lordstanley

For awhile there I thought it was a question of whether the Wings would be able on for a point, let alone hold the lead.

Wings moved it around beautifully. TV announcer comment “Wings just seem a step faster”. Nice comment to hear.

Goal on a Petry shot, tipped by Copp. 3-1!

Husso stoned a Penguin on a clear breakaway with 2 minutes left in period, not sure who that was. 1-1 after 1.

The Wings weathered the early storm to get into this tie game. DeBrincat.

Jameson Williams sets off the Wings’ goal horn. I wonder who’s his money on for tonight’s game.

What a start. Pens score 53 seconds in.

Gameday preview by Ken Kal and Daniella Bruce. The Pens still have three players from the ‘08 and ‘09 series against the Wings - Malkin, Crosby and Letang.

Lots of reasonably priced tickets for the game against the LA Chargers after the bye week. No one in LA even likes the Chargers, do they? It should draw Lions fans who live in southern California or Arizona or Vegas.

The Wings are becoming more skilled upfront, but I would still rate the goaltending tandem as league average or worse and the 7 defensemen (even with the added depth) as a group decidedly below league average. That puts a ceiling on this team. Seider and Walman are good NHL defensemen, Maata is pretty good. Edvinsson might be pretty good shortly after being called up. So we need at least two of Petry, Holl, Gostisbehere and Chiarot to "not suck" - I'm not sure that's a given.

12-minute recap.

AL team with best 154-game regular season record is awarded the American League pennant as “AL champion” NL team with best 154-game regular season record is awarded National League pennant as “NL champion” Playoffs mini-season to set up World Series matchup, as follows: - Top 8 teams in AL make playoffs, so do top 8 in NL. Divisions abolished. - Playoff standings start with top 2 teams in each league tied for their league’s playoff standings lead, next 2 placed 1 game behind, next 2 another game behind, bottom 2 another game behind - Each playoff team plays seven 3-game series in the first 3 weeks of October, one against every other playoff team in their league. Higher ranked teams get the extra home series. Games almost every day. Mix of national or local TV coverag - Team atop the AL playoff standings at end of 21-game playoff season is the AL representative (not the AL “pennant winner” or “AL champion”) for World Series. Same in NL. Best of 7 World Series.

Watching Chicago defeat the Leafs 3-1 and I hear the name Arvid Soderblom on the Hawks. Didn't realize Elmer had an older brother, one who has played 5 seasons no less.

Breaking News: Reimer Shuts Out Blue Jackets, Tells Lordstanley To Shove It 4-0 Wings, final.

Penalty shot - Copp stopped

4.0 Wings after 2 with four different Wings getting their first goal of the season -Gostisbehere, Rasmussen, Larkin and Copp.

Ghost!

Robbie Grossman reaches on a throwing error and then comes around to score to give Texas an early 3-0 lead.

Buckle up. I have little confidence in Reimer .

So of their 11 remaining games, 6 road 5 home, at this point I only see the Lions being underdogs at Baltimore and at Dallas. Am not predicting they will go 9-2 the rest of the day, as upsets happen. But home games against Raiders, Bears, Packers, Broncos, Vikings and road games against Ravens, Chargers, Saints, Bears, Vikings and Cowboys.

And now the full 4-minute radio game recap with Dan Miller calls. The ASB TD at the 30s mark, the Jamo TD at the 2m 5s mark. Lions Bucs Radio Recap.m4a

I will get the two TDs up soon For now, the Bucs failing to convert on 4th down with a minute to go Bucs Turn Over On Downs.m4a

Do those old Dolphin grumps still light up cigars when the last unbeaten falls?

And NFL.