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Found this. Interesting argument to support going forward with our first pick.

I’d take a chance on Merkley with one of those picks if he’s available. I don’t know much about the kids attitude but his offensive ability might be close to the best in this draft. Im a big fan of having defenseman that can skate and handle the puck to get out of trouble.

Id MUCH rather watch a losing Wings team with a Tkachuk type on it Hell id much rather watch a winning Wings team with a Tkachuk on it And you dont have to play like soft baby s*** in order to be good

Ironic, since Garth didn't "get in the way" enough when he was tending NHL nets. You made a funny and didn't know it.

Vanek > Frk.

I disagree actually. I don't think Karlsson needs another phenomenal partner to be paired with him, he just needs a partner that compliments him. I firmly believe that player is Ericsson. Remember Karlsson/Methot... Methot was nothing to write home about alone, but together they were a fantastic pairing. Methot did the boring stay at home stuff that freed up Karlsson to wheel and deal. I very much think we can recreate that with Karlsson/Ericsson. Ericsson - Karlssson -------- I think that's a legit first pairing in this league Dekesyer - Daley ------------ Not a phenomenal 2nd pairing, but definitely not bad either. Kronwall - Jensen ------------ Jensen's mobility paired with Kronwall's skills and immobility could be an underrated 3rd pair Hicketts A player like Karlsson would simply change the entire face of our defense.

1. Pray 2. Shun the non-believers 3. God answers prayers 4. Prophet?

1. Both our 1sts + Athanasiou + Svechnikov + Ouellet for Karlsson + whatever other depth players they need to lob in 2. Sign Kovy 3. Profit?

Please papa Holland make the Swedish man come home to us

Not afraid he can’t, never said I thought so. I just don’t prescribe to Blashill’s silly line juggling and crapping all over young guys while letting vets get away with everything. The reality is that Blash won’t roll four lines like that. In your scenario, AA, Svech, and Bert would get 8-10 minutes a night and that’s a joke for three offensively gifted youngster with lots of energy. Abdelkader should never see top 6 time. He’s a bottom 6 forward. I’d rather Svech learn while playing alongside Zetterberg than alongside AA who has proven that his work ethic is questionable at times. I get what you’re saying about Svech staying in the AHL another season, but find it funny you followed that up with having him in the lineup anyway.

What do u have against truculence and gumption?

Bouchard. If Z 2.0 is gone, you gotta go D. Those are just words that people use when "skill" doesn't apply. It's the hockey equivalent of "she has a nice personality".

This. Everyone that complains that you can't win a Stanley Cup with Howard needs to recognize that this team isn't winning a Cup with Jesus in net. By the time the Wings are ready to compete again, Howard will be gone anyway.

Competition is healthy. Signing Vanek cheap doesnt hurt this team at all.

Lucky for you, that doesn't happen here. Who coined "amazeballs" and why do they hate humanity? www.slate.com/.../who_coined_amazeballs_and_why_do_they_hate_humanity.html Dec 27, 2012 - In November of this year, amazeballs racked up a more dubious honor. It was added to the Dictionary of the Most Annoying Words in the English Language, where it was defined as “an exclamation inviting someone to hit you.”

That was genius. To be fair, a rumor is something that is unverifiable, or uncertain. If it could be proven, it would become a fact or falsehood. I mean, just because a "source" is listed, does that make in any more truthful? I don't think either of these guys can play hockey.

All 3?

We had Nabokov for like 2 seconds

Put him back in AHL where he belongs

Peter. Chiarelli.

Whatever. Picking on Sameulsson in 2009 was cliche. making fun of him in 2018 is just ridiculous. Why not call Frk Pulkinnen 2.0. Now there's another player who was truly useless. I'll just leave this here so you can reflect on the man more fondly. Note the great defensive play to kick it off (his defensive game was very underrated)

I would. Howard is as good a stop-gap as we're going to find. Give him another 2-3 year extension, and hope one of Larsson, Petruzzelli, or Fulcher step up in that time.

You’re right I am happy with just the one pick. I don’t even really care who they take either. Sure I have my preferences but whoever they take has the potential to be an impact player for the organization. I wouldn’t call trading up unrealistic. There are plenty of assets that can be moved to jump up the draft board. In my opinion this is the time to be aggressive and take a chance to speed up the rebuild. Holland I’m sure has his game plan ready to go. I’m not going to be mad if he doesn’t end up moving up in the first round. Just saying that with the quality of talent in the top 10, even 15 , it might be worth taking a risk. Sorry if what I said annoyed you but I’m sure you’ll get over it. Or not. Don’t really care.

What? You mean the media and activists were too quick to rush to judgment before all the facts were known and before the accused had a chance to defend themselves? That never happens.