GDT: Round 2 of 7: Red Wings @ Lightning | 7:00 PM | Fight!

[Hadoop]

Zetterberg is so done.

Not impressed with Tampa 5-on-5. Detroit is worse though so I guess it doesn't matter.

 

[Vladdy84]

Thought things were going well except for the Tampa PP's... Lines need to be shuffled up. Get dirty and get mean. Or this is over.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Its actually crazy how much better Tampa is even without 2 of their top players.

This team is so far away from contending..

Yea they look just great when they're up a man for half a period.

 

[chances14]

Was looking pretty good until the refs decided to make 12 weak calls in a row.

Yes I'm including our pp in the weak calls list.

i figured once they called the weak one on tampa that the refs were going to ruin this game

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Haha, holy **** Bishop looks so confident and solid. Not that the wings should've had goals but bishop makes everything looks like nothing

Yep he's freaking unbelievable, Pekka Rinnee with more athleticism.

 

[jolly roger]

I'm pretty confident in our coaching staff. I'm confident that they won't make a single adjustment.

 

[Hadoop]

Haha, holy **** Bishop looks so confident and solid. Not that the wings should've had goals but bishop makes everything looks like nothing

Agreed he is realgud.

 

[Red Stanley]

Its actually crazy how much better Tampa is even without 2 of their top players.

This team is so far away from contending..

I wish we were those StL Blues, who've been a contender for half a decade and have totally not lost in the first round three times in a row and have not been past the second round in forever. See what I did there?

 

[obey86]

1:57 and 1:36 for AA and Andersson in the first period

 

[Vladdy84]

So why aren't Jurco and Smith in?

 

[aar000n]

1:57 and 1:36 for AA and Andersson in the first period

Trashill is just lost

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

So why aren't Jurco and Smith in?

Can't figure why Smith isn't in, Blashill obviously wants Andersson in over Jurco for the PK sometimes you wonder.

 

[YpsiWings]

Fortunate to get out of that period down one. If Detroit can gain some composure during intermission still a lot of game left.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

1:57 and 1:36 for AA and Andersson in the first period

Blashills great time management.

 

[8snake]

The game is too fast for Zetterberg right now. Pav has lost a lot of his speed but he's still getting by on his stick skills and smarts. Hank really is offering nothing right now...he's a the worst combination of old and worn down.

 

[Shaman464]

Z is on course for nearly 20 minutes again.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Agreed he is realgud.

He is good.

They still need to shrink goalie pad size.

Same dude.

(to be clear, I'm not saying his giant pads are the reason the Wings are losing. I just don't like the trend of tall skinny goalies in giant pads.)

 

[Vladdy84]

Z is on course for nearly 20 minutes again.

In his prime when he played PK, what was his average TOI during the playoffs?

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The game is too fast for Zetterberg right now. Pav has lost a lot of his speed but he's still getting by on his stick skills and smarts. Hank really is offering nothing right now...he's a the worst combination of old and worn down.

Z is still great at possessing the puck, passing, and making strong defensive plays around his own net. But his lack of speed has definitely hurt his offensive game and backchecking. He's basically hanging on through wily veteran tricks.

Datsyuk has always succeeded by slowing the game down, so his getting slower with age doesn't hurt him as much.

 

[Shaman464]

In his prime when he played PK, what was his average TOI during the playoffs?

He rarely hit 20 minutes under Babs in his prime, especially when Z-D were split.

 

[YpsiWings]

Making Bishops life too easy. Attack that crease like it insulted you.

 

[last_sd]

What a ******** pinch by Ericsson.

 

[vladdy16]

Unbelievable 52.

 

[TheOtherOne]

So sick of these refs

 

[Reddwit]

LOL, even the CBC commentators are calling out Blashill.

Can't wait til this series goes down 0-2 and Blashill says "Well, I don't know if you guys remember when this team was down 0-2 back in 2002, but we were really able to fight back then..."