By Adam W Parks
IT AIN'T GETTIN' ANY EASIER Pt. I
The best way to forget about a bad loss is to get a good win. After the disappointing letdown to Colorado on Saturday the Wings will have to wait a little longer any such opportunity. Detroit does not play another game until Thursday when they travel to Phoenix to face another surprisingly good team. The Coyotes (5-2-0) currently stand alone atop the Pacific Division ahead of the Stars, Sharks, Kings, and Ducks. Oh, and they have the hottest goalie in the league. Ilya Bryzgalov is 5-1 in six starts with a 1.14 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage.
IT AIN'T GETTIN' ANY EASIER Pt. II
Take away one of the home losses against the Blues in Sweden, and the Wings are 3-0-1 at home. However they are winless on the road so far and, unfortunately, that is where they will be spending the rest of their time until November. After Thursdays game at Phoenix they will get a rematch against the Avalanche in the Pepsi Center, a game that is an absolute must-win for the Wings to salvage some dignity lost from the collapse on Saturday. Then Detroit will take a tour of Western Canada with games in Vancouver (10/27), Edmonton (10/29), and Calgary (10/31). If the Wings do not take all this time off to figure out their troubles it could be very scary come Halloween.
A DATSYUKIAN RETURN?
Unless for an unforseen setback, Pavel Datsyuk will be back from his upper body injury and in the lineup Thursday against Phoenix. How vague are NHL coaches with their injury disclosures? An upper body injury could be anything from a concussion to tennis elbow to a sore belly button. Apparently his injury had something to do with the mechanics of his shot, but everything seems to be back to normal. “I can shoot now.” Datsyuk missed the previous two games, and with four full days off before the Coyotes contest, he and the rest of the Wings should be ready to go.
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