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This might not be a popular opinion but Nyquist could use a couple games in the press box.

When was our last shot? They should have fresher legs then this, after standing around all game yesterday.

Yup. No chance on the gift of a rebound he gave up.

New term from Ozzie, "out-phyiscalling" the opposition.

Hey I say most of them should be in the press box and bring up some Griffins.

What the hell?!

That pretty much sums up Jurco's season Edit: Apparently I'm just copying people's posts tonight. Wtf.

Niiiiiiiice rebound.

Osgood was 17 - 0 career vs Lightning in his career. Could use him in the playoffs.

I was just going to mention that Abby is becoming our (occasional) chip-on-the-shoulder, stick up for your team mates kind of guy, with a little snarl... and then he says "tippy-toes"

I hate Game Center Live. I swear, half these games are blacked out. I have to have a second subscription to a proxy server to get the feed going on my MacBook, just so I can AirPlay it to an Apple TV. Half of the games is definitely extreme, but I wouldn't be shocked if a quarter of the games were blacked out. Ridiculous.

He is now having a true sophomore slump. Ugh.

Hey Nyquist, thats an awesome giveaway! Nice job there, buddy! Ericsson...don't get hit by the puck, ya moron!

Brutal play by Nyquist.

Yeah, the Whopper owns that s***.

Not surprising since the big Mac is the most falsely advertised product in fast food history. The only thing big about it is the hype.

Did anyone see the love tap Ericsson gave one of the Lightning players in a failed attempt at keeping the puck in Tampa's zone? It's these little things that I notice that make me realize how small he plays.

Wings winning the special team’s battle right now. Which means they won’t get another PP until Tampa get the lead. Book it.

The whole team is inconsistent. Like, all of them. Including Mrazek.

Niceeeeeeeee! Ugly, but we'll take it.

Um, interference?

i'm so unbelievably disappointed in sportsnet right now. playing the end of a ******* recorded tennis match because it has a canadian in it instead of playing what is scheduled. yes the match ran long in third set. BRUTAL!!! they have 4 other channels that they could switch over to. it's not on any of the centre ice channels either.

To me it looks pretty simple. No real big changes, just continued emphasis on developing and improving home grown talent. Up front: (In no real order) 1. Datsyuk, 2. Zetterberg, 3. Wiess, 4. Franzen, 5. Tatar, 6. Helm, 7. Abdelkader, 8. Miller, 9. Nyquist, 10. Sheahan, 11. Jurco, 12. Andersson, 13. Glendenning, 14. Pulkkinen -All RFA's resigned -Cleary is a goner for sure this time. -Pulkkinen is no longer waiver exempt next season (but obviously doesn't need to go back...) and gets a spot. -Franzen will be back -As will Weiss. He will literally be impossible to ship out without getting another bad contract back. Especially since his salary goes up to $6M in the next two seasons. I can't see Holland doing a buyout either. -Unless Cole goes on an extreme tear and/or it appears Franzen may not be ready to start the season, he won't be resigned. -Callahan and Ferraro get re-signed and get to battle over who will be the next Nestrasil. On D: 1. Kronwall, 2. Ericsson, 3. DeKeyser, 4. Quincey, 5. Smith, 6. Zidlicky/UFA/Marchenko/Ouellet, 7. Lashoff/Kindl/UFA -Smith re-signed -Attempt to re-sign Zidlicky for one more year. Then, when Quincey/Zidlicky/Lashoff leave on July 1, 2016, Ouellet, Markchenko and Sproul have open spots when their waiver exemption goes away. -Or, Marchenko gets #6 spot as sole RH shot. -(Unlikely) Or they go after another UFA RH shot. -Attempt and hopefully succeed trading Kindl for pick(s). Having him (expensively) sit out most games will just make him even harder to trade. -Lashoff slides in at #7 again to sit in the dressing room most games. I don't see Holland putting Ouellet/Marchenko in this spot, since they could play every night in GR. They could also bring in a cheap veteran UFA for this spot as well. In goal: 1. Howard, 2. Mrazek -Gustavsson FINALLY leaves as a UFA a year later than he should have -Mrazek gets the backup job -McCollum elects for Group VI UFA status to get a change of scenery -Bring in an experienced #3 (ala LaBarbara, Ellis, JOEY MACDONALD PLZ, etc.) to push Mrazek in camp, give them a serviceable backup if needed, and mentor Paterson and Coreau on the farm. UFA's/Trades: I don't see Holland getting too aggressive in the market this summer. The UFA class this summer is stupid thin, which will lead to stupid Andrew MacDonald like overpayments in both trades and salaries. The overpayments can also lead to Stephen Weiss 2.0. Plus, the Red Wings need to be a little conservative for the future. Loading up on big long term contracts will make it harder to retain all of the good young players when they start approaching UFA eligibility. If the team is poised to make a run, they can use any extra cap room for affordable rentals again.

Have you seen Andersson play? Especially without Pav in the lineup, it's insane that Weiss is sitting for a 4th line PKer.