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Not really. It's business and he's a RFA. Of course Murray lowballed him. See the above post from Echolalia. They can't afford not to match.

Gotta love a chick that drools over line combos.

The Sens will probably match. He's a great young player and they need him on their D big time.

This is funny. The other day I was talking to someone saying the upside of the way the playoffs shaped up was that Dom wouldn't be tempted to come back because he's just not as good as he was when he retired previously.

#1 that would be very vindictive. How could the Wings exact revenge by beating him with his new team? #2 ....... there is a #2. You stole it from me. I'm pretty sure that's what happened.

Firstly, if he went to another team, you'd totally go with him wouldn't ya? There's no second.

Yeah, I agree with ya, man. They're both just friggin awesome teams. They really are.

Yeah but I have a tonne of respect for Dallas too. They're pretty difficult to split before the season begins. It could go either way between them in several months, who knows? They are without a doubt Detroit's biggest threat that I can see.

Credit to o_h for this image. It felt apt to post here too.

Whoa man! This is exactly what I was gonna post. s***. So I guess all I have to say is: QFT!!!

Lol. Ever see Jiri Fischer play? He's not just as skilled as Fischer. He may be later on. Jiri Fischer had a ROCKET of a shot, just like Ericsson. Jonathan just needs to time his shots a little better and get them more on target. Ericsson could still put on a little more bulk and use it more. Like Jiri Fischer did. Anyway bud, all the best.

Look dude. You asked a question and I answered it. I did no more than that. Why continue to argue with no-one about nothing?

Lilja isn't an enforcer. He'd hafta be the pussiest in the league if he was.

Practising your quack talk?

I don't wanna rag on him too much, but Ericsson is a less skilled, thinner and softer version of Jiri Fischer with slightly worse puck-moving skills and a similar shot. He'll be a #4 Dman at best, I think. I'd love for him to use his body a little more, hopefully he will. I doubt anyone would say he'll become a top 2 Dman though. So how is he our top prospect? Seriously, if he was our top prospect we'd be in a lot of trouble. Guys like Mursak, Smith, Howard and Kindl are all better prospects because chances are they'll have a larger impact on the team when the time comes. Well, that's the way I look at prospects anyway. Regarding Jakub Kindl - he just needs to adjust to professional NA hockey a little more. It was very likely he'd find it tough initially and did but he hasn't taken a step back at all. Taking a step back would be him failing to improve this season. He will play minimum one more season in the AHL. He is getting pretty much the perfect preparation for the NHL. IMO, he's our best prospect, and should be a top 2 defenseman for Detroit given time like Kronwall has.

Ugh! Now Australian Idol is back on TV. Gees.

I think some people have gotten a little ahead of themselves when it comes to Jon Ericsson. Firstly, he's very skinny and weak. He has a big frame but that's about it. He'll never be a top 3 D-man. Kindl and Smith are almost certain to be that. Don't get me wrong, I like Ericsson and am really pleased with his development, particularly over the last few years but he is very far from our #1 prospect. I can't see how someone would think he is. I really can't.

So, what you're saying is, it maintains the defensive logjam. That's pretty different to resolving it.

Well, it's actually 80 points but yes, Calvin Johnson baby! Calvin Johnson. 81 will shine and not just with the Wings.

How could it possibly resolve the defensive logjam? Why mention it at all?

Gold is all that matters.

How does trading Samuelsson resolve the defensive logjam?

How is Kindl not our no. 1 prospect? Ericsson won't be as good as Kindl will be. Brendan Smith too.

He probably won't have a choice. Chances are, he'll have to put Quincey on waivers to send him to GR and I'm pretty sure someone will take him. So why wouldn't he try to get something for him? I don't think anyone understands this.

In China's defense, every Olympics had fixed boxing matches.