Holmstrom96

'A' cuz it's Stevie F-ing Yzerman.

Never in a million years will i miss the troughs, And i only attended 3 games at the Joe in my entire lifetime. Can't wait to visit LCA it's by far the best arena so far in the nation.

Somewhat surprised by everyones reaction. He's going to the NHLPA, not Dallas. His contract was up at the end of the month anyway, if he didn't want to re-up with us there's not much we can do about that.
Wasn't he in a very limited role anyway?? As much as I love Chelly, this isn't a significant blow to the organization in any way. 

Not really true, there are some differences.. 
 

This  is terribly sad.  I can't imagine having to bury one of my children.  My thoughts are with the Daniels family.

$1.8 million for a Top 25 Face-off man in the league? I'll take it. Say what you will about his skill with the puck, but among the players used regularly as centers for their teams (i.e. - took 500+ faceoffs last year) he was #24. That's pretty good.

Why are people bitching about this?? Does everyone forget that his injury lost us the 2015 series with the lightning. He owned tyler Johnson ala 2009 zetterberg on Crosby. People need to remember that it isn't 2006 anymore and 1.8 million for a 4th liner is not a bad deal.

Can't wait to give up Tatar for an aging trash d-man who's "tough"

We all know Glendening is being groomed for the captaincy.

HA! I love Holmstrom. He was my favorite player for a long stretch and a part of FOUR Stanley Cup teams.
However, he's no superstar. He's not universally heralded nor acclaimed.
Holmstrom is one of those dudes that gets stuff done. He might not be the flashiest, or have all the deke's, ice time, or goals to show for it.
He's a breed of folks that won't have numbers retired, but will be in the hearts of folks for a long time. When I think of his type of player, I think of the heavy lifters like Draper, McCarty, and Murphy (pre-new glasses).
No, there's no way in hell Holmstrom's number should be retired.

Great description of Homer and the others. You're spot on. I laughed at the Murphy's glasses reference.
What about a ring of honor in the new arena to recognize that second tier of significant Wings, kind of like what Montreal has? It would be a good way to recognize the Grind Line, Shanny, Holmstrom, Redmond, etc. without cheapening the jersey retirement.

#91 - No
#13 - No
#40 - Probably Not
#30 - No

Awesome, another city that will be filled with Red Wings fans at away games!

While we are putting teams in some of the hottest places in the US, why not try for Atlanta or Arizona while we're at it and see how hockey does in those kinds of markets.
Oh wait..

RIP Gordie.

30 minutes into Playoff hockey and chill

What makes this even funnier (to me) is I had to stop and think about who he was for a second.

Baseball is not a sport and the season just started. The early games aren't important. The NBA playoffs haven't started yet. The Pistons are sacrificial lambs for Lebron. No reason to waste time on them.
Pretty easy choice as to who should be the televised team.

This is why I LOVE being in the Eastern conference. All games that start at a decent freakin' time! Thanks for posting this, HR19.

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