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Good preseason, fam. Now the Cup run begins.

i really dig this libor sulak guy

A bit surprising is Kronwall left the ice 15 in. Is he getting the Z treatment and only practicing when he can, or has his knees flared up early? We could have a VERY young D corps this season... ...and there you have it. Whoa? Witko being waived for Ehn? ...and just a bit more

Michigan is not a country.

Just my 2 cents on roster decisions. On D: Green (when healthy), Daley, DK, E, Kronwall, Jensen, Cholowski. Being that Green is out to start the season, there's another spot open. I can't decide, as I feel like each guy has equal pros and cons. Hicketts: Depth defenseman. Not much more developing, heavy ice time isn't necessary. Feel comfortable with him on the roster over the others if it's a 7th/spare D kinda thing. Deserves it over Hronek, equally as much as Sulak. Another lefty tho. Hronek: One year experience at the pro level. Will still get better with more developing. Needs to be in the top 4 if on the roster, not scratched or on the bench. Hasn't played as well as Hicketts or Sulak. Gives the D another RH shot/passer. Sulak: Preseason is first taste of high level hockey. Played as well as Hicketts, better than Hronek. At 25, has developed slowly, a late bloomer? Could probably be used as 4-7 D to finish development. Another Lefty,which the D already has plenty of. Who would I pick? It's between Hicketts and Sulak. Hicketts really has no more developing to do, so sending him down wouldn't really help. Sulak, on the other hand, could probably use some AAA level experience before being brought up full time. I guess I would start the season with Hicketts on the roster in the 7th spot, and bring up Sulak throughout the season when the inevitable injuries hit with an older defense.Keep Hronek on the top pair D in GR for the season and re-evaluate next summer. At F, I think there are 2 spots open. Rass has one of them. Between Svech and Zadina for the 2nd, I would go Svech. Zadina can be sent to GR, and would probably benefit from playing big minutes against men to boost his confidence. Bring him up next season. Svech at this point is done developing at the AHL level. He has played better than Zadina in the preseason, and with a lower ceiling than Zadina (middle 6 winger), can afford to be given fewer minutes (bottom 6) at the NHL level without harming his development as much. So I would go with Svech here. Any coach that makes roster decisions based on salary, shouldn't be earning one at the NHL level.

Seriously. Dylan "JUST GIVE ME A REASON" McIlrath. Sulak flunks the Helm class. Sad!

Sulak with the breakaway power-play goal.

I am pleasantly surprised with the waiving of Witkowski and addition of Ehn in that spot. The rest is all pretty much what we expected.

No surprises here, if it actually is indicative of anything. edit: nvm

Who schedules these games? Calgary finishes with 10 preseason games while New Jersey only had 5...?

SMH Country : districts and small settlements outside large towns, cities, or the capital. "the airfield is right out in the country" U2 is no band.

I have too many LOL. Plus putting a player name on a jersey that isn't one the Wings actually use just seems weird to me. I would love a Larkin jersey for example, but putting his name and number on a baby blue Wings jersey just doesn't seem right. At some point, I'll probably start a "Post your Wings Jersey" thread. I would be interested to see what the rest of you out there wear to support the team.

This team might be a helluva team to watch. HOLYYYYY

SUUUUUULLLLAAAAAKKKKKK

I would not want to anger McIlrath. oooh mang. it's gettin' chippy.

Just tuning in. Nice to see them finish the period and not lay off the gas with the lead. Also, if we're talking about a song called Unsung... HYPE.

Yes please.

Ken Daniels suggesting Abdelkader-Glendening-Helm could be a thing...?

Witkowski needs to bury this Trevor Moore POS.

Pffft. He's Canadian.

pick your poison...

Snitches get stitches.

I like Hronek's truculence. He's only 90 lbs, but he gets pissed off very easily and he likes hitting people.