GMRwings1983

Imagine how much more fun it could have been with McGrattan and Cleary playing on the same line. Ah, what I'd give to be GM.

He's in his mid 30's and has always been a complementary player. Holland felt like he needed to make a move, but I didn't expect anything out of Legwand.

Do you ever see me making jokes around here?

You know why Howard is average? Because every time he actually makes a big save, someone like you makes a post about how "average" he is. If he was above average and consistent, none of these conversations would exist. I mean, do Montreal fans or LA fans talk about how "average" their goalie is each time he makes a big save? I doubt it. There's no need to make a point with those guys.

Smith just destroyed Mila Kunitz!

I'm sure when Malkin is polishing another Cup ring and Nyquist is at home golfing in mid April, that will somehow not matter.

Will I get to see a Bertuzzi vs. Bortuzzo fight sometime before I quit this world?

Well, he's in his mid 80's, and I remember hearing somewhere that he wasn't doing too good (who would at his age?)

I would fire Holland just for that one trade. Kyle Quincey for a 1st rounder looked back even when it was made. This isn't hindsight being 20/20 mind you, it was a bad trade from the very beginning.

The sad thing is that no one will lose their jobs or spot on the team over this season. Holland will be back, Babcock will be back, and every failure of this season will be entirely racked up to injuries. Problem is, we'll probably have all these injuries again next year, because there's obviously an organizational problem when you're this hurt every year. Whether it's a lineup of wusses, or the strength and conditioning is poor, etc. something needs to change. I doubt it will because Holland and Babcock have immunity. Anyone in a position of power who has immunity is a dangerous thing. People work better when there's something from outside lighting a fire under their asses. This franchise doesn't have that with Ilitch being an old, dying man who doesn't care about the Wings anymore.

Are we playing the '62 Leafs? Wings need to get their heads out of their asses.

I've watched Leafs games on TV many times. Their sorry fans never make that kind of noise for home games. They just sit there like quiet, traumatized mice.

Don't allow Canadians into the building, unless they're playing in the game.

Selling Quincey would be about as easy as selling a used condom. Who would want him? Aflie, they should have sold and I said so several times. Not like he's going to be younger next season, providing he wants to come back to this mess of a team.

We're never relatively healthy. How long do people plan on using this excuse? We're a team full of milksops, old men and vanilla midgets, with crappy doctors and trainers to boot. Of course we're going to have a lot of injuries every year.

The hockey Gods will punish Hossa for changing allegiances like 10 times in his career. And for killing Bryan Berard.

These losers could at least have the common decency to goon it up. We're last in the league in fighting majors and we can no longer brag that we're a playoff team. Give the fans something to cheer about.

Oh yeah? Is Gustavsson starting?

Howard with a terrible piece of goaltending. No pokecheck, no nothing. Just drifted wide like an idiot and left the entire net open.

No.

You mean the fact that he's 40 isn't enough of a clue as to why?

He's another old player. We don't need any more of those. He can go back to Nashville. Can Tootoo please get on the ice and take all his frustrations of being benched this season by Holland & Company out on Jonathan Tayes' face?

A change would benefit Babcock as much as the Wings. Coaches move on not because they're no longer good, but because the players just don't respond to them anymore. We need a different philosophy and to shake things up. Doesn't mean Babcock isn't a good coach anymore. A change is needed. We need to look at Peter Laviolette. Cup winner who made the Finals with two different teams. He'd demand immediate respect and would be a fresh change. Also, as far as I know, he has no strange man crush on players like Sammy or Cleary. Babcock does.

The one we traded Quincey for?

Legwand is probably wishing he got traded to the KHL over this team.