Thee Official 2025-2026 Detroit Red Wings Thread: It was the worst of times, it's now the best of times

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They brought Karen Newman back to sing the anthem

Treat the Canes like it’s 2002

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Kasper draws a call from Slavin, who cannot believe that jamming his stick blade into a guy’s skates is a tripping penalty

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JVRRRRRR with soft hands in front, corrals a rebound and roofs it

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Stankoven jumps and bats a puck into the net with his glove, no goal

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Ras hits the post

Wings got lucky on a wraparound scramble with Gibson spun around

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This game probably come down to whether ASP, AlJo, and JBD can get the puck out of their end quickly or if the Canes get to have long zone times

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Blake hooks Larkin, another Wings PP

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Canes hit the post on a 2 on 1 after the penalty expired

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Seider trips Hall, Gibson with a big save during the delayed penalty

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Ras almost got another shorthanded goal on a 2 on 1 with Larkin

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DeBrincat found space in the slot and buried a shot to make it 2-0

I was thinking about how the Wings being up 1-0 after the first period in these teams’ previous matchup and going down 2-1 almost immediately in the second period

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Kane and DeBrincat with a nice passing sequence to spring AlJo in the slot, 3-0

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Soderblom has made things happen tonight, just hasn’t finished

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Svech with a super late poke on Gibson

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Canes with some territorial control in the last five, now going on a PP

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Very little good happened while I was mistakenly posting in the NHL thread, aside from Gibson making some saves

Still 7:30 left

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What the hell is this penalty

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Not ideal timing with 4:42 left

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Now Chiarot high-sticks Jarvis

1:31 of 5 on 3

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Gostisbehere ties it, they’re still on a PP