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I think the lesson to learn from the New York Rangers is to not underestimate the value of good, hard-working role players. Last year they were the Eastern Conference's top team, but after a big trade with Columbus, they might not make the playoffs at all. A great "team" isn't the collection of talent, it's the sum of its parts.

Dear Kenny, Don't trade Tatar. Yer pal, esteef

Iginla on Crosbys or Malkins Wing will be a deadly combination. Although a class act guy, I am glad the Wings aren't on his list because it wouldn't make sense from a Detroit Red Wings point of view, this team can not afford to give up any assets.

Should we send him over using your SAMSUNG-SGH-I317?

I'm not sure why Murph would be the first victim of "awkward in front of the camera" when John Keating is still around.

How can they get rid of Murph and make us endure Darren Eliot? HOW?

Awesome. There is no reason the Wings can't give him minutes over Cola, White, and Huskins. I hope he adjusts fast!

Fox seems to do a lot of dumb things, remember when they cancelled firefly?... yeah, I'm still not over that

I know it is a hot topic and we should discuss it here. Edler gets suspended for trying to avoid smith who was in the same exact situation last year with Shaw. Smith dove and now is faking concussion symptoms because his team is going nowhere and he has nothing to lose. Lupul barely touched Hedmen who falls like a ton of bricks. Obvious dive. Yes what Lupul did should be illegal but he barely touched him. Perry suspended 4 games for literally brushing against a guy who was lost in space and wrecked himself. Zolnierczyk hammers Lundin and leaves his feet AFTER contact... suspended. Nash blatantly jumps and nails Kopecky in the back of the head... nothing. Looked like it was a reaction play. Now this one may be the right call but then how can you suspend the others for doing the same thing (other than the Lupul hit which should have been a penalty and not a suspension)? Kronwall 4 minutes for hitting too hard. Smith turns at the end boards at the last second, Glencross who is already committed hits him and is penalized. There are probably at least 3 dozen examples out there already this season of penalties called on hits where the player being hit is the one to blame or where a guy simply hits a guy "too hard" or "too angrily". It is starting to get ridiculous. I can give you examples of events exactly the same as these events in the past in which nobody batted an eye over because it is part of the game. The next step is to remove hitting all together and sometimes I wish they would just get it over with quick instead of this slow and painful degradation.

Boy, I wish people started a 10 page thread every time I got laid off.

This is what I imagine it would be like with Holmstrom commentating!

Eliot better NOT be Mick's road replacement!!!! Dude played like a minute for the Wings and only played 89 total games in the NHL...he may be a fill in, but I could do better than he could ever! I'd rather have Bill Clement! and I cannot stand him!

Nobody.

I can hear Holland now...we kicked the tires with Dekeyser and felt that with Cola coming back from injury, we couldn't offer Danny anything more than a #8 spot behind Kindl and Huskins...

I'm sure he'll get hurt again real soon.

I wonder who you could be referring to? I certainly hope for a deal. I still think that some team out there is going to inquire about Filppula and Nyquist. I will repeat, I DO NOT want to get rid of our 1st round pick this year! Are you listening Kenny?

Skip to the 1:36 mark for unscripted Drapes. Sign him FSD! esteef

I think the next step is to put Richard Bernstein in Murph's old spot between the benches.

Maybe they'll bring Ray Lane back..is he still alive?

I blame Abdelkader. His hat trick surely must be a sign of the apocalypse, FSD must have decided to make a sacrifice.

Murphy out....Homer in. Now THAT would increase ratings?

This is really sad and classless. As an out-of-market Wings fan, it's pretty jarring to see how low-quality that broadcast has become. Everything from the 80's era looking studio work to selling out the entire broadcast to an ambulance chaser law firm...and they blame Murph for the ratings. Right. Anyone with a GameCenter Live account who watches other broadcasts can see what i'm talking about. What I hate most is that ex-players on the broadcast (like Mick and Verbeek also) is a way of keeping players "in the family". Murph actually WANTS to live in Detroit and wanted to keep covering the team, and FSD decided they don't need him. Sad. Sent on iPhone using Tapatalk

This just in: Surplus of dollar hot dogs and cold Miller Lites expected through the end of the season at JLA. "With the unexpected departure of Larry, we will be unable to adjust our ordering and inventories until after the end of the season," said an obviously befuddled concession manager. "That dude could eat his weight in dollar hot dogs and [as you could tell from his broadcasts] he LOVED those Miller Lites. Expect many unscheduled 'Dollar Hot Dog Nights' as we try to burn through this excess inventory."

This is absurd! Who didn't love Murphy, goofy as he was. This is very sad. As Nev said, you blame ratings for a hockey game on the Pierre McGuire of your local broadcast team? "Damn, Larry is on again, can't watch my Wings tonight"... Gimme a break! LGW should prepare a petition, or at least a thank you/support card. I think he was entertaining. Not exactly the brightest or best, but loveable goof. What more do you want?

What education? Players need more education to not put themselves in the situations to get injured. None of these hits were egregiously dirty.