http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/03/28/wings-4-blues-1-2/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/03/28/wings-4-blues-1-2/#comment-466 Wingnut3023 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:00:00 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/?p=1152#comment-466 In my opinion, Manny Legace did a wonderful job in St. Louis (minus that goal). Though not challenged much, he was spectacular when he was. Had he just kept his toe on the post like he's supposed to, he'd have had that shutout. But overall, he played wonderfully. While that makes me happy (we need our goaltender to be great in the playoffs, even though he won't have to beat Patrick Roy), I feel for Ozzie. But I won't go into that. Lalime, while great at times, showed brief interludes of why he was sent to the minors earlier in the season. There were moments in the game when I wasn't sure he knew where he was. He looked lost. At other times, he made huge saves that nearly kept his team in it. If he could get some consistency in his game (and some defense) he could become once again what he was in Ottawa. Now for the Blues. It saddens me greatly how that team has imploded this season. I loved that rivalry, and the inevitable playoff round. To have them fall so far so fast is just wrong. I think what really hit them was the loss of Pronger. He'd been the heart and soul of that team for as long as I can remember. With him gone, it appears that they didn't know what to do. They need to get some good, veteran leadership for their young guys. I have little doubt that they won't be down for long. As for the Wings, the win meant a lot. Sure, it didn't really affect the playoff race, but it affected our confidence level. And it made a statement to the league that we are going to play the rest of the season. We aren't slowing down. If anything, we're raising the tempo and expectations as the playoffs approach. This will make us a scary team in the playoffs, especially with Stevie Y. playing at his current level. Are we going to win the President's Trophy? Who cares? Only Lord Stanley's Cup matters. Are we going to win that? With Babs behind the bench and the Euro twins leading the way, we have a good shot. Let's just keep our fingers crossed, shall we? In my opinion, Manny Legace did a wonderful job in St. Louis (minus that goal). Though not challenged much, he was spectacular when he was. Had he just kept his toe on the post like he’s supposed to, he’d have had that shutout. But overall, he played wonderfully. While that makes me happy (we need our goaltender to be great in the playoffs, even though he won’t have to beat Patrick Roy), I feel for Ozzie. But I won’t go into that.
Lalime, while great at times, showed brief interludes of why he was sent to the minors earlier in the season. There were moments in the game when I wasn’t sure he knew where he was. He looked lost. At other times, he made huge saves that nearly kept his team in it. If he could get some consistency in his game (and some defense) he could become once again what he was in Ottawa.
Now for the Blues. It saddens me greatly how that team has imploded this season. I loved that rivalry, and the inevitable playoff round. To have them fall so far so fast is just wrong. I think what really hit them was the loss of Pronger. He’d been the heart and soul of that team for as long as I can remember. With him gone, it appears that they didn’t know what to do. They need to get some good, veteran leadership for their young guys. I have little doubt that they won’t be down for long.
As for the Wings, the win meant a lot. Sure, it didn’t really affect the playoff race, but it affected our confidence level. And it made a statement to the league that we are going to play the rest of the season. We aren’t slowing down. If anything, we’re raising the tempo and expectations as the playoffs approach. This will make us a scary team in the playoffs, especially with Stevie Y. playing at his current level. Are we going to win the President’s Trophy? Who cares? Only Lord Stanley’s Cup matters. Are we going to win that? With Babs behind the bench and the Euro twins leading the way, we have a good shot. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed, shall we?

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