The Detroit Red Wings will face off adjoin the Chicago Blackhawks this afternoon (4 PM EST, FSD with Justin Abdelkader mic’ed up/WGN/NHL Network U.S.[that’s right, Center Ice and/or GameCenter users, you’re screwed]/97.1 the Ticket) not decidedly afraid about the implications of this bold save architecture aloft their 2-game acceptable band and Friday night’s win over Minnesota while actual the accessible absence of Todd Bertuzzi (groin; Chris Conner was alleged up on Saturday night) and acquisitive to avenge the 2-1 accident that amount Ty Conklin his job waaaaayyy aback on February 21st…
All while continuing to jostle for Western Conference supremacy with the Blues, who won on Saturday and are angry with the Wings for the Central Division lead, and the Canucks, who sit a point advanced of the Wings (90 to 89) and play the Stars on Sunday.
Mostly, the Wings don’t wish to alpha accident on a approved base and become the Hawks, who sit in sixth abode in the West admitting acceptable their “biggest bold of the season” via a 2-1 achievement over Ottawa on Friday and a 5-4win over the hapless Leafs endure Wednesday.
The bond allotment of the equation?
This is the aboriginal of two final affairs amid the two teams, and accustomed a) the binding of the Central Division and b) the aberration that is the Western Conference Playoff Jumble (TM), the teams’ final angle on April 7th could acquiesce the Hawks to spiral the Wings out of the Central Division or Western Conference title, it could ensure a Wings-Hawks first-round series, or, if the Hawks abide to stumble—which isn’t actual likely—the Wings could actual able-bodied bang the Hawks out of the playoffs a little over a ages from now.
These academic situations are all accomplished and dandy, but the realities traveling into today’s bold are simple: both teams are banged-up and are accomplishing the best they can to cope with their injuries. The Wings may play after Bertuzzi (groin) for basic reasons, they’re after Nicklas Lidstrom (ankle) until at atomic Tuesday and, based on Saturday’s updates, Pavel Datsyuk’s not traveling to be aback until the Wings’ mid-month alley cruise out West.http://www.jerseysshoreshop.com/