Jason_R Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Just watched the highlights. Looked like Soderblom scored a Demolition Man goal. If he can grab this role, the Wings become a much more dangerous team. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted Sunday at 04:18 AM Posted Sunday at 04:18 AM 36 games in and the Atlantic conference leader is 2pt away from being out of the wildcard. NHL to Pete Rozelle "Hold my beer." Quote
1984Echoes Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM 14 hours ago, Jason_R said: Just watched the highlights. Looked like Soderblom scored a Demolition Man goal. If he can grab this role, the Wings become a much more dangerous team. He's actually quite agile. (In small areas) and has wicked stick control. I think... He should be called Phone Booth Man. Like an offensive guard in the NFL or Superman, he's spectacular in many ways (but only inside that phone booth...). He can block out the sun (interfere with goalie's vision), demolition man, put a brick unmovable building (himself) in front of the goalie, and can stick handle from anywhere from just outside the crease out to (the point...?) 15 feet or so from the goalie and put the puck wherever it needs to go (into the goal... or a pass to the guy that has the best shot at a goal...). He should NOT be the first guy back the other way to stop a scoring chance or odd man rush... and it will be OK if he's the last man back on defense if his starting point is just outside the opposite goalie's crease or behind his net... he's just NOT that first (or second or...) guy back on defense. IMO. So... Demolition Man? Or Phone Booth Man? Quote
gehringer_2 Posted Sunday at 05:43 PM Posted Sunday at 05:43 PM 11 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: He should NOT be the first guy back the other way to stop a scoring chance or odd man rush I've occasionally seen Elmer do a nice job of just surrounding rushing wingers at center ice and pinching them off. It's another thing where we'd like to see more. That's the thing with Elmer - he's shown he can do a number of things, he just has to do more of them all. Quote
buddha Posted Sunday at 06:49 PM Posted Sunday at 06:49 PM Holmstrom was a bigger dino ciccarelli. played very physical. elmer is still too passive for a dude his size. great hands, but sloooooow and weak. needs to get stronger and meaner. Quote
Jason_R Posted Sunday at 07:08 PM Posted Sunday at 07:08 PM I rewatched the goal and realized Soderblom was boxing out Dylan Strome who is 6'4" and 200lbs. Elmer made a very big strong man look like a kid. Maybe it is just another flash in the pan but there are not a lot of players who have the physical attributes to dominate the Dylan Stromes of the world like this. Quote
buddha Posted Sunday at 07:18 PM Posted Sunday at 07:18 PM Kasper benched. he went from first line hero to being benched. i wouldnt be too upset if they moved finnie down to the third line and put kasper up top. more worried about him moving forward as a viable second line center. he doesnt seem to play as well with kane/debrincat as copp does. his future might be on the wing. Quote
lordstanley Posted Sunday at 07:36 PM Author Posted Sunday at 07:36 PM John Leonard with another goal - 3 pts in 3 games - and the Lions have taken the lead in the matinee over the Caps. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted Sunday at 07:37 PM Posted Sunday at 07:37 PM A little odd timing since Kasper seemed to play well yesterday, but he hasn't been great. Wings up 2-1, Raymond had a nice pp snipe and it looked like maybe a Leonard tip on the second one Quote
gehringer_2 Posted Sunday at 08:38 PM Posted Sunday at 08:38 PM IDK, McLellan can preach 'game management' all he wants, doesn't seem to work. When the wings take their foot off the offensive pedal they give up too many goals. Quote
lordstanley Posted Sunday at 08:55 PM Author Posted Sunday at 08:55 PM (edited) Seider wins it! Edited Sunday at 09:10 PM by lordstanley Quote
buddha Posted Sunday at 09:00 PM Posted Sunday at 09:00 PM what a weird year in the nhl. i think we'll start to see a little separation in thw standings but probably not much. hopefully the post olympic larkin/raymond decline doesnt happen this year. my three pre-season bets are sitting on a knife's edge...wings and ducks to make the playoffs and rangers to miss the playoffs. Quote
1984Echoes Posted Sunday at 09:39 PM Posted Sunday at 09:39 PM 2 hours ago, buddha said: Kasper benched. he went from first line hero to being benched. i wouldnt be too upset if they moved finnie down to the third line and put kasper up top. more worried about him moving forward as a viable second line center. he doesnt seem to play as well with kane/debrincat as copp does. his future might be on the wing. Send him down to Grand Rapids for a restart or recharge... And call up MBN. I don't know if flip-flopping him with Finnie will work... ... maybe? And... I'd rather he make it as a second-line center than regress to a wing... So I hope a GR restart will get him back to that center that played extremely well, last year, in-between Kane & Cat... Quote
1984Echoes Posted Sunday at 09:49 PM Posted Sunday at 09:49 PM 41 minutes ago, buddha said: ... hopefully the post olympic larkin/raymond decline doesnt happen this year... Not to go all-Mr.-Eternally-Optimistic again... But yeah, hoping they solve the tougher level of NHL play that comes right at and after the trade deadline. And here's where I'll be Mr.-Eternally-Optimistic again: Weirdly... All the types of help we could use to reinforce the Wings for the postseason push, is young, and in Grand Rapids: Fresh goalie playing outstanding: Sebastian Cossa, check. Depth goalie, just in case: Carter Gylander, check. Scoring two-way power forward: Michael Brandon-Nygaard, check. Defensive defenseman: William Wallinder, check. Veteran depth defenseman: Justin Holl, check. (OK, not so young). Defensive defenseman that is chipping in with some offense: Antti Tuomisto, check. Quote
buddha Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Just now, 1984Echoes said: Not to go all-Mr.-Eternally-Optimistic again... But yeah, hoping they solve the tougher level of NHL play that comes right at and after the trade deadline. And here's where I'll be Mr.-Eternally-Optimistic again: Weirdly... All the types of help we could use to reinforce the Wings for the postseason push, is young, and in Grand Rapids: Fresh goalie playing outstanding: Sebastian Cossa, check. Depth goalie, just in case: Carter Gylander, check. Scoring two-way power forward: Michael Brandon-Nygaard, check. Defensive defenseman: William Wallinder, check. Veteran depth defenseman: Justin Holl, check. (OK, not so young). Defensive defenseman that is chipping in with some offense: Antti Tuomisto, check. oh 84. never change. 1 Quote
1984Echoes Posted Sunday at 09:53 PM Posted Sunday at 09:53 PM 2 minutes ago, buddha said: oh 84. never change. Will. Comply. Quote
buddha Posted Sunday at 10:28 PM Posted Sunday at 10:28 PM mcclellan said kasper was a scratch along with jbd because they wanted to make sure everyone got to play in front of their moms (it was moms weekend). even if that's not totally true, i think its a good reason to scratch somebody. 1 Quote
sagnam Posted Sunday at 10:32 PM Posted Sunday at 10:32 PM I agree. Who they pick to scratch is telling, but the decision to scratch someone is more palpable. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM 3 hours ago, buddha said: mcclellan said kasper was a scratch along with jbd because they wanted to make sure everyone got to play in front of their moms (it was moms weekend). even if that's not totally true, i think its a good reason to scratch somebody. so...Kasper was hatched? 🙃 Quote
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