Leaderboard

That was a flukey one.

1st

This is the Florida Panthers we know and love

"The continued growth of Brendan Smith" lol I can see LGW's reaction now

Not this again...

2nd goal was soft. No matter, shouldn't be a game changer unless we allow ourselves to get forechecked into the ground like we typically do against The Panthers

Mantha - Larkin - Pulkkinen Tatar - Sheahan - Nyquist In 4-5 years, who wouldn't want to have that as a top 6? I know I am all about making trades for no reason but honestly, lets upgrade through attrition. Unless something outrageous falls into our lap I like the direction the team is going from within... (of course if that top puck moving defenseman becomes available...then....aw crap! Back to indecision!!!!)

I have a feeling that moving Nyquist or Tatar, unless we absolutely fleeced the other GM, would come back to bite the Wings in a big way.

Scoring goals is never redundant.

Is Glendenning Weiss sheahan our third line now?

Now they've got to make them go round and round. 7uon6o just got pulled. That's a good start. Way to go, Luke!

lol its like Babcock tries to make the s***tiest line he can possibly make. And it alwasy results in goals. I just don't get it.

Xym I'm with you in Panther coverage hell, so bad. Well except Dino interview. Is Sheahan out.....I haven't seen him??? WEISS!!!!

You've seriously never seen it?

Jimmy needs to come back quickly

i am working on a phd in proper use of internet grammar and punctuation with a dissertation on emoji comedy prof says ive made great strides especially with my period usage

It was fedorov

Tatar is plenty tough. You mean they don't fight. Other people answered the rest about their playing styles.

aside from the young guns and team europe concept, i'm all for this. It's the best hockey players in the world playing against one another. what's not to like about it?

*sigh* Ken kicked the tires off Way to go Ken...

This perfectly illustrates my point. No way can Carter handle all four of those intelligent, young ladies. Two, maybe. But not four. Which is why he needs his wingman? And where is his wingman? Cooling his heels in Manchester, New Hampshire. Now Carter is going to have to try and entertain all four of those women by himself. It's a tragedy.

Can it track a bad pass by a goalie?

I don't care if it's the Wings and every rival they've ever had, the Stadium Series needs to die.

Wow people are really reaching for this Smith is useless bulls***... First of all Brendan Smith is just as good as Jeff Petry right now, and he has a lot higher ceiling... and you're suggesting trading Smith AND a mid level prospect AND a pick for Petry? Are you kidding me? The blind hate on Smith is getting beyond ridiculous... Petry will go for a couple picks and you want to throw all that in for him?... Petry is getting top line minutes in Edmonton, while Smith is getting third line minutes in Detroit, and yet he still isn't producing a significant amount more than Smith. Petry is producing at a 0.22% points per game pace, while Smith is producing at a 0.17% points per game pace. Not a huge difference for a player making over double the salary... Petry has also played an additional 36 minutes more on the power-play than Smith has this season. With those kinds of minutes on the man advantage, you would think he would be producing a LOT more, he is not at all. Let's have a look at their career points shall we? Believe it or not, Smith is actually producing at a slightly higher clip than Petry... Smith has 41 points in 160 games (0.256%) while Petry has 69 points in 281 games (0.245%). You blame Smith for being a turnover machine, but Petry has over double the number of giveaways as Smith but he also has twice as many takeaways... Petry may be a little better defensively, hitting more and blocking more shots, but that stat is almost as skewed as the +/- stat, which Smith is obviously superior, playing for a better team, Smith is even and Petry is a -21. The only upside Petry has over Smith in my opinion, is that he is a right handed shot. Is that reason enough to make the trade? Hell no!