Leaderboard

After 2 periods I gotta say.. If the NHL wonders why people dive, it's because it gets calls. Interesting how the more the refs get involved and the more penalties they call, the more players dive. Add to that, players don't get penalized for diving.. so what reason do they have not to dive? Friend of mine James from Sacramento is pissed off as NBC is showing the weather s*** instead of the game. He's like... flipping-the-hell-out mad. He's missed the entire game so far since NBC refuses to break away from weather.

Ya know what's great about those thrilling crowd shots of the Vancouver fans? The constant visual reminder of the roughly 75 team logos and designs and color schemes that franchise has had.

I'm rooting for Kessler and Thomas!! esteef

To all the young punks who think my NHLPA'93 on the Sega Genesis is outdated-you guys look really foolish now as your new games have the Thrashers while mine has a Winnipeg team.

Always straight forward and honest? LOL This is the guy that was screwing his team mate's wife.

I think Boston are a much better team than you give them credit for. Good depth up front, excellent goaltending. I actually think they stand a good chance of winning.

Thomas has been sharp.

Lucic's hunchback might be cured after that hit.

Usually I the Canadian anthem singers even for the U.S. anthem but this one singing the U.S. anthem sucks.

hyperbole ftw! no one is saying that at all. most people just advocate the solution that makes most sense for the league.

I think Shanny will do a great job. He seems level-headed and honest. It is kind of funny though that the NHL's head disciplinarian has over 2500 PIMS. A committee would still be a better idea than just a single person in charge though. I don't think Shanahan would want all the decision-making responsibility.

Hitchcock on D and Larionov to coach the Fwds.

I dont think they would ever be willing to put all of the original 6 in one division. With exception to Pitt, WSH, and VAN, you have all the big markets in one division. Not good for the teams with weaker attendance. EDIT: I do like the idea though, my thoughts were that we could do something similar to baseball NL/AL leagues, or north/south like someones else said.

It's a tough argument to make, considering Salei had to fight for his roster spot with Kindl this season. And it's not because Kindl was playing awesome. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2011/03/ruslan_salei_jakub_kindl_compe.html He didn't do a better job than Ericsson this season. In the playoffs Salei's value increased a little because of his experience (and even then Ericsson played over 2 more minutes per game), but the regular season he was a disappointment for a lot of the same reasons as people say about Ericsson. Bad turnovers, not physical as he should be, bad penalties. And doesn't have nearly the first pass that E does. Most of the time Salei just goes up the glass or ices the puck. Salei's value was also less at the start of this season because he's a 36 year old D-man with a long history of injuries. Health is always a question mark with him, so he's not really the best measure of market value of Ericsson. Also, to correct something mentioned earlier in the thread, Ericsson has said he hadn't started negotiating with Holland, so he doesn't know where mlive got the info that he had turned down a deal for $2 mill a year. EDIT: And isn't there already a long thread about Ericsson?

Thank you for your donation to the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation. A formal thank you letter will be mailed to the address indicated on the donation form which will also serve as your receipt for tax purposes. Please contact us at (313) 964-6994 if you any questions about your contribution. Thank you again for your support which will help improve the lives of children and their families. We sent $875.40!! Way to go, LGW. I'm very proud of all of you.

The Wiz is my guy, nobody beats the wiz

I do not want Ericsson for 2.25 I think he should take 1.25 and be happy with it.

I think the only way the Wings move East is if fans stop going to games in general, the team stops being profitable, and they need the big Eastern cities to help make them money. I'm all for taking a stand and voicing your opinion, but I think we need to face facts, the Wings make to much money for the West. The NHL would be stupid to move the Wings East. It makes so much sense (distance, financial, and to keep things simple), for the NHL to move Nashville East, put them in the Southeastern Division, and have Winnipeg in the Northwest, moving Minnesota to the Central. East: Moving Nashville East is almost like just moving Atlanta up the road a bit, with very little change to the Western divisions.

Am I the only one who thinks Detroit going to the Whales is a bad idea?

I live in Toronto, so I'd love to see the Wings back in the East, but other than specific reasons like that, why would the fans care if the team is in the East or the West? I know why Management would want the team in the East (specific business reasons), but what about the fans? Is it because you want to see more games against Toronto, Montreal, Boston and New York? I think part of the problem is going to be the level of interest in the West for games against the Wings. I think there is a good chance that moving the Wings to the East would hurt the league financially.

HUH? He already won the cup with the Wings and then re-signed. That makes no sence.

Brilliant idea. Then next seasons defensive pairings would be: Kronwall-Kindl Kronwall-Kindl Kronwall-Kindl

Sorry, Mr. Yzerman, but I just couldn't take Stanley getting another tan. Besides, if you win a Cup in your first season, there's nowhere to go but down after that. This could be a very interesting series or one of the most boring SCF in history. I'm hoping for the former, and that the B's pull it off. Original Six and they have the best commercials. History tells us the refs will pretty much swallow their whistles in this series; I'm hoping the Nucks respect the Finals and don't feel the need to continue with their previous antics. And if they do, I hope Chara Kronwalls them.

We'll see, but I think Vancouver sweeps in 7.

Go Boston! I want to see Tim Thomas lift the Cup.