Comments on: What Went Wrong: Detroit Red Wings http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/13/what-went-wrong-detroit-red-wings/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: polegojim http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/13/what-went-wrong-detroit-red-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-10810 Sun, 15 May 2011 16:13:04 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=37236#comment-10810 All true Joe – need a little more youth.

Heart of Champ almost got it done in spite of odds against.
Two mistakes and two untimely injuries.

Way go go Red Wings!!!

]]> By: seeingwhatsticks http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/13/what-went-wrong-detroit-red-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-10765 Fri, 13 May 2011 23:59:15 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=37236#comment-10765 Maybe, but doesn’t seem like he’s hurt all the time these days? At what point do you have to adjust your expectations for him? I think when players reach a certain age they’re just never fully healthy at any given time and some players adjust to that reality better than others. Style of play is a huge factor in which players can best make that adjustment and bigger, power forward types who aren’t elite skaters tend to struggle most in that regard because they just don’t have a half step to lose. To put that in Sharks perspective, a guy like Marleau is much more likely to remain a valuable and effective player late into his 30′s than a guy like Ryane Clowe because Marleau can lose a step and still be in the top 5-10% of skaters in the NHL whereas Clowe needs every bit of speed and mobility he has right now. Certainly having Franzen in the lineup is better than not having him, but it’s also pretty reasonable to wonder if ever again see more than just flashes of the player he was in the playoffs a few years ago.

]]> By: ready4jets http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/13/what-went-wrong-detroit-red-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-10759 Fri, 13 May 2011 20:27:50 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=37236#comment-10759 I think some guy named franzen could have helped.

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