Shaman

I know what he said, I posted the part of the article that is actually believable.

Because Cleary beat Nyquist, Jurco, Tatar, Sheahan and Pulkkinen last year in camp. If you believe that, there is no hope for you.

Since I dont like to just watch dumpster fires, here's even more fuel: Per Khan:

Pretty sure that I am serious, like 99% sure that the CBA only allows one way contracts to be set up with performance bonuses

Why? Once the dumpster fire is lit and the bed is s*** you can't make it worse. This has given people enough time to refill the dumpster and buy a new bed. But to make it worse Only one way contracts are allowed to have bonuses.

If the cap rises 10% next season (which is about the middle of the estimates rumored of 7 to 15% rise) the cap will be around 76 million dollars. That will give Chicago 9 million. If they move Hossa or Sharp they will have 14-15 million in cap space with 7 spots to fill. Not the worst position to be in.

Pretty much the same thing I thought. Unless the Canadian dollar takes a complete nose dive, or Edmonton and Calgary fans finally decide to stop attending and watching games, the cap will keep rising.

2nd call up behind Pulkkinen in the AHL. Top 6 minutes there.

When was the last time Holland moved a roster player that didn't demand to be moved?

I like kicking the tires, here's why: Everytime there is a Belle Tire anything I imagine their sponsorship is solely there to allow Ken Holland to spend his off hours in their stores kicking all their tires.

Another D-man? So who wants to be on the Jovo-cop welcoming committee?

More likely that are the number 10 seed.

The problem is Lidstrom has been retired for years, and was on the verge for years before that. Coupled with the loses of Rafi and Stuart, the team's defense has been a train wreck for a long time no with Holland doing exactly nothing to address that. And what has he done to address the imminent decline and lose of Z and D? These guys aren't spring chickens and are both becoming yearly threats to spend lengthy stints on the IR. Is there anyone in the Wings organization that, even if they reach the peak of their realistic ceiling, replace them? The answer is no. Z and D could and will turn into the next unfilled voids on Hollands CV.

This is bunk. Detroit is nothing like LA. LA is built to grind teams out over 7 games. Detroit is built to keep the DMC in business the next few years.

The Oilers have a better core of forwards than the Wings, so they should be able to compete, right?

Problem is that this article hit a bit too close to home for my tastes...

Getting bounced in 5 games isn't playoff experience per se. Also the lack of forward depth, the kids disappearing, Howard being Manny Legace 2.0, there really wasn't much hope even if Z and D were both healthy.

This is a joke, right? Watching 87 games where the Wings lose 4 of the extra 5 isn't exciting, it's embarrassing. It's worse when the GM labels that a success.

Well as I said before, he would panic and sign KFQ and I would call him Ken Doll for the rest of time. In related news a leaked picture from Ken Doll's last physical:

More happy thoughts? http://capgeek.com/comparables/?player_id=1008

Just an FYI

To sum up the off season so far:

Connor McDavid will look damn good in a Wings' jersey next draft.

But KFQ? SIGN HIM UP!