Road Music: 11/17 @ Detroit Red Wings

by CrossCheckRaise on Nov 17, 2010 3:30 PM CST

These are tough times for Blues fans, nothing new there. The highs of the season's hot start are now falling towards the lows of harsh reality. The need for the scoring lines to actually, well, score, is more pressing than ever. The odd goals that we've seen in Colorado, and the mounting injuries, demonstrate how unlucky the Blues have been as of late. There's no panic yet; hell, most teams would kill for a 9-4-3 record. Yet, it'd be perfectly understandable to feel like the Blues are a little snakebit right now.

Born Under a Bad Sign / Albert King

It's time that the Blues start manufacturing their own luck. It happens all the time. We've seen some sparks of life already with David Backes and Brad Boyes.

The Enemy: There's no lacking for motivation tonight. Not just division rivals that we all hate, but a win here would put us tied with Detwat for points in the standings. The starter will likely be Jimmy Howard, coming into tonight's game with a 9-1-1 record and terrific stats (2.15 / .920). Most notably, their top forwards are getting it done on the score sheet. Dan Cleary is on a 5-game goal-scoring streak, and Nicklas Lidstrom has a point in 11 straight games. The Selke Pretender Pavel Datsyuk just ended a 10-game point streak as well. As a team, despite playing one fewer game than St Louis, the Red Wings have potted 10 more goals than the Blues. No surprise, then, that Detroit has not been shut out at all this year.

Further Reading:

Puck Daddy's Detroit Red Wings Season Preview

Blues vs Red Wings coverage

Winging It In Motown

The puck drops at 6:30 St Louis time, and will be broadcast on TV on FSMW and on radio at KMOX 1120AM. The GDT will come shortly prior to that. Until then, this is your pregame pre-party. Gather here, curse Eastern time zone starts, curse DeToilet, and meditate on one of my favorite images of all time:

GT says it all (via partstim)

LGB!

-CrossCheckRaise

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Even in Middle Earth, Detroit is hated...

I swear that kid looks like Frodo.

by Paperwork Ninja on Nov 17, 2010 3:33 PM CST reply actions

Nah

Samwise Gamge or however the fuck it’s spelled.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 17, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions

Either way, we know that hobbits hate Detroit.

So they’ve got that going for them.

by Paperwork Ninja on Nov 17, 2010 4:12 PM CST up reply actions

That explains Bettman.

by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 17, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions

Gamgee

Yes i am THAT nerdy…

He also had 13 kids with Rose and one of them was named Frodo… and one of them EVEN married Pippin… which is disturbing to think about…

WWTJD?

by RealBadRobot on Nov 17, 2010 4:16 PM CST up reply actions

Oh and he also became Mayor of Hobbiton...

WWTJD?

by RealBadRobot on Nov 17, 2010 4:17 PM CST up reply actions

Wow..

Does the fact that I own a copy of the uncut trilogy (plus like 6 extra dvds) impress you though?
and does that make me a geek/nerd in and of itself?

Just curious…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 17, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions

it would Impress me a little... it would impress me more if you had the three book = one big book edition and had read all the appendices...

you sir would be considered a “Dork” almost a Geek but not yet a Nerd.

WWTJD?

by RealBadRobot on Nov 17, 2010 5:19 PM CST up reply actions

Hey now..

At least I knew who the fuck Gamgee was, even if I spelled his name wrong (but I would have correctly spelled it had I READ the book instead of watching the movie.)
/jk
I consider my self a dork, geek, nerd on so many other levels anyway, so it doesn’t bother me…lol…

Although, I used to think I was a hockey nerd until I started reading GNR and GT after that. lol

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 18, 2010 9:17 AM CST up reply actions

I will be stuck in class for the games entirety...

give em hell for me!

WWTJD?

by RealBadRobot on Nov 17, 2010 3:40 PM CST reply actions

can i make a prediction?

is that allowed?

#SilentJay4Selke
@ProdigiousOne - twitter
Halak to Move it Move it

by ilikeboyes on Nov 17, 2010 3:57 PM CST reply actions

I don't think we can piss off the hockey gods anymore than we have already...

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 17, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions

I benched Lidstrom

in the SLGT “A” league. Last time I did this against the penguins benching goligoski and johnson saying we were going to shut them out, and we DID. If it worked once…right?

by UABlade on Nov 17, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions

Eww..

YOU have a wing on your team?… ughh.. /jk

I don’t have ANY deadthings OR hawkingthings on any of my fantasy teams…I just can’t put myself in a position of rooting for any of “those” players….even if it helps/hurts my Fteam.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 17, 2010 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

I don't either...

and never will. I’ve never had a deadthing or decapitated indian on any of my fantasy teams and hell I even won my league a couple of times. I’d rather lose and keep my soul

'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.'
MARK VIDUKA

by Jstats on Nov 17, 2010 4:33 PM CST up reply actions

On a sad note though..

I don’t have any Blues…. I tried drafting a few, but they were picked before I got to them.
I did try and trade for a Blue couple of times…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Nov 17, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions

I expect to get slurs.

I am a Red Wings fan dropping in. Honestly I want to see a good game tonight. I want to see a close hard fought game. Obviously I want the Wings to win but I do like seeing this rivalry, and I like showing off the strength of the central division. I firmly believe that if any central division team was in the east they would make the playoffs every single season, if not have several cups to their name.

by Kjell on Nov 17, 2010 4:54 PM CST reply actions

well at least I can watch this game on tv lol.

First they thought I was ASD, and then ADHD, and after a few years of having MD, they told me that I am probably EI. But all I know for sure is that I have TS... Fuck it, just call me alphabet soup.

by Carnie on Nov 17, 2010 5:00 PM CST reply actions

Hi and FU det.

I just wanted to say FUCK DETROIT and Let’s Go Blues!!!

by loki03xlh on Nov 17, 2010 5:01 PM CST via mobile reply actions

What's up with Winging It In Motown?

127 comments in a pre-game thread? In November? That’s equal or better than most of their usual playoff run GDTs.

Color me impressed…

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Nov 17, 2010 5:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions

doom on detoilet

Sending a meteor of hate from socal to detroit

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Nov 17, 2010 5:27 PM CST via mobile reply actions

As of now...

…St. Louis is fifth in the West. Three points from 1st, three points from 12th…

Another tight, knuckle-whitening season in the (B)estern Conference.

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Nov 17, 2010 5:35 PM CST via mobile reply actions

tough times in the D

today’s Puck Headlines on Y! mentioned two oddities. One, Detroit is now putting ads on their practice jerseys…. Ads for Amway. Also, an upcoming prize giveaway at a game will feature a Honda Civic. A Honda….in Detroit. Wow.

Junior Assistant Blogger-In-Training at www.StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Nov 17, 2010 5:37 PM CST reply actions