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Yeah..well deserved!

Sid The Kid this and that..geez f*** off with that s***..it's pathetic.

I would hate to see Tucker in a Red Wing uniform. Thanks god Leafs signed him through 10/11..for 3 million year..what a 'great' deal

I really wish he gets it..but Blake had cancer (and it was nothing that serious really) so I doubt Cheli's gonna win this one Cheli is most certainly the most deserving though.

I absolutely agree. Wings should get rid of him ASAP. He is not good enough to play anything but 4th line and he is not aggresive enough to be solid 4th liner. And he is injured.. He played over 100 games..how can anyone still belive he is going to be solid player. He had his chance..hopefully Abdelkader will be better.

hehe yeah, it would be awesome! I hope I can find some working stream for this event.

That is true, Sakic and Steve Y are so close I usually flip a coin Sakic has Hart trophy, Steve does not.. Sakic at the age of 37 scored 100 points..Steve Y only played 52 games and scored 48 points..so longetivity puts Sakic slightly above Steve Y in my book. But it is very hard to determine which player was better.

For 08/09 Our estimated cap hit is 39.523 million That gives us ~16 million free space We need to sign these players: Filppula - 2.5 million? Howard - 1 million? Ericsson - 1 million? Chelios - 750k? *Lilja - 1.5 million? *Stuart - 3 millon? * not sure if they stay That is excellent situation! For 09/10 Mule will get more money - 3 million? Zata will get more money - 7 million? Hudler and Samuelsson will get roughly the same We really need to sign #4 defenseman for about 3 million, Brad Stuart or someone else, longterm and we are good for years to come!

Cheli loves the game of hockey, he is great guy and he would never take away roster spot from more capable player. He is phenomenal leader and mentor. I am really happy he decided to spend one more season as a Red Wing!

Another great player leaves the game Good luck and thanks for all the memories Trevor

Well deserved promotion, Kenny and co. will find solid replacement

Yeah. It's not like Lidstrom was integral part of 4 last Cups, right? Steve was imho the best leader in sports history, but to say he built the team is not right.

Longetivity. Sakic is more durable player. Of course that I like Steve Yzerman more, he is my most favourite player! But all bias aside, Sakic is slightly better due to his durability imho. lol Coffey over Hasek..complete joke. Coffey was brutal in his own end. Definitely not even top20 defenseman while Hasek is top5 goalie of all time. 6 Vezinas 2 Pearsons 2 Harts..no contest. Steve Yzerman is one of the best players I have ever seen, I love him. I understand all of us here are Red Wings fans, try not to be biased. Nicklas Lidstrom is one of the best defenseman ever, there is no question he was/is better hockey player than Steve Yzerman.

Swedish Steel! What a warrior! Get well soon Homer

He was leading Wings in hits, but never showed the energy Abdelkader has. He is soft for his size. And he is useless because he does not have the skill to play on 1st or 2nd line and is not aggresive enough to be hard hitting 4th liner, that's just my opinion. I would love to be wrong.

Too bad they do not ship to Europe..I would buy this if they did

He is inconsistent, he would be very good 4th liner but he lacks aggressiveness. Abdelkader on the other hand showed he will use his body as often as possible. Kopecky played over 100 games and did not prove he is good 4th liner. I would give chance to Abdelkader for sure.

Abdelkader at least uses his body, Kopecky is very soft player for his size and does not have offensive skills to make it to 2nd line. He is completly useless player, I hope Wings will trade him. Abdelkader over Kopecky any day!

OMG Eva, you completly ignore hockey history. Gretzky, Lemieux, Beliveau, Mikita, Morenz, Messier, Trottier, Lalonde, Schmidt.. Yzerman was not better than any of them. I would put Joe Sakic above Yzerman too. Lidstrom is top5 defenseman..I agree with that.

Great player, sad to see him leaving the game

Good move by LA. Crawford is pathetic coach.

Great news Babs is awesome!

If Wings drafted this guy, I would be soo happy..he's gonna be star!

No way. Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, Nicklas Lidstrom and Ted Lindsay were all better than Steve Yzerman.

Kelly as a defenseman is behind Lidstrom for sure. Potvin is very close but Nick just got higher than Denis Potvin. Shore ahead of Lidstrom..I will never ever understand that, yes he won 4 Harts..but in what era? Game is so different now, Lidstrom is better in both offensive and defensive game. Harvey is also very close to Lidstrom, but I would put him even behind Potvin. Orr and Bourque are still ahead and I doubt Lidstrom can catch them. As for Robinson, Fetisov, Park (LOL) and Chelios..they are all behind by fair margin. Lack of competition argument is simply not right because there is no way you can tell how would he do. You can also say that any defenseman who did not play against Orr faced lack of competition. If Lidstrom played in 80's he might be very well all time points leader for defencemen. You can also claim that he would beat Harvey for Norris..but this is all would could..it does not matter. Lack of physical play..that is not knock against Lidstrom simply because he does not need to be physical, he is already one of the best defensive guys ever and his smart positional play allows him to be healthy all the time and he is the most durable player in Hockey history. And Yzerman is NOT top15 forward. Top30, maybe top25 forward.