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Becauae he's been good.

Samuelsson being out

Really liking Tatar's hustle.

The fact that they seem to win in spite of the absurd lineups Babcock seems to favor.

I really like Tatar.

Our third and fourth lines look immensely better in the offensive zone than our top two lines.

Kindl has a very underrated shot.

Tootoo = end of the shift Brown = fresh Wait for the 2nd round

Meh game so far.

Cleary and Abdelkader on the second PP unit. Is this real life? Down goes Brown, you mean

I'm only upset by the helm filp and smith injuries mostly and partly the Bert one

Your subject line is true for 96% of the league, so, nice prediction. Dynamite. I do agree with your sentiment about the Wings staying put. I think that as fans, across any sport, we love to play GM and draw up all these hypotheticals that most of the time are simply pipe dreams and just will not happen. Especially trades. If you want to get rid of all these players, you're assuming that other teams will them. Like Sammy, Cleary, White, you can't just move them at will. You can't just implode the team and automatically stay competitive. The Wings are competing right now. They're doing what they can with what they got. Do you have to ask for more? IMO it is not realistic in this salary cap age to think your team will just be lights out every year. Take a step back and realize, like the title implies, your team cannot be above average every year. There's no reason to overly negative about it.

Who are you guys? Nostradamus?

Huskins-Datsyuk-Gustavsson

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Kindl has been great so far!

Really having a hard time defending Babcock with Abby and Cleary on his line. Datsuk needs a "finisher". This is getting ridiculous.

And a goal!

Kindl needs to talk to the boys and tell them to at least get their shots on net. Good grief.

Awesome, roadies to south Florida and Original 6 trips back to the D!!!

You forgot other teams also have less injuries. And I completely disagree that our boys don't have the desire to win. IMO, the reason we have been winning is because the teams work ethic and desire. The parity in the NHL is ridiculous. I kind of look at it like this: There are 3 tiers of teams. The top tier is small, including Chicago, Anaheim, Vancouver, Boston, Pittsburgh maybe. THen you have tier 2 which includes most other teams in the playoff chase, including the Red Wings. The final tier has the teams like Edmonton, Columbus, NYI, etc. The point is, do you think the Wings could beat Chicago or Anaheim in a 7 game series? IMO, yes, because the teams in tier 1 aren't all that different from the teams in tier 2. Anaheim wasn't even that good last year and this year they are tearing it up. When you look at the big picture, teams really aren't that far apart when it comes to talent, especially in the top 2 tiers. Carolina will probably be a top seed in the East this year. Do you think the Wings could beat them in a 7 game series? I watch them play sometimes and they aren't all that impressive. LA was a tier 2 team last year and managed to win the cup. I am not convinced that this team can't win the cup when healthy. I think they have the ability to do it, and I think one more piece would push us closer to the top of tier 2. I also realize that every other team in Tier 1 and Tier 2 have the same chance and ability to win it as well. I just think people are panicking because we aren't the same dominant team we have been in the past. But the league has been changing dramatically, even since 2009 and 2010. Teams are a lot close together in terms of talent and depth. You have to get hot at the right time, get good luck with injuries, and anything can happen.

Exactly my point :-) It is their choice, don't babysit them. Like you've mentioned, this is about hockey not about others ports. Hockey players are tough they know what they are doing and are smart enough, to be aware of the consequences.

My guess on why that line exists, can be answered in photo form

Really? It makes me more laugh to see players risk their health by not using all the available protection.

Long story short, I'm not so sure that I do want to trade CHI, MIN, and STL for BOS, TOR, and MTL I can see your point. We've been rivals and division opponents for 30 years(Except of course the time Minnesota moved to Dallas). The Norris Division years were great, but being in my 50s, I can also remember being in a division with Montreal in the late 70s. I'm kind of torn myself, but for me, getting away from Columbus and Nashville is a good thing. The history of the Detroit franchise was used to get them started, now it's time for them to sink or swim on their own.