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I can't believe anyone would want to punch either of you.

If that was charging then every player who's ever made contact on a backcheck is "charging". He was backchecking, trying to save a game clinching goal, and very nearly got there. The puck didn't go into the net until a fraction of a second before the hit. They were both trying to make a play on the puck at a critical time. Evans was (I assume) entirely focused on getting the empty netter, and as a result put himself (probably unwittingly) into a vulnerable position. Scheifele was backchecking his ass off trying to prevent that goal (and losing a critically important game). It was a bang-bang play. I'd agree it was a charge if the puck was already in the net for a second or two and then Scheifele hit Evans unnecessarily, but that's not what happened.

Yeah yeah yeah, I get that. We all get that. We're all on the same page. Lots of star players = good. Getting lots of star players = the plan. What I'm trying to get you folks to start thinking about is the very real possibility that we're not going to win any draft lottos and will have to settle for a Wings team that isn't particularly sexy on paper but still has the potential to win a Cup or two.

Montreal's success is a product of how bad the Canadian Division really is. I'll always be indebted to them for beating Toronto (the takes alone were worth it), but I'd never confuse them with an actually good team. They'll get smashed by Colorado/Vegas.

I am arguing DPS got it wrong here if u hadnt figured that out. So what was all that about evans being defenseless and vulnerable? Had a few to many? 1. Yes, but cut off speed 35 ft prior to contact. Opposite of a charge. 2. Yes 3. No 4. No 5. No 6. Yes s*** i think u can easily say no to half that BS. Are you honestly retarded or u just a big drinker up there?

Its ok he’ll feel the same pain when seider takes over

Son of a *****.

Should be real fun. Lots of Red Wings picks in a potentially wild draft.

Pronger, Chelios, Weber...I would happy with any of those outcomes.

From the same interview: "It's all about puck possession here," Mantha said. "They want us to keep the puck as long as we can, make the plays at the right time, and if it's not there, they want a lot of shot attempts or to get the puck back. They want to control the play basically for the whole game. Compared to Detroit, which lately was more of trying to dump a little more, and obviously the confidence wasn't as high as over here." Having to play Blashills brand of hockey probably kills what little is left of that motivation too. Especially for a skill player like Mantha. The biggest winner of that trade was Mantha.

Translation: I really like being on a team where I'm not expected to do any heavy lifting. I mean, I agree about the winning thing. But it's not like throughout Mantha's career here in Detroit I thought, "now if only everyone worked as hard as Anthony, this team would be a lot better".