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Yet, here you are on trade deadline day on a Detroit Red Wings forum, following what's going on with the trade deadline. So there must be something in your head excited about the possibility of a trade or else you'd be doing something else lol.

Some of us are excited that the trade deadline is less than 3 hours away. Let us be excited and giddy.

I just found out I have a test in my Business Law class today, which is at 1pm. There is no way I'm gonna be able to focus on this test hahaha. This lack of exciting trade news (whole league, not just the Wings) is killing me. I feel like a kid when my dad takes me to the candy store but says we can't buy any candy... why did we even come here then? lol

Somebody, anybody please make a trade soon for THE LOVE OF GOD!!

OP: just curious...where did you read ovie is available?

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=663317

What the hell. I've never heard of this "Sam Carchidi" guy though. Philadelphia Flyers ‏@NHLFlyers2m TRADE ALERT: #Flyers have acquired (D) Kent Huskins from Detroit in exchange for a conditional 2014 draft pick. MORE http://bit.ly/9UNv1R NHL ‏@NHL1m RT @nhlflyers: #NHLTRADE: #Flyers have acquired Kent Huskins from DET in exchange for a conditional 2014 draft pick. http://bit.ly/9UNv1R I'll trust those two, though =) I'l

This is no longer a rumor and there is discussion about Dekeyser signing with Detroit under General Discussion.

Watching the Ray Shero press conference, he stated himself that even HE thought Boston was going to get Iginla last night. He said he even told his crew that he thought they had lost out on Iginla. Then the events started turning.

I just had to do this...

Yeah, wait until somebody interviews Crosby to see what he has to say. That'll be the 4th time.

So... Penguins pick up Morrow AND Iginla. I suppose they're going to win the Dekeyser sweepstakes, too. I quit.

To add to the Boston rumors: Joe Haggerty ‏@HackswithHaggs17m Make of this what you will: Bruins scout was overheard at an NHL rink tonight saying Iginla deal is 100 percent done & he's going to Boston

EDIT: HockeyTown0001 already reported this up a bit. Sorry about that. Delete this one? NHL.com reports Iginla is a healthy scratch against Colorado.

So, Detroit wasn't on the list.. but now Detroit has been added. In my mind, this makes me think Detroit is pushing hard for him but Detroit wasn't on the list... but Calgary sees a deal they like... so they had a talk with Iginla, who in turn was like "ok... I can do that" That's just what I'm thinking

From what I've read, his 'stipulation' to signing with any team is that he gets playing time in the NHL with that team. He doesn't want to sign with a team just to be sent to the AHL. Granted, we all know that how well he plays is really the only thing that will determine that. But if teams are willing to go through with those demands, he must be worth something. The youtube videos of him are kind of limited so I don't know much about his style of play.

There we have it: Red Wings vs Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium, take 2. http://drw.mihelcich.com/2013/03/21/2014-nhl-winter-classic-at-michigan-stadium/

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/21912938/trotz-sergei-kostitsyn-will-absolutely-not-play-tuesday-after-gaffe Trotz: Sergei Kostitsyn 'absolutely not' playing Tuesday after gaffe

I can relate. It definitely sucks when you get used to the rapid schedule and then they throw 3 day breaks in there.

From the official Detroit Red Wings website:

The better reason to name divisions after them. The "casual fans" who don't know the names will ask their buddies who they are, they will share the knowledge, and hockey will slowly prosper. More and more people will become familiar with who is who in hockey. There really is no better way for people to be introduced to hockey than to ask questions like "Who is that?" and then having someone explain who it is. Then they can proudly share their new hockey knowledge with someone else.

Where in the world does this guy get his info? How is that a list of guys on teams that are "out of the playoff picture"? Because... its absolutely incorrect. Unless I'm reading it wrong...

My main point is that these players coming back provides us with veterans. It's not really about skill, per se. Someone who has played at least a full (combined) season or two will make the little decisions a bit more quickly and will make the right decisions along with feeling more comfortable playing at the NHL level. To me, that's what the Wings need right now. It's nice having these young guys called up and doing great, but I think a veteran presence would go a long way. I'm no pro hockey analyst, but I can appreciate when a guy knows to zig instead of zag. No matter who they pick to put on the Wings roster, they will always make a smarter play than if I was the one on the ice. It still makes a difference between a veteran and a rookie, with some rare exceptions. I'm not necessarily saying Bertuzzi is any better or worse than anyone else, but he has been around and knows little things that the young guys may not think to do, or may not feel comfortable trying at the NHL level. Same with Sammy. I'm not a huge fan of him, but in the Wings' current situation I think all the veteran presence we can get will help.

Our injured players are not producing because they are injured. If you aren't participating, you aren't producing by association because you're injured (lol). Helm has been out most of the season. So you're right, I guess he hasn't been producing. But it's because he is injured, not because he is playing and wandering around the ice. Bertuzzi is not "too old to be of any use". He may not be an all-star at the top of the stat categories, but he's far from being useless. Saying we can "expect so-and-so player to be back on the injury list after a few games" is a huge generalization. What we can expect is the team Doctors are doing their jobs. If they say a player is OK to play, then they're OK to play. If it was so bad that a player has a history of playing 2 games, then being out for 10, then playing 3 games, out for 7 over a long period of time then that person would not be playing in the NHL. "We are now a team that makes excuses." Actually... it's the fans that are making the injury excuses, as well as maybe some media folks. There are no interviews of coaches or players in the Red Wings organization proper saying "yep, we are where we are because we have too many injuries... this sucks." I don't know what "Miracle health plan" you're talking about. It's perfectly logical to assume that veteran players returning to the team after a lengthy injury is going to help at least a little. There is no miracle. I don't think anybody is expecting the Wings to shoot to first place. I'll bet one of the team's current goals is just to be in healthy playoff position. By that I mean somewhere in the middle where we're not bouncing in and out of the playoff race constantly. The fact is the team has had to work around a lot of injuries. That's not an excuse, it's a fact. Nobody is pointing at any excuses. The team has been playing around the injuries, and has been doing that fairly well. Now when those players start coming back, and the injury list is much shorter, we can get back to talking about our veteran team.