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When he crashes the net

Just a request: My mom is a Wings fan. Please do not show her these sweaters or let her know that they are in my price range. Thanks.

I'm going to laugh and laugh and laugh if Tatar signs a more "team friendly" deal than Dekeyser. Everybody is overly worried about Tatar, but the local guy isn't signed either. What if he's the one with the "ego problem" or whatever else is being suggested about Tatar? People act like Tatar is some kind of bad seed because he's trying to get the best deal he can. But clearly Dekeyser is doing the same thing and everyone is mum. Truth is, neither are currently signed because their value is really hard to determine. They've both played better than your average rookie but don't have a track record. As such, it's hard for both management, and their agents, to figure out what their proper value is. So it takes time.

Well, he does provide a comic element. This team lacks offensive talent and has no toughness. Hard to find anything else to be positive about besides the village idiot.

Keep warm with your new sweater. http://shop.nhl.com/Ugly_Sweaters/source/ak1933nhl-fb-ugly-sweaters?NHL_FB=Src_Ugly_Sweaters

Never trust a gif. He was crosschecked in the back prior to running into the crossbar. Part of the reason he reacts the way he does is it looks like he hits his face on the crossbar. And he was going hard to the net to get open for a pass or rebound. It probably looks unfamiliar because he's one of the few Wings players who does it.

I empathize, but there is a forum search function, and recent topics aren't that far back. Plus if you make a great point, it is best to do it in the existing thread so more will see it.

since i am not a professional athlete or hollywood star, i have no clue. No offence, but that is like asking "who is your favourite cricket player".

I think the whole point is that they're ugly. I never knew that "cheap" was necessarily part of it. I'd say as far as Wings gear goes, this is closer to the reasonably priced end believe it or not. Although I'm pretty sure they'd have to pay me to wear this one.

That's what I'm talking about! I love me an ugly sweater, but isn't the whole point that they're cheap?!

Ugly Christmas sweater parties. These are a must!! Holy high prices batman!!!! $65?!?!?

That's where I read it! I remember reading something about Datsyuk and stats, but I couldn't remember what it was. Now we'll have to call him the Measuring Man. Or the Standard Man. Nah, Magic Man has a better ring to it.

These would be amazing... If they didn't actually expect people to spend that much money on them.

For the record, I'm not against skipping bridge deals when the situation calls for it. (I know my 3rd post in this topic seems to contradict that, because I said "players"). My original point was this: Tatar should sign a "bridge" deal, just like most younger players. I can't stand when I see a guy come off of his ELC and get a 6 million dollar contract (not saying Tatar is getting this, or has asked for it) for one season of strong play. The rare occasion, it's deserved and the deal works out. So perhaps I wasn't specific enough, but I'm referring to the mid-range players, not superstar. I acknowledge that skipping bridge deals can be beneficial. At times, skipping those bridge deals turns out to be a fantastic situation for a team - i.e. John Tavares. I think most players considered to be superstars can "safely" skip those deals. Montreal's screwed right now because of Subban's bridge deals, and that's where I think a team like Ottawa did the right thing (Karlsson @ 6.5 per). However, in Tatar's particular case, I would feel much safer giving him a bridge deal to determine his long-term contract's value. As of right now, he's played predominantly on the 3rd line. The players mentioned above are studs, playing against the other team's top competition. Maybe it's my perception of Tatar's potential, but I don't see Detroit being burned by a bridge deal with him. I don't think it'll amount to a situation where Tatar is able to demand upwards of 7 million on his next deal. I get the idea of risk management, and I wouldn't have been totally opposed to a 5 year, 3-3.5 million deal. It worked out well with Filppula. I just think that the 2-3 year deal, in Tatar's case, would be the best fit for now.

I'm betting most Wings fans could never envision Chelios playing for the Wings either.

f*** YEAH! Did you guys hear the Wings just acquired a Fierro! Ohhhhhh, a Ferraro. Was it Ray? No? Oh, then I don't care!

My bet is he gets waived, clears and spends another year down in Grand Rapids. I'm really hoping Callahan sticks as the 14th forward and gets in some games...

Should have hired flashy to do the Photoshop.

Karate Chop Ken Holland in the face and ask him what the f*** his problem is

Why would you hope he has a terrible season? Don't you think it would be better if he had a legit bounce back year and made the team better?

Favorite Dan Cleary moment: '14-'15 season where he bounces back from injuries and the bench and scores 25 goals.

As a born and raised newfoundlander, Dano being the first to win the Stanley Cup, and with my favorite team no less, is my favorite. But the game winner in 09 and the penalty shot in 07 are great moments. I wish Dano had gone out on a high note so I could remember his best moments, not his falling down and IR stints.

That will probably win, but I like to forget anything that happened in those playoffs. Cleary was awful in the 2008 playoffs, but the Wings won the Cup. In 2009, he was brilliant and scored a lot, but the Wings lost and he missed that crucial breakaway at the end of game 6 against the Pens. 2007 is a better memory, because the team vindicated itself after choking in the playoffs in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Losing to Anaheim on a deflection sucked, and I still feel we'd have won the Cup if not for that play, but overall, that playoff feels better. Also likely because we won the Cup the following year. 2009 still stings because the Wings haven't won anything since then.