Z and D for the C

He may not always play with Kane or Toews, I think there is still no doubt that Hossa's linemates are much, much better than Flip's. This year, Flip's assists per game is .46 and Hossa's is .48. I disagree about Hossa be better defensively. Last year Flip got more PK TOI per game than Hossa. I think it's even. I'm very skeptical about being able to sign Hossa at 4.3 million a season. I think the only number you can objectively use is his current hit he actually signed for.

When did I call him a top line "phenom"? Again, all I'm getting from you is idiotic arguments. He is a second line center, and him being on the third line with Miller and cleary/williams is a massive mis-allocation of his talent. Holmstrom only played 13 more games and only has 5 more points. filppula's PPG is higher than Holmstrom's. Plus...who does Holmstrom play with? Didn't you just say Lebda could get 16 points in 21 games if he played with Datsyuk? Again, all I'm getting from you is idiotic arguments. And no, he did not play with Datsyuk for any period of time. Trust me, I pay attention to him a lot, I would know. The first few games he played on the third line with Leino and Williams, then when Franzen got injured babcock put Zetterberg and Datsyuk together with Flip centering the second line and then Filppula was injured for 26 games. When he came back he played with Leino and Miller on the second line. show me proof of him playing with Datsyuk and holmstrom this year.

Hey, can we include brown too? It goes with my eyes.

I'm pretty sure Filppula's assist at the end there is the best yet this year. Truly impressive stuff.

We're going back...right?

Okay, Hossa has played 3 (three ) more games, has 2 more assists, and plays with the likes of Kane and teows, while filppula plays with Bertuzzi and Cleary. care to re-think your argument? s*** this comes out in my favor. Thanks. But yeah, Hossa is 10 times the goal scorer flip is. I'm not disputing that.

He gets top line minutes yes, but he doesn't play with anyone you mentioned. Sorry. You're wrong. Malkin is a better player than Filppula. Go figure. Also, he's not the only player on his line. The last two games he has played with a 4th liner and Williams. He isn't going to keep up the pace he was when he was playing on the second line. Basically what it comes down to is your making idiotic arguments. Do the world a favor and just shut up.

As long as we beat teams that are right behind us, we really just need to stay at .500 and we'll probably be in. But we probably won't make it out of the first round.

On the bright side, Calgary got whipped and Anahiem looks like they're going to lose.

I'm really trying to hard to insult you here, because Filppula doesn't play with any of them... In that stretch, Filppula has played with Cleary, Miller, Bertuzzi, Ritola. Give him Franzen and he arguably could have been a PPG player over that time. Filppula has not played with anyone better than him at even strength this year. And no, Filppula is not a goal scorer, but he's a great setup man.

Just losing Filppula obviously wouldn't do it. You'd probably have to lose Williams and Bertuzzi. Hossa Datsyuk Homer Franzen Z Cleary Draper Helm Eaves Maltby Miller May

What stats back what up? The wings playing their best hockey when 1/2 the team out has nothing to do with Filppula being it, it has to do with half the team being out. Learn hockey. He's a good second liner that through some travesty is only playing on the third line. 16 points in 21 games on the second line. those are the stats that can't be argued against.

you've said stuff like enough this to make me believe you really think this team is BETTER without Filppula. you hate him, it's okay, just admit it. wings7 hates him, redwingsabner hates him and lilja4mvp hates everyone. I don't care, but admit it to yourself, for yourself.

EZBAKETHAGANGSTA, what would you be saying if Hudler has signed here? Would you be asking the same thing if it was between Hudler and filppula?

Trading Filppula for just draft pics would be right up there in the worst trades ever. Period. Just straight ******* retarded. I value Filppula over Hossa because I think he should be our second line center. I don't think splitting up Zetterberg and Datsyuk will hold up, and when it doesn't, without Flip we have no second line center. Again, the past 2 seasons, Babcock has treid splitting up Zetterberg and Datsyuk but in the vital ending moments, Val has centered the second line with Z&D playing toegther on the first. Filppula being on the third line is a complete waste of his talent. 17 points in 22 games on the second line. What else needs to be said? Anyway, I'm sick of arguing about Filppula. Everything that can be said has been said. He puts up the points on the second line for him to deserve the spot. gcom, I hope it hurts keeps hurting more and more because Filppula isn't going anywhere.

So what would the trade have been? I love how everyone on LGW knows more than everyone in the Wings organization. Umm....Hossa is one of the best players and top 5 goal scorers in the game....?

I was thinking the same. He looked good the first half of the season, and since he has just sucked. I'm sick of the "maybe he's injured" excuse.

So after having 17 points in 22 games, he plays 2 games with nothing linemates so now he sucks right?

OMG use the captioning too. completely hilarious.

I can just watch this over and over again. It's great.

I thought it was strange last game when the versus announcer said that the Wings were the best line changing team in the NHL. I was like....uhhhhhhhhhhhh...huh?

Zetterberg Datsyuk Holmstrom Franzen Filppula Williams Just saying...

If everyone hurries they can probably catch Rachel Maddow's best graph ever... QUICK

PLEASE babcock switch up the lines for the PP.

Nope.