lordstanley

Canadian Sportsnet call:

2-1 Wings win in the game. 4-0 Wings season series sweep of the Leafs 66-57 nine point lead in the standings for the Wings over the Leafs.

Overtime. The Wings deserve to win this.

Wings outshooting Toronto 12-2 in the 3rd period as they try to break the tie and get a 4-0 season series sweep.

Don’t know what was more feeble - the Wings’ power play or Laughton’s penalty shot attempt. Still 1-1.

Penalty shot for the Leafs!

Well-deserved tying goal by the Wings late in the 1st. Edvinsson’s 6th. The Wings have had most of the chances. Toronto 1 Detroit 1 after 1.

I at least feel better about our goaltending prospects than I did a year ago, most notably Cossa. Incidentally, Jesper Wellstedt has made 20 starts for the Wild this season with a 2.59 GAA and 91.6 Save %. Of course we all know they were picked 5 spots apart from each other in the 1st round in 2021, but I just realized recently that Cossa and Wellstedt they were born only a week apart. Both turned 23 in November. Jacob Fowler made 10 starts for the Habs this season with a 2.09 GAA and 92.0 Save %. He's 21, picked in the 3rd round in 2023. Fowler just got sent down because of a crowded 3-goalie crease, as the Habs also have 24 year old 5th round pick Jakub Dobes who appeared in 16 games last year and 22 games so far this season. Habs likely will dump Dobes this year and go with Montembault-Fowler.

No. I'd rather give up two seconds than one first.

A vocal Catholic QB wins the natty for a school from Indiana and it’s not Notre Dame.

All Indiana had to do on 2nd and 1 was not fumble or take an illegal procedure penalty and the title was in their grasp. Still a game.

I sure hope this didn’t come down to money. After Morton, I didn’t want a reach that may turn out well, I wanted a relatively safe choice. This is risky.

EP has negative value at $11.5mm. If he was a free agent, how much would you be willing to sign him for? I'd say $8mm-9mm. So the Canucks would need to retain enough to get down to that level, then just take a couple of things in return, not a haul. I would have made the Kiefer Sherwood trade in a heartbeat even knowing I'm unlikely to want to pay him this summer. Two seconds and a journeyman is fine for a rental who could help solidify a playoff spot and contribute towards possibly winning a round this season, both of which should be seen as attainable goals for the Wings. The Canucks may value the Sharks' seconds more than the Wings' seconds, so would have gone a bit better than Cole Clayton which isn't hard to do.

Ottawa goaltending has been hilariously, historically bad this season.

McVay is totally wired in the post-game. I don’t think I’ve heard a coach talks so fast.

Down goes Ben. Down goes De’Andre. Down goes CJ.

INT. Now go win it Stafford. Kill off these termites.

Ridiculous. Caleb Williams runs 25 yards back from the line of scrimmage, throws one up, open receiver catches the TD.

A novel approach, hard to argue with their results.