Red Wings Are Done, Hoping Lidstrom Isn't Finished
Detroit became the eighth NHL team to force a Game 7 after falling behind 0-3 to San Jose, but couldn't be the fourth to come all the way back and win.
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Detroit became the eighth NHL team to force a Game 7 after falling behind 0-3 to San Jose, but couldn't be the fourth to come all the way back and win.
The Wings will not lose this series! The Wings will not lose this series! The Wings lost this series?
Nicklas Lidstrom said he will take his time to decide whether to return next season or retire.
Entering Game 7, it was clear which team would have the advantage in the intangibles: experience, momentum, poise, etc. Those all belonged to the Red Wings. And it showed. They were the veteran group comfortable in the spotlight as they had been there so many times before.
A long time ago, a sportswriter named Grantland Rice wrote about how it isn't whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
After receiving the brunt of the criticism as San Jose squandered three chances to close out the Detroit Red Wings, Patrick Marleau ended up with the game-winning goal and much of the credit when the Sharks finally made it through the second round.
The Red Wings were missing too much size and too much scoring punch on Thursday. They battled hard until the end, but in the end, they didn't have enough healthy bodies to overcome a huge deficit.
So much talk before a deciding game 7 finally came to an end at about 9:07pm Eastern Standard time when the Sharks and Wings dropped the puck for the deciding game of an amazing second series.
Patrick Marleau got his first point of the series when he knocked home a rebound with 7:47 to play and the San Jose Sharks finally managed to knock out the Detroit Red Wings on their fourth try with a 3-2 victory Thursday night in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
11:06pm- The 3rd period has started with the "Beat Detroit" chant and San Jose almost scores on a 2 on 1.
One week ago Wings fans everywhere knew their fate. Detroit had just lost game 3 to San Joe in overtime and trailed the best of seven series 3 games to none and it was hard not to think that once again the Wings would lose in the second round of the playoffs.
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It's difficult to tell, honestly, whether the odds are in the Red Wings' favor entering Game 7.
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Darren Helm sealed the win with an empty-net goal. After scoring a career-high 12 goals during the regular season, Helm already has three goals in the playoffs.
With Johan Franzen unable to play because of a sore left ankle that's hampered him since the first round, the Wings called on veteran Mike Modano to make his series debut.
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