Bob Duff: Wings shuffle D pairings prior to Game 2 with Lightning Detroit coach Jeff Blashill will switch up his defensive tandems for the second game at Tampa Bay.

Bob Duff: Wings shuffle D pairings prior to Game 2 with Lightning
Detroit coach Jeff Blashill will switch up his defensive tandems for the second game at Tampa Bay.
- BobDuff

I'm sure Abdelkander will put an Elbow or shoulder into Hedmans face ASAP.

I'm sure Abdelkander will put an Elbow or shoulder into Hedmans face ASAP.
- Artyukhin76

One can only hope

One can only hope
- digitalbath

Matt Cooke 2.0

Matt Cooke 2.0
- Artyukhin76

Like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic.

Matt Cooke 2.0
- Artyukhin76

Cooke was a more skilled player though.

Cooke was a more skilled player though.
- Feds91Stammer

Cooke > Avery > Abby

Amiright?

Cooke > Avery > Abby

Amiright?
- digitalbath

For once yes you are actually right.

Do we get jimmy again? If he plays all series we are going to lose 3-2 a lot. With mrazek we would win a couple 2-1 (and lose some others 5-2). But at least we'd win a couple

Do we get jimmy again? If he plays all series we are going to lose 3-2 a lot. With mrazek we would win a couple 2-1 (and lose some others 5-2). But at least we'd win a couple
- datswho

I figured we would win this series, but to be honest if we play anything like the last game over the next 2 its straight up over

I'm sure Abdelkander will put an Elbow or shoulder into Hedmans face ASAP.
- Artyukhin76

Actually, I'd like to see him knock Killorn's head off for that cheap a$$ hit from behind on Larkin. That was a punk move.

Abby just smoked namestnikov. Or is that dirty too...? Pussies

Look at dirty abby knock out datsyuks tooth. What a dirty player

Look at dirty abby knock out datsyuks tooth. What a dirty player
- datswho

His slew foot was a good hockey play

His slew foot was a good hockey play
- Feds91Stammer

So was Hedman drawing a penalty on datsyuk for knocking his tooth out. A smart player there

Stay classy Tampa. Chanting detroit sucks...taking cheap shots up by 3...slew foot on gledening then playing our game winning journey song. Lol what a classy organization

Stay classy Tampa. Chanting detroit sucks...taking cheap shots up by 3...slew foot on gledening then playing our game winning journey song. Lol what a classy organization
- HomestyleMelt

When youve been terrible for years and about to lose stamkos you take what you can get. I'll be in tampa next Thursday with my red wings stamkos jersey! Better get it rush made

Stay classy Tampa. Chanting detroit sucks...taking cheap shots up by 3...slew foot on gledening then playing our game winning journey song. Lol what a classy organization
- HomestyleMelt

cant blame Tampa. like if your tampa why not play dirty/rough? I would if i was them. DET has a roster full of soft/ midget type players. Also, when DET does get a PP what do they do with it? Nothing.

Tampa isnt afraid to take a penalty because the Detroit PP is garbage.

Tampa isnt even considered a physical/ big team around the league. Imagine if DET was playing Philly or some of the bigger teams in the Western Conference.

well

that was super fun

i hate that we do suck, and i also hate that tampa who normally is fairly classy is really ripping on us

i cant ever remember being at a game and chanting the other team sucks, ive been to many many games.

well

that was super fun

i hate that we do suck, and i also hate that tampa who normally is fairly classy is really ripping on us

i cant ever remember being at a game and chanting the other team sucks, ive been to many many games.
- digitalbath

lol pretty pathetic tbh. They have been getting away with cheap shots the whole series. Tampa is a better team and they have been getting all of the bounces so far. Doesnt help they are getting the benefit of the doubt in anything borderline as well.

lol pretty pathetic tbh. They have been getting away with cheap shots the whole series. Tampa is a better team and they have been getting all of the bounces so far. Doesnt help they are getting the benefit of the doubt in anything borderline as well.
- HomestyleMelt

Im not even talking about playing dirty cause its going both ways

Im not gonna be that fan ignoring what we do and saying "look at tampa doing this"

but i obviously respect when their fans do the same and take ownership that it isnt only detroit playing that way

I HOPE Detroit fans dont chant lousy poop at the game, i like to think we can be better than that

Im not even talking about playing dirty cause its going both ways

Im not gonna be that fan ignoring what we do and saying "look at tampa doing this"

but i obviously respect when their fans do the same and take ownership that it isnt only detroit playing that way

I HOPE Detroit fans dont chant lousy poop at the game, i like to think we can be better than that
- digitalbath

Well no one is denying what Abby did at the end of that game and I'm not intending to imply that the wings arent doing anything of their own. Just seems what they do gets missed and what we do does not. Basically Datsyuk losing a tooth and then getting a penalty for the softest hit of all time lol

Having said that. the Wings need to put away their chances. They have had plenty of opportunities to put the puck in the net more and they have to do that if they want to win. I was just of the mindset that Tampa fans had more class than that. I would like to see more consistency from the refs on chippy cheap shots as well.

Wings made the playoffs for THIS?

Im not even talking about playing dirty cause its going both ways

Im not gonna be that fan ignoring what we do and saying "look at tampa doing this"

but i obviously respect when their fans do the same and take ownership that it isnt only detroit playing that way

I HOPE Detroit fans dont chant lousy poop at the game, i like to think we can be better than that
- digitalbath

Plenty of rough stuff going on. Dekeyser hit to palats head. Palat leaving his feet on green. Larkin elbow on drouin. Plenty of whacking and face washing after whistles. The hit on glendening was inadvertent. With that said there is no way you can say abdelkader is not a dirt bag.