lordstanley

What did I do to deserve this Red Wings game and Tigers game on a Tuesday night.

Not Vest’s night.

5-7-2 for 12 pts in 14 games in March. 7-11-3 for 17 pts in 21 games since late January - only the Canucks have been worse.

Columbus, NYI, Detroit, Ottawa and Philadelphia all lost in regulation tonight. The good teams zoomed up the standings and only the mediocres are left flailing for a spot. Saturday morning just 10 days ago the Wings were tied with the Habs and Bruins - since then they’ve lost 10 points on the Habs and 8 points on the Bruins.

Larkin has to be traded this summer.

The sad reality is that the Wings have been a bottom 3 NHL team for a full quarter of the season now. 7-10-3 in past 20.

This is a new low. How do you trail 3-0 and be outshot 14-5 in the 1st to a team that played the night before.

I thought you were nuts!

Dan called that ball gone. Then noticed the yellow line.

Storybook returns aren’t always like a Disney movie.

Wings likely need to go 6-2-1 or equivalent to make the playoffs. Penguins play the Islanders tonight. Don’t be a 3 pt game. Leafs can top out at 91 points currently, which would go down to 89 if they lose to Anaheim tonight. The Wings’ loss to Philly the other day knocks out the possibility of the Wings officially eliminating the Leafs with a Detroit win over Pittsburgh tomorrow. Darn, that would have been nice.

Wrong thread.

Because your point that they’re just not good enough seems accurate. Other teams have dug deep and reeled off wins when they had to. It’s one thing to lose touch with Carolina and Tampa. But how sad it is to in just 8 days fall 8 points behind and 6 points behind Boston after being tied with them. And pathetic to now be tied with mediocre Ottawa and Philadelphia after being 8 and 9 pts up on them at the beginning of this month. Copp missed a whopping 3 games. Larkin was back for then losses to Ottawa and Philly. Completely fragile team.

Boston storms back from 3-0 down to tie Columbus in final seconds and win it in shootout. I guess it is good news for the Wings as within 2 pts of Pittsburgh or Columbus. But Boston and Montreal (who have won 5 straight after late loss to the Wings, including twice over Carolina) are out of reach now for the Wings. Only the 2nd wildcard spot is available, realistically. But scoreboard watching seems increasingly pointless without the Wings doing the bare minimum to help themselves.