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Every team is dealing with injuries on their rosters right now. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/injuries I know everyone here is concerned or upset about the hit, but I look at teams like Carolina that lost Staal for a much longer period and acknowledge that injuries are part of the game. The hit was clean, and there should be no suspension or fine. Every team is going to deal with injuries, and the Wings are going to be no different. Dats could be back in as early as 2 weeks which would make him a go for the start of the season.

I'm sure they are being seriously sarcastic but I could be wrong. I thought it was a bunghole. Considering the whole Beavis N Butthead thang. But than again I've been drinking. Sooo..

In that case I misunderstood what you meant. I'm all for hard hitting hockey. I love it. I live for it. I just hate the stupid revenge fights on clean plays.

Yeah, if we could only be the flames with their 4th from last place finish in the standings last year. Well that's not being fair you mentioned Vancouver too, they did a lot better than the Flames: tied for 5th worst record. You're right frankgrimes. we should model ourselves after those teams.

Just kidding. I didn't see this thread this year, so I figured I'd make it. Go Wings!

Healthy roster to start the year!

Wait I'm 5'9" and I'm 25... Does that mean I can still grow??? please make it happen Santa!! I have 3 weeks till I'm 26 so it has to happen soon

I'm going to jump through the internet and slap you...

I've never hit the "like" button faster.

I've hated Scuderi ever since his skate blocked Franzen from scoring the tying goal in the waning seconds of game 6 of the SCF. We should hire McGrattan and McIntyre and have them challenge Scuderi each time we face him this season.

"I have it on good authority that Brendan Smith's game will be risk free this year. And that he's the best yahtzee player on the team. Oh, and he makes a mean lasagna. And he once beat a polar bear in a dance-off. Oooh, ooh, and he's as handsome as a young Richard Gere" -Brendan Smith

That'll defiantly get rid of the hit from behind. Not to mention give new meaning to the term "dangle".

Welcome to the new season. Let the games begin Welcome to the "new" NHL. Thanks Bettman. Please get rid of the instigator rule. It won't solve much. But it will help more than you might think.

I especially love the "at least it happened now" line. Like the Wings have a great run of health lately in November, January or April.

So you've gone from we need someone to stand up for our stars, to we need someone who can hit? We out hit Chicago and Minnesota, two very good teams, just last season. When it comes to "hitting-hard" I don't know how you draw the line. But Scuderi's hit wasn't really that huge, he more or less caught Datsyuk in a weird place in a weird position.

One of my biggest problem with the game today is all the bs "revenge" for clean hits. He got him in a bad spot and hit him hard, but it was clean. Sometimes you get hit, sometimes you get hurt. There was 0 on the play to take issue with. If you really think we should have enforcers to stop the other team from hitting us you need a reality check. You want no hits and fights? Go watch soccer and then boxing. Pretend it's one sport.

Calm down everyone. It's a mild shoulder strain, 2-4 weeks is nothing. Now is the best time for Pavel to rest, and it gives him a chance to get it healed fully with the prospect of missing maybe a week's worth of the regular season. Injuries happen. it's a contact sport. Datsyuk's injury was a freak, he was just hit hard along the boards. No one is ever going to say you're not allowed to hit someone while they're coming down the wall like that, like Pavel was. Hitting the corner like that is a freak. It happens. He'll be fine, and missing a week now is better than missing a week down the stretch. No amount of conditioning could prepare even the fittest athlete in the world for a collision like that. Yes it sucks that Pavel won't be in the lineup on opening night, but I don't see why everyone is just absolutely clamouring with depression at the fact that 3 guys are hurt already. All 3 injuries were freaks. Helm can still play, just slap on a cage and as long as he can breathe it's all good. And we're not the only team with injuries this early. Look around the league. Malkin and Crosby aren't practicing, Drouin broke his hand, Jordan Staal fractured his leg, Stepan also fractured his leg. So were aren't alone. it happens. Just be thankful that Pavel isn't out for that long and that during that time he can still keep his legs fresh

Why do i even watch anymore? Same s*** different season. Perpetually missing our best players.

I have a solution: Play naked.

I refer to that part of the glass as the Pacioretty Corner.

good Interview with Dats http://www.freep.com/videos/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/09/23/16098121/ Dats: "I got hit in to the galsses. Helene St.James: "How do you feel?" Dats: "Better ask how glasses feel" ... HSJ: "how do you think Darren Helm looks today?" Dats: "He is ready for Halloween" Least he is in good spirits.

Only separate them and move them higher so they look like bewbs.

Just one year I would like to see them change it to Comic Sans in the preseason to really throw everyone off.

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Can't tell you how many years in a row somebody seriously asked this question. Thanks for the chuckle OP.