers of the current team were around then?

Wow I wanted him to be as good as I wanted him to be.

 

[jaster]

And which decision makers of the current team were around then?

None I imagine, but you made me think of him so now you all get to suffer.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Defensively suspect players are only allowed in our top 9 if they broke into the league on a different team.

Coincidentally, they’ve also each scored 40 goals in a season before. I think folks would have a much easier time stomaching his empty calorie play if there was any evidence that he could produce like Kane, Tarasenko, or DeBrincat, even out of their (first two) primes.

 

[norrisnick]

Coincidentally, they’ve also each scored 40 goals in a season before. I think folks would have a much easier time stomaching his empty calorie play if there was any evidence that he could produce like Kane, Tarasenko, or DeBrincat, even out of their (first two) primes.

Teams all over the league toss kids that can score and not much else into their scoring lines. Hard to prove much of anything if the bulk of your NHL experience is with Veleno and Czarnik. And he scored 15 goals in such a deployment. He could easily drop 20g 30p this season with 2nd line PP2 icetime. But he's gotta be a grinder first...

 

[RedHawkDown]

Looking forward to another season of leading the league in fewest rookie games played! Makes perfect sense for a rebuilding team

 

[schuelma24]

Looking forward to another season of leading the league in fewest rookie games played! Makes perfect sense for a rebuilding team

I'll give a slight defense of the organization here (but only slight!). The roster is undoubtedly younger than last year - Ed is not only up, he's going to be in the top 4, and Berggren and AlJo are both up as well.

Not defending Kasper not being on the opening day lineup, but frankly I was a lot more upset last year.

 

[RedHawkDown]

I'll give a slight defense of the organization here (but only slight!). The roster is undoubtedly younger than last year - Ed is not only up, he's going to be in the top 4, and Berggren and AlJo are both up as well.

Not defending Kasper not being on the opening day lineup, but frankly I was a lot more upset last year.

Berggren is on the 4th line and Johansson is in the press box. As long as they keep playing placeholder plugs over the future of the team, we’ll keep sucking, people here will keep touting the Yzerplan, and we’ll keep watching other teams in the Atlantic pass us.