Z and D for the C

This excuse is bulls***. If he was injured, he wouldn't be playing. Simple as.

When was he gone?

I don't even give a s*** about Pierre mispronouncing his name anymore.

Good players is the reason this team has made the playoffs 21 seasons in a row. Remember a guy named Marian Hossa?

Let's get real people, Holland is never going to trade Cleary. I wish he would, but it's never going to happen. I'll be surprised if Holland doesn't resign him (again, I hate to say to say it). If Lidstrom retires (he won't), then Suter is a lock. We will resign Quincey. We NEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD top 6 talent. We have 3 solid top 6 players who can be counted on game in game out. Franzen is a toss up, who knows what the hell he'll bring. The point is, he can't be counted on. Bertuzzi will obviously play in the top 6. We need a good UFA signing. Parise is perfect and he have the space to sign me. He'd probably take Datsyuk money. I base this off nothing. Then hopefully we can sign Gaustad or someone for the bottom 6.

This. I was surprised to see we're only 6 points behind. We could still take #1 if we start getting hot.

If his knee was causing him to be such a horrible player, then he wouldn't be on the ice. But he is. It's not like Yzerman playing through a knee injury, here. It seems like we've been hearing about Cleary playing through an injury for years now.

Holy s***, Cleary even does a completely s***ty job of clearing the puck from the neutral zone. What is he trying to do, be the blernsball-playing-Lela of the NHL? Oh, but it's his knee, that was it.

Key phrase.

I know you guys didn't notice it because Mickey isn't here to say something, but Holmstrom lost his helmet there, and that's "good" old fashioned hockey there, folks.

With Conklin in and the wings playing as they are, it'll be a miracle if we win tonight.

The perfect summer would be to sign Parise, Suter, Gaustad and trade for another top 6 forward. There really aren't very many other UFA upgrades.

Who the hell said it requires it? I drink Blue Moon all the time and I've never put a god damn orange in it. I'm wondering what self proclaimed "real beer drinkers" drink.

All this crap about Cleary being injured makes it seem like we'd die without him and he is a true warrior. If his injury is causing him to be a horrible play, then get the damn surgery or whatever the hell.

Come one, anyone who says he isn't the best is only a Wings homer. I love Datsyuk, but if you wouldn't have Crosby over Datsyuk, you're crazy. Is Pav's defense better? Of course, but not so much that it overshadows Crosby's offense.

Right now, and look at who we'll likely play in the first round, that's looking optimistic. We need AT LEAST new two top 6 forwards this summer. 3 would be even more better.

Honestly, I really question whether or not Cleary knows he's playing a ******* hockey game. He just looks constantly dazed out there.

Yeah, that's what I meant originally. Typo.

Filppula w/ a breakaway goal out of the box. You heard it here first. (and probably last)

Story of the season, really.

Why was Datsyuk just sitting far away on the boards when Z was at the net with the puck?

We should put the Euro-triplets on the same line. They'd probably score so much we wouldn't need other scoring!

I feel bad for Datsyuk that he has to play with Bertuzzi and Cleary.

It makes our bottom 6 better. At least Cleary will be least suck with Datsyuk.