Red Wings Fall To Panthers 3-1
Erik Cole had the lone goal for Detroit, and Petr Mrazek stopped 29 shots.
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Erik Cole had the lone goal for Detroit, and Petr Mrazek stopped 29 shots.
"Just go the full five minutes 3-on-3," Zetterberg said, "and if you do that, there's a good chance it will be ending before shootouts."
Babcock said Datsyuk will not make the trip to Florida, where the Red Wings will play two games in the next two days.
Goaltending and three-on-three overtime will be at the forefront of discussions when NHL general managers gather Monday in Boca Raton, Fla.
"We just said `Enough is enough,"' forward Henrik Zetterberg said.
Justin Abdelkader and Erik Cole scored for Detroit, which opened a four-game road trip by losing its fourth game in the last five.
With less than a month remaining in the regular season, the Red Wings have dropped three of their last four, and Babcock has seen enough.
The Detroit Red Wings shook off a poor start and avoided a stumble against one of the NHL's worst teams.
Niklas Kronwall, Teemu Pulkkinen, Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk added goals to help Detroit send the Oilers to their fifth straight loss.
Zetterberg remains a reliable link to the team's championship past, part of an old guard that still includes Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall as well.
"Sloppy from the beginning, too many turnovers from our side in the first period," Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg said.
"Maybe this will change the historical thinking, not only for the hockey, but for the future generations," said Slava Fetisov
Detroit's three-game winning streak was snapped, although the Red Wings outshot the Flames 35-24.
The Florida Panthers are holding goalie auditions for anyone who wants to play.
Moya believed he improved his plate discipline in the Arizona Fall League, where he recorded a batting average of .289.
The system Cole played in Dallas has several similarities to the one run by Detroit, so he expects to be able to get comfortable in it.
"Think they both can be prominent players," Babcock said. "It's going to take them some time to adjust, but we think it'll be a factor."
"We're trying to continue to really develop our team going forward so that we don't have to go into a massive rebuild," Holland said.
Get out the fire extinguisher, the Maple Leafs have been burned!
Holland would not confirm the Red Wings had pursued Phaneuf, saying he could not talk about another team's player.
Earlier, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen dealt seldom-used defenseman Jordan Leopold for a younger blue-liner and a draft pick and also signed forward Cam Atkinson to a three-year deal.
Tomas Tatar broke a tie on a power play at 9:06 of the third period in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Detroit center Darren Helm left the Red Wings' game Saturday against the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury.
Luke Glendening scored with 1:15 remaining, completing a comeback victory for the Detroit Red Wings, who beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night.
We saw the NBA Trade Deadline pass last week in a blaze of glory and now the NHL will have it's chance to steal the spotlight on Monday.
