Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Red Wings 1, Penguins 4: Post Game Snipes...

  • I actually got to watch the game tonight, although the choppy feed and the fact that my internet was constantly cutting in and out made it tricky to get a good feel for the game. Still, it was live Red Wings hockey, and it made me happy.
  • I ended up with the Pens feed, and at one point in the first period, their announcers described the Wings as a wounded animal that you just want to put out of its misery.
  • As soon as the Wings got something going with a Mule goal off of a strong play by Zetterberg, the Pens came back and answered.
  • I love Patrick Eaves, but seeing him on the top powerplay unit isn't really what I'd call awesome.
  • I didn't get to see the first goal, but Joey MacDonald looked pretty decent.

Hero: Johan Franzen
He got the Wings on the board and gave them hope, albeit briefly. He had a couple of other good chances that he couldn't quite finish on.

Villain: Chris Kunitz
He ended what little momentum the Wings were able to build by scoring almost immediately after Mule cut the lead to one.

Final Thought:
At least half of the Pens' broadcast was devoted to showing clips of their most recent Cup win and talking about stats from it. Can you say, “inferiority complex?”

1 comment:

  1. I also watched the game online, with the Penguin feed. It drove me nuts to hear them say Hudler's name as "Hoooodler" all night. Made me miss Ken and Mickey! But as I live in FL I take what I can get.

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