Holy grapenuts its Derek Meech
Written by Kyle Kujawa   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 13:52
Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins
Since it's a back-to-back day, I'll keep this recap in bullet-form.
  • I was the only one on the podcast to call for Jimmy Howard all three games this week. I realize the other two games are important, but I just didn't see the problem with starting your best goalie against the best team in the trip. It paid off. I haven't heard yet if he's starting tonight (update: he is) but that's the reason you start him. It would be nice to take points away from Anaheim, but why lower your expectations? There isn't a team in the league we can't beat if we play like we did yesterday. Or at least the last 40 minutes of yesterday.
  • Games are much easier to win when Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, and Nicklas Lidstrom play like they did yesterday. This is now the standard -- Detroit can't afford for these guys to not be at that elite level.
  • Tomas Holmstrom looked very good in his first time back. To me, he's not a guy who needs a lot of time to find his legs. Just stand in front of the net and take your abuse.
  • Since people like pointing out when Brad Stuart had a bad game, I'd like to point out that he's been back to his mistake-free self over the past few games.
  • Valtteri Filppula needs some finish, desperately, but how quick and creative has he looked since coming back? He looks like he's due for a big game.
  • FSN acted like it was some big mystery, but watching the replay of Detroit's first goal will shed some light on this "lower body/ankle/leg" injury that's going to keep Niklas Kronwall out of today's game. Maybe a bit of a slew-foot after all.
  • Evgeni Nabokov just is not a big game goaltender against Detroit.
  • I barely noticed Brett Lebda at all, but Derek Meech made a case for himself pretty efficiently. Hopefully the goal will lead to some much needed confidence.
  • The fourth line apparently played 8, 9, and 10 minutes. This was news to me.
  • Patrick Eaves and Danger Helm, ladies and gentlemen. That is how you finish a game.
That's about it. Six and a half hours until the Ducks... hopefully they play Vesa Toskala.


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Sprout said:

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I pointed Kronwall's leg out after that goal to my wife and she recoiled in horror... I was actually surprised to see him in the game after that play. And on top of that his skate blade falling out (on the same foot, or a different foot?) which can screw up your knee/ankle/etc. and the poor guy is lucky he was walking at the end of that game.

I hope it's not serious, it's been nice having him back in the lineup.
 
February 03, 2010
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Rob R said:

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Sprout, it was the same knee Kronwall injured already this year, AND tweaked a bit vs. Pittsburgh in that run-in with Jordan Staaaaaaaaaaaaaal.
 
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Crater from SoCal said:

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I'm banging my head on my desk at work to pass the hours till I get to leave for the game at 5. Hoping for a good one! Make my bank account respect my decision to go to both this and the LA game this week!
 
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Keith B said:

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That's a sorta cheap hit on Kronwall. It's not knee on knee cheap but Kronwall wasn't in the play and had his legs cut from under him. That should clearly be a 2 minute interference call since Kronwall wasn't within 5 feet of the puck. This is when you need a real fighter who the next shift will make a SJ player pay. Fair is fair. I'd love to see Downey or Callahan (future call out) just drop the gloves with a SJ defensman (Blake?) and beat the shit out of him for retribution.

 
February 03, 2010
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Keith B said:

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BTW did you see Eaves only scored because a SJ D hit him behind the play? Eaves fell to the ice and the D left the area thinking he was out of the play. Nabokov had no idea that Eaves was back there and clearly thought the puck was going to just go into the corner but whoops Eaves was behind him with an empty net.
 
February 03, 2010
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