Wing Sauce

Welcome Back! 
Connor and Dustin are back and jumped right into the Conference Finals, of course talked about the Red Wings as the Griffins are currently on a playoff run for the Calder Cup.  The prospect pool is churning and looking forward to the offseason to see whats happening contractually and what youngsters will we see take the ice.
Dustin brought up Trocheck when he was meaning to bring up Trouba, when he was referencing Gudas.

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Connor and Dustin talk about the Wings Season, while overall they finished strong, theres still that issue of the losing streak they went on during Larking absence. It shows the lack of depth in the center position and hopefully thats something that Yzerman looks to strengthen this offseason via prospects or trades/free agents. Raymond surely put on a show this season making the case made for a big long term contract. With the Wings out of the playoffs the Connor and Dustin can watch some unbiased hockey. The Wings need to be in a WC1 position next year or better or they will have a lot of questions to answer.
Who do you think is going to win this years Stanley Cup? Will the Presidents Trophy Winner the Rangers  finally break the curse? 

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The Wings have had an interesting end of February and early March. They had a winning streak moving into their West Coast trip and have recently lost 3 straight(ironically after announcing the recent jersey partnership). For the first time in a long time the Wings find themselves in a Wild Card spot. However when you evaluate the recent signings by Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton the Wings do not look to be at the calliaber. Does that mean Yzerman makes no moves at the deadline, and just shops in the offseason like we have seen him do as of late? We have some big signings this offseason with Seider and Raymond coming of their rookie contracts. 
Do you think the Wings will end the season in a Wild Card Spot?

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Connor and Dustin jump right into discussing the current status of the Wings.
With only 2 games back from the All Star Break there wasn't too much to dive into but they are needing to keep with their winning ways if they want to make the playoffs. Currently holding on to the last Wild Card Spot, the wings look to finish strong on their West Coast trip. 

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Dustin and Connor of course break down the recent Lions game, because we are Detroit based and I think everyone was talking about it. They had one amazing season and something to be proud about! Connor being the more analytical person wasn't as hard on Aaron Glenn as Dustin was.  We think the Lions have created a solid team and cant wait to see how it plays out next season! The Red Wings have recently found themselves winning hockey games! After their early season slump they have turned it around big time without Kane skating for them. Larkin scored his 200th goal recently and Copp scoring his 100th(He didnt care). The team is playing solid hockey and not having the typical 2nd, or 3rd period break downs we have seen in the past. The Wings need to continue this winning in an ever challenging Atlantic division. The All Star break starts this upcoming Thursday, so the boys will be taking a break till hockey starts back up! Dustin will break down his time at the Stadium Series game Flyers vs Devils.
 

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Connor and Dustin are back after taking time for a quick Winter Break, with Christmas and New Years its always hard to find a time to record. But the boys are back and so are the Red Wings. The Wings have been playing an elevated level hockey that was reminiscent to how they started the season. They have found their way back into playoff contention currently sitting with a wild card spot after winning against Tampa last night. Speaking of Tampa, the boys recorded before the game, but WOW! Lets go LIONS. 

Patrick Kane is looking to nurse an injury and get back to skating, he did not skate the last two games on the road for the Wings. The Wings need to continue this elevelated play if they want to stay in contention for the Playoffs.

Next Episode Connor and Dustin are going to try and Instagram Live show!

Lets Get the Puck Outta Here!
See ya next week! 

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Connor and Dustin finally connect after a good holiday season with their families. One of the hot topics was of course the Joseph hit on Larkin and the Perron aftermath. 
Dustin and Connor both echo Larkins comments about the Player Safety Board being so inconsistent that most of the players have little to no idea what will get supplemental suspensions and what wont.  The Wings need to find out how to keep pucks out of the net quick, with their goaltending roaster starting to dwindle with injuries and the blue line looking moderate at best, they need to find some pieces to supplement soon.  
Kane looks to be heating up looking like the Kane as of late, however, recent rumblings suggest he could be moving teams if the Wings are not a playoff contender come trade deadline. 
Do the Red Wings look into their system to explore possible Blue line call ups? Do they search for a possible trade partner? What do you think needs to happen to make that next step?

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This week was a quick episode, while Kane took the ice and skated he remained scoreless however had multiple opportunities. The Wings let up 4 goals after scoring their own 4 goals to lose in OT via the Sharks. The Wing needs to tighten up if the expect to remain a conversation for the playoffs, especially with the recent Kane signing. Connor was at the game and mentioned the odd rotation of the lines, with Kane staying out sometimes for 20 seconds sometimes longer. 
Currently the Wings are 3rd in the Atlantic a spot they haven't held after Thanksgiving in some time. They need to look to capitalize when they are scoring and not let large leads go to waste. We hope to see Kane running normal lines sooner than later. 


*This episode was recorded pre Larkin incident, this will be on the next episode as Connor and Dustin were both at the game*

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The hot news of the week is the recent signing of Patrick Kane. Connor and Dustins expectations are similar in that you are getting a low cost high caliber player. Is he going to be superstar Kane like we are use to seeing? Only time will tell.  I think its best to go into this at finding another solid scoring piece. How do you think this shakes up the lines? Do we see a Captain America Line? Cat-Larkin-Kane?  Alex Lyon has proved to be a bright spot in between the pipes after Dustin gave him a hand slapping last pod, for what seemed to be for no reason as he posted a shutout soon after. 
The Red Wings need to continue their offensive zone pressure and keep putting goals in the back of the net, Dustin would like to see Sider keep his emotions in check or take a comparable player with him to the box. 
How do you think the Wings look coming into the Christmas break? Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic, however with the Lightning getting their cup winning goaltender back in the net this division looks to tighten up closer to playoffs.
 

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The Red Wings with almost a quarter of the season played are really right where most analysts had us at the start of the season unlike the Oilers... 
However after a hot start from the Red Wings with Alex Debrincat starting the season on pace for 100 Points things have slightly cooled.  That being said the Red Wings are currently in the Top 5 of most scoring teams, a big change over years past. However we are still ending a lot of games with 1 goal for or 1 goal against, when we thought goal scoring would win more of these toss ups this season.  Seider has been taking a few penalties as of late, Dustin thinking he needs to pick his battles especially with the Domi penalty, him getting taken off the ice to Connors point is detrimental when he is the leading penalty killer and plays the power play as well. 
The Red Wings needs to find the ability to score in the first period and hold off goals in the first as well, that has been their biggest hole this season. 

The Boys hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with you friends and family! 

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