VM1138

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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    I still don't understand why a sweetener would be needed. As discussed repeatedly all over the Internet, the deal would be a fair one as an even swap for another contract, like Pronger's. Mutually beneficial.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    No way anyone pays him that. Nope.
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    Also I think he's waiting on July 1st to know what the UFA situation will be. Obviously Stamkos is the number one target, and he may be waiting for a chance to talk to him before making a lot of major moves.
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    2016 SCF: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

    For as good as the 2009 team was I always felt like they weren't playing to their full potential. They seemed to be sort of half assing it until the very end. Kind of scary to think how good they could have been had they played full throttle. 2010 could have been a Cup year, too, if not for the bizarre rash of injuries.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    For me it's depend on whose contracts would need to be renewed that second year. That's where the risk is.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    All he said was he sees Radulov coming here, and the statement read very much like conjecture, not source based analysis.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    We don't know who the front runners are.
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    Why are we still discussing this is there's been no indication he'd be available other than the "cap problems" we predict for almost every team every year that rarely materialize?
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    Shattenkirk is a pipe dream. He isn't available and hasn't been seriously considered as trade bait, has he?
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    How could it be an accident? Why would he which is arm and stick back so hard and fast? I've never seen another hockey player do that on the bench. And the double take looks more like a sneering "what of it?" look but that's obviously a bit of imagination on my part. Doesn't look like an accident at all.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    I think it's because we're not good. Guys with big egos like being "The Guy" and he sees a chance to be the star and run the show. Either that or Datsyuk is really putting pressure on him to come here for a decent price as a way of paying back the Wings for leaving them in the lurch. Wasn't the coach he assaulted on his Russian team? His bad behavior followed him to Russia, too.
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    2016 SCF: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

    I think we all know the Pens are going to win this. I haven't watched either team play this year, but I've seen quite a bit written about how good the Pens have been all year and not a lot about how good the Sharks have been. On top of that, the Pens will just find some miraculous way to win, and the Sharks will pull yet another choke job. As I get older I get less interested in the playoffs. I think they go on for far too long and more often than not teams I just don't care about go deep. Maybe I'm just a bitter old man but I dream of a smaller league with better teams. I can't see a Pens-Sharks final being a boost for the league. Sigh.
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    Wings acquire SJ prospect Dylan Sadowy

    I thought the name sounded familiar.
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    Fixing this mess....

    The more I think about things the less likely I think we are to make any changes on defense. There's just not a lot to choose from out there that's realistic or helpful. And even with Quincey leaving we still have a full complement, including three unproven (well...Marchenko is kind of proven) defenders who won't garner much in a trade, most likely. I'm thinking we make big changes up front, see how things go this season, and then make a trade or free agent signing next offseason for out defensive solution.
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    Mantha

    The fan base would've hated Gordie Howe, too. He was a "floater" as well. In reality smooth skaters and strong positional players often look lazy because they're not flailing around to make things happen.
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    Mantha

    Mantha doesn't have to be a Z or Dasyuk replacement. I've always figured him for a Franzen replacement. Kind of a floater but a safe player and effective scorer.
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    Stamkos is a no-brainer, even with the clot issue. 1) I think there are multiple kinds of blood clot issues, not all of them are dangerous enough to be fatal risks, but I'm not sure. 2) If, God forbid, something did happen to him, he's young enough to not hurt us with a cap recapture penalty if he retires. He's light years ahead of any other talent available, it's not even close, so Holland has to make a push.
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    WCF: St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks

    Blues. Easy. I'm pegging them with the Cup. Hate the Blues but it's an old, stale hate. Rather them than Pittsburgh or San Jose. Still pretty neutral about the Lightning.
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    Fixing this mess....

    Bertuzzi was never a locker room cancer or a coaches nightmare, at least not that I'm aware of. Different scenario.
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    Fixing this mess....

    I don't think Radulov is a slam dunk solution. We just don't know how he'll transition to the new NHL. And of course, attitude issues. But if there's no one else and it's not a long term contract what could it hurt?
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    WCSF : St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars

    I really do miss the West.
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    Jim Bedard gone... Ferschweiler demoted

    Bedard may not have been fired. He may just have decided to move on to a new challenge. Or maybe he doesn't do well with hybrid goalies like Mrazek. After all, Howard is as boring and safe in playing style as they come.
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    Rather keep Oullette. Higher ceiling.
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    Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

    I'll point out the obvious here: there is no reason to expect Pulkinnen to score 20 NHL goals unless he learns to hit the net, skates better, gets bigger and stronger (or maybe he just plays small?), and somehow manages to shave a second or two off of his telegraphed-way-in-advance-slap shot. And even then he's a one trick pony with a skill that you can only really get away with if you're Ovechkin.
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    Alexander Radulov: Wings on short-list of desired teams

    Because we are obviously desperate, will pay big bucks and he'd be the star, that's why. It's not because we can win its because he won't be overshadowed. Or so he thinks.