Ready to Wing it
Posted in Red Wings with tags Babcock, Datsyuk, Eaves, Ericsson, Franzen, Holmstrom, Howard, Lidstrom, Lilja, Rafalski, Stuart, Zetterberg on March 2, 2010 by Steve Klein
Adam Foote: Wanna fight? Homer: Nope, wanna score.
Oh, THOSE Red Wings! I remember them. AND they way they played.
Everyone was back. Tomas Holmstrom, Johan Franzen, EVEN Andreas Lilja. The Wings looked like … the Wings.
Score: Wings 3, Rockies 2
Game #62 (20 to go, 40 points): 70 points, 8th place. The five teams behind the Wings are within 6 points; Nashville is a point ahead in 7th with a game in hand and a Friday date in Hockeytown.
What I liked about the game: Don’t you just love Swedes? They scored all three Wings goals, including the Lidstrom winner. Henrik Zetterberg was on the ice for all three Wings goals; Pavel Datsyuk had two assists. Homstrom‘s line was a goal and two assists. And let’s not forget Jimmy Howard with 22 of 24 saves.
What I didn’t like about the game: Who made the schedule that scheduled the Wings (and Brian Rafalski) to play the day after the Olympics ended. Thanks a lot, eh? Also, big minus-2s for Jonathan Ericsson, Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves.
Also, the disallowed goal by Holmstrom. But I’m a homer.
Quote I: “We’ve got enough bodies now that we should be a good hockey club. We’ve got to decide to be a good hockey club.” — Mike Babcock.
What he’s saying is that the Wings have to start being the Wings again now that they’ve got all their Wings back. Got it?
Quote II: “That’s the best lineup we’ve dressed all year. Wouldn’t you love to draw us in the first round?” — Mike Babcock
What is: Three quarters of the way into the season, and the Wings are back to being the Wings.
Mood meter: Ready to Wing it!
