Hank Dats 'N Homer

I'd take Ference over Quincey considering that we need to become more physical for the Eastern conference. Seems like a decent fit while losing a lackluster guy like White.

Im actually really baffled by some responses on here from those who are bashing Marchand. Im not calling anyone out or anything i just honestly had no idea so many people didnt like him. Is there a reason for all the hate? I may be biased, as the Bruins are my second favorite team in the league, but hes been awesome and a crucial player for the team pretty much since the day he joined the squad. Without him, they wouldnt of won the cup 2 years ago. I would take him in a heartbeat. Plays hard eveeyshift and has an edge on him even tho hes not very big. I guess im just curious as to why most of you dont like him?

I know these things are suppose to be all in good fun and get a laugh. But i find it hard to believe im the only one that had a hard time getting through the whole thing because of boredom. The guy sat there and really beat the whole"how many cups have you won" thing to death to mock Wings fans, but then started talking about the same old "the wings are old" insult. Which to me is really lame considering we dont have nearly as many old players anymore and saw a huge youth movement the last 2 seasons. When are fans of other teams going to realize that insult doesnt apply anymore? And the whole "Wings fans travel to our arenas to watch games when they are on the road" thing really didnt make a ton of sense to me. I dont think fans from Detroit are traveling to other arenas. Do you think the more simpler answer of the fact that there are Wings fans all across the country makes more sense? Like i said, i know it was suppose to be a humorous thing and not meant to be taken to heart or anything, but i didnt really think it was well calculated, clever or even funny. But maybe I'm in the minority here.

I'm not trying to be rude or disrespectful by any means, but I have to disagree with ya. Was the season shortened for selfish greedy reasons? yes. Were the fans cheated out of a lot of good hockey? yes. Are there a number of different outcomes that would have happened if they played a full 82 game season? yes. However, was there a distinct advantage that any one team had over another because of the shortened season? No. Every team faced the same circumstances that all other teams faced. Just because it was a shortened season doesn't mean their should be an asterisk next to anyones name. All teams knew what the season was going to be before the season started. All teams faced injuries and played bad games. It's not like any team cheated another. The presidents trophy winner was still the team that won the most regular season game, and the cup winner will still be the team that wins 16 games first, period. If the Wings won the presidents trophy or the cup would the victories be any less sweet? not in my book. So why should it be for the real winners? I'm a fan of hockey, and am damn glad i got to watch some games this year or i would have gone crazy. As Wings fans i think we should be grateful that we got to see what we did. I think the reason we got to see a lot of the young guys for once was due to the shortened season. If we had a full 82 game season from the start, who knows who would still be buried in Grand Rapids. Plus, we got to see what alot of our guys were made of when not being a top seed and on everyones radar. They proved a lot this year, and we may not have had that opportunity on a full 82 game season. I, for one, will not be thinking of the winners as flukes or deserving of an asterisk mainly because no one was at an advantage. The only people that were cheated out of anything were the fans, not the players.

This is the last time i can say this. The Bruins are my Eastern team (soon to be my second favorite Eastern team). I think they have a great balance of skill, scoring, toughness and goaltending. I think their mix of talents is better than any of the other teams left remaining. To say they dont have a chance for the cup, let alone a good shot to beat the Pens is ridiculous. I'm not saying they are going to sweep the Pens, but its going to be a hell of a good series, and I'm rooting for them one last time before i have to start rooting against them. In my mind, whoever wins the East is going to win the cup at this point. Western and Eastern teams just seem to play different styles. The Hawks and Kings are well rounded teams, but in my mind they just dont measure up with the Bruins or Pens for that matter. So, for me im going for the Bruins. A cup for the Bruins means two great things in my book. 1) The Hawks or Pens dont raise the cup 2) It solidifies that the Eastern conference is a tougher one (which means more competitive, exciting and important regular season match ups for the Wings next season). I can only hope that the move to the East makes Holland and the whole crew get into a new mindset not only of how we play, but also who we suit up for next season. Hopefully they have a strong offseason and go after free agents and trades that will make us competitive. All in all...(One last time) LETS GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!

