AtomicPunk

Roloson = do not want.

Should we change his name to Sandis Ozolinsh?

Didn't he just tell Ron McLean that this was not the case? Sounds like a rat....

For the people taunting Pittsburgh earlier, Tampa Bay choked on that lead and lost 4-3 in OT. F!!

Why was Wayne dressed like a Beatle tonight?

You know what, normally I would say enough of the Osgood bashing. But tonight, I would hold him while you all took your best shots at him. Nick bailed his ass out tonight. I would have been sick had this game gone to shootouts and Shane Doan lit Osgood up again.

Too much time left to call that a game winner.

The Wings have played well enough where they should be choking this team out right now, not trying to score the winning goal. I am PISSED.

As much as I love Osgood, dude needs to get his Sh*t tightened up, and FAST. That's 2 goals he was out of position on.

Also in other games, the Leafs only have 7 shots thru 2 vs. the Sabres. Easy night for Miller tonight. I..........am not a big FAN...of John Keating.

Look at the PUCK CONTROL in their end! Now THAT is Red Wings Hockey! Control the puck and only good things can happen to your team. These line combos look REAL good.

I don't care who we don'e re-sign. You gotta keep this guy here. He is a fricking STUD. Bye Bye Mule. Get it done, Kenny!!

The Hurricanes are having Glen Wesley night Feb. 17, where they will retire Glen's #2. Honoring a decade of hard-nosed hockey. Or so they say. I know getting a number retired is a hot button topic around here, but even I think this one is kind of a joke.

I think it would be BAD-ASS if Nick had the Umlauts over his name like the Swedish paper spells it.

Yes, I think Francis was one of the first things they did after he retired. And very deserved. I'm not dogging Wesley, per se, if you have noticed in the past, I have been vocal for the Wings to do more of this. Great players in a team history should be acknowledged. And I will admit to not knowing as much as a Canes fan would. It just seems that lately there is a number retiring frenzy. I thought it was funny when the Avs retired Bourque's number. He played for them for 2-3 years! And maybe the Leafs with Clark and Gilmour, well, they are 2 of MY favorites, but a case could be made that they don't deserve it, compared to other players in Leaf history. Will they retire Joseph's number? As a Wings fan, we seem to have a different standard. We shouldn't. I think it would be very odd for us to retire Paul Coffey's number, for example. Or Mike Vernon's. But #16, #91, there are many numbers that SHOULD be up there.

I'm just sayin'... First of all I re-read my post and could have phrased it better. Not a personal attack, (wasn't meant to be but it might have come off like that) and I am just frustrated with their situation. I think we are going to see the Wings do a lot of things they would not have done in the past. They are going to be up against it cap-wise and (in my opinion) are going to have to make do with what they have as opposed to signing any other players. I would like to see Flip traded too because his number is a lot higher than I would like to see it. Let's wait and see what Kenny's next move is and try and put the puzzle pieces together from there.

My problem is that you conveniently forget about players in our system that are already under contracts for one that is not, may not even want to come here, and makes more than 2 or 3 of them put together. Where do those 4-5 players disappear to? Who is ahead of Abdelkader?

Just keep plugging away and eventually things will work out.

When / How / Where does Neil get plugged into this equation? They have too many forwards as it is. If they just need someone to go thug it up, they can call up Downey.

Is it safe to say his best career years occurred before he came to the Canes?

Just remember you never really know who you are talking to on a message board. Sincerely, Scotty Bowman

Dump him anyway. He plays for the Islanders, why would you want to keep him long-term? They are going to suck for years. Spend a draft pick and get someone better later.

The "top-flight" goaltender everyone wants here is not faring as well as our "cheap" one. Losses to Phoenix, Columbus, SJ, Nashville and Minnesota, All offensive firepowers, with a GAA over 4 and save pct. around .850. I've just about had it with these threads. If you have Luongo, you dont have either Z or Dats or Hossa or Lidstrom, take your pick. There is a REASON we don't spend a lot on goalies. Get on board.

People have short memories. 1. Hasek. They spent the money to get the BIGGEST name goalie available. Also threw money at Curtis Joseph. 2. He won us a cup last year with 2 shutouts in the hugest games. You said it yourself. Stole that series by getting the Wings up 2-0. Endgame.

Instead of a "grit / fight" player (which I know Neil is...I just don't see the need), we need someone to set up Zetterberg. Those top 2 lines would be LETHAL. That is where a "playmaking center" would be a good thing!