commentary...

last night's game against the Sharks was a total mess... most of the Sharks' goals were within twenty feet of the Red Wings' net,and one point blank shot went in off the left goalpost,and the third goal in first period deflected off a Red Wings' player,and through the legs of goaltender Jimmy Howard... after one period,Howard was pulled,and the odd and strange things kept happening... the game winning goal(GWG)was caused by a bad line change,leaving Patrick Marleau to cruise in on Petr Mrazek,shortly after the Red Wings closed in at 4-3,and seemed to have the momentum,to,possibly tie the game up,at four,but the real bad line change put Marleau and the Sharks out of reach... the Red Wings have not had a lead in the last two games,and they are playing rather badly,period... in the next five games,they play five current playoff-bound teams(or teams chasing them):Tampa Bay Lightning(division foe),New York Islanders,(Ottawa Senators,Boston Bruins-two teams,five points behind them,and division foes),and the Minnesota Wild... not an easy road to hoe,at all... even though,they are not playing well,being them,i would like to be in their overall position,and if i was the Red Wings' staff,and players,i would tighten up the team defense,and plow ahead into the Stanley Cup playoffs,because if you get into the Stanley Cup playoffs,it is a real crapshoot,but again,you have to be playing well,to win the Stanley Cup...