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At this point, I don't care who wins the Cup, just someone please knock off the Penguins!

I hope Bawston seals the deal tonight. The Leaf fans chirping is ridiculous where I live and would absolutely love if they could be done tonight!

1. Green will be re-signed. Holland has essentially said so and the feelings seem mutual. 2. Coreau will not be re-signed. Holland has essentially said this and has said he will explore the UFA goalie market. 3. Rasmussen, Hicketts, Svechnikov and Turgeon are the guys we're likely to see next year. Some for more, some for less. Almost all these topics are covered in Holland's end-of-season presser. Surprised you haven't watched it with all these questions. I recommend you check it out. Hear it right from the horses mouth. Now obviously all that could change depending on what happens at the draft and leading up to the season.

I noticed on the list (and the whole one at eliteprospects.com) that there is another Foote, Suzuki and Bertuzzi gonna be drafted in 2019. Cal's brother, Nick's brother and Todd's son.

Flyers win 4-2. Series is 3-2 Penguins. Filppula was very good in this game.

I love watching the Wild get ground up by Winnipeg. Screw Parise and Suter who can't help. Those two boys should have been honest, they simply went to Minny to be close to family and friends, not to ACTUALLY compete for a cup.

Leafs gonna Leaf.

I think there's a middle ground here. Have the Wings failed miserably to find D prospects who are actually worth a damn? Yes. Have the Wings been obsessed with stocking the depth chart with as much veteran depth as humanly possible and "overripening" prospects? Yes. Does the latter follow from the former? I would say that it does, but only to an extent. I would say the veteran roadblock thing has indeed been a real thing and that even prospects who are better than the Marchenkos and Jensens and Sprouls would have been held back for somewhat artifically created reasons as opposed to it being purely meritocratic. ("A young Lidstrom would make the team out of camp" isn't really an argument.) Hicketts probably should've made the team out of camp this season. Indeed, Cleary said he was damn close to making the cut. If a player is damn close to making the cut and all of the players who make the cut are veterans, it's fair to cry "ROADBLOCK!" and "DEJA VU!" Several years ago, Babcock wanted Ouellet on the opening night roster and Holland overrode him on it. This veteran thing is a thing. It is known. It has been known for a long time. Draper recently suggested there's been another component to all of this, which I guess you could characterize as "failings of the Wings' development program": We need to expedite this process. We need to get these kids bigger and faster and stronger, quicker, to come in and start challenging for spots. That’s how you get better. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2018/02/10/detroit-red-wings-kris-draper/323124002/ All I know for sure is I'm ready for 1) an influx of high-end prospects and 2) the already-underway youth movement. No more "We feel Libor Sulak has the potential to be a real good player for us in 20 years." Please, God, no more.

I think its in the mail...with your Rocket Surgery Degree.

Yep, it was a s***ty moment, that's for sure. I happened to be visiting a friend in Calgary during the playoffs that year, so that made it even worse. Was a fun couple months there though, that city was pumpin! That loss was far from Joseph's fault, same as the Anaheim series the year before. He gave the team more than enough to win. I never blamed him like many others. The whole Joseph/Hasek situation was a major s***show on Holland's part. Joseph was already the starter for a year, then Hasek suddenly decides he's coming out of retirement. I don't blame Kenny for picking up the option to sign him before he became a UFA, but it should have been an immediate sign and trade kinda deal. Could have gotten quite a package for Hasek back then. But no, he keeps them both in the same dressing room until it turns toxic and Joseph gets put on the trade block. No takers, so he's waived and plays in ******* GR. Ultimate insult. Then Hasek has a season ender of an injury, and all is supposed to be forgiven cause Joseph is now needed. I'll bet he still despises Ken Holland to this day for all that crap. Hasek actually returned the $8 million he signed for that season after his injury, that was a surprise. Never saw that before.

Again, I'm not talking about how good a team was throughout the decade, if that is the discussion then no question NJ > TB. You can keep making excuses in regards to the 2004 TB team, but at the end of the day you can only beat who is put in front of you and TB did that. They dominated the regular season, they had the best player in the league, the had young studs, they had a great goalie, and they had decent D. I believe the 04 Lighting beat the 03 Devlis in a best of 7. Your logic is flawed as well. You criticize TB for beating Calgary, a team with only a stud (Iginla) and amazing goalie (Kip) and great coaching (Sutter), but you praise the Devils in '03 who beat who in the finals? The 7th seeded Ducks who also beat us, had a stud (Kariya), an amazing goalie (Giggy) and a great coach (Babs). They had a very similar path. Where I really give credit to the Lightning was their semi finals win against the Flyers, that was a very good team. As far as the bold goes, that was my original point. The Devils were a team that had a great system, a great coach, and a great goalie, but for the most part were filled with mediocre players. Ill give them credit, they won the cup, but I dont they are as good as TB. I remember that Having your season end in OT is one of the worst feelings you can have as a fan. I remember it really pissed me off how some Wings fans turned on Joseph that year. The guy was my favourite goalie in the league for year and I was pumped to have him here, and then to have Holland treat him pretty poorly, followed by the fans doing the same, it really left a sour taste in my mouth.

When your 4th line is Robitaille, Larionov, and Holmstrom, you are the best team ever to skate in the NHL.