Game Thread: Boston Bruins @ Detroit Red Wings 10|9|14 7:30 PM

[sherbert1421]

Top 9 best red wings home openers
Top 9: Best Red Wings home openers - Along the Boards

 

[higgyfan4]

Hard to believe this is the first time since 1973 the Wings have opened the season at home, and only the 11th time in their history.

 

[higgyfan4]

Any word on how Babcock is constructing the lines for the game?

Wings skating with same lines as yesterday, so it appears as if Weiss and Cleary will be scratched tonight.

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Lines: Abdelkader-Zetterberg-Franzen, Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco (w/Weiss), Nyquist-Helm-Nestrasil, Miller-Andersson-Glendening (w/ Cleary).

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Looks like Kindl is in and Lashoff out. D pairs: Kronwall-Ericsson, DeKeyser-Kindl, Quincey-Smith.

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Datsyuk also skating again but he's still on short-term IR.

The Malik Report - Kukla's Korner

 

[higgyfan4]

Also read on Twitter last night the Wings are still actively trying to trade Kindl. shame they couldn't package him and Andersson for something.

Glendening has made Andersson redundant.

 

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Also read on Twitter last night the Wings are still actively trying to trade Kindl. shame they couldn't package him and Andersson for something.

Glendening has made Andersson redundant.

Rumo(u)rs are the Oilers and Wings are talking turkey (it is Thanksgiving up here this weekend), Oilers want a centre, Wings need Petry (Dan, not Jeff)

 

[higgyfan4]

@DetroitRedWings

Let's all wish Henrik Zetterberg a Happy 34th Birthday!

All the talk about the old Wings I thought he was closer to 85 than 34...

 

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@DetroitRedWings

Let's all wish Henrik Zetterberg a Happy 34th Birthday!

All the talk about the old Wings I thought he was closer to 85 than 34...

Happy Birthday old man Henrik.

 

[RP-29]

Wings skating with same lines as yesterday, so it appears as if Weiss and Cleary will be scratched tonight.

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Lines: Abdelkader-Zetterberg-Franzen, Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco (w/Weiss), Nyquist-Helm-Nestrasil, Miller-Andersson-Glendening (w/ Cleary).

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Looks like Kindl is in and Lashoff out. D pairs: Kronwall-Ericsson, DeKeyser-Kindl, Quincey-Smith.

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Datsyuk also skating again but he's still on short-term IR.

Thanks.

Glad to see Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco intact. That will be the most productive line offensively for the Wings for at least the first few games of the season.

Considering the first three matchups of the season, I like seeing Abby on the top line with Z and Franzen. Abby will have Zetterberg's back when Lucic and Perry cross-the-line with the inevitable cheap shot. Nyquist is clearly more dangerous than Abby offensively, but I suspect Babcock will match up Z's line on Bergeron's line and Getzlaf's line, cancelling each other out. That extra scoring punch on the third line could be the advantage Babcock is looking to exploit.

Interesting that Babcock is set to healthy-scratch the 3rd-highest-paid skater on the roster...and we've got him for four more years.

That Quincey-Smith D-pair is a bit scary. Methinks the opponents get most of their goals when those two are on the ice. I really hope Smith takes the next step this season or it could be a long and painful one.

 

[higgyfan4]

Happy Birthday old man Henrik.

He says thanks gramps.

 

[RP-29]

Rumo(u)rs are the Oilers and Wings are talking turkey (it is Thanksgiving up here this weekend), Oilers want a centre, Wings need Petry (Dan, not Jeff)

How about Weiss for Eberle?

 

[SLY]

What's up you squid loving wing wheeled punks?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

What's up you squid loving wing wheeled punks?

Not much. What's up with you teddy bear embracing spoked b bastards?

 

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How about Weiss for Eberle?

You'll have to throw in a Kindl - I'll let you decide on the player or an e-reader.

 

[SLY]

Not much. What's up with you teddy bear embracing spoked b bastards?

Should be a good game tonight. Looking forward to it.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Should be a good game tonight. Looking forward to Lucic targeting a guy's nuts.

Ditto.

 

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[RP-29]

You'll have to throw in a Kindl - I'll let you decide on the player or an e-reader.

Deal. Weiss & Kindl for Eberle and an e-reader. [Wings are pretty good at flipping e-readers into players.]

 

[SLY]

Boston Bruins Projected Lineup

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Reilly Smith
Chris Kelly - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson
Milan Lucic - Ryan Spooner - Matt Fraser
Daniel Paille - Craig Cunningham - Bobby Robins
Zdeno Chara - Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Seidenberg - Adam McQuaid
Torey Krug - Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lineup

Justin Abdelkader - Henrik Zetterberg - Johan Franzen
Tomas Tatar - Riley Sheahan - Tomas Jurco
Gustav Nyquist - Darren Helm - Andrej Nestrasil
Joakim Andersson - Luke Glendening - Drew Miller
Niklas Kronwall - Jonathan Ericsson
Danny DeKeyser - Brendan Smith
Kyle Quincey - Jakub Kindl
Jimmy Howard

 

[sherbert1421]

I see Babcock still hasn't learned that abdelkader does not belong on the first line. Guess he is going to learn the hard way AGAIN

Weiss being scratched while abdelkader is on the top line is mind boggling.

 

[RP-29]

I see Babcock still hasn't learned that abdelkader does not belong on the first line. Guess he is going to learn the hard way AGAIN

Weiss being scratched while abdelkader is on the top line is mind boggling.

Like I said earlier, I think Babcock has Abby on the first line to start the season to handle the BOS and ANA ruffians targeting Zetterberg, not because he's a first-line scorer. Each of the first three are at home and Babs has last change.