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Hi, I'm still around....

Looking at the title I thought this was a thread suggesting that the Red Wings trade for Cal Clutterbuck.

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/07/red_wings_touch_base_with_kirk.html I really hope they sign all of these guys even Maltby because the guy is still a warrior, he's got heart and he's still a force along the boards. what do you guys think about the article. oh and 1.25 for modano is about right for one year and for the talent the guy still has.

JIMMAH!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, wow. >< http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475193#&navid=nhl-search Guess I got a little excited and thought that was in GR. I'll just sit in the corner for a little while...

"Told you guys I was awesome."

You're kidding yourself if you think that fighting is not important in the sport of hockey.That's like saying tall players aren't important in basketball.

We can speculate all we want, but I could post reason after reason as to why Kenny would try to hang onto both E and Kindl given a veteran 5/6th Dman is brought in. It's just as likely that Kindl's potential isn't something Kenny and Co. want to move at this point. While not ideal, Babs could run a revolving door on the 5-6 pairing amongst those three (E, Kindl, Veteran UFA) to help get Kindl acclimated and keep the team competitive. Besides, having a light work-load next year isn't exactly going to kill E or Kindl. Meech doesn't have the upside Kindl does and both Lidstrom and Rafalski are nearing the ends of their careers, which makes retaining someone as young and with more potential than Meech necessary. Meech's contract is more attractive to teams fighting the salary cap next season and there's less risk given the one-year deal. Shall I continue? The list goes on and on, and its not as simple as just, Kindl will get "MUCH" more in a trade. The Wings brass may not be looking for getting the most out of a trade, rather hanging onto what they consider potential pieces of the puzzle for the future. Meech likely isn't one of them. E more likely, and Kindl even moreso, are.

personally I would rather lose niemi but I want the Blackhawks to lose sharp

It seems pretty obvious to me that Hossa'a slide is much worse than Datsyuk's slide. Doesn't mean that you have to agree. Personally, I'm glad Hossa isn't on the Wings. Despite your repeated attempts to make them equal. As far as I'm concerned, he was paid way too much to get knocked on his ass repeatedly. Again, you don't have to agree. Maybe a multi-million dollar, back-checking mercenary is worth as much as homegrown magician to you. Free country. But I wonder which player would impact the Wings more by being out of the lineup? Pretty sure you know the answer to that. When's the last time Datsyuk almost cost his team a very important (basically life and death) playoff game with a selfish decision?

Minnesota = Fail ... what a waste of money 7 million is way too much, would of been better spent if they had let Koivu walk and grab Kovalchuk at least the guy can score 50.

Apparently you're completely ignoring my statistics. I guess facts aren't sufficient to deflect you from your need to whine. I'll list them for you again, just in case you missed them: It's extremely rare for a hockey player to play 82 games in a season. Cleary has missed 59 games over five seasons; this puts him at an average of 70 games per season, which is, at worst, average amongst players in the NHL. Two of the games he missed in '05-'06 were due to flu; proneness to injury had nothing to do with this. All 19 of the games he missed in '07-'08 were due to having his jaw shattered by a puck while screening the goalie; proneness to injury had nothing to do with this. All eight games he missed in '09-'10 were due to an injury to his left eye; proneness to injury had nothing to do with this. The total sum of games missed by Cleary due to standard hockey injury over the last five years is thus 30 rather than 59; this places him at only six games missed to standard injury per season over the last five seasons, which in turn classifies him as an exceptionally durable hockey player. Would anyone like to place odds on the possibility that NothingButCrosby ignores part or all of my last two responses to him?

This would go along way in Ericsson getting some slack from fans, and perhaps a little more confidence for himself. He's about 6'4, 220lbs. Clear the net man, you're a beast!

What about this 23year old D russian player, he looks promising

The hits on Z and Ericsson were relatively clean, iirc. May was sadly scratched durring the game in which Laraque creamed Kronwall. And Franzen is not tough. Tough men do not cower away in sheer terror when other, smaller men come after them on the ice. See Franzen v. Getslaf in the playoffs when Franzen made an embarassment out of the sweater - when the linesman is laughing at you, it means you're not tough. Watch Franzen when he's forced to fight - he just looks away and makes it clear that all he cares about is making sure that his precious face doesn't get touched. He's gutless, except when it comes to taking mouthguards from midgets, then he's Billy Badass.

Everyone else gets physical in the playoffs on the team as well. Its basically your duty as a hockey player. As for that hit, yeah it hurt Crosby but he also just rubbed him out and it awkwardly twisted Sid up. For every hit Mule lays there is a time he lets up where I'm yelling at the TV about how his 6'3 220lb body could've crushed someone.

It's not as if Kindl was playing himself off the roster. While he may not have done enough to get a spot full-time, the Wings were in no hurry to bring him up given the way they let their kids develop. Either way, you're contradicting yourself once again. A couple posts ago, you talk about how Kindl could fetch "MUCH" more in return than Meech and now you make it out as though he's can't hack it and he's on his last chance. The bottom line is that he's not. Kindl's locked up for the next 3 seasons for a light cap hit and then he'll still be an RFA. At the very worst, Kindl will take over Meech's job as the 7th Dman but the potential is there for him to be more than Meech will likely ever be.

seriously omg get off your self even in your disclaimer you have to say you think you are better then everyone. Then you wonder why i tease you about your ego. Its because it is so easy.

Well, let's look at the teams in the Central, and see what comes of it. Detroit: Forwards: A Defensemen: A Goaltender: B Overall: A- Chicago: Forwards: A- Defensemen: A Goaltender: B Overall: A- St. Louis: Forwards: B- Defensemen: B Goaltender: B Overall: B Nashville: Forwards: B- Defensemen: B- Goaltender: B Overall: B- Columbus: Forwards: B- Defensemen: B- Goaltender: B- Overall: B- So as it stands right now, there's your analysis of Central teams and how they will finish in the division.

"What's the problem? . . . Hudler had a chick and a pole on his day with the cup too."

The reason some are against this is likely because Naslund wasn't ever really that flashy nor outgoing, besides one or two commercials. He quietly was amongst league leaders around the time the Wings won their 2002 cup. The league hall of fame and a team retiring a number are two separate entities. I don't think Naslund has even a half shot at making the HHOF but given his accomplishments in Vancouver and how much they are compared to previous players there, it merits his number being retired for them.

7 W's and 1 Draw (thanks to a couple of idiot linseman who jumped in after about 10 seconds)

Not illegal, and that wasn't the first or last time a goal was scored like that. ESPN article

Definately not alone. Theres quite a few of us who don't want him here. We just keep quiet because we keep having our posts minused