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Larkin's back! And almost kicks one past Reimer.

This seems like one of the most important nights in the playoff race so far. In addition to the Wings hosting NYI we have: Flyers @ Carolina Winnipeg @ Devils Sabres @ Edmonton - 9pm ET Lightning @ San Jose - 1030pm ET

Larkin to be a gametime decision. Reimer in net. Should be a playoff atmosphere tonight. Wings are wrapping up a 5-game stretch of winnable games: vs Arizona, vs Buffalo, at Pittsburgh, vs CBJ, vs NYI. I wanted 7 out of 10 points. But so far only 4. A win tonight is a must and would mean a 3-2 record over that 5-game stretch. Not great, but maybe stopping the bleeding.

So Wings are 1 up on Washington but the Caps still have a game in hand. Wings own tiebreaker with more ROWs. That’s about as much of a dead heat as can possibly be. Wings have 76 points with 26 remaining points (13 games) available. Will it take 17-18 points?

Go Leafs Go! 🙃 🤮

Right. If this was during the season and people were saying “well, looks like Sutton committed a serious crime but we have an important game coming up and we should play him anyways this weekend because we really need to beat the Packers”, then I would agree with Payton. But that’s not what is happening. People are thinking that it is highly likely to be the end of Sutton in Detroit, so fine, what does that mean for the cap and how do the Lions plug this new hole. No one is saying law enforcement or the NFL should look the other way just because it impacts the Lions’ secondary.

Another former NHL enforcer with CTE issues dies relatively young. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39766825/former-nhl-winger-chris-simon-dies-age-52 Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at 52. His family confirmed he died by suicide in a statement released Tuesday night. "The family strongly believes and witnessed firsthand, that Chris struggled immensely from CTE which unfortunately resulted in his death," the statement, provided by Simon's former agent, Paul Theofanous, on behalf of Simon's family, read. "We are grieving with the loss of our son, brother, father, partner, teammate and friend. The entire Wawa community is sharing in our grief. We will not be releasing any further details at this time and ask for privacy during this very difficult time. We appreciate everyone who shares in our tragic loss." Simon was known for his physicality in a career that saw him play for seven franchises. A member of the Quebec Nordiques, he was part of the team that relocated to Denver and helped the Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history during the 1995-96 season.

Leafs suck. Even when they lose. To the Flyers.

Ha, I texted my uncle "Saved the season ...for now".

Did Kane win it?! Let's see if it's reviewed. Update: That will be a good goal. Confirmed!

Off to overtime. Really, really need this 2nd point though. An overtime loss to CBJ at home would be a fail.

Raymond ties it with 12.6 seconds to go!!

Wings finally decided to play with a bit of urgency. But down 3-2 with 3:30 to go.

Vladdy’s 57th birthday.

Wings showing life in 2nd period. Two early goals, including Raymond in his 5th straight game, tie it 2-2.

And shouldn't we also be talking more about DeBrincat as a disappointment? 23 goals, heavily front-ended to the 1st month of the season.

I thinks being outshot 14-3 by bottom dweller CBJ at home and outscored 2-0 fourteen minutes into the game is a fireable offense. I see no downside to terminating Lalonde at intermission

Buffalo won too. The Wings will still finish ahead of Montreal and Ottawa, right? Right?

Maybe, but they had a strong goal differential and they had won more than their share of games in regulation, instead of relying on loser points. Not sure about stuff like PDO and Corsi though.

And is Celebrini even that good by #1 standards? And beyond him …?