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!