Comments on: Game 2: Wings 2, Oilers 4

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:48:00 +0000

James, it’s kind of hard for me to admire Pronger’s strong play when it’s making things so difficult for my team!

By: James Mirtle

James Mirtle — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:28:00 +0000

A Pronger elbow to the face? No, no that was a thing of beauty what Pronger did on that play. It’s not his fault he’s about four times as strong as Williams and can one-arm him off the puck.

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:04:00 +0000

Yeah, Bill, that’d be about how’d they do it, wouldn’t it? Keeps us fans on our toes…

By: iwocpo

iwocpo — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:32:00 +0000

Actually, because my pain isn’t complete yet, I think they’ll lose tomorrow then blow them out Thursday.

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:59:00 +0000

Bill, a 2-2 split is likely, I think. I think they’ll win tomorrow night. I’ve got faith in the team. I was just expressing a concern about what could happen if they aren’t on their toes.

Maybe I overstated my point, which was just that Game 3 is important. A Red Wing loss in Game 3 suits the Oilers just fine because they’ve shown they are more than capable of shutting the Wings down with that trap. I don’t relish the thought of the Wings going into Game 4 down 2-1 with MacTavish running a neutral zone trap and the Wings relying purely on lucky goals.

If they win tomorrow and lose Thursday, I’m not worried. If they lose tomorrow, though, I’ll be worried.

That doesn’t mean I think they will lose. Sheesh.

By: iwocpo

iwocpo — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:35:00 +0000

Whew Matt…over tomorrow if they lose? Nah. I expect them to split in Edmonton and head back to Detroit 2-2. Wings win game 5, then 6 in Edmonton and on we go.

By: Jules

Jules — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:09:00 +0000

Gosh Matt, you do know it’s a best of seven, not three, right? The series is only 1-1 and you’re already talking like we’ve lost. We have to win “convincingly” to even have a chance to “salvage” the series? Talk about your pessimism. Going down 2-1 is hardly the end of a series. Disheartening, yes and concernful of course, but not the final nail in the coffin. We’ve come back from worse before and I have no doubt we could do it again if need be. It’s not over til it’s over.

That said…Wings in 5

By: megan

megan — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:55:00 +0000

For the Oilers win, you really have to give credit to MacTavish. He was a genius. He played the trap most of the time, and when he pulled his team off the trap, they scored. It was a wonderfully played game by Edm, though the did benefit from some lucky bounces–as did the Wings. I think the one thing that put Edm above Det in this game was the ability to take advantage of defensive mistakes and Det’s defensive zone turnovers. Edm had turnovers, as well, but the Wings couldn’t seem to take advantage. Our guys need to be quicker to the puck.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:34:00 +0000

I thought the Wings really lacked on the Power Play. Usually, they control at least 1:30 of puck control. Their powerplay was pretty sloppy today, and it didn’t look like they had control at all.

I also thought the Oiler’s defense was very tight and physical. I think it started with that hit on Datsyuk. In game 3, the Wings need to focus on their powerplay and puck control, and maybe step up the physical aspect as well.

-firebird995

By: megan

megan — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:00:00 +0000

I have a crazy idea for game three. How about the Wings show up for the second period? Just a thought.