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Do we have word on Franzen's potential return date?

So glad they scratched Mursak to get Nyquist 5:19. What a joke Babs. Gus deserved Franzen's time, Franzen deserves Mursak's.

why do players on this team get rewarded for horrible play, while others, such as gus, get shafted for playing with heart

Its not the playoffs yet, he is waiting for playoffs to contribute. He is bored. Mule is dead to me; empty sweater.

Thoughts from the game: 1. After Monday the Wings thought they could just show up and be given the 2 points. No urgency whatsoever. 2. While Conklin didn't lose the game for the Wings he did nothing to push them to winning. You expect an NHL goalie to make 2-3 big saves to keep your team in a game. He did not. 3. Franzen must not have realized he actually was playing tonight. He made as much of an impact tonight as he has the last 5 games. 4. I admire Cleary's heart but if hes that injured to play that way he really needs to park himself in the press box. 5. Nyquist getting 5 minutes two days after probably his best game in the NHL is a crime. He was getting better with each game. 6. The inconsistency of this team is appalling. Not something you expect from a veteran team who considers themselves a Cup contender.

What an embarrassment

ZDH out there now "When they load up, it's quite the load isn't it?" LOLZ

Neither... just a bad night... Do you think the pens are flipping out cuz they lost AT HOME last night to the Islanders with Fleury in net? I really believe with Jimmy in Net they have a chance at the cup

Run up the score Columbus

Refs playing worse than Stuart.

Even if you can't see it, Quincey is a much better than Kindl. He's no Lidstrom, but Quincey can handle big minutes, play on the PP and PK. Kindl is having trouble distinguishing himself enough to hang on to the 6th Dman spot. And I think your caps lock is stuck.

i just negged you by mistake

Nobody got hurt. Onward! esteef

Worked like gang busters again! Seriously, I love Babcock and his silent scowl as much as the next guy, but KICK SOMEONE IN THE ASS already! Reminds me of being at the cell phone place yesterday: one woman getting helped, with her two sassy obnoxious friends just standing there, apparently just there to sorta gyrate and make noise. One had her kids and they were absolutely tearing this place up, running around, knocking s*** over. And what does she as the adult to control them? Shouts "what I say??" and goes back to her business. Doesn't do jack. That's Babcock sometimes. He might as well replace the scowl with a brief over-the-shoulder "what I say??" before going back to his conversation with the assistants.

Sorry for my language, but this blows my ******* mind. Prior to the game we were all lamenting scratching Mursak instead of Emmerton, but at least grateful that Nyquist stayed in. So what do we do? Play the guy who skates and creates 5:19, while giving the guy who floats and mopes 15:00. Nyquist had 6 points in his previous 7 games. Before his "hiatus", Franzen had 3 pts and was -3. He was even more floatastic than I remember. Glad we got him back...

Franzen is playing?

It is obvious they are taking the night off, they slapped the Jackets around on Monday, skated circles around them but sometimes they just don't care and that is annoying

Now Dorsett runs Conks, then he runs Datsyuk with a high hit from the blindside, and no one does anything. Gross

What's the problem with dropping your gloves there? Quincey had Nash there, why not? Ericsson had fricking Lebda? Why not???? This team when there down, stay down. They do nothing to change momentum, nothing. So disgusting to watch sometimes.

Look at Nyquist go!

Hahahahaha! Hahahaha! *stops to catch breath* Hahahahaaaaaahahaaa!

No offense to your friend, but he needs his head checked. In what world would we want an unproven goalie for twice as much money when we already have a better goalie than Schneider on an amazing contract? The Wings never overspend on goalies, and Howard is proving himself to be a top 5 goalie in the league. Schneider has done... what exactly?

Agreed. I think Mursak is the only effective fourth liner we have right now. I really don't understand why Nyquist isn't on the third line, and Cleary given a rest against a soft team like Columbus. Plus, I really think Miller, Abby, and Nyquist has the potential to be a pretty effective line. They all skate well and I think Nyquist and Miller have very complimentary skill sets.

15.4 mil in cap space going into the off-season with 21 players on the roster... 1) Let Quincey walk (+3.3mil), 18.7 mil in cap space. 2) Trade Cleary (+2.8mil), 21.5 mil in cap space. 3) Sign Lidstrom (-6.2mil), 15.3 mil in cap space. 4) Sign Parise (-7.0mil), 8.3 mil in cap space. 5) Sign Suter (-7.0mil), 1.3 mil in cap space. ...it most definitely can be done (and if anything, the cap will go up). THIS could be our team next season: Franzen-Datsyuk-Parise Nyquist-Zetterberg-Filppula Abdelkader-Helm-Bertuzzi Miller-Emmerton-Eaves Mursak Tatar (or a 1.3 mil grinder?) Lidstrom-White Kronwall-Suter Smith-Ericsson Kindl Howard MacDonald Did someone say that they don't want to have THAT team because "Cleary is so valuable!?" Give me a f-ing break dude.