game recap 4 October 2009

I don’t think anyone was expecting that.
Seriously, do you think the Blues really thought they would return to the US with two regulation wins over Detroit?
Some other thoughts:

Let’s just hope that being in Sweden was a bigger distraction than anticipated.  We all know Kenny Holland wasn’t hugely in favor of …

 game recap 28 September 2009

Just got an email from the NHL stating that Wednesday’s exhibition game against Farjestads will be streamed live on NHL.com. Unfortunately it’s at 1pm ET, but I’m hoping I can hunker down at my desk and watch at work…
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009
DETROIT vs. Farjestads BK Karlstad
Compuware / NHL Premiere …

 game recap 22 September 2009

Yes it’s just the pre-season, but I’m still upset that we lost. The Red Wings had a fairly atrocious first period, but got it back together in the 2nd and 3rd. The finishing isn’t quite there yet.
Goals were as follows:
Detroit – Leino (Filppula, Ryno); Maltby (Abdelkader, Delmore)
New York …

 game recap 17 May 2009

I can’t believe people actually picked the Blackhawks to win this series.
Lidstrom and the rest of the Detroit defense corps held Patrick Kane to 0 points, 0 shots on goal, 1 hit, and -3 in 15:10 TOI. Toews have 3 shots on goal, and was -3.
The Red Wings came …

 game recap 23 April 2009

Well, that was a barnburner.
Detroit scored, then Columbus scored. Then Detroit scored a couple, and then Columbus scored a couple. That was pretty much the story for the first two periods.
The Red Wings looked a little loose, lax on the defense, at least compared to the previous two …

 game recap 16 April 2009

To all the Osgood naysayers: he knows how to win when it matters.
The MSM and the bloggers all targeted Detroit’s goaltending as their big weakness, and rightfully after the showing Osgood gave during the regular season. But the one thing about Osgood is that he’s always been able to …