JasonNewEra

Is it time to get rid of Babcock? Seriously asking here, I mean, I like the guy and everything he has done for us. However, this has been bad for awhile now. Should we wait till after the trade deadline? Do it now? Just go with him for the rest of the year?

F this team... Not watching till they win at least 2 games.

Loss? Win? Doesn't matter anymore right?

We can't beat them in the SO can we?

Jesus christ its a playoff game for the islanders...

Why can't we win along the boards?

I know we don't usually agree with what people say about us, but I'm going to agree with them for the first time ever... We're to old, gotta get younger.

Anyone else ready to stop watching this game?

This was all on Jimmy, where as it's usually the defense. What is with this crappy Wings team? I am almost ready to say goodbye to this coaching staff just to shake something up! It's the only thing NHL teams seem too do in this sort of situation.

Nill wasn't the final say though, Holland is the GM no matter what the situation. Holland blew it this year, easy as that.

Probably at some point. I believe NHL Network shows it either the day of or the next. Not remembering exactly.

Still ain't happy. Where is Tatar and Nyquist!? Why is Smith and Cleary allowed on the ice?

Define 'whipping boy', are we talking about someone who contributes so little we can't stand him? Someone who doesn't even contribute at all? Injury prone clown? Last year my 'whipping boy' was Samuelsson, since he contributed absolutely nothing, and was injured a majority of the other time. Smith gets to much heat, I'd send Ericsson that heat first. This year, Samuelsson looks to be the man. However, if things go bad early I will be yelling at Holland.

I've me a ton of Red Wings on my autograph running days, but the two I haven't yet and I really want to are, Steve Yzerman and Sergei Federov. I would be a gushing fan boy if I could do that! Gordie Howe is an interesting guy, he has a lot of stories and he enjoys the fans immensely. Got a picture with him at the signing and since it was so expensive there wasn't really anybody there so I sat and chatted with him for almost an hour. It was awesome!

I saw nothing on this, I assumed that D, Z and Abs are playing together on the 1st line.

I see a lot of our "promising talent" taking off in the next three weeks... this off season has been mediocre to bad for Holland.

C'mon Holland, you don't have the room for him! What are you doing this year!!!

Okay no, I was mad at the Alfredsson signing from the beginning. I don't think he should have wasted the Wings cap space on a 40 year old for 1 year. He could have signed someone else for more years at that price. If Brunner told them he didn't want to sign then Holland should have looked at what we NEEDED and not a veteran that we don't need. Brunner could have been offered 3.5 million for 4 years. Holland didn't offer him that though, reports had him offering lower amount for same years. Yes you are right. I meant that but wrote it wrong, 5.5 mil TOTAL if he does well.

I'm still here. I still don't like the Alfredsson signing and believe that having Brunner over him would be good for now and the future. 1 year is not my idea of a good use of 3.5 mil with 5.5 mil incentives.

Expectations? Hmm... 1st or 2nd round exit of the playoffs.

Implying Alfredsson is worth 5.5 million at age 40. I won't watch if I don't like what I see or hear. Unlike some fans I have other stuff to do with my life than waste 2-3 hours on crap I don't like or am disappointed in. I haven't watched the Tigers since mid May for that same reason. The only thing worth noting for them is that Scherzer is undefeated still, but when that ends it's Cabrera or what? I hated last offseason and the lockout so I didn't watch the Wings until the playoffs.

No. I am not happy. We resigned a useless piece in Cleary and get rid of a young talent in Brunner because of a $500,000 difference. We sign a 40 year old guy for 5.5 million because our team lacks... what? Weiss I have no complaint really, just switching out Fil for scenery's sake. What did we do this offseason that was any different than last year? Brought back players that are old and once were's. Holding young guns back in doing so. Taking on ridiculous contracts that we shouldn't... If we lose Tatar, Nyquist or Andersson over this idiocy I swear I may not be able to handle it.

My... god. I gotta believe that Holland was merely a figure head to Nill. There is no other reason that these guys would stay loyal to someone that isn't our guy. Horrible past two days for the Detroit Red Wings. Ilitch better stop paying so much attention to the Tigers and start looking at what is happening at his other teams offices.

This is bull crap. I have OFFICIALLY lost faith in Holland as a GM in the cap era. Cleary resigning for $500,000 less for the same amount of years... Done.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOooooooOOOOOoooooOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I want Brunner!!!