Bertuzzi not pleased with performance: The Sports Xchange reports Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi views his play through one-quarter of the season as "kind of half-empty, half-full." Coach Mike Babcock is pleased with Bertuzzi's skating and back-checking. But the big winger is committing too many turnovers and isn't finishing. He has just three goals and nine points in 25 games heading into Monday's game vs. Dallas. But Bertuzzi scored what might be his biggest goal of the season Saturday, one that won't be reflected in his personal statistics. Bertuzzi's shootout goal lifted the Wings to a 4-3 win over St. Louis. Now Bertuzzi is hoping to pick up his play during regulation. "It's frustrating not putting up the amount of goals and points I think I can do," Bertuzzi said. "I've gotten the opportunity to do it, kind of (had) a handful of bad bounces here and there, could easily have six, seven goals instead of three. Just got to keep grinding and working hard. I know that it comes in bunches." (Updated 11/29/2009).
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Bertuzzi's 72 shots ranks second on the team behind Henrik Zetterberg (100), but he has the lowest shooting percentage (4.2 percent) among forwards on the top two lines. "He wants to score, we'd like him to score, too, but that's not the measure," coach Mike Babcock said. "The measure for me is how hard you're on the puck, how determined you are, how well you play with your linemates." Bertuzzi still has low-end Fantasy appeal until his breakout run. (Updated 11/29/2009).
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Bertuzzi not pleased with performance: The Sports Xchange reports Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi views his play through one-quarter of the season as "kind of half-empty, half-full." Coach Mike Babcock is pleased with Bertuzzi's skating and back-checking. But the big winger is committing too many turnovers and isn't finishing. He has just three goals and nine points in 25 games heading into Monday's game vs. Dallas. But Bertuzzi scored what might be his biggest goal of the season Saturday, one that won't be reflected in his personal statistics. Bertuzzi's shootout goal lifted the Wings to a 4-3 win over St. Louis. Now Bertuzzi is hoping to pick up his play during regulation. "It's frustrating not putting up the amount of goals and points I think I can do," Bertuzzi said. "I've gotten the opportunity to do it, kind of (had) a handful of bad bounces here and there, could easily have six, seven goals instead of three. Just got to keep grinding and working hard. I know that it comes in bunches." (Updated 11/29/2009).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 11/30/09).
Fantasy Analysis
Bertuzzi's 72 shots ranks second on the team behind Henrik Zetterberg (100), but he has the lowest shooting percentage (4.2 percent) among forwards on the top two lines. "He wants to score, we'd like him to score, too, but that's not the measure," coach Mike Babcock said. "The measure for me is how hard you're on the puck, how determined you are, how well you play with your linemates." Bertuzzi still has low-end Fantasy appeal until his breakout run. (Updated 11/29/2009).
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Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and his career to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
