The Dallas Stars handed the Wings their first regulation lose tonight in big D, beating them 4-1. The Stars looked fast and very physical against the Wings during the game and killed off 4-5 powerplays the Wings had during the game. The worst part of this lose wasn't the score or the lack of fire power on the PP, but the unfocused, slow and (most distressingly) uninterested play of the RedWings top lines for much of the game. I'm willing to give them a pass tonight because of how early it is in the season and that with some new players playing in new roles it may take a few games to iron out some kinks, this better not become a trend though. Johan Franzen left the game mid-way through the first period with what looks like a concussion. He was carrying the puck down the boards and when he tried to cut back out to the middle of the ice Stars d-man Mark Fistric (who found himself out of position and knew he was about to get beat) stuck out his arm and caught him right on the button dropping Franzen to the ice, no call. Whether or not Fistric meant to hit him the way he did is irrelevant now, but in a season where the NHL is trying to cut down on head injuries and players targeting other players heads in hits the first couple of weeks has not gone very well in regards to that effort. I'm sure Babcock will have his team ready to go on saturday against Phoenix and i expect as much. If we see more of the same from tonight even though its early the Wings may have a problem.
Goodnight from the greatest sports city in the world and put and ice pack on that noggin Franzen
Drew in the D
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