November Game Threads

[buddha]

walman and bert back tonight.

[lordstanley]

Is that Berggren's 1st career goal?

[buddha]

12 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Is that Berggren's 1st career goal?

sure is!

first of many (hopefully)

[buddha]

there are always so many wings fans at kings and ducks games.

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, buddha said:

there are always so many wings fans at kings and ducks games.

yeah - LA is full of people from all over and MI is well represented. My sister has been in SoCal for a long time. The neighbors are all close, they all transplants.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

... And we all through Yzerman pulled a fast one acquiring Ned.    Not so sure about that now.   He's not good.  

Ned's played better...

I'm not worried. He's still a good 1B... just a slow start this year...

[lordstanley]

Strong individual effort by Rasmussen gives Wings 2-1 lead after 2. 

[lordstanley]

Big 2-man kill by the Wings. Still leading by one midway through 3rd. 

Edited November 16, 2022 by lordstanley

[lordstanley]

Bertuzzi takes a shot to the right hand. Hmm. Seems to be ok though. 

[gehringer_2]

Walman looks OK. 

Team looked like it slept through most of the 2nd period.

[gehringer_2]

#1 line can be really weak in their own end sometimes.

[lordstanley]

I say this almost every game but I absolutely hate the Bally screens. So, so busy. Plus the virtual ads. Makes the game almost unwatchable for me. 

[1984Echoes]

I still say Hronek is playing so much better this year, even with some mistakes...

And that that is largely due to Maata...

[lordstanley]

Crap. Ducks tie it in final minute through a screen. 

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

I still say Hronek is playing so much better this year, even with some mistakes...

And that that is largely due to Maata...

they've really gotten away from being aggressive to the puck carrier tonight. Look too much like last year.

Hronek is an enigma to me. He is playing better in some aspect and on the PP, but he is still a terrible passer. It's really the team's single remaining gross weakness. So many possessions given up because a Wing makes a rushed or blind pass instead of having the wit/speed/finesse to find the workable outlet.

Edited November 16, 2022 by gehringer_2

[buddha]

bert just gave the game away.

what a horrible loss.

[gehringer_2]

well, that last grouping was a mistake. None of them could get out of their own way.

[buddha]

i cant get over how stupid that was by bertuzzi.

[lordstanley]

Terrible giveaway by Bertuzzi and the Wings lose in OT. Stinky way to lose. 

[gehringer_2]

a lot of sloppy stick work, half-hearted poke checking, feeble defensive stick waving by a lot of guys tonight.

[buddha]

this team is finding its level.

at the bottom of the division with montreal.

[gehringer_2]

I thought Walman added a little on the D, but too many Wings forwards were just lazy in their own end tonight. You don't deserve to score when you don't work to get the puck back.

Edited November 16, 2022 by gehringer_2

[1984Echoes]

Well that was a sucky finish...

[lordstanley]

11 hours ago, buddha said:

this team is finding its level.

at the bottom of the division with montreal.

Ouch:

 

[gehringer_2]

46 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Ouch:

 

They don't have a dominant line that can consistently force offense at even strenght right now. Maybe once Bert gets back into the swing, or if they are willing to put Kubalek back with Larkin. Heck, Rassmussen, Soderblom, Sundvquist were generating better even strength pressure than any of the lines last night.