I'm really liking the Detroit Deadthings to cover 1.5 tonight but what to confirm that Osgood is in net and not Dominator.Can anybody please post this info if you have it thank you.
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Ozzie to start Tuesday
Coach Mike Babcock said after today's practice that Chris Osgood will be in net against the Calgary Flames, Tuesday night, at Joe Louis Arena. It will be the second consecutive start and fourth in the past five games for Osgood, who is 10-1-1 this season with a league-best 1.66 goals-against average. He's fifth in the NHL with a .930 save percentage.
"The thing about it is you've got to get wins," said Babcock. "When you've got one guy playing well, you've got to play him. ... I didn't think (Hasek) was bad last game, he just didn't win. Ozzie's getting us points, so he gets us the opportunity.
"It's always been to my understanding (that) it's about the team. That's the approach we take with everybody. Dom's been around 100 years. He knows this. He also knows how good he is. I just watched him in practice and he was excellent. The next time he gets an opportunity, he'll be good."
With Dominik Hasek brought in as the starting goalie a year ago, Osgood starting back-to-back games has been a rarity. Before four games ago, the only time that Osgood previously started back-to-back games when Hasek was healthy was the final two games of last season.
This season, however, Hasek is on a three-game losing streak. His numbers -- 5-5-1, 2.90 goals-against average, .864 save percentage -- are much weaker than Osgood's.
"I know I haven't played well, but I feel very good in practice and I feel healthy and that's most important right now," said Hasek. "I was in at the beginning of the year and I didn't play well. Ozzie played great game a few times, most of the time. Right now, I believe when I get back I can play on the highest level again. Then I can play more games in a row, then I will feel even better. ... I have no problem with it.
"Of course I'll be glad to play more games in a row. It makes it easier for me. But this is the way it is."
Ozzie to start Tuesday
Coach Mike Babcock said after today's practice that Chris Osgood will be in net against the Calgary Flames, Tuesday night, at Joe Louis Arena. It will be the second consecutive start and fourth in the past five games for Osgood, who is 10-1-1 this season with a league-best 1.66 goals-against average. He's fifth in the NHL with a .930 save percentage.
"The thing about it is you've got to get wins," said Babcock. "When you've got one guy playing well, you've got to play him. ... I didn't think (Hasek) was bad last game, he just didn't win. Ozzie's getting us points, so he gets us the opportunity.
"It's always been to my understanding (that) it's about the team. That's the approach we take with everybody. Dom's been around 100 years. He knows this. He also knows how good he is. I just watched him in practice and he was excellent. The next time he gets an opportunity, he'll be good."
With Dominik Hasek brought in as the starting goalie a year ago, Osgood starting back-to-back games has been a rarity. Before four games ago, the only time that Osgood previously started back-to-back games when Hasek was healthy was the final two games of last season.
This season, however, Hasek is on a three-game losing streak. His numbers -- 5-5-1, 2.90 goals-against average, .864 save percentage -- are much weaker than Osgood's.
"I know I haven't played well, but I feel very good in practice and I feel healthy and that's most important right now," said Hasek. "I was in at the beginning of the year and I didn't play well. Ozzie played great game a few times, most of the time. Right now, I believe when I get back I can play on the highest level again. Then I can play more games in a row, then I will feel even better. ... I have no problem with it.
"Of course I'll be glad to play more games in a row. It makes it easier for me. But this is the way it is."
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Notes from Tuesday's morning skate
-- Matt Ellis (headache) didn't practice but did work out off-ice. Tomas Kopecky (shoulder) participated in the entire practice. Neither has been cleared to play tonight. So here are the lines that Detroit practiced with ...
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom
Franzen-Filppula-Samuelsson
Cleary-Draper-Maltby
Drake-Hudler-Downey
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Lilja
Lebda-Chelios
Osgood (starts)
Hasek
Meech (healthy scratch
Notes from Tuesday's morning skate
-- Matt Ellis (headache) didn't practice but did work out off-ice. Tomas Kopecky (shoulder) participated in the entire practice. Neither has been cleared to play tonight. So here are the lines that Detroit practiced with ...
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom
Franzen-Filppula-Samuelsson
Cleary-Draper-Maltby
Drake-Hudler-Downey
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Lilja
Lebda-Chelios
Osgood (starts)
Hasek
Meech (healthy scratch
Ozzie versus Kipper?
The most noteworthy item out of Tuesday's morning skate was that G Dominik Hasek had been first off the ice -- generally, a telltale sign to the identity of the starting goalie. But G Chris Osgood wasn't far behind and, as expected, he'll start tonight against the Flames.
In 39 (!) appearances against Calgary, Osgood is 21-13-5 (2.30, three shutouts).
For turning 35 years old on Monday, Osgood was rewarded with a shaving-cream pie in the face during his media scrum. After swearing at the culprit -- "Bastard!" he cried as Kris Draper tiptoed away -- Osgood continued to earnestly answering questions, despite the foamy globs on his face. "He doesn't even stop -- that's a true professional," marvelled Brett Lebda as Osgood prattled away. "A real veteran."
Meanwhile, the Flames, who had surprisingly practised Monday afternoon, showed up at the rink Tuesday morning for (ever more) meetings but never did hit the ice.
It is expected that RW Owen Nolan (hip), who couldn't suit up Sunday at St. Louis, will dress.
LW Marcus Nilson (concussion) probably won't.
G Miikka Kiprusoff (5-7-2, 2.85 GAA, against the Wings) gets the nod for Calgary.
The most noteworthy item out of Tuesday's morning skate was that G Dominik Hasek had been first off the ice -- generally, a telltale sign to the identity of the starting goalie. But G Chris Osgood wasn't far behind and, as expected, he'll start tonight against the Flames.
In 39 (!) appearances against Calgary, Osgood is 21-13-5 (2.30, three shutouts).
For turning 35 years old on Monday, Osgood was rewarded with a shaving-cream pie in the face during his media scrum. After swearing at the culprit -- "Bastard!" he cried as Kris Draper tiptoed away -- Osgood continued to earnestly answering questions, despite the foamy globs on his face. "He doesn't even stop -- that's a true professional," marvelled Brett Lebda as Osgood prattled away. "A real veteran."
Meanwhile, the Flames, who had surprisingly practised Monday afternoon, showed up at the rink Tuesday morning for (ever more) meetings but never did hit the ice.
It is expected that RW Owen Nolan (hip), who couldn't suit up Sunday at St. Louis, will dress.
LW Marcus Nilson (concussion) probably won't.
G Miikka Kiprusoff (5-7-2, 2.85 GAA, against the Wings) gets the nod for Calgary.
