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The Wings dropped a particularly hurtful one on Thursday night. One, they no longer control their own destiny… they’re at the mercy of other teams to contend for home ice and that rarely works out. Two, I have some good friends that are Devils fans and they made sure to remind me that the Devils […]
FINAL SCORE (Hi Dad!) Coyotes 3, Red Wings 1. THE RUNDOWN Ugly. The team is in trouble without Jimmy Howard. Not that this game is on Joey MacDonald’s head — he played quite well. But if we’ve seen anything this season, it’s that Howard finds a way to win, and the others don’t. Conklin and […]
FINAL SCORE (Hi Dad!) A lot to a little, Montreal. THE RUNDOWN Skipping the whole thing. No one cares. WHAT’S NEXT We’ve got Calgary on the other side of the All-Star Break. Puck drops at 9pm next Tuesday and you’re stuck with me again. LOSS CANDY A pair of athletes who were likely working harder […]
Final Score (Hi Dad!) 5-1 Islanders. No, seriously. The Rundown This is a game that was over before it started. Anytime you saunter into Long Island to face the powerhouse Islanders, you just gotta expect an ass-kicking. What’s that? Oh, you say they’re the worst team in the L’Eastern Conference? Well shit, I got nothing. […]
FINAL SCORE (Hi Mr. P!) 4-2 Whales THE RUNDOWN We all give Mike Babcock alot of grief around here for using the same tired quotes when the Wings take one solidly on the chin. So then it’s extra fitting that when watching the first period of the shitshow in Vancouver, the first thing that pops […]
FINAL SCORE (Hi Dad!) 4-3 Predators THE RUNDOWN Son of a bitch. Strong game from the Wings, poor third period, wheels popped off, and we’re left feeling like “we’re holding our ankles, biting a pencil” to borrow a Disch phrase. BULLETS OF IMPORTANCE Tomas Holmstrom started the scoring off, netting his sixth of the season. […]
Final Score (Hi Dad!) Sharks 5, Red Wings 2. The Skinny I’m not going to bother putting more effort into this than the Red Wings did with the game. Onto the bullets. Bullets of Importance Brendan Smith: not NHL ready. He will be, but he’s not yet. The loss was by no means his fault, […]
Final Score 2-1 Blues. The Skinny I didn’t see a second of this game (I was busy coaching in a loss of my own), but I did just see that they lost and that you’re owed something hot to look at. Did I miss anything good or what? Fill me in. Loss Candy Ms. Kelly […]
Final (Hey Mr. P…) Flames 4, The Team Formerly Known As the Red Wings 1 The Skinny I think this about sums it up… I’m not going to waste words here. This team is in a rut. The offense isn’t working. Babcock has tried everything but randomly drawing fans out of the seats to come […]
Final (Hi Mr. P!) Wild 2, Red Wings 1 (OT) The Skinny This play has three acts: The Hot Start, The Slow to a Crawl and the Inevitable Collapse. Only the first part was any good, and even then, it faded toward the first intermission. The second act was an uninspired performance designed to set […]