At times this season it’s shocking to see how bad the Detroit Red Wings
are defensively. For almost the entire 60 minutes Sunday versus the LA Kings,
the Wings were completely schooled. From beginning to end they gave up 49 shots
on goal, including 40 in the first two periods. The only saving grace they had
was goaltender Jimmy Howard who’s finally finding his game this season. Even
tonight versus St. Louis, again the Red Wings looked terrible at times. To say
they’re missing defenseman Niklas Lindstrom is the understatement of the
century.
Blues struggling and then some
The same can be said the Blues, at times defensively they’re scrambling
for their lives. Kris Russell looks more and more than a undersized minor league
defenseman, compared to a six deman. Same could be said for young
defenseman Ian Cole. But when it’s all said and done, goaltender Brian Elliott
is looking like he did before he arrived in St. Louis. In 2011-12 he had a 1.56
g.a.a with a .940 save percentage, this season (in 9 games) he’s got a 3.57
g.a.a and a .849%; similar numbers to 2010-11 3.45 g.a.a and a .892%. He’s been
so bad this year, Ken Hitchcock played third stringer Jake Allen instead of
Elliott.
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