Red Wings Get Owned By the Maple Leafs
November 7, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Detroit Red Wings, NHL, News, Toronto Maple Leafs
So far, this season is off to a real sub-standard start for the Detroit Red Wings. They are currently hovering around the 16th spot in the league which is a far cry from the smoking hot start of their twice-in-a-row Stanley Cup Finals the Pittsburgh Penguins (currently #2 behind Colorado).
image: TSN
Tonight, they faced the Toronto Maple Leafs and had their asses handed to them after being beat 5-1. It was a rough night for Detroit goaltender, Chris Osgood, which only highlighted how stellar Jonas Gustavsson in net for the Leafs. He made 35 saves and continues to be a major factor in helping the team turn things around. I’m starting to be more optimistic about their season which is more than I can say about Detroit.
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said: “We’re obviously not scoring like we have in the past. I think one of the things we had to do is get our head around the fact that we’ve got the same sweaters (but) we can’t play the same way. We’ve got to find a way to win. One of the things that’s been fun about being a Red Wing the last few years is that we had the puck all the time. We’ve got the puck a lot (now), but we’re not as dynamic offensively at all.”
