That was a really boring game to watch. It didn’t seem to me that Detroit had very many quality scoring chances last night. Most of their shots came from the boards with no screen in front. Only one PP the whole game and it was ours. Very uneventful game.

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Iginla is a Penguin.  So is Morrow and Murray.  The Pens needed toughness and grit and added that, plus leadership and scoring, only giving up a draft picks and mediocre prospects in return.

Impressive, to say the least.  This means two things.

First, the Pens have to be favorites to win the Cup this year and that makes little Gary have a halfie.

Second, even if this doesn’t work out, Shero has clearly surpassed Holland as the best GM in the league.

I don’t think the Wings should mortgage their future to win now.  But changes have to be made. Something.  Anything.

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Nyquist had an interesting week, didn't he? A goal, a demotion, a promotion, a scratch and so on. But I bet you don't know how it all went down, do you? Aside from the Red Wings celebrating realignment, take a look at a typical day in the life of Gustav Nyquist.

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Red Wings turned it on at just the right time tonight and Jonas Gustavsson of all people shut the door on the Coyotes for a 3-2 win. Some of you might disagree with me because of how awkward he looked, but Gustavsson was the reason Detroit won tonight. He had no chance on the two he let in, but was enormous at times, especially on the penalty shot.

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Red Wings made that one about as interesting as they could while hanging on to the regulation win. We’ll take it, but in the future, don’t let off the gas when you go up 2-0, k? Howard, though… Man, that guy is tough to beat when he’s on and the last two games he has been on.

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Tonight... the Pianist returns to the ice. Question is, who pushes the piano for him? 

Beautiful work by Mr. Josh Howard: 

LGRW. 

The following phrases were said tonight: “Franzen wins the race” “Power play goal, Detroit” and “Abdelkader with the hat trick!” And they were all true. I’m scared, too. This game was a lot like the won the Wings just lost to the Wild. The home team carried the play, but the road team scored on their few chances.

And I'm so thrilled for Abby, I'm not going to do that Rocky Denis picture joke this time.

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It's purely just a coincidence that Quincey went down with a possible season ending injury just as Ian White looked like he would spend the rest of the season in the press box, or on the trade block. Since the Wings play has brought us all down maybe its time to have a little fun with our misfortune, especially on the blueline, and especially since Mr. White bares a strong resemblance to one of TV's greatest characters.

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The Detroit Red Wings are a shell of the team we all know and love. There are a lot of the same players from those former teams, but very little of the consistency we have become accustomed to. Blame it on the injuries all you want, but I'm not buying it. See, when teams want to win they find a way. We have superstars, but we also have players that don't think you need to play solid for 60 minutes, and that's an issue.

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