Im on my phone and Im not sure how to embed this so maybe one of the mods can do it for me. Seemed to perfect for the situation not to post Lets go boys!

Holy crap, Franzen actually did something productive!

Brunner is not going to perform on the 3rd line. It's ridiculous to even have him down there. Franzen is useless, Flips been invisible...pretty much everyone not named Datsyuk or Zetterberg on the top 2 lines are doing nothing to earn their spots. Move Brunner up and take your pick as to who to move down. It's embarrassing

It is painful to watch Franzen play...

I hate using this excuse as well, but injuries sure haven't helped much. Cant keep the same guys in the lineup so no chemistry is made.

Abs Tootoo and Miller looked good there. Some good energy and a decent scoring chance.

How can anyone have a problem with this? The guy plays with energy and excitement and was ecstatic he scored to tied the game they would have lost with 4 seconds left. From a Wings perspective, when was the last time we saw a guy this happy he scored? Maybe if Franzen was this excited every time he scored i would respect him more lol. In all seriousness though, it was a big goal that required some skill with practically no time left. I'd be more upset if he brushed it off as no big deal and went straight to the bench.

haha i'll call him whatever he wants if he keeps putting the puck in the net lol, i just hate sounding like an unintelligent fan when talking about him so i'd like to know how he pronounces it haha

Maybe I'm late to the party, but i was talking to my brother tonight and we are confused. Is Brunner pronounced "brooner" or "Brunner" cause everyone seems to be pronouncing it differently when it seems like such an easy name to me to pronounce.

I like that first line. If i remember correctly Bert and Dats had some awesome chemistry last season. I was really worried that they were ganna demote Bertuzzi to a 3rd line role, but with the lack of top 6 talent on the team he'd have to be up there so I'm pretty excited for tomorrows game...well minus the whole no defense thing...

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="evilzyme" data-cid="2341363" data-time="1358549455"><p> <br /> sammy was out there today in practice and looked fine. was throwing them top cheddar all day long.</p></blockquote> And by top cheddar i can only assume you mean he was hitting to top of the logo on the goalies chest?

Haha for all those saying to run away before the game crushes you, if im not mistaken the OP said he was a soccer fan. As a fellow soccer fan i can assure you that soccer has probably crushed him once or twice before. As for how to learn how the game is played, i dont know if anyone has said this yet but i can sum it up in 2 words. Pavel. Datsyuk. Anytime hes on the ice just keep your eyes on him. Youtube his name and you will quickly underatand.

Oh i see what you did there....

Franzen and Datsyuk may steal the glory in a lot of those, but Zetterberg is amazing...

I almost hate saying this out loud, but to me, it sounds like Suter is coming to Detroit. Holland has made 3 forward signings and hasn't even hinted at a Defensemen. He wouldn't of missed out on Dmen today if he didn't have a feeling Suter was going to sign here. Just sounds like Holland has all his ducks in a row and Suter is on his way here. We still have a ton of cap space even if we throw the bank and Suter, which tells me Holland isn't done upfront either. Keeping cap space incase Parise comes here too. If not, than we have a ton of forwards and cap space we can use to make a trade for a top 6 guy. Possibly a Bobby Ryan or even a Nash trade if the price isn't to steep. Holland has put himself in a situation that allows him infinite possibilities.

Sign me up for one of those first ones you made. Ill take it with Parise on the back please.

I'm sorry, are you saying POW?

Isnt that the game that Nordique Nation will be at the Joe? I wanted to get tickets to that game so i could wear my Wings jersey with my Nordiques hat!!!!

I am bummed the Wings have split up the the Helm Abs Miller line the last few games, they were killing it when they were together, but with the injuries kicking in i guess it was necessary. Hope they roll with them in playoffs though when everyone is back and healthy. They are a great energy line and something that will really come in handy in a 7 game series. As long as we can shut down Philly's front line we should have a pretty good game tonight!

I always seem to rememer him having good games against us too. I think he had a goal and an assist last night. He just seems to always hurt us, or atleast lets jis presence know when we play the hawks. Dont catch many hawks games against other teams so not sure how he fares against others. Hes a great player tho so i wouldnt doubt other teams fans feel the same about him being a killer against their teams as well.