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Here's the injury report as of yesterday afternoon:

Injury report: Franzen (hip), Colaiacovo (shoulder), Pavel Datsyuk (shoulder), Mikael Samuelsson (groin), Jonas Gustavsson (groin) are day-to-day for Detroit. Bertuzzi is out indefinitely with a back injury, as is Darren Helm. Brendan Smith is nursing a shoulder injury. … For the Wild, Justin Falk (illness), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (illness) and Cal Clutterbuck (eye) are day-to-day.

The Wings have only lost 4 times in the last 15 visits to Minnesota, one of those being beyond regulation, but this Wild team is a much different one from that of last season. Let's hope that the turnover machine that existed last game (3 for Big E, 2 for White, and, even though the chart people for our last game must have been out for a coffee break while play had resumed, Mr. All-World (supposedly) Kronwall had 2, one of which led to a 2-on-0 entry and an easy scoring opportunity on Howard. How they missed that one, says something about their thoroughness in charting these games. i saw obvious similar statistical mistakes in about 4 games last season also; one of the reasons why I don't put too much weight on their statistical listings.

Go, Wings, we need this one. Better get the higher octane juice, especially until the wounded are sent back from the M.A.S.H. unit.

Hey, Pavel, keep rubbing the horse linament on that bruised shoulder, you're greatly missed out there.
 

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How the fuck did I miss this thread? :burt:

I scanned for GDTs then spent 10 minutes putting one together. Oh well.
 

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Datsyuk is back tonight...as is Samuelsson.

Speaking of which...why did we bring Sammy back? :burt:
 

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:rant: missed the first goal due to a long line at McDonalds. Who scored?
 

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Half the players thought Detroit scored...light came on...ref signals no goal.
 

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Datsyuk is back tonight...as is Samuelsson.

Speaking of which...why did we bring Sammy back? :burt:


Why? That answer is a quite easy one. Ken Holland again waited far too long to make any kind of decision to improve the team; and, by the time he got around to pulling a pen and a contract out of his drawer, only Sammy and a few other slugs were still available.
 

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Why? That answer is a quite easy one. Ken Holland again waited far too long to make any kind of decision to improve the team; and, by the time he got around to pulling a pen and a contract out of his drawer, only Sammy and a few other slugs were still available.

Sammy the Slug? Have you been watching the Godfather movies again? :laugh:
 

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So he made him an offer he couldn't refuse then, if I'm following correctly.
 
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Sammy the Slug? Have you been watching the Godfather movies again? :laugh:

No, I'm an old guy whose been coaching for well over 40 years; and, I've been referring to players as "slugs" (for that entire time) who have been promoted to a level that is way too talented for their abilities. I used that term when Puzo was still crying for his binkie when it rolled under his high chair.
 

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Textbook wrist shot by Datsyuk
 
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