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He trusted his eyes to Dr. Rahmani, made it possible to see 360 degrees.

Anybody else willing to admit that Dan Cleary has had a hell of a game tonight?

Did you eat a cheesesteak?

Am I the only one thinking that DD is our best Defenseman?

Would love to see Alfie moved up and Ass moved down next game. Bet that would get the second line going. Edit: Better yet, scratch Ass and play Tatar with Andy and Danny. I think the current 4th line can be good given some time together. Edit 2: Only now realizing "scratch Ass". Giggling like a little kid.

kip, you're being a partypooper. All Nyquist has done is destroy the AHL and play a key role in this past postseason run with the Wings (looking like far and away one of the best, most effective forwards on this team in the process). True, he hasn't "produced like Cleary," but he's also had a fraction of the time and opportunity Cleary's had. He's the future, and the future is now. And the future is...sitting in Grand Rapids. And that is ridiculous. No voodoo rhetoric here. No extremist agenda. Just logic, or common sense, or whatever you want to call it. A really good up-and-comer deserves a spot on a roster that's overloaded with scrubs and plugs, guys who overall aren't as good and effective as said youngster. And, I mean, aren't the Wings all about building from within? Hasn't that been Holland's Big Thing for a good long while now? Young talent! Prospects! Youth! Homegrown talent! Drafting! The future! WHILE MY GITTAH GENTLY WEEPS

I think it sucks they're playing at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Even strength would be sick too. Though every time Glendenning is mentioned I feel an obligation to take a sip of my scotch.

The Reebok jerseys suck in general. Too many teams have added stupid horizontal stripes to their jerseys, and the Wings had to switch the "c" to the wrong side. Also, the Dallas Stars are unable to go back to their original jerseys, so they keep failing miserably to design new ones.

Well said. It's not like Howard pulled a Dan Cloutier.

This contract is subject to the Slide Rule, where it will not officially start until Mantha plays* (see below) for Detroit or Grand Rapids (or any other pro team)... so if he stays in the Q all year, the three years of his deal will be 14/15, 15/16, and 16/17. It will not count against the 50-man limit this year as long as he is not called up. Mantha can stay in the Q with a pro contract. This happens all the time. Frk and Nedomlel were signed last year but stayed in junior. This situation is precisely why players lose NCAA eligibility if they play in the CHL. The NCAA isn't so much concerned with the (small) pay the CHLers receive, but with the fact that amateur players are playing against players already signed to pro contracts. *The Wings could call up Mantha and have him play up to 9 games, then send him back to junior and not have his contract officially start. Recently, the Jets did this with Mark Scheifele. The Flames are contemplating keeping Sean Monahan or returning him to junior. The last Wing I can remember who was in that situation was Martin Lapointe.

That goal made me feel funny in my pants.

Can you imagine a PK pairing of Glendening and Helm? That would be dangerous.

Great kill! Definitely liking Glendening over Emmerton.

Lol Pasha and his backhanders. Whooo hoooo!

Meh, great goalies have their bad moments all the time. What sets the good apart from the bad is how they rebound from it. Howie won't let that get to him. On the flip side, I've seen Price meltdown on more than one occasion after allowing a goal he should have stopped.

While I appreciate Zima, it does not beat a fine single malt. Steady but unspectacular, exactly what you expect from a third pairing dman.

Big Bert looks great on the top line. His cycle game is alot more effective with Z&D

I wish we had an above average goalie

Jimmy looks fabulous! <3

I finally read the comments from Smith in this article: @AnsarKhanMLive: Brendan Smith on being scratched, Red Wings lines and D pairs for tonight vs. Flyers | http://t.co/ISgcy4Lx9p http://t.co/ea16zcO8tf What does he not get?! Like, has he forgotten how to hockey?

Seriously. He comes out and says he doesn't understand what he could do better? How about providing either one of the following: A. any defense whatsoever, or B. any offense whatsoever. At least Lashoff was fairly solid last season in the games he had, hopefully the break gives Smith something to think about, because he needs to be a lot better.

That haka celebration is so epic!

Less impressed by the goal than I am by Thornton managing to get in my good books by being hilarious.

I agree with you that you can be a team like the Oilers and not have enough veteran leadership to lead the way. There are also numerous other problems with the Edmonton franchise, though. The biggest key to the Wings philosophy was that having a handful of veterans on your roster would not only allow for them to teach current youngsters how to play the right way, but to also delay and allow for the prospects to develop properly in the A/College/Juniors. Numerous franchises were rushing their prospects straight to their big show rosters because they needed the help asap. It puts insane amounts of pressure on the prospects and can hinder the development depending on the personality and work ethic. What really irks me right now is that Nyquist and Tatar can't develop in the AHL anymore. They're too good for the league. They need to be playing stiffer competition so they can learn how to execute at the NHL level.