Konnan511

Nice work Downey

Sign Liddy for the first year at 10 Mil then year two give him 6 mil or even 5 mil, that way his cap hit is still around 7.75 +/- half a mil, not to mention the 10 mil in the first year would be too hard ot be turned down. Anything less than a 7 mil average is something I don't see happening, maybe 6.5 if Lids is feeling extra generous.

El Linko Always good to see the good guys get their just deserves.

Anything less than 1.5 a year is just homerism. He'd easily get 1.5 on the open market. Which one is worth more, Draper or Cleary?

I don't know a single college or university that will allow wikipedia to be used as a source, at least not a credible college or university Claude Lemieux Hat trick - 4 Stanley Cup Rings, 1 Conn Smythe, one gutless bastard

Same why everyone knows Babe Ruth hit a homerun with two strikes on him, and to not be shown up by the pitcher he pointed to centerfield and on the next pitch he hit a bomb to centerfield. There is no recorded evidence of that but the people at that game say it happened. Or we can even talk about when Wilt got 100 points and there were no reporters at the game but the crowd at that game made a big deal of it and now it's taken as fact.

The Florida Hat trick: 2 Teams, 1 Stanley Cup, 0 fans of the game of hockey

Chicago Blackhawk Hat Trick: Skille, Toews, Kane

I once heard Chris Chelios shot a puck through the netting and it came all the way back around and landed in the goal, the refs were so confrazzled they stopped the game and gave the Hart to Chelios.

I'm all for realignment of divisions and new division names as long as I can say South Central without getting funny looks!

Well in all fairness I have heard of some hockey players, who are prone into getting into board scrums, keep fresh gashes prior to games un healed, so in the unlikely hood of a high stick that gash would be easy to open up. Other than that these threads are getting pretty asinine.

Yah hear that Flip, we're rooting for you to get this empty netter!

Mmmm sexy and good etiquette

Downey has a career 13 points.....why does everyone like this guy, the guy drops gloves and fights people which is completely opposite of the team philosophy. Where is everyone getting this notion of "if we don't have a goon on our team, our players are going to get injured"? Datsyuk the past 3 seasons has played in 75 or more games each season, Lidstrom has played in damn near every game his entire career, Since the lockout Homer has played in 77 or more games each season, Zetterberg has chronic tendonitist in his wrist so he's gunna miss games, his back is just crap and the inflamed disks is what keeps on making him miss games, not any hits that he's taking (his back acted up in practice last year, not from any hit). Our guys are small, small gets get checked more frequent than the larger guys, it's nature. Having a goon like downey who has no hockey skills other than being able to drop his gloves in any circumstances, isn't going to help this team. If anyone thinks 6' foot downey would have done something to 6'6" Pronger in the playoffs is just idiotic, the only person who could have done anything was Bertuzzi/Thronton sized player, not a guy slightly bigger than Zetta.

Good article, Zetta and Babcock giving very high praises to lil' Rex. A little build up to the Blackhawk game is in there as well and also talking about Drake and fighting. Article

"He probably scored more per shift than anybody in the National Hockey League," coach Mike Babcock said. "He's a gifted player. He led the Czech league in scoring when he was a kid. ... Then he came over here and was right up there in the American Hockey League in scoring. He's always scored." That first line whether it is true or not, has to be a HUGE compliment for young Rex. Anyone catch the part where Melrose said during his preseason predictions, Rex is a future consistent 35+ goal scorer. Now is his time to shine and it seems everyone thinks he can put up some great numbers

Best Damn Toughman over Detroit Sports Report....weak sauce

I'm fairly certain that you can be as high as you want but you have to be at or under 23 before you play your first game

So are you saying we're going to see this type of act popping up in more hockey fights...

So I was never able to watch Kindl, how'd he look out on the ice?

I went to Tech my freshman year then transferred, too many guys and too much snow. But I still say they had/have the most entertaining Marching Band, and being a Freshman watching my school play in the Big House was a thrill as well. I remember going up there and being like, well there are no girls, it's snowing everyday, well at least I got my NHL...then a month in they started the NHL lockout.... My guess is Mike Bossy, for highest Rookie Plus/Minus in a season?

He has only played defence for a couple years, he is a natural forward

Lang is lazy and he sucks! Wait..damn....missed that train eh, well I think the Wings' new jersey needs to brought up, I mean come on!

Next to the Datsyuk undressing of Turco, this is the next most unbelievable goal I think of. I remember being 10 or maybe 11, jumping up and praying he scored then he makes that killer cut back and I nearly had a heart attack! If you don't remember this dramtic goal, at leats tell me you remember Datsyuk's goal against Turco or atleats last years goal when Hank did the pretty between the legs pass to Pavel...

Does anyone actually see Kenny making an offer to any of the RFA of this year or even next...hopefully Lids makes good on his word of league minimum then that way Kenny can offer some of these Penguin boys top dollar when they become RFAs :-p