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Last night’s win over Nashville made Chris Osgood 8-0 this season as the starter for the Detroit Red Wings.
His goals-against average (1.48) and save percentage (.936) both are better than Dominik Hasek.
Should Osgood remain as the No. 1 netminder when Hasek returns from his injury?
My bet is that coach Mike Babcock will continue to list Hasek as No. 1, but will look for more opportunities to put Osgood in net. That will be good for Hasek, giving him more rest.
While watching one of the football games today, they talked about candidates for NFL Coach of the Year. Listed right up there with Tony Dungy and Bill Belichick was Rod Marinelli of the Detroit Lions.
When was the last time a Lions coach was included in that kind of company?
Marty Morniheg? Steve Mariucci? Wayne Fontes?
Not likely.
But Marinelli deserves it. He has done a wonderful job of getting rid of the troublemakers and changing the attitude of this team.
These guys play like they believe in their coach and each other.
There is a lot of season left, but it’s nice to be able to talk about the Lions as a playoff contender after their recent miserable history.
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