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Our old friend, STILL holding that grudge against Babs...

I'll be there tonight.. Third time at the LCA, first reg. season game. Looking forward to it!

The answer to this is pretty simple if it means getting Ericsson out of the lineup every night.

Frk with the first! LGRW!!!

Red Wings #8 in TSN Power Rankings

I thought Nyquist was the future?

Is giving a good, young player NHL experience not beneficial to the team long-term? He was consistently the best dman on the team all preseason long. That should have at worst earned him a look to start the season. Wanna know what's bad for the team long term? Filling roster spots with useless "veterans" when there are better, younger players ready to make the jump. Players who have no future with the team are playing in favour of those who do.

Nah, not really. I have faith in Cholowski becoming a top 4 (hopefully top 2). I'm hoping Hicketts can become a top 4. I think any of Hronek, Saarijarvi, Kotkansalo or Lindstrom could become top 4 defensemen. Maybe one even surprises and becomes a top 2, but I doubt it. Other than that, not much to get excited about in my opinion. I like Sambrook, but I think he's a bottom pairing defenseman. Maybe someone like Setkov, exceeds expectations. We have a ton of defensive depth, but no legit top pairing guys... A need that desperately needs to be addressed in next year's draft and / or vita trade...

HYPE!

Tampa Bay Lightning? More like Tampa Bay Whining... amirite?

They got Washington's record wrong. People get paid for doing this stuff.

Don't worry I joined up less than a year ago, so I'm not as thin-skinned and whiney as the old-timer "plastic" clique around here..

I'm not sure the Oilers have a serious need for a high-skill scoring winger when they have Jesse Puljujarvi down in the American League. I'm also not sure Nugent-Hopkins (2nd line winger) would be the best fit for this team right now. Zetterberg is showing that he's still amongst the best centers in the league, Larkin is starting to prove himself as a very solid 2C, and Nielsen is also a solid option as a 2C. We'd also have to give up more than just Athanasiou (pick and / or prospect) to get RNH. If we're trading AA, I think it needs to be for a top 4 defenseman that can immediately improve our blue line, first and foremost. I know McPhee has said time and time again that Theodore isn't available, but if we threw out an offer he couldn't refuse, I think he'd have to bite. If there truly aren't any top defensemen available (I don't believe that), then I'd look to trade for a center prospect (under 20) with top 6 (possibly 1C) potential. Cody Glass is another player I'd target, but again, Vegas probably wouldn't be willing to move him either. Man, Vegas have the potential to be really good in the very near future...

Luke Glendening... I am your father! (You had to know this was coming)

Yes, he was injured in training camp (ankle), which is why we didn't see him in any preseason games. He should be ready to go with Guelph in the next week or so.

Bring on the Rumors!

The blame still goes around for me. There's plenty of weak links between the years. Even beyond what we've already talked about. Larkin being significantly worse (13 pt. less production) struggles in center position. Dekeyser (+2 vs -22). Nielsen replacing Dats and playing significantly on the 3rd line. Sheahan's disappearance. New PP coach. And again, PP going from 13th to 27th is not slighty worse. One could just as easily been call that our weakest link. Or one of the other areas. It's not far-fetched to think that if any of these factors was better we could have squeezed into the playoffs.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-man-faces-lifetime-ban-for-tossing-first-octopus-at-little-caesars-arena-1.4348201 Obviously the man should not have "powered through" the security in order to throw his Octopus, but a lifetime ban seems absolutely ridiculous given the tradition.

He's a good guy though

This popular tourist site includes sculptures of a man "playing" with babies…naked, an elderly and younger man…naked, a young girl with pigtails…naked, an old man hitting a young boy…naked, a man “chasing four geniuses” which are babies….naked, a boy standing in front of a man…naked, a lizard clutching a man and a woman…naked, a swarm of babies dog piled…naked, boys fighting…naked, a standing man lifting a dead man…naked and much more…naked

lol, instead of Al the octopus they could place this beauty at the LCA's entrance.

Maybe we can. PETA started making a big push against the tradition right as the final season at the Joe was finishing, and also now as the first season at the LCA is beginning. How much Red Wings PR pays attention to that I don't know, but they've certainly heard the message if we have. It's alarming that the organization went from looking the other way for years, to all of the sudden new building new rules, and started issuing lifetime bans. Pretty big shift in attitude at the drop of one octopus if you ask me.

Relocate Devils or NYI to Quebec City, Canes back to Hartford. Seattle and KC earmarked for future relocation. (Arizona,Columbus, Florida?) Houston gets expansion team for a total of 32 teams. 4 conferences: Canada, East, Central, West (2 divisions each) 8 divisions, 4 teams each: (Canada East: Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa) (Canada West: Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver) (Pacific: San Jose, LA, Vegas, Anaheim) (Southwest: Arizona, Dallas, Colorado, Houston) (Midwest: Minnesota, Chicago, St Louis, Nashville) (Northeast: Detroit, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Buffalo) (Atlantic: Boston, Hartford, NYI/Devils, NYR) (Southeast: Tampa, Florida, DC, Philly)