Red Wings winless in 4 straight, what’s wrong with the team?
LIKE JADEN IVEY, GET IN THE LINEUP MORE, I THINK THAT DOES HELP. >> ALL RIGHT. AS WE MENTIONED, THE PISTONS WILL FACE ATLANTA ON MONDAY. LET’S MOVE TO THE RED WINGS GUYS WINLESS IN FOUR STRAIGHT. YEAH WE DO HAVE WINLESS IN FOUR STRAIGHT FACING BOSTON IN A HOME AND HOME SERIES. GAME TWO ON TUESDAY SEEMS LIKE THE SAME OLD PROBLEMS JEFF I MEAN INCONSISTENT SCORING LOOSE DEFENSE GOALIE ISSUES. AM I MISSING ANYTHING? >> NO, I DON’T THINK SO AT ALL. I HAVE A HORRIFYING STAT. OKAY, I. >> HE IS. >> HE HAS COME OUT WITH. >> DYLAN LARKIN, THE FINE CAPTAIN OF THE RED WINGS. HE SAYS, LISTEN, WE GOT TO CUT DOWN ON THE GIVEAWAYS, RIGHT? HE SAID, THEY KEEP TELLING US WHAT TO DO AND WE’RE TRYING, BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHY WE CAN’T. THEY HAVE 62 GIVEAWAYS IN THE LAST FOUR GAMES. I CAN’T DO THE AVERAGE BUT 62. AND THEN YOU ADD THE FACT THAT CAM TALBOT’S FINE FOR NOW AS THEIR NUMBER ONE NETMINDER. AND JOHN GIBSON’S KIND OF BEEN A DISASTER. AND I KNOW FANS ARE CHANTING KOSA KOSA, MAYBE WE’LL SEE HIM. >> HE’S NOT READY. >> YET, BUT IT UNFORTUNATELY LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME AFTER A HOT START. >> AND THAT’S THE CRAZY PART, BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT JOHN GIBSON, HE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. THEY BROUGHT HIM IN. I’M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS HERE. FIVE GOALS AGAINST TAMPA BAY, FIVE GOALS AGAINST THE ISLANDERS, FIVE GOALS AGAINST BUFFALO, FOUR GOALS AGAINST CHICAGO. >> HE’S CONSISTENT. >> COME ON NOW. CONSISTENTLY BAD BECAUSE YOU KNOW LET’S LET’S BE HONEST CAM TALBOT HAS BAILED HIS TEAM OUT MOVING FORWARD TO KEEP THEM SOMEWHAT IN THE STANDINGS. WE’VE SEEN THE POINTS. YOU KNOW EVERYBODY’S STARTING TO COLLECT A LOT OF. >> POINTS HERE. AND THAT’S THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO YOU CAN’T LET SOMEBODY WORK THINGS OUT RIGHT. BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU WAIT THE FURTHER DOWN THE STANDINGS. THEY WENT FROM FIRST IN THE EAST TO LIKE 10TH IN THE EAST IN THE MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, 3 OR 4 DAYS THIS LAST WEEK, THAT’S THE PROBLEM. THEY’VE GOT TO GET THESE POINTS BANKED AND THEY HAVEN’T BEEN LATELY. >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT TODD MCLELLAN IS GOING TO SAY BECAUSE IT SEEMS HE HAS SAID EVERYTHING SO FAR. >> HE’S GOT TO RATION THOSE. AND SO I THINK HE’S PROBABLY I THINK WE’RE PROBABLY DUE FOR ANOTHER ONE HERE SOON WITH ANOTHER. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT’LL HAVE TO BE THE LAST WORD. THANKS A LOT TO JEFF RIEGER. THANKS A LOT TO JOHN NEAL. JOHN CAN BE FO
Wrapping up the week in Detroit sports. The Detroit Red Wings still have a winning record, but they have dropped four straight games. What do they need to do to get back on track? The Sportsworks panel discusses the teams woes and how to improve them.