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I'm sure he'll say all the right things to the media and then let his agent run wild and free just like anyone else.

Ken Kal talks to Henrik Zetterberg about his on-ice chemistry with Pavel Datsyuk. http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=87556 EDIT: BTW I'm perfectly aware that the links to the videos are broken. I'm currently trying to think of ways to make it better).

Yes he has. That's why he hired those hookers. Remember?

Nope.

Well, a lot of factors are in play when it comes to questioning a team's effort. I think every team out there either isn't all that good or is trying hard to pace themselves for the playoffs. The Wings are a team that wants a cup every year. Therefore, they really have to pace themselves so they can preserve their bodies and overall energy (physical and mental) for a cup run. So sometimes it's not as if they are not trying hard. I personally believe that overall they're doing their best to balance their present and future goals. Sometimes we have to understand that they're not exactly young and full of energy and exuberance. For example, if that publicity ***** in Pittsburgh has one flaw to his game it's that he's still not sure how to pace himself over an ideal 95+ game season. I don't think anyone in the NHL has a mastery over it but you have to think that a guy like Nick Lidstrom is as good as anybody in the league at pacing himself. And so, from the top down the Wings just have that kind of culture in the locker room. Unfortunately for the fans, it appears to us as if they're not trying hard enough but to me personally, that's a very difficult thing to judge.

They iz mentally sloowwwwwwwwww.

Not really. They've played the same way for a while now. Other teams know all about their style. Sometimes it's extremely dependent on players working harder to create and dominate their own time and space.

Why not both? "GODDAMMIT FRANZEN STOP PLAYING LIKE A SOFT LITTLE WUSS OUT THERE YOU ******* FAT ASS PIECE OF f***!!! IF THE PUCK WERE A SWEDISH MEATBALL WOULD YOU CHASE AFTER IT???"

Damn greedy... How drunk are you?

What's the difference?

So faaaake.

They could definitely use the youngest guy in your new avatar.

I'm a big fan of the kid but I don't quite understand how he hasn't produced more points when he gets significant time on the PP. I mean, do his wingers really suck or something? I wish I knew more about his situation at ND.

Babs, Haha! And Babs isn't naming any names... FILPPULA!

Maybe package Emmerton, Axelsson and maybe Hudler in trade to a team that appreciates skilled players.

What if Datsyuk and Lidstrom were the captains and they got to pick the players? Brains versus Brains. Who would have dibs on Zetterberg?

This sucks more than last year when the US cut Max Nicastro last. Or 2nd to last, I'm not sure.

Red Wings Central compared him to Kopecky. Not sure how I feel about that. I've been anticipating someone in the prospect pool to be a Holmstrom kind of replacement. Maybe he's the guy.

Letang is 2nd in points among defensemen. Yeah there is an obvious overkill of voting but it's not like he doesn't deserve to be there at all.

Oh yeah. Definitely. 1st round pick and so far has no goals and 6 assists over 16 games. But if anything, this whole 4 points in 3 games kind of performance can at least make people wonder why his production at Notre Dame is the way it is. For one, it's Notre Dame. Defense defense defense.

I gotta disagree with Nick on the US jerseys looking the coolest. I like Finland's jersey more than the US. Then again, I guess we can't expect a Swede to say that huh?

Capital letters.

Well, in regards to the credibility of the source, it does have its own version of The Onion: http://twitter.com/BSNHLSourcesSay