Comments on: Red Wings win back-to-back Overtime games (which is quite something)

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:30:39 +0000

@Gander - my pleasure sharing the stories. I read them after Kris published them and was like "uh oh...people might think I'm an asshole." I have my moments, so maybe they wouldn't be too far off. HA!

And yeah, Bertuzzi in a foot race? I literally would have taken the Zamboni if the two of them went end-to-end.

@Guilherme - I wouldn't say I'm concerned, but certainly wary. They're playing way past their expectations from the summer, but it's no fluke as we're now 30 games into the season. They have an incredibly good goaltender, a very decent young defense, so offense will be key again. If the offense sputters like the Blues game, they're in trouble. Time will tell... check back for the pre-game!

By: Guilherme Calciolari

Guilherme Calciolari — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:16:20 +0000

Michael, how concerned are you to face a NHL-property Coyotes tonite?

By: Gander

Gander — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:41:49 +0000

I couldn't believe Bertuzzi beat somebody in a foot race either. Well, a guy on his left caught up but Bertuzzi muscled his way through.

Your "confessions" were a great read. Thank you for sharing.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:06:32 +0000

Thank you, sir. He just reminds me of a simian of some sort. Last season, the biggest fault of his in my eyes was the INCREDIBLE EASE with which he fell down and/or gave up the the puck. He's improved, but still looks like a goddamn windsock when faced with trouble.

By: Mike Serven

Mike Serven — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:02:51 +0000

Good stuff. Your Leino comments are funny for a couple of reasons. First, it's dead on descriptive. He is often difficult to watch & now I have that monkey image ingrained so thanks for that. Second, it reminded me of a thought I had the other night during one of his shifts. He often looks like he has less upper body strength than Stephen Hawking. Time to hit the weight room Ville.