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Totally agree! I do think KH prepared for the worst by stocking up on forwards. The kids will have to play and step it up. A lot of things need to go right, and it could very well be a process that takes a couple seasons to get the team back to where we all want to see them. But they will still be a playoff team. Moves will be made, and I have enough faith in Holland to make this team better.

It isn't all doom and gloom like some think it is. Will there be growing pains this season? Most certainly. But the Wings are still a team that will make the playoffs. With the right moves along the way, anything can happen. There is a long summer ahead of us yet. Sure we need some luck on our side. But we are by no means on the way out. Go for an above average shut down defenseman, and trade for a high end top 6 winger, and we'll be fine. Healthy seasons from Eaves, Cleary, and Sammy can possibly each get the Wings 20+ goals. Give Smith a chance to log 20+ minutes and let him grow. Other teams give their kids a chance and it pays off. Why can't it for us? Quincey will be better starting with us right from camp. Ericsson will be better. Kronwall has been known to step it up in Lidstroms absence, so he'll need to be great for us to. Sure a lot of things need to go right, but it isn;t the end of the world. Kronwall/Smith/White will be on the PP. Let E/Quincey/Sammy duel it out for that final PP point man. Focus on the PK for now. MAybe the Monster will settle in nicely and have a breakout year in the NHL. IF not, a healthy Howard playing like the first half of last year will steal us games. I like our tandem there. Tootoo as a wreckingball will rub off on guys like Abby, Ericsson and Eaves. It will make us tougher to play aginst. Has the team gotten worse than last season? Yes. But we'll be a different team. And as long as they are tougher to play against, things can work out fine. If guys stay healthy, we'll have a lot more depth up front than last season. The D did take an obvious hit. With Suter they wouldn't fully recover from that. The focus now should be one guy who can log a lot of PK minutes to improve us there. Landing a Nash or a Ryan will make us deadly up front. A couple moves and we'll have no trouble being in the playoff picture. Wait until the trade deadline to pick up that defenseman to put them over the top. There is a lot of talent on this team, and a lot of pride. They will not just roll over and die. Kronwall, Filppula, Ericsson, Nyquist, Eaves, Cleary, and Smith will all need to have bigger impacts this coming season. And there is also a whole lot of summer to go yet. Look at LA. they were barely in it all season long, made a couple moves at the deadline, and cruised their way to the cup. I'm never gonna give up on the Wings. And I am confident that come the end of the season, the pieces will be in place to make a decent run of it. Sure a lot of things need to go their way. But this is the Detroitf****** Red Wings we're talking about here. End rant.

1 and 2 are not any fault of Holland. #3 gives the team a little depth up front so we can make trades. Would you like some cheese with your whine?

How do you even know how much they offered Parise? IT's pretty clear that offer was less than what was offered to Suter because he was our bigger need. So our GM stinks because PArise and Suter wanted to go play BFF on a s***ty team? Please. Suter was all but signed with the Wings until Parise talked him out of it. Holland wasn't gonna criiple the team in the future cap-wise to bring in above average players. If you wanna go all out with money, you wait for Weber, not Suter.

I love this signing.

LeBrun reporting Suter has made no decision yet

Darren Dreger reporting on Twitter that Carolina, Detroit, and Rags are in on a Rick Nash trade.

Parise In all seriousness though, it will be the era of Captain Z!

VAN/LAK: 4-3 STL/SJS: 4-2 PHX/CHI: 4-2 NSH/DET: 4-3 NYR/OTT: 4-1 BOS/WSH: 4-1 FLA/NJD: 4-2 PIT/PHI: 4-3 WC Champion: Detroit Red Wings EC Champion: New York Rangers SCF Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Bring on the preds. there is a lot of doubt in the wings chances, which i can understand to an extent, but i believe they can still flip that switch. i think if the wings are gonna go the distance, a good tough series against the preds is what they need. i think less travel will be a bigger factor than an "easier" opponent in the long run. sure, a series between the preds and wings can go either way, but i think if that series happens, the team that comes out of it is gonna be the one to look out for. This team was a goal or two away from the conf finals last year. what killed them in that series was the time off between rounds one and two. IMO, this team is better than last years team. E is playing as good as ever as of late, white is an upgrade over what rafalski was last year due to his health. we may finally have a healthy mule this time around. howard is playing like his all star self, datsyuk is bringing the magic, and we all know hank brings it in the playoffs. if they can survive the first round without helms speed and energy, and than have him back for round 2, i like their chances. i do not wanna see another yotes vs wings series. first of all, we've seen it 2 years straight now. home ice for up to 7 games is nice, but blahhh. after a 7 game series win, and then a sweep the following year, something about a potential 3rd year in a row seems kind of scary. i dont think their goaltending is gonna fold this time around. either way, screw it. bring on the preds. id rather face them now than have the wings run into them later on when they have some wind under their sails. i just feel like the preds are either gonna lose in round one, or they will go the distance. so lets be the team to knock em out! I BELIEVE!!! PS: i knocked on a s*** load of wood typing this up.

stream?

any streams for the canada/russia game?

Hell yeah!!!

So weird seeing Kindl and Ericsson lead the team in +/-

Where is Commodore?

I wasn't fussy about the logo at first, but it did grow on me. I'm really digging the jerseys though

The Moose to St. John's is now a done deal by the looks of things. My link Can't wait till the Griffins are in town!!

I'm very excited about this. It has been confirmed today that the Manitoba Moose are relocating to St. John's! So I'll get to be seeing some AHL hockey on a regular basis. Can't wait till the Griffins come to town!! My link

ok, in game 6 when it was 1-0, i went for a smoke and the wings tied it. so i stayed away for the rest of the game and they won. i just got back from a smoke and z scored. I'll take one for the team and chain smoke like a beast and not watch!

Niemi lookin for that SHUTOUT

each and every shark will have a great game, clowe will play, and niemi will get the SHUTOUT. also, there is no possible way their overtime winning streak can ever end in this series.

I will donate a kidney if the wings pull this off and go on to win the cup.

it's 6am and I am too nervous to sleep. GO WINGS!!

I've been sick to my stomach all day. Even had to go home early from class this morning lol. I have no idea if I'm actually sick, or if it's a result of how much of a nervous wreck I was watching the game last night. I just hope I'm better tomorrow because feeling sick + having to deal with a game 7... oh my lol