Fran, Phil, Kepler pacing Red Wings of the playoffs

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Fran, Phil, Kepler pacing Red Wings of the playoffs

The Wings this week have looked so much better than they have all season, which to coach Mike Babcock is proof of what he has been saying since training camp three months ago: they really are a work in progress. “We’ve continued to get better as a team, and I think that’s a real positive for us,” Babcock said. “That’s what happens when you have young people, and especially with no training camp. It took us some time. “Our team is not the same, we’re the first to admit it.Red Wings Jersey

Wingers Gustav Nyquist and Damien Brunner have made it into a scoring threat. “It’s nice when the guys the shift before you have been in their end the whole time and you start with a face-off in their end instead of your own end,” Zetterberg said. “I think everyone is working hard, doing a good job.Ted Lindsay Jersey

The grunts are the ones who have helped secure the Wings’ footing, with two goals the last two games from fourth-liners Jordin Tootoo and Patrick Eaves. After rotating defensemen for much of the season, the same six have played five straight games, and the addition of Danny DeKeyser has made it possible to have a guy on every pairing who can skate and make outlet passes.Steve Yzerman Jersey

We’ve just got to keep doing that. ” The big question before the first game of the season was whether the Wings would make the playoffs in light of losing Nicklas Lidstrom.Ruslan Salei Jersey