GMRwings1983

I've always wanted Grier to play for us just because he's from Detroit. I know he fights like a puss, but he does play physical hockey and is a decent two-way player. Moen and Winchester would be ideal also, especially since Winchester came off a hell of a season for the Blues scoring more goals than anyone expected from him. Of course, by tomorrow none of these guys will likely be left, while Holland will still be sitting around talking about next year's trade deadline where we'll likely get another Kyle Calder.

Did it ever occur to you that MAYBE THEY PLAY DIFFERENT ROLES, DUDE?

He creates some kind of strange man crush for almost half of LGW. This guy gets way too much love around here for some euro squirt that plays in spurts.

He's too inconsistent a player for me to care whether he stays or goes. I haven't forgotten his disappearing act the 2nd half of the playoffs.

Yeah, thanks for taking away playing time from more deserving players in GR.

They were booing him the last few games of the Finals when he was a Wing, thus there's no reason not to boo him now. Hell, they booed Fedorov for crying out loud. Hossa did s*** for us compared to what Sergei did.

Why is everyone so in love with this guy all of a suddeen? He had a good season, but that's hardly much to go on for a huge signing.

Were you trying to find a video link of all the big plays Hossa made in the SCF?

We're not going to be any better with that roster the OP posted. Cleary is not a 1st line player, and Hudler and Flip are too inconsistent to be solid top 6 forwards.

I hope he does for them in the playoffs what he did for us. Choke and underachive.

Hawks fans being the idiots that they are got excited just because they got someone from the Wings. They didn't even bother doing any research before their excitement. Apparently they like to play with our s***. Literally.

Hopefully Holland lands Cory Cross before the day is over.

Marian Hossa.

It's all good. Franzen is more than capable of being our enforcer next year, if Lilja is still hurt.

Now he'll get to play with his ***** Patrick Sharp. Priceless. I don't think he'll fit on their roster, though, since they like to have physical players on their 4th line.

Well, look at it this way, at least we won't be losing any playoff goals with Hossa gone. Ooooooooohhhhhhhhh. That was nasty, GMR. All right, I'm done for the night. I love you all!!

Yeah, but why pick on Jerkwater? Sammy and Huds will be replaced with other players. After all, Holland is a god, right?

He did a few pages ago.

I don't see how having one tough guy or more players like Helm who play hard on every shift is going to prevent the Wings from having a skilled team. I don't remember Downey somehow making our skilled players suck, since he didn't even play with skilled players. Guys in the top 6 aren't going to be negatively affected by an enforcer. I'm basing that on how it was with Downey. The team didn't miss a beat with him in the lineup. I'd rather see a guy like that fight than seeing our other players do it.

I thought this was the "I hate Hossa thread"?

Tell us how you really feel about North American players, especially enforcers? First you alluded to them as talentless thughs, now they take stupid penalties.

It saves money. We have enough scoring already, even without Hossa. What we need is more physicality and someone to set the tempo on the 4th line.

Boy you really hate tough guys on the ice don't you? Just because your boy Hossa won't be coming back doesn't mean you have to hate on the enforcers for it. And yeah, the Wings did have a tougher team in 2008 with Downey, Drake and McCarty on the roster most of the season. I'll take 4th line players who play hard any day, over some star player who plays hard when he feels like it.

How can the Wings possibly win a Cup without Hossa? Oh wait, we did it last year. You Hossa mancrushers need to get over the fact that this was simply a one-night stand that didn't work out, because Hossa (pardon the pun), couldn't finish properly in the end. We're starting to sound like idiot Pens fans obsessing over this part time player.

Good luck finding one. People need to get over the fact that there are no Bob Probert like players amongst today's enforcers.