2007 Playoffs Round 1 - Wings vs. Flames

I am very proud of the Wings. I'm very excited to see the games in Calgary where they will face a desperate team that is excellent on home ice.

Once Zetterberg gets rolling and Bertuzzi returns, I'm seeing a very deep run for this team if we can stay healthy.

GO MIGHTY, MIGHTY RED WINGS!

Geez, I don't think it is possible for Lang to play any sloppier or his line to play any slower.

It's just good fortune the Flames didn't score in the first period.

We gotta lay some hits on them and make some plays. If we can score first, it might break their back.

Tie game now. Draper just scored off a faceoff win to get the Wings back in it.

Ties 1-1 after 2 periods. Wings seemed to find their legs in the 2nd, they started taking the game to the Flames and their forechecking was very decent.

Hopefully they can keep it up in the 3rd and wear out Calgary playing 4 lines. Also, Bertuzzi should get better with more playing time.

Lidstrom is playing a horrible game. He gambles and Iginla scores the go ahead goal. Flames up 3-2.

I do not understand why that gigantic zero, Lilja is playing.

The Calgary mostly scores on powerplay. Why do we keep giving them chances?

I hope I am wrong, but I think Wings just lost huge momentum. They had the lead early in the third and all they had to do was stay out of penalty box. This would have effectively ended the game and most likely the series. Instead they pick up 3 penalties in a row and the rest is history. Now time to regroup and try to get that road win in the next game.

I'm officially concerned. I didn't like our energy to start, and Kiprusoff is damn near unbeatable on home ice.

I heard some radio jocks calling out Lidstrom this morning. He wasn't good against the Oil last year, and he didn't look great against the Flames last night.

Yzerman was on CBC during the 2nd intermission and said that Nik knows when to make a play and when to keep it simple. That giveaway pass to Zetterberg's backhand was a bad play. He should have just got it out of the zone. It's on Zetts too for not getting it, but Nik initiated the play.

I'm getting really sick of Lang. He's got a crucial faceoff at the end of the game and he loses it. His body language out there STINKS.

Seems like everyone is being on Lang - the fans and the media. I wonder what's up with that guy. He was so good in last year's playoffs and this being his contract year. I would've thought he'd play with more fire. Sometimes an injury can do something like that, but he's played poorly for a while now.

LETS GO WINGS! They drop the puck at 9:30-ish tonight!