Z and D for the C

And LGW explodesssssss!

Okay, time to turn the TV off.

And so the Sharks trade Setoguchi one day after signing him to a 3 year contract?

You know this thing called free agency...

I approve.

You know you have 4.6 million more to play with, right?

I just figured that the brass wouldn't want Mursak to be a healthy scratch. Neither will I. But I so want to.

Okay, then get rid of Mursak or Homer. Are yous saying you'd rather have Eaves instead of Fleischmann or Vrbata? I love Eaves, but these isn't any room for him if you sign Fleischmann and Vrbata. Of course this is just what I want, not what I think will happen. Maybe I low balled him a little bit, but going by stats (because I don't know about him that well enough to go on anything else), he hasn't been progressing that much. Maybe he is due for a raise though. But even if he does sign at $4.5 million, I have more than enough cap room to afford it. Well, I disagree. But the lines can always be changed.

Let all UFAs go except MacDonald (don't want to let Eaves go, but no room for him unless Mursak or Homer are healthy scratches. Rock the second line with Fleischmann and Vrbata, trade Hudler for a pick. Sign Wisneiwski and Bieksa. Still have 2.8 million for extra forward/defense and trades or people thinking my cap hits are too low. FORWARDS Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Johan Franzen ($3.954m) Tomas Fleischmann ($3.700m) / Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Radim Vrbata ($3.000m) Todd Bertuzzi ($1.937m) / Darren Helm ($0.912m) / Daniel Cleary ($2.800m) Jan Mursak ($0.550m) / Justin Abdelkader ($0.787m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($1.875m) Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom ($6.200m) / James Wisniewski ($5.000m) Niklas Kronwall ($3.000m) / Brad Stuart ($3.750m) Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) / Kevin Bieksa ($3.750m) GOALTENDERS Jimmy Howard ($2.250m) / Joey MacDonald ($0.550m) CAP PAYROLL: $61,217,044 CAP SPACE: $2,782,956 Cup please.

$700k could easily be the difference between a bonafide top 6er and someone who is only a 2nd/3rd liner, especially in this years free agent pool. $700k would have been the difference for Hossa, IIRC. Not that I'm complaining about the salary. Just saying.

Helm being better than Fil defensively is hysterical. He really isn't that great on the PK even. He works hard and he skates fast (and those are the two reasons he's on the PK), but he gets himself out of position a lot as well. Multiple goals were scored this year because of it.

Haha @ T(h?)omas. "What do I do with it?"

I firmly believe that a Selke is in Filppula's future. At the very least, a runner up.

I'm not playing the playoffs picks anymore. I makes me root for results that go against my heart and soul.

I like how the article mentions that all trade deals the wings have been thinking of have Hudler as the outgoing player (ie, not Filppula) yet your "logical" conclusion is, of course, trade Filppula.

VAN/BOS: 4-2

We should start betting on what day the next blueadams line thread is coming.

Boston in 3. Edit: Oh s*** someone already said that.

LOL, I thought that was joke a joke photoshop. But, it's legit.

Oh come on, that was funny.

I thought Kronwall had a great season. He wouldn't be my choice for top Dman in the league, but I'd feel more than comfortable with him if we had no choice. With Rafski gone, he'll fit in the #2 spot perfectly, unless we sign someone else.

Well, this would suck.

I doubt the Wings will move East. I don't think they'd leave Chicago as the only original 6 team in the west.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *******. Classic.

God no. I can't stand this philosophy on lines, where you have two guys who control the puck and the other sits in front of the net. It's like we're institutionally shorthanded.