GDT: Game 79: Red Wings at penguins 7:00 pm et 4/11/24 (BSD, ESPN+)

[JoesuffP]

What’s the math on a Copp buying for next year?

 

[raymond23]

If you're interesting in listening to more loser talk from our head coach

 

[JoesuffP]

If you're interesting in listening to more loser talk from our head coach

Such a cop out. Doesn’t have an inspiring bone in his body

 

[nbwingsfan]

If you're interesting in listening to more loser talk from our head coach

I didn’t think it was possible, but I’m starting to dislike him the way I disliked Dave Lewis

 

[JediOrderPizza]

 

[DanielMarois]

The team looked much better without Copp.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Lalojde is such a loser holy shit

 

[nbwingsfan]

There’s no way they put ZAR back in the lineup is there? Lalonde can’t be THAT bad of a coach can he?

 

[FMichael]

This comes back to Yzerman firing Blashill and replacing him with a Blashill clone.

I think it's safe to assume we'll be exactly where we are this time next season if Lalonde remains our head coach...I honestly don't see any improvement regarding the roster.

 

[13to40]

Why wait to see if Lalonde can b competent? I’m done with him, move on. He’s shown nothing that impressed me.

Not disagreeing with you, but traditionally the coach doesn’t get canned at this point of his tenure, unless the end of year interviews with the players and GM are really unfavourable for the coach.

Have to remember, at the start of the season, this teams goal was to compete for a playoff spot right up until the last day of the season. So far they are still on pace for that.

It is a shame because they should have clinched a spot a few months ago already, but for a handful of reasons (yes I agree coaching is the major one) they managed to fumble away the playoff position.

Luckily for this team, they play Montreal back to back to finish the season.

 

[FMichael]

Not disagreeing with you, but traditionally the coach doesn’t get canned at this point of his tenure, unless the end of year interviews with the players and GM are really unfavourable for the coach.

Have to remember, at the start of the season, this teams goal was to compete for a playoff spot right up until the last day of the season. So far they are still on pace for that.

It is a shame because they should have clinched a spot a few months ago already, but for a handful of reasons (yes I agree coaching is the major one) they managed to fumble away the playoff position.

Luckily for this team, they play Montreal back to back to finish the season.

I'd rather see them lose the 3 remaining games with the hope that we drop a few spots in the draft.

 

[FabricDetails]

 

[Go Wings]

The team looked much better without Copp.

They allowed 6 goals and lost. Copp is overpaid but he is a good penalty killer is a decent 3rd line center.

 

[WFIAA]

Not disagreeing with you, but traditionally the coach doesn’t get canned at this point of his tenure, unless the end of year interviews with the players and GM are really unfavourable for the coach.

Have to remember, at the start of the season, this teams goal was to compete for a playoff spot right up until the last day of the season. So far they are still on pace for that.

It is a shame because they should have clinched a spot a few months ago already, but for a handful of reasons (yes I agree coaching is the major one) they managed to fumble away the playoff position.

Luckily for this team, they play Montreal back to back to finish the season.

In the NHL, coaches get canned on a regular basis, I don't see any reason Lalonde is expected to get a third season.

I wasn't impressed last year but was willing to see it out. This season, I've gone from questioning to hating. His comments about expectations in the past few weeks and as of yesterday (I believe) that there are no expectations of playoffs next season....he's out.

 

[DanielMarois]

They allowed 6 goals and lost. Copp is overpaid but he is a good penalty killer is a decent 3rd line center.

They also scored 5 tonight and gave up 6 last time they played the pens with Copp in the lineup.

 

[lilidk]

22 years old Raymond already with total 170 NHL points , Datsyuk haven't even started his NHL journey at the same age

 

[wingerdinger]

This is exactly what i expected from Lalonde. This organization just provides excuses not solutions. Most important game in almost a decade and we ice Czarnik and ZAR.

I know Yzerman is taking his time on the rebuild but it's really disappointing how he left this team out to dry.

 

[Sadekuuro]

Well... I missed this one, flying back from Dallas, but it sounds like I would have been ripping my hair out. But I'm unsurprised to hear that Pittsburgh got the breaks, again, or that Kane was a useless floater, again. Anyone have the team's record this season with and without him? I suspect that particular split is UGLY.


The eclipse was cool at least

 

[Henkka]

Another game where Wings were clearly better, but Goaltending did blew this out.

Last 2 games have been best Red Wings hockey at this season.

 

[DamonDRW]

Another game where Wings were clearly better, but Goaltending did blew this out.

Last 2 games have been best Red Wings hockey at this season.

Hoping for Cossa or Augustine...

 

[Henkka]

Yeah, surprise moment with Cossa would have been a nice tool.

All the current goalies are out-scouted.

 

[Bondurant]

Larkin has the patience of a saint to deal with the asinine questions. "Is it bittersweet...?" They dropped a crucial point. Larkin will take the W over his stats.

 

[Hobnobs]

This is exactly what i expected from Lalonde. This organization just provides excuses not solutions. Most important game in almost a decade and we ice Czarnik and ZAR.

I know Yzerman is taking his time on the rebuild but it's really disappointing how he left this team out to dry.

Yzerman isn't rebuilding anymore. This was a team built to get to the playoffs this season. Yzerplan has failed and it might be time to start looking at other options.

Another game where Wings were clearly better, but Goaltending did blew this out.

Last 2 games have been best Red Wings hockey at this season.

Hard to blame this on Lyon when we let Jeff friggin Carter outskate us and the other team had Ned...

(Lyon wasn't good but this was a team chokeage)

 

[Henkka]

Yzerman isn't rebuilding anymore. This was a team built to get to the playoffs this season. Yzerplan has failed and it might be time to start looking at other options.



Hard to blame this on Lyon when we let Jeff friggin Carter outskate us and the other team had Ned...

(Lyon wasn't good but this was a team chokeage)

Team did play well.

DET xGoals 3.50 - they score 5 goals
PIT xGoals 2.58 - they score 6 goals
(xG from natural stat trick)

When you are scored 6 goals against with 2.58 xGoals, the goalie was not good, especially when you did see with your own eyes how many of those were easy direct shots, without a screen.

It's what happened.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

There’s no way they put ZAR back in the lineup is there? Lalonde can’t be THAT bad of a coach can he?

Who else is going to fill those 5 and a half minutes?