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You couldn't even do some of these legit in a video game

What harold meant was "Zetterberg not having two or three Selke wins is pretty ridiculous given the fact that his primary use is as a shutdown center against the opposing team's top line, and he executes that role better than any other player in the league"

My prediction, they lose Niemi, keep Sharp and start Huet. And lose most of the bandwagon fans. Balance has been restored to the Force...

Plus they have like $27m in cap space. Although, it does make me curious about their decision to decline to sign MacArthur.

Ladd would likely get $3m from an arbitrator when compared to MacArthur's. He'd probably be worth it to them. It'd be stupid to trade for them and not sign them though.

I thought that said Tiger Woods and then saw the number 3966 and then thought, "No way I'm sure Wilt Chamberlain has that number beat."

Byfuglien is contracted through 2010/2011 as is Todd White. These guys are still without contracts, but I'm sure Little, Ladd, Eager and Bergfors are more likely to be regulars for Atlanta than Cormier. They're all RFA's. I would imagine their re-signing would be somewhat of a formality.

The following Red Wings record will never be broken... NUMBER OF TIMES PER GAME RED WINGS FANS YELL SWEAR WORDS AT A RED WINGS PLAYER...118 CURRENTLY HELD BY JASON WILLIAMS. Actually Williams holds the top 5 records in this category with 110, 103, 100 and 96.

I heard that Darren Helm will be having a 1 hour special on FSN Detroit which will air on Thursday night. He will be announcing which NHL team he will be signing with. Rumours have the Wings being the favourites. He is trying to convince his best friend Justin Abdelkader to sign with the Wings as well. During this 1 hour special FSN Detroit plans on interviewing members of Helm's family as well as his closest friends which may or may not include Jimmy Howard. Darren's kindergarten teacher as well as his first girlfriend will be on as well. The teacher always wanted to grab little Darren for misbehaving. But he was too fast to grab. He apparently he stole another kid's (rumoured to be Justin Abdelkader) milk and chugged it champagne style like he had just won the Cup. Abdelkader grew up idolizing Mike Modano and even bought a pair of fake buck teeth to look just like him. There will also be an update on where Mike Modano will sign. Helm and Abdelkader have been rumoured to be holding signs outside Joe Louis Arena which read JUST SIGN MIKEY MO WHY DONTA YA KNOW YA BUCKTOOTHED HOMO. This may not be a part of the 1 hour special. There will also be a special update on Jason Williams. He was last seen being a hobo outside Joe Louis Arena selling broken Pavel Datsyuk hockey sticks. Mike Babcock is also going to give his take on Helm, Abdelkader and Mike Modano. Babcock is also scheduled to show his new gangsta rap video with he, Datsyuk and Zetterberg. The video is called RUDE BOYS. Here is an excerpt from the video... BABS: TELL ME RUDE DATS DATS CAN YOU SHOOT IT UP DATS: TELL ME RUDE HUDS HUDS ARE YOU BIG ENOUGH Z: FAKE IT, FAKE IT You all need to watch this. I know for myself, my very life depends on this. I need to know where in the hell Helm and Abdelkader will be signing. I will not able to sleep or even breathe for the next 24 hours. I'm going to watch Game 6 of the Cup Final from 2008 again and douse myself with a beer filled gatorade bottle just to prepare myself for tomorrow's epic annoncement. You all should too.

Easily one of my favorite moments of the 08/09 playoff run. Gotta love a fan base that appreciates the finer aspects of the game!

I also find it funny that the Devils had a press conference announcing the contract...and then they got smacked down by the league. That's just embarrassing.

Oh if it was possible to go into the HOF as a builder and a player..

Zetterberg and Franzen's contracts take them up to age 40 (look at Lidstrom, Yzerman, Chelios, Hasek, etc...) The Wings have a history of utilizing older players later in their careers than most teams, so these deals are not at ALL out of the realm of possibility of being completed... Hossa's deal is sketchy, as it takes him to 42/43 and he has had a few injuries with the way he plays - much less likely to get completed, but also only a 12 year deal... not 17 Pronger's deal - after 35, so if they want to sign him to 100 years, let them - it's on the cap regardless and it's their own choice if they want to eat future cap after he retires... This deal there wasn't even a grey area, it was flat out designed to circumvent the cap and there is NO way he will complete this contract, or at bare minimum (if you REALLY want to stretch) complete this contract at the value it is for. Keep things in perspective...

Just because the talent pool is bigger doesn't mean we should be putting a hockey team in a desert! I suppose if the NHL made wiser re-location decisions in the past I might be ok with a 30 team league, but frankly every team has 4 or 5 players that are temporary plugs at best. From a players perspective it's great because they keep the dream alive, but from a fans perspective it's like...WTF are some of these guys doing here?

Henrik Zetterberg is the shiznit. *shrugs*

I know of one that doesn't wonder.

I think the biggest things were the lockout just really fooked with his skills also being traded away from the Ducks must of messed with him mentally as well. He went from being "the man" to being a mentor/another piece of the puzzle. Not what he wanted. Then his body started to give up on him with all those random injuries he would get. Bad groin, ankle, back and the killer a concussion in his 2nd to last year. Could he of been better maybe it's easier to play with better teammates around you. My question is would he of meshed better with Babs with the Wings instead of Anaheim? Another one is how the Red Wings roster would of looked with 2 large contracts after the lockout? Technically 33. I know it does not matter but just getting the facts straight sorry.

FedOrov wouldn't have dropped off as quickly in my opinion had he stayed.

A game. He had a stretch of 20+ games where he did not see the ice. Last I checked, that's not "getting a start to prove himself" and more "let's shut up the Howard haters".

MARTY TURCO WILL NEVER BE A RED WING

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

I will agree in a way with that. I still think Ozzie did his part. Hell he might of had 3 SC for being a starter if it wasnt for him getting injured in 98-99 playoffs. Bill Ranford :flamingmad:

Wings-Lightning in the Cup Finals

I can't see him as a front office person. It just doesn't fit. He needs to be on the bench screaming at refs when they make bad calls. And coaching or something.