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Honestly, the Wings may not be that far away from another Cup. Larkin and Mantha look ready to dominate this team. Within 2 years the contracts of E, Kronner and possibly Z will be gone. Next year one if Howard or Mrazek will be gone. Greens cap will be gone. Add to that AA and as mentioned, the growth of Larkin and Mantha, along with the possibility of a generational player next draft. If we add Tavares for 7 years and possibly a top 2 defender this year or next, they could be right there within those 7 years of Tavares' contract and beyond.

Look like a buncha long-haired hippy types to me

Frk has really been throwing his weight around. He's really trying hard to impress management.

To be fair, Frk is plenty gritty. Probably not PK material, but if we're just talking forechecking ability and hard-nosed play, he can do that. He likes throwing his weight around and will battle for pucks and positioning. He'd probably be a liability on the defensive side of the puck, but the same could be said of Glendening.

Have you asked a girl out before while your relatives were watching? Not an easy thing to do.

Chastise away, despite looking like her dad, she's a looker.

Why would there be only 4 guys moving the puck around? I'm sure Frk would be involved in the passing, set-up, and rotation of the power play. It's not like he's going to just sit on the half wall and one time every puck that comes his way. i know it's only preseason but so far Frk has shown plenty of poise and skill with the puck. Go back and check out the breakout pass he makes to Larkin on Mantha's goal vs Pittsburgh. He pulls the puck off the half wall under pressure hits Larkin in full stride and they are gone. He's made that play with Larkin and Mantha several times this preseason. The play I'm talking about is at 2:17

It's looking like Frk is on track to earn a roster spot... http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2017/09/26/detroit-red-wings-dennis-cholowski/704355001/

I like where your head's at. Granted, it's a lot of "if"s. A whole lot would have to go right. The stars would have to align. But I will say this: Holland has been quietly building up a small army of very promising young players, all while missing the playoffs a grand total of once. Larkin, Mantha, Athanasiou, Svechnikov, Rasmussen, Cholowski, Hicketts, Hronek, Saarijarvi, Petruzzelli...while we might not get a single true franchise cornerstone player out of what we currently have in the pipeline and on the roster (though, it does kinda feels like we're on the verge of something special with Mantha, doesn't it?), we should have an abundance of really good young players at some point in the near future. We're not getting back into serious Cup contention without elite talent, but elite players can only do so much on their own. Depth wins Cups; you need elite talent and you need lots of good non-elite players. My point being: when we eventually find a franchise cornerstone player or two, we should already have a pretty solid supporting cast for him/them. Even if we don't get Tavares or Dahlin, if we keep plugging along and doing what we're doing (drafting and developing solid-if-unspectacular talent), we might be able to bypass the long, painful rebuild. I like the idea that we'll simply need to get lucky once or twice in one or two of the next three entry drafts. I like the idea that we're going to have the supporting cast and all we'll need is that/those one/two special player(s). If we're going to be as bad as many people think we are for the next few years, then it's probably only a matter of time before we get that elite talent from the draft. Could be as early as next summer. Maybe we do get Dahlin. Svechnikov or Veleno would be an outstanding consolation prize. Hope! It springs eternal! (inb4 "Hope is not a strategy")

I was about to chastise you for not getting her phone number, until I read this... Imagine that in a dress