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Omg what an unbelievable save. Might be the most entertaining OT i've seen, ever.

LW C RW ANTHONY MANTHA HENRIK ZETTERBERG GUSTAV NYQUIST TOMAS TATAR DYLAN LARKIN ANDREAS ATHANASIOU SCOTT WILSON FRANS NIELSEN DARREN HELM MARTIN FRK LUKE GLENDENING LUKE WITKOWSKI DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS JONATHAN ERICSSON TREVOR DALEY XAVIER OUELLET MIKE GREEN NIKLAS KRONWALL NICK JENSEN

OT

HYPE!

OT

AA scores just as I sat down to start watching the game. Of course, I take full credit.

once I do the Dragon Ball GDT for next game

What system

Cost of buyout without giving up an additional asset: $1,416,667 x 4 years. $2.8 million in savings over the next two years when it probably matters most in signing RFAs. EVEN IF Holland were able to move Ericsson and garner more savings than $2.8 million, I still don't think giving up mid-range assets or draft picks just to unload a guy who has only two years left on his contract makes sense. That mid-range asset may just be the guy that takes Ericsson's spot for a fraction of the cost in two years. That doesn't help us in the long run. Ultimately, this point is mute. We aren't going to need the $2 million, or 2.8 million, or even 3 million in Ericsson savings to get any of our RFAs re-signed. Which is the only reason he'll be traded or bought out. Those dollars are going to come from Green being traded, a forward being traded, and/or Howard or Mrazek not being on the books next year. I'll just say it right now. Jonathan Ericsson will finish out his contract in the Wings organization. Somebody save this post because if I'm wrong, I'll buy a round for the pool party.

Need to play him in the playoffs for that to happen.

Surprise, surprise, Buppy trying to twist someone's words... You said "I think very few teams, if any, would be interested in E even at $2.25M with two years left." That's what is disagree with. Not whatever you're trying to say there... To answer your question about why not buy him out? I just don't agree with buyouts unless they're an absolute necessity. They rarely are, because there's almost always a team willing to take on a bad contract. I didn't really like the Weiss buyout either, but whatever. It is what it is. Maybe trading Ericsson isn't the best way to clear cap space. In my opinion it is. We disagree... again. No big deal.

Good pressure from the top line.

HAH thats funny. I recently changed my title tho

Completely agree. Wings fans have a tendency to be at either one extreme or the other. Here is a good example of the other extreme:

I'm here, and Welcome Home is currently my ringtone. Good call.

Get in here, nerds. Don't pretend you have better things to do on a Saturday night.

I'll allow it. I don't feel there is enough evidence being presented to declare this a troll move. Kickazz is a troll hunter after all, those actions would be a contradiction to his career.

I've noticed that many Wings (not pointing fingers) fans tend to undervalue the players on the team that they feel are underperforming, while fans of other teams see a lot more value. I've seen fans of other teams comment that they would actually love to have guys like Abby or Helm on their teams, particularly when those players fill a void their team is lacking. There would be interest for sure, although there would also most likely be concessions. Sheahan is an example. Pens saw value where many Wings fans did not. He was something Pitt needed, and they saw more than just his goal totals. I thought Holland got a good return considering the numbers he was putting up, which he would not have gotten if the Pens thought Sheahan was as bad as so many Wings fans thought he was. I think you could say the same thing about E. Some Wings fans think he is hot garbage and want him sent down to GR, bought out, whatever. If Holland wanted to trade him (which I don't think he does), there are teams out there who would be interested because they see more value than a lot of us do (although probably not at that salary admittedly). And I think the return would be a lot better than people think.

Actually, E's "payday" was two years after we lost Lidstrom. While he is much better than fans give him credit for, I doubt it would have hurt to let him walk. Water under the bridge though; E isn't the reason we don't have better defensemen. Buyouts should be used to free up cap space for something better, and should only be used when the alternatives are worse. Buying out E could be a good option, depending on what we could do with the savings. More likely though all we could do is sign Green or Jack Johnson. and probably to a deal that hurts us even more long term. I think very few teams, if any, would be interested in E even at $2.25M with two years left. Very few, if any, recent examples of similar defensemen being traded with term. Significant injury history, plus a known chronic hip condition. I can't see it happening without paying a team to take him, or taking back something just as bad. The former could be worse than a buyout, and the latter makes it all pointless.

It was your idea foo

@MabusIncarnateI will take the 15th and it will be Dragon Ball themed

Its pretty bad when your ranked below Dave Lewis.

How in the HELL do you not score on a "two-on-the-goaltender"?

BJs score. 1-0. Great start, guys.