lordstanley

The reason why I want them to make the playoffs, even though hopes have faded to say the least, is that getting the drought monkey off their back may make it more likely not less that the Wings sweep out a lot of the deadwood this summer. This is a flawed team - Yzerman knows it, McLelland knows it, the rest of the NHL knows it, we know it. My concern is that if they miss this year to run the drought to 10 years, they won't have the resolve to risk taking a step back next year. Which would mean status quo + a few additions around the edges this summer.

Hmm, quite a take by Keith Gave. I agree with the final 3 sentences, but I'm skeptical about sentence #2, "the coach ran his ...". Does anyone here who tracks these things know whether Larkin, Raymond, DeBrincat and Seider were given an inordinate amount of ice time the first 2/3 of the season to compensate for lack of depth?

In 10G starting March 1st, Larkin has one 5 on 5 point, an assist yesterday. Since January 1, in 29 GP, he has 3G 7A at 5 on 5.

I’m not reading too much into Soderblom’s Pittsburgh stats, that could easily level off next season, but FWIW he is 4G 4A 8Pts in 16GP for the Pens plus the fight that went viral, compared to 2G 1A 3Pts in 39GP with the Wings.

4 NHL games tonight. Three are West vs. West matchups. The other is between two Atlantic teams, Buffalo and Tampa, that the Wings mathematically can't catch. Not one of the four NHL games tonight has playoff implications for the Wings. Unless we are tracking potential 1st round opponents for the Wings, ha!

Good, use some of it as trade capital.

I’m not used to Benetti sounding so excited when a Tiger strikes out

With the Senators’ win today over Carolina, the Wings could be eliminated as soon as Thursday night. They’re 2 pts back of Ottawa with 5 to play for each and with Ottawa owning the tiebreaker. The Wings need to play 3 points better than Ottawa the rest of the way …and even if they do they also have to look at the Metro teams. The Wings are on the brink.

John 19:30 “It is finished”.

2-6 in past 8, for 4 out of a possible 16 points.

Loss. I cant believe a vet like Kane took such a dumb needless penalty.

Worse!

So close to killing that off. Another hat trick against the Wings.

Ugh, what was Kane doing? Wild power play coming up.

4-4, lol!

The Yzerplan has no clothes.

Plus almost every team in the NHL has a handful of prospects the most devoted segments of their fanbase are hyped up about. No reason to think the Wings’ prospect pool today is any better than average. Even the Leafs, without high picks and with dysfunctional management, found Matthew Knies (64 points this year so far) at #57 in 2021, drafted 17 goal scorer (albeit for Boston) Fraser Minten at #38 in 2022, has got 19 games this season at a .912 save % from 2022 4th rounder Dennis Hildeby, and 2023 #28 Easton Cowan drafted 19 spots after Danielson has played 61 games for the Leafs this season. If it’s not mediocre drafting on the Wings’ part then it is mediocre development.n

Should be loudly and long. 4-1. Click.

Tarasenko scoring on the Wings is just cruel.

Oh for goodness sake

Wings cough up lead 18 seconds into the 2nd.

2nd round pick Albert Johansson with the Wings’ only shot through the first 15 minutes which thankfully is the game’s only goal so far.