… Ansar Khan reported last night that Chris Osgood is likely to be the starter on Monday against the Blue Jackets. Osgood has been out since November 13th with a broken hand, which was diagnosed on the 21st. He had a setback on December 4th when his wrist did not heal as quickly as expected, and then again a week later, when a rash following the removal of his cast kept him from playing immediately.
It will be good to have Osgood back since it will take some pressure of Hasek and allow the Wings to rest him more often.
… There’s an interesting quote from Mike Babcock in the Detroit News today. Referring to Dominik Hasek’s tirade following being assessed a delay-of-game penalty yesterday, Babcock said,
“He snapped. He just wanted to get face a few shots and get his save percentage up. He wasn’t happy and didn’t react the right way. But I told the guys after the second period Dom will shut the door and to keep plugging away.”
Wait a second. Is Babcock implying that Dom is unhappy with how few shots he’s facing? Wow.
Most people are saying it was a bad call, but the immediate reaction of the FSN crew was that it was a good one, since Dom did have contact with the puck behind the line and outside the trapezoid, despite having legally initiated contact outside that area. What mattered there is where the puck left his stick and it did so outside the trapezoid and behind the goalline.