Gorilla Crouch

Here is an update on the questions I posed at the beginning of the series.

5. Will Marty Turco alter the storyline of his career against the Red Wings?

Turco had a much better game stats-wise, but he seemed to take on the persona of Ed Belfour. He lost his composure and seemed to play on the edge where he could have been called for a couple penalties.

1. He took a couple shots at the back of Tomas Holmstrom’s head. In fact the Stars were so pre-occupied with Homer that Henrik Zetterberg had an open net when he scored what would turn out to be the game winning goal.

2. Turco also tripped Valtteri Filppula as he skated past the Stars’ netminder. No penalty was called on the play.

3. He also flopped once behind the net as he tried to draw an interference penalty on the Wings. No penalty was called either way.

4. Will the Wings be able to contain Brenden Morrow?

Brenden Morrow wasn’t a major factor in tonight’s game. He generated a secondary assist on the lone Dallas goal but had no shots on goal and only registered 3 hits.

3. Will Detroit be able to contain the Stars’ Power Play?

Tonight the Stars did get a power play goal but thus far in the series they have gone 1-9 with the man advantage. They had their best chance to take control of the game when they had several power play opportunities in the second period but couldn’t score the equalizer.

2. Will Detroit be able to put up 3 goals per game against Dallas?

The Wings did not put up three goals but they were able to shut down the Stars during even-strength play. So long as Detroit can limit Dallas to 1.00 goals per game they will obviously be in good shape in this series.

1. Will Dallas once again go on the road and claim the first two games in the series?

Dallas seemed to press a lot tonight and I have to imagine the prospect of going down 0-2 gave them a sense of urgency. The game went as well as they could have hoped but Detroit still pulled out the victory. Game 3 is obviously huge for Dallas. If the Wings can stay out of the penalty box they will really limit Dallas’ chances of getting back into this series.

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May 10th, 2008
Categories: Red Wings . Author: Dave

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