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Received a call from the season ticket office...Nov 12. Van on Thursday night.

It is probably to do with his HOF induction. The major annoyance is that the Wings do not know (or will not say) when it is. Good marketing tactic. I guess that is what keeps stubhub in business. GO WINGS

@dawings 1905: "More important than the conspiracy talk though is.....what is the NHL going to do to reimburse the people that had already made travel plans based on their original schedule. My guess.....Nothing." All playoff games are listed as TBA. Also, the information that people may have purchased tickets upon was from the cbc not the NHL. I myself and totally screwed because I based my ticket purchase on some knob writer on yahoo.com. I have tickets for games 1 and 2 and do not return from Hong Kong until 6/1. [EXPLETIVE] [EXPLETIVE] [EXPLETIVE] "Just curious, why are you so quick to discredit some of these folks who discuss conspiracies? Do you have some overwhelming proof that disproves them?" Please tell me you are joking. That is the nice thing about conspiracy theorists is that you can come up with some crazy story but then say prove me wrong. This requires someone to prove a negative which, if you ever have had to do it, is almost impossible which is why conspiracy theory is the lowest common denominator. I just don't get what the rush is with a game on Sat and Sun. Why not start with game 1 on NBC on Sun and game 2 on Mon. Then game 3 on Wed, game 4 on Friday and the all important game 5 on Sunday, NBC again. Seriously, is the league run by non-super intelligent monkeys?

So when does the growth start? At the end of the regular season, on the night the playoffs begin, or at the drop of the puck of the Wings first game? I am leaning towards the Wings rule. Anyone know the official interpretation of this rule? GO WINGS

I am confused by Eklund. Just because he thinks something and types it, he calls it a rumor. I would have defined a rumor as something with some sort of source behind it, not just intuition, a flashlight and a gerbil which is about all the Ek goes upon.

Since Eklund said it, this must have a zero probability of happening. That guy is such a tool.

I am pretty sure what is illegal in Michigan is selling the tickets within X distance of the venue. That is scalping. The resale of tickets online or through a broker, I do not believe is illegal. As for having to go to a scalper for Wings tix??? I bought tix for every playoff game last year, including finals, from the box office. Though the fees online are insane, there are tix to be had. I am confused as to how anyone would 'have' to buy a ticket from a re-seller for the Wings. Maybe a few seasons ago but not anymore.

I think the Wings need a new arena but with caution. I go to a lot of games in Boston. The Fleet Shawmut TDBank...is awful. It has the personality of a wet noodle. Dull, dull, dull. I am also not a big fan of the United Center. In the corners, upper bowl, it is stunning how far away from the ice you are. Columbus...I was actually impressed by the arena. Great views from everywhere and I like the table seats at the top of the lower bowl. I really enjoyed it. My 'I don't get it' moment comes when we look at wat the fans want. Hockey fans like the old barns. Chicago was awesome. With the great overhang of the upper deck, you were on top of the ice. Same with Maple Leaf Gardens. Verticle is better. Why cannot architects and engineers build something classic with modern efficiency (i.e. lots of bath rooms and taps). Instead, everything seems modled after the Palace in one way or another. Someone on this forum needs to either become an architect or send their kid to school to be one. If the Wings announced today that they were building a new arena with the classic feel, all would welcome it. Just a thought. Sincerely, Art Vandelay

I don't know. 40 points in 68 games is not producing. He is a head case. He has not been nor will ever be the same as he was before the Moore incident. It is funny how GMs all think 'we can fix him'...nope. He is a good fit with Iginla? But he could not fit in with the talent on either Anaheim or Detroit? Wow. I was curious as to who would take the dive on this one. Good luck Calgary.

Holy crap. $3.75 for Avery. Sorry that is waaaay to much. I honestly don't follow Dallas that closely...were they in need of a pest in front of the net? I never imagined him getting more than 2 a year.

For ESPN to win that would require them to do something good. I pray that some day cable becomes a la carte. Then I can drop ESPN and miss nothing. I have vs., NHL network and center ice what on earth do I need ESPN for? Oh, and if a talking head on ESPN or any network says something, unless it is specifically prefaced with the legal disclaimer, the views and opinions of this person don't reflect the views of this station...then it is really quite safe to say that ESPN said something when it was one of the talking heads speaking. So IF (a big if because I would have to see this to believe they could be so stupid) a comentator on ESPN said the Wings will miss out on the playoffs, it is perfectly legitimate to then say, ESPN says X. Oh, and don't hate Barry for his mad on Wings hating. The Wings deserve it. After Jacques was fired, Barry was in line to be the next coach and he had had great success in Adirondak. But the Wings then go and hire Bryan "cannot win a playoff round" Murray. Melrose was passed over in favor of him. I would be pissed too.

How can anyone ***** about ESPN ignoring hockey when they have not paid attention to it in a decade or so? Even when the had the NHL contract, it was terrible coverage and NHL tonight was usually on after poker at 1am. Basically, it is nice what they say about the Wings but who cares? Their "magazine" pretty much rips hockey when it gets the chance and they do not cover it on the air so if they say the Wings did good I would assume their analysis was probably parroting a wire story or something. ESPN is pure EVIL. They put personality above content...I cannot even watch college game day in the falls anymore because it has gone from talking about the days games to a battle of egos. It stuns me that anyone who likes hockey and Wings would even still watch this 'network'. It kind of sucks that all the cable companies carry it in their "free" package because it usually accounts for the single largest charge out of the basic channels. I would gladly drop it in a heart beat. The NHL networks coverage of FA day was pretty cool. Not something that ESPN ever did.

HFS!!!! Kind of funny...tried to trade for him to win cup...they asked for too much in return...we win cup...now we get player without having to give anyone up! Sweeeeet.

Great. So the stupidest kid on the block thinks what we have done is good. I respect ESPN's views on hockey about as much as MTV's if they were to rank hockey deals.

Where on earth do you get the idea that he will score that many goals. It has been 5 years since he had over 30. I think the Moore incident really messed with his head. He has not been the same, nor will he ever be the same. Anaheim learned that last year. That team was (god I hate saying this) pretty talented and he only had 14 goals. He is not worth anything. I would not even want him using up a roster spot. As for Sundin, I think that is more of a pipe dream. Unless he really wants to come here at a discount, no chance. Rolston...maybe if he takes less to finish out his career at home? Doubtful but that I would no mind. He had a good year with the Wild last year. Fedorov...I know he is not mentioned in the article but if he could be gotten cheap (1 mill or less) I think he would be a great addition. I think he has matured since his Wings days and would be much more willing to play whatever role was given to him and you would not see quotes in the paper about him not wanting to play D or the like. I don't know. We still have the core group to make another run. I don't think the Wings should mortgage the future and tie up a lot of cap room during the FA feeding frenzy. Adding role players at low cost should be the goal. Bertuzzi does not fit the bill. Yes they could use a power forward but all teams covet this and as far as Bertuzzi goes, he simply is not a 'power' forward anymore. I am not sure who fits the bill but it certainly is not him.