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Check it out. Gustav Nyquist, a Wings pick from 2008, is considered the favourite for the Hobey Baker trophy this season and he's just been named the player of the month by Hockey's Future: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/11929/hockeys_future_prospect_of_the_month_february2010/ Edit: Just some quick stats on him-- Height-5'11 Weight-176lbs Shoots-L Position-Centre Birth date- 09/01/1989 Drafted- 4th Round (121st overall) by Detroit Team- Maine Blackbears (NCAA Division 1)

Eaves face after a goal goes in = priceless

And Smith was leading all defensemen in points last time I checked Nice to see some promising prospects in the system again - now we just need to ensure they never drive a car

Serious question, how much NHL hockey did you watch before the rule? It really wasn't the way you might immagine it was. And I do not think that removing the instigator rule is all that is needed to stop cheapshots - it is one step of many that should be taken. Penalize blindside hits, remove the instigator, outlaw hard pads, get serious about suspending offenders. That would be a good start. In the event that there would come a time that league thugs started forcing Dats and those like him into fights, I would want to see that addressed. I don't think it would become an issue, as it wasn't an issue before.

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Oven roasted, tpyically salt is not my cup of tea This or That

Yep. The person below me thinks this is funny.

Don't forget that one Czech guy in the OHL, I remember seeing him play a bit in the World Juniors and he was impressive as well. Along with Smith, Kindl and the other few goalies, the wings have a very bright future. Don't forget that one Czech guy in the OHL, I remember seeing him play a bit in the World Juniors and he was impressive as well. Along with Smith, Kindl and the other few goalies, the wings have a very bright future.

We knew that it would never happen.

C'mon! These are okay... Chris Chelios is so old ...... he was proud to represent all 13 United States Chris Chelios is so old ..... he calls the Leafs an "expansion team" Chris Chelios is so old .... he got Sean Avery's sloppy firsts Tee Hee! esteef

i would be surprised if he became a 10 goal scorer

Probably. Smith looks like he'll be another Kindl: -->He's big but doesn't play a particularly rough game. -->He's offensively talented (more so than Kindl) but has had trouble putting his defensive game together. I'm just hoping that unlike Kindl he's able to make the next leap to playing competent defense at the pro level while still honing his offensive game.

good to see a couple of wings picks that are having really good years. hopefully landon ferraro is done with his injury issues he was having. the wings have a good group of potential solid prospects with the likes of tatar, ferraro, smith and nyquist along with possibly larsson or mccollum in goal. hopefully kindl turns into a good wing next year too. the wings seem to be heading in the right direction with their picks. hopefully they get a good player in the 1st round this year too to round out the crop.

once he gets to around 200lbs I'll be happy with this kid. Drake, I'm sure you and I will be debating him and Smith for the next few years, eh haha.

Or get a ride with Heatley. I like it....another small forward who everyone will hate for the first year, and will end up being a big part of the team. I hope.

Hmmm... it's a bold prediction but we do expect those from you.

What are you talking about? I thought Ericsson played one of his better games. Do people here even watch games or do they just make assumptions when they post?

So let's start another thread about how Zetterberg is underachieving.

agreed! Too bad we had so much hope for him last year! We should've package Him, Hudler's rights & our first and second round pick for Tampa's 2nd overall and got Hedman....

They don't have a very high bar set ahead of them, considering the normal contributions of the Wings' 2nd/3rd lines. If it gets Hank going it'll be worth it.

And just like the Richards hit it showed a blatant disregard for the other player's safety and was absolutely vicious. This type of hit is not good for hockey. There's a difference between finishing checks and playing recklessly.

Was he? Because unlike Rafalski, Lidstrom, Stuart and Kronwall he didn't have a minus... so he couldn't have been as damaging as you say. You're right. The Lilja-Ericsson pairing wasn't on the ice for any of the 4 goals against.

Flashes of Brilliance, that's why! First post. That wasn't so hard.

In which he proceeded to tell you this: "Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man: no time to talk"

It did make quite a difference when Fleury left the net and scored those goals as a forward... wait... :blink: