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Live....for me it was Game 5 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. Even though it was taken away with a minute left, I have NEVER felt what I felt in the building when the wings were 1 min away from winning the cup. Then to be on the edge of your seat through 3 OT's, with the Wings being 1 goal away.....simply amazing! Ending sucked, but the intensity was awesome!
Still pisses me off that in OT Pittsburgh didn't get a penalty when the puck went over the boards, hit the netting, came back in,and they played like nothing happened!

Ken Daniels is calling the game tomorrow with Pierre McGuire.

Ken Daniels is calling the game tomorrow with Pierre McGuire.

unfortunately this doesn't matter due to the new format - have to catch the habs/tampa to get out of the wild cards

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 3m
Ken Holland: "Tomas Tatar will be one of 14 forwards left standing." #RedWings

George Malik ‏@georgemalik 17s
Hey @Trto90 I asked Ken Holland about you. He says you are an exciting young player and you WILL be one of the 14 forwards ON THE RED WINGS.

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames 3m
Ken Holland: "Tomas Tatar will be one of 14 forwards left standing." #RedWings

George Malik ‏@georgemalik 17s
Hey @Trto90 I asked Ken Holland about you. He says you are an exciting young player and you WILL be one of the 14 forwards ON THE RED WINGS.

What about Zadorov if he's still there?

Cut out the all star weekend and there is 4-5 more days where teams can play 2 to 3 games.

http://redwings.nhl....season=20122013

Alex Semin would be great if he felt like playing for a reasonable price or for most of the season

Did you know that in football the ball is only in motion about 11 mins out of every game? That seems like a lot of standing or "huddling" to me.
The NHL definitely has the toughest season and the toughest playoffs.

We average >3 every year

The St. Louis Blues are now the longest tenured NHL franchise without a Stanley Cup.

Your a dumbass Kip, maybe Schultz wanted to.. I don't know.. get an EDUCATION!? Something you clearly need.

I was just trying to explain to my girlfriend why this is such a big deal to me and it was surprisingly hard to do. In the end, I tried to explain it thus: You know that feeling you get when there's something really super duper important to do and for whatever reason you're not the one responsible for it. Like you've got a big work project, or your car needs fixed, OR YOU DESPERATELY NEED SOMEONE TO STOP A 2 ON 1, etc. And then you get that warm feeling when you know that the person who really is responsible for it is ultra talented, dedicated, and trust worthy? Having Nick Lidstrom responsible for my favorite thing, gave me that warm feeling for 20 ******* years.

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Zach Parise ($7.000m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Alexander Semin ($5.000m)
Gustav Nyquist ($0.875m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen($3.955m)
Danny Cleary ($2.800m) / Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m)
Brandon Prust ($1.500m) / Darren Helm ($1.500m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.250m)
Drew Miller ($0.838m) / Jan Mursak ($0.550m)
DEFENSEMEN
Ryan Suter ($7.000m) / Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m)
Ian White ($2.875m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.250m)
Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) / Brendan Smith ($0.875m)
Jakub Kindl ($0.883m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($2.250m)
Josh Harding ($1.500m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS(follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiledwithout the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP:$70,000,000; CAPPAYROLL: $68,883,712; BONUSES:$37,500
CAP SPACE (23-manroster): $1,116,288

Ryan Suter

So is Holland retiring tomorrow also?

I may have to update this tomorrow, but as it stands:
Free agent defensemen:
1) Nicklas Lidstrom
2) Not Nicklas Lidstrom
I just poured a drink. I don't care if I have to work tonight. It's a small one.

