commentary...

Red Wings have allowed twenty one more goals,in the third period than they have scored... their starting goaltender(Jimmy Howard)has a record of 14-16-10(going into tonight's game,against the Toronto Maple Leafs),a 2.64 goals against average(G.A.A.),and a .912 save percentage... all those numbers are very,very sub-par... if not for Jonas Gustavsson's hot start in net,the Red Wings would be fighting for the number one draft pick in this year's NHL Draft... eleven members of the Grand Rapids Griffiths' team who had won the AHL Championship last season have played substantial time with the Red Wings,this season... if the Red Wings do not make the Stanley Cup playoffs,two things will be the difference:the severe injuries,to their regulars(ten players on the list,now,and,most of the season,a high number of injured players),and the numbers shown in this post...