Wings Fall to 1-2-0 With Loss To The Stars

Not much to analyze, the Wings were (once again) out worked for most of the game. If that's what the second night of a back-to-back, and the third game in four nights, is going to look like... I don't even know what else to say.

Here's What I Liked:

• JAMES TIBERIUS HOWARD: No other explanation needed. It is a shame that his great performance wasn't echoed by the rest of the team.
• Damien Brunner: He was really hungry for a goal and has been since day one. He played well and once again, was all over the ice. It saddens me to think that his first NHL goal, EVER, came in a loss and with 3 seconds left.
• Henrik Zetterberg: Really tried to put the team on his back and win.

Here's What I Didn't Like:

• The Defense (Lashoff and, sometimes, Smith excluded): The D corps needs to get themselves together and help Howie out. If I were Howard, I would be going Hulk on the defense. Seems to me Jimmy had about a 5%-10% shot at a save on the first goal and no shot at all on the second. That falls on the D and the rest of the team.
• The Offense: Dallas is not that great of a team. We could not score for 59 Minutes and 57 seconds... in a 60 minute game. Just think about that. Was Lehtonen really that good? Maybe. I'm thinking it was partially because the Wings have forgotten how to score. Where is our offense? I would have thought all 3 players on the top line playing during the lockout would help, apparently I'm wrong.
• Special Teams: 
• Our PP is 0-15... 'nuff said
• Our PK is barely 50%, if even 50%... 
• Tom Renney needs to work on this

Overall, not an awful game... Saturday's game, wait there was a game Saturday? Anyways, what may, or may not, have happened Saturday was awful. This was only marginally awful. There was a little effort sprinkled into the tired-ness and lack of playing well.

I don't know about you but, I'm keeping the faith. A team with this much talent cannot be consistently bad for much longer.

Until Next Time...

Let's Go Red Wings!

Patrick Eaves Cleared To Play

I woke up this morning to learn that Eaves was cleared for game action! Here's what I think of this news:

THAT IS ALL...

WELCOME BACK PATTY EAVES! :)

Lockout Ends In All But Name...

So after 113 days and a marathon session about a week before the deadline to cancel the second season in seven years, the NHL and the NHLPA have reached a tentative agreement for a new CBA.

Instead of doing the classic roster update and possible lines, I decided to come up with a couple things you may not remember and a few things that are exciting.

1. PARISUTER DID NOT SIGN IN DETROIT...
  which may not be a bad thing since the cap is going down and if they don't want to be in Detroit then it's not our problem. (No, Mr. Devellano, it's not because the Joe isn't updated... It's because they are idiots who don't ever want to win a Cup).

Not mine... don't remember where it's from.

2. THE WINGS DID SIGN SAMUELSSON, TOOTOO, GUSTAVSSON, AND COLAIACOVO...
which may not be a good thing because we lost Lidstrom, Stuart, and most likely Holmstrom (I could have counted Conklin but, is that really a loss?) and those aren't the greatest additions.  I feel like the Wings will make the playoffs because there aren't 8 teams better than us in the Western Conference.

Plus, who doesn't want this much drama on their team?

3. BRAEHEAD CLAN FANS BECAME RED WINGS FANS TOO BECAUSE OF DREW MILLER...
and it's always nice when people in other parts of the world appreciate our guys and our team. They tossed octopi on the ice to honor Drew Miller's last home game in a Clan sweater and there's even a twitter for Clan (and Wings) fans to keep up with both teams.

Photo from: www.monapics.com

Now on to things that get to happen again...
1. MIKE BABCOCK GETS TO DEATH STARE PEOPLE!!
Look if you dare but be careful...
2. I get to hate people and teams in Chicago... (I already did, but that's beside the point)
3. We get to break off friendships with other teams' fans that were forged during that dark period of lockout.

Winging It In Motown already has (via MLSE)

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!

P.S. It feels so good to be able to talk hockey without talking about the KHL/European leagues.