Ryan Suter

There's no need to remind me of how pointless this is. Free agents are going to be signed. Trades are going to be made. New prospects are going to be drafted. Top prospects are going to bust (it'd be surprising if even half the prospects I'm listing ever become regulars). Sleeper prospects are going to emerge. Star players might decline (or get hurt). Role players might breakout. Etc...etc...etc.
I know it's pointless. I don't care that it's pointless. I still have fun thinking about stuff like this. There are others on the board that do as well. If you don't, fine. Let us have our fun.
FORWARDS:
V. Filppula(33)---P. Datsyuk(38)---J. Franzen(37)
G. Nyquist(27)---H. Zetterberg(36)---T. Jurco(24)
T. Tatar(26)---C. Jarnkrok(25)---T. Pulkkinen(25)
R. Sheahan(25)---D. Helm(30)---J. Abdelkader(30)
C. Emmerton(28)
J. Andersson(28)
T. Holmstrom(44), T. Bertuzzi(42), D. Cleary(38), J. Hudler(33), D. Miller(33), P. Eaves(33), J. Mursak(29)
...If all these supposed "high-end talent level" prospects we've got pan out, it's going to be hard to not roll three scoring lines in the near future. Holmstrom's no longer going to be around. Bertuzzi's no longer going to be around. I'd be surprised if Hudler was resigned this off-season. Cleary's not aging well, I'd be surprised if he was still around. Miller, Eaves and Mursak could all stick, but there will be no shortage of competition. It's scary seeing Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Franzen at 38, 37 and 36 years of age. It's scary seeing all that talent on the same roster. It's scary seeing such a physically unintimidating team.
DEFENSEMEN:
N. Kronwall(36)---I. White(32)
B. Smith(28)---K. Quincey(31)
J. Kindl(30)---J. Ericsson(33)
X. Oullet(23)
N. Lidstrom(47), B. Stuart(37), R. Sproul(24)
...Lidstrom 'should' be gone (lol?). Stuart's gone. I think it'd be surprising if Holland let White walk (without a fight) next off-season, so I've got him listed. I think it'd be surprising if Holland let Quincey walk (after giving up a 1st) this off-season, so I've got him listed. I think it'd be surprising if Kindl was still on the team, but I've still got him listed due to the lack of prospects (it'll be interesting to see if sleepers emerge here?). In general, this is a group that could use some outside additions.
GOALIES:
J. Howard(33)
P. Mrazek(25)
T. Conklin(41), J. MacDonald(37), T. McCollum(27)
...Not much to talk about here. Conklin's gone. MacDonald's probably gone. McCollum has some serious ground to make up on Mrazek. Excited about possibly having two plus goalies on the same team though.
SIGNIFICANCE?
...Well, in the next five years:
-1) Proven, reliable, elite talent is going to need to either emerge from within or be acquired from outside. Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Franzen being in their late 30's in five years scares the hell out of me.
-2) Some depth is probably going to need to be added to the blue line.
-3) The goalie situation looks great, as things currently stand.
-4) Size and strength (at all positions) is going to need to be acquired from outside, as none of it appears to be on the way.

Here's an even better one, 25 and under (born in 1986 or later). FREAKY how many talented young forwards there are out there right now..
FORWARDS:
E. Malkin(25, 6-3, 205)-----S. Crosby(24, 5-11, 200)-----C. Giroux(24, 5-11, 172)
A. Kopitar(24, 6-3, 225)-----S. Stamkos(22, 6-1, 188)-----P. Kane(23, 5-11, 181)
N. Backstrom(24, 6-1, 210)-----J. Toews(24, 6-2, 208)-----P. Kessel(24, 6-0, 202)
M. Lucic(23, 6-4, 228)-----D. Krejci(26, 6-0, 177)-----B. Ryan(25, 6-2, 216)
J. Eberle(22, 5-11, 184)
M. Duchene(21, 5-11, 200)
...J. Skinner(20, 5-11, 200), J. Tavares(21, 6-0, 202), T. Seguin(20, 6-1, 186), L. Couture(23, 6-1, 195), E. Kane(20, 6-2, 195), J. Staal(23, 6-4, 220), R. Nugent-Hopkins(19, 6-0, 171), J. Neal(24, 6-2, 208), T. Hall(20, 6-1, 194), K. Versteeg(26, 5-10, 182)
B. Marchand(24, 5-9, 183), M. Pacioretty(23, 6-2, 208)
DEFENSEMEN:
D. Doughty(22, 6-0, 212)-----E. Karlsson(21, 6-0, 180)
K. Yandle(25, 6-2, 195, L)-----K. Letang(25, 6-0, 201)
K. Shattenkirk(23, 5-11, 193)-----T. Myers(22, 6-8, 227)
A. Edler(26, 6-3, 215)
GOALIES:
J. Quick(26, 6-1, 212)
C. Price(24, 6-3, 219)
...T. Rask(25, 6-3, 171)

lol
i'll give you my 30 and over team
Zetterberg-Datsyuk-St. Louis
Sedin-Sedin-Hossa
Richards-Thornton-Iginla
Marleau-Lecavalier-Jagr
Selanne
Lidstrom-Chara
Timonen-Boyle
Kronwall-Campbell
Streit
Thomas
Miller

lol, come on. lot of size on that team. 4th line of lucic-getzlaf-perry is big and mean. all the wingers, aside from giroux, are big (malkin's the next smallest at 6-3 205). weber, suter, doughty, keith and even letang are all gritty on defense too.