lordstanley

"He will play, you know he will play. He will play on crutches. He will play".

Ok, it MAY not be as bad as the Detroit Times' re-tweet. I saw they sourced it from Ian Rapoport, but there was nothing on Ian's X feed about it. So I see that it comes from a radio interview he did this morning. Seems to me he just assumes it, rather than getting a news alert from Campbell about it. https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/aidan-hutchinson-making-strides-pool-workout “You saw David Montgomery in those highlights making a bunch of plays, really has been one of the best backs in the NFL through the course of the year. Of course, not gonna play in this game," said Rapoport. "Still rehabbing that knee injury, but not going to play in this game. (He’s) one of a slew of Lions players who played in that (Week 7) game and are not going to play in this one. Aidan Hutchinson is not gonna play in both games, so he is not on the list. Alex Anzalone, the play-making linebacker with a broken forearm, he played in that (Week 7) game, not gonna play in this one. Malcolm Rodriguez, "Rodrigo", the tackling machine of a linebacker. He has a torn ACL, he is out. Carlton Davis with a fractured jaw, another one who is out for this game, potentially has a chance to come back for the playoffs. And then Alim McNeill, their star defensive lineman, he is out with a torn ACL. So, he is for sure out for the season. That’s the Lions, and it’s a lot of them. A lot of them who played in this game and are not gonna play in the game on Sunday night.”

What the hell has happened to the Rangers?! Somehow even the lowly Wings have more points than them.

Larkin's first goal in 15 games is into an empty net. Todd McLellan gets his 600th career win, his 2nd with the Wings.

Looks like Veleno on the top line like McLellan had hinted he would be.

Petersson is only 26. He scored 102 points in the 2022-23 season and 89 points in the 2023-24 season. Even this season for all his struggles he has put up 10-18-28 in 34 games. I think he just needs a change in scenery. Having said that, I do agree with you about the big contract and I too would rather snag a free agent like Marner for big $ without having to give up assets.

How about Edvinsson, Kaspar and next year’s (protected) 1st? Or would the Canucks accept Kaspar, Danielson and next year’s protected 1st? I’d do the latter for sure but doubt the Canucks would.

Petersson and JT Miller don’t get along. I thought that was just rumor, but team management recently confirmed it and basically said the two of them both need to grow up and get their act together. Fans have been on Petersson since the spring as they feel he has really tailed off after signing his 8 x $11.6mm contract. My daughter is dating a fine young man who is a Canucks fan and who like many fans his age (21 y.o) is big into analytics, prospects, drafts, trade proposals, etc. way more than I am. When he was over on Christmas he said any trade for Petersson would start with Seider and add from there. Well yeah, if we are just talking about player quality, but not if we think Petersson’s contract is bad. He’s coming over tonight for New Year’s Eve and wanted to make sure the Canada-U.S. world junior game will be on.

8-5 season but with wins over USC, Michigan State, Ohio State and Alabama.

Hard to believe this could be the Lions' last home game of the season. On the other hand, if you're an optimist, the Lions may have already played their last road game of the season, not counting the neutral site Super Bowl.

Good for Warner. That’s exactly what I’d expect a guy to say getting his teammates pumped up before the game, even if they were playing for the Panthers or Jaguars.

I don’t care what anyone says, I’ve always liked Pierre McGuire. His enthusiasm, his awkwardness, his call-outs to a player’s junior team even after he has been in the NHL for ages.

That’s what she said.

And he is expected back for Minnesota next week, right? At least JRM got snaps this week, hope another 6 days helps him get up to speed.

The way I look it, the Lions are three wins from making the Super Bowl. 3 home wins starting next week would be hard but doable, 3 road wins after a loss next week would be possible but very unlikely.

Combined, but maybe they mean by halftime 🙂

Fanduel favors the Lions by 2.5 over Minnesota, over/under of 52.5

The Lions will score 30+. They might still lose, but it won’t be as much as 60-30.

And we will be sweating next week even if the Lions get up. No lead is safe with this defense! The Lions could be 21 pts ahead of the Vikings going into the 4th quarter and I’d still be nervous.

True. I’m glad the Niners scored that garbage time TD. A 12-point win would have flattered the Lions. Still tons of things to work on the next 6 days.

Well, a win, no injuries, hopefully a chastened Branch, and gave a Vikings a chance to be overconfident.

Moody even blows the onside kick. He is broken. Poor guy.

Agree, but with Bates now missing two extra points tonight I guess you better grab the 6 points when you can.