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Yeah I can think we can pencil in Cleary for 23-27 games in Homer's normal spot when he's injured.

A part of me is thinking that Jesper Samuelsson would be more useful to the Wings right now, but I won't exaggerate further than that.

Remember early last season when Cleary had vision problems? He was the lead candidate for trade bait in order to keep Hossa.

I'm sure all the ladies were saying to themselves, "And you know what they say about a guy who can piss really high..." Is that how you met your wife?

So what if it's sitting in a closet? All my hockey cards are sitting in my basement but that doesn't mean I want to get rid of them. Why do you want them gone?

I've never done height or length. Though it's probably not a fair match. I'm pretty short and skinny for my age.

Yeah but chances are that you're going to get many that will have the same results. How are you going to reward that many winners?

Oh you kids and your pissing contests. First one to tag the squirrel wins.

What about Zetterberg? Will he finally win a Selke trophy?

Wow. When I left this board to go to bed it seemed as if the collective would think that Ericsson does not make Lilja expendable. Now it's almost even. What has changed? Did this poll suddenly get an infusion of teenage girls who have a thing for Big E's "booming slap shot"?

I kind of hope this year will be all about pairings instead of lines. Kind of like the 97 team. You had Fedorov-Kozlov... and then Doug Brown; Larionov-Shanahan... and then Marty Lapointe, etc.

True, but Lebda doesn't cost 1.25 mil or whatever the hell Lilja's contract is.

My God what a joke of a 4th line. I mean, there will be some balance so that the Wings can roll four lines, which means that you'll have guys on the 3rd and 4th lines that deserve better. As much as I hate to admit, it's very likely Babs will start out with these lines. Cleary-Zetterberg-Franzen Holmstrom-Datsyuk-Williams Leino-Filppula-Eaves Helm-Draper-Maltby Even though it changes every day, this is what I would like to see. Big difference, but I'm just a fan. Filppula-Datsyuk-Holmstrom Leino-Zetterberg-Franzen Cleary-Helm-Williams Maltby-Draper-Eaves

Yeah I haven't seen any Pens fans on this board in a while. I figured they were all trying to rationalize themselves into a delusion in which their city quarterback and golden boy wasn't a rapist.

I hate those lines but you're probably right.

Lidstrom's game is underappreciated. Always has been. Plus he's European. Even if the truth is that he is a better player of the decade, there's no way the casual fan will see it.

Yeah but Abby isn't a moron. He's got to know that the odds are stacked against him pretty heavily simply because he hasn't "paid his dues" as much as Helm.

I seriously went full circle this past year. It was interesting. First I thought, keep them together. Then I saw how effective they were apart and thought the results were good. Then I felt something was lacking within the Pav-Hossa pairing. Then I saw goals such as the one against PHX this past year and thought they should never be split apart. Then I observed them together on the PP and saw that Pav got less time with the puck and thought they should be split up during the PP but together 5-on-5. And now I'm back to just keep them together.

I'm HIV-positive that he's telling the truth.

It's really scary isn't it? Vladdy and Fish, both Dmen with some of the ugliest of mean streaks, have had tragic endings to their careers. Derian Hatcher, one of the nastiest defensemen in his prime, didn't even play more than 15 games before he blew out his ACL. Do the hockey Gods seriously disapprove of the Red Wings having the Chris Pronger type? It's like some sort of curse. Maybe Ericsson and Stuart should run.

Every time they come onto the ice I'm going to start saying to myself... :banana:

Summer is boring in regards to Red Wings obsessions. I cannot wait until George Malik the writer of the snapshots blog comes back from vacation and writes up the scouting reports on the roster. Then we can all argue about how valid they are. Can Flip be a legit #2 center? Yes, just not a high power offense center. Can Homer play in the top 6? Yes, he will start there. Can Leino? Yes, and he will from time to time, but he'll be a tweener.

They will some games and they won't other games. Same story ever since they've emerged as the faces of the franchise. The only real question is whether or not they'll be on the same line for the playoffs, which I'm hoping yes.

Back off! She's having my baby! You leave this family alone!