GDT: Game 49: Red Wings vs bolts 7:00 pm et 1/25/25

[14ari13]

Johansson's been really good and handled himself well with Guntzel last night, I wasn't sure if he wasn't going to be able to really handled the rough stuff especially in playoffs but he did last night without loosing his cool or affecting his game.

Kasper had a crazy goal, just have Larkin and Raymond keep bopping goals off Kapser. Might not have the best offensive game yet but Kasper is doing better than guys like Veleno/Compher/etc were doing with those same linemates; Let it ride.

Rasmussen hurt at the end... BS. Honestly... you wait till next game, send a leader like Copp out on the ice and handle Kuch... Rasmussen can't really do it it's a huge miss-match. Kuch should prolly even know something's coming. It was bush-league.

Kasper had 2 huge goals last 5 games. Both es goals which the team desperately needs. A goalscorers goal vs the Cats when he surprised Bobrovski. It was a Sakic like goal. And tonight he scored the loan goal of the game, and it was deflection. I think we had 32 shots and Vasilievski stopped everything. Obviously that was the only way to solve him. Kasper plays the game right way.

That'll start a melee vs making a guy answer the bell. IF... it happens at all it'll be one of our leaders who just skates up and say "hey, we gotta go" or something along those lines, Possibly Rasmussen himself but it's a huge size difference.

Ras is much bigger and there is the unwritten rule none star players cant go after star players. So Rasmussen can't go after him, but he can definitely trash talk him.

If the Bolts want to start a melee with their 1st line out there versus our 4th if Elmer levels Kuch with a clean hit, it might be a good for the wings...let them wear some big boy pants for when play the Sens, the wings need to beat the Sens to move up the standings.

The Wings need to play tougher, they don't need to fight all the time, but they do need to step into people and finish their hits when they get the chance. They do seem to do it a little more, but they need to start owning things better, I hope to see more of it as the more of the yutes start getting embedded.

Answering the bell is one way of showing things, another is for each and every player to go out of their way to simply nail Kuch at every legal opportunity. I think just about every wing player except DCat and Kane are a fair chunk bigger than Kuch, so a more focused bruising game as pay back might be more in line...unless Ras is out long term. The wings only need to turn the puck over to him and then cleanly hit him a few times in a shift, the message will be received and understood...

DeBrincat, Larkin, Raymond should go after Kucharov

Yeah Seider is top 5 in hits this year for dmen. He just played 27 minutes in a game, matching up against the player with the highest points per game in the entire league and the team got a shut-out. Its absolutely stupid to be in here complaining he wasn't running around chasing big hits tonight when he hadm Kucherov so frustrated he ended up doing that stupid shit against Rasmussen

When they had that big scrum behind the net at the end of the period Seider went flying in there like a dirty shirt. Its such a ridiculous complaint to have

If I say
1. Raymond should skated to the middle so he gets a better angle and forces the goalie to move, he can also create a rebound as it was 2 on 1, it does not mean I say he is a bad player.
2. Larkin had a great play on PK and then he decided to play the puck back to kill more PP time, but his execution was bad while the idea was very good, he failed to execute what he intended and almost put us 2 man down. It doesn't mean he is a bad player.
3 and when I write that Seider should shoot and hit more, it doesn't mean he is a bad player.

Is it really so difficult?

Soderblom has the skill, size and strength to have the entire NHL terrified of him. I hope he destroys Kuch next game.

I don't think it will be him, but I wholeheartedly hope someone will.

 

[Austrianwing]

Soderblom has the skill, size and strength to have the entire NHL terrified of him. I hope he destroys Kuch next game.

Somehow, I would like to see Tank challenge Kooch to a fight. Refs might actually not break that one up before it starts (and it might light a fire under his ass).

 

[Oddbob]

If Larkin is picking up the teeth? Why? Not like they can put them back in.

 

[14ari13]

Rangers lost in regulation vs avs

 

[norrisnick]

If Larkin is picking up the teeth? Why? Not like they can put them back in.

They can if retrieved quick enough. Slightly less involved than reattaching limbs, which is also possible.

 

[Ezekial]

If Larkin is picking up the teeth? Why? Not like they can put them back in.

Little hard objects on the ice can make you fall if you step on them.

 

[Euro Twins]

Rangers lost in regulation vs avs

Ya and Ottawa won in regulation.

 

[14ari13]

Ottawa won tonight and thereby pushed Bruins and bolts to 7th and 8th place.

The game vs the bolts might turn out to be a huge game for several reasons.