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I want us to win every game and thus, ice the best team possible night in and night out, however, Maltby has been an absolute warrior for us and I think it would be poetic for him to be able to play in one last home opener, followed by a retirement immediately following the game - I would prefer he report to GR and give us a chance to use him as a call up, but you can't blame the guy one bit for not wanting to, especially after the career he had... If I were Bert, I might just wake up tomorrow with "my back being incredibly tight for some reason" What's everyone elses thoughts on this?

Maltby deserves a good send off

I'd love to see the Hawks start the season off 0-2.

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Malts for sure for sentimental reasons.

Hey, go Avs.

If it's truely his last game, then I definately would like to see Bert rest up for Saturday night and play Malts on friday.

Actually I think that's the majority. His usefulness has just declined over the years and it's come time to let him go. But that's not hate. He's given a lot to the Wings over the years.

malts for sure. I am in the minority that doesn't hate the guy.

Yay! Pens lose! esteef

Or the "he knows the system the best" call-up. Since he signed a one year contract it wouldn't. The two-way only has to do with how much he's actually getting paid while in the minors, it has no effect any other way. The fact he re-signed with a one year deal means his salary comes off the book. If he signed for more than one year, his cap hit would count against our cap.

so this cheapshot punk becomes their new captain?

Thanks for the service and what you did but i think this is the right descision, go on the pro scouting staff, sounds like a good idea.

I believed this until insaw 96A. Everyone knows there will never be an A next to 96

article wasn't funny.

I wonder if it's weird for Hossa to start the season with the same team he was with last year.

Pens open the new arena with a loss. Boo-hoo.

That's been my understanding too. Also, it only applies is he signed the multi-year deal past 35. If he signed a 15 year deal when he was 25, the cap hit doesn't apply if he retires a few years early.

my understanding is that the only time the 35+ rule applies is if the player signed a multi-year contract. so if draper retired, we would be on the hook for his cap hit still; but with maltby, he only hits the cap when on the detroit roster. hopefully someone can confirm/debunk it.

We have 23 guys on the roster, how can we call anyone up? Is someone on LTIR or IR that I don't know about?

Ericsson, Osgood not charting faceoffs correctly, Filppula not having 100% pass success, McCrimmon, Crosby, etc

Abdelkaderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Was it because of his fight or what?

Time for a new season, time for the new edition of LetsGoWings.com's schedule desktop wallpapers! I'm still eye deep in development on the new LGW web site (getting close now!), but I wanted to make sure these weren't held up. Keep in mind that the new site will have an all-new file download system and once it's live the links to the different resolution wallpapers will be broken on the forums until I can fix it. Most, if not all, of you will have it already downloaded by then, anyway. This month's featured player is Nicklas Lidstrom. I've also added additional screen resolutions this season, and I'm planning on also offering more once the main site is back up (think: HDTV formats, iPad, etc.). Enjoy! Widescreen: 1920x1200 | 1680x1050 | 1440x900 | 1280x800 4:3 & 5:4: 1600x1200 | 1400x1050 | 1280x960 | 1280x1024 | 1024x768

You don't have to be the best player on the team to be a captain, you just have to work hard every shift, and be a leader on and off the ice. Draper for instance was never one of the Wings better players but would make an excellent captain.

Bad decision any way you look at it... coming off of a very serious injury, visa set to expire, being offered a job with a team you know and like. Bad call. Too bad, he was really winning me over as a fan before his injury too. I do think Salei, if healthy, could be a much better and cheaper replacement anyway. Good luck Lilja.