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I think it's more a warning to Kenny that he better make some good signings this offseason.

Of course you would think that. Nice to see Van folding.

Fish in a barrel I say. Congrats. The Nucks have almost dove and slummed their way to a Cup. That team has actually made me prefer watching Office reruns to watching hockey.

Someone get stuck on a ferry again?

I agree. I really don't have an issue with E's breakout. It's not stellar and he oftentimes just gets rid of it towards his partner and he is prone to the occasional cough-up. But he's not as bad in that regard as some make out. It's easy to see flaws when you are comparing a guy to Lids and Raffi. E is a decent defender as long as things are calm and calculated. But he is easily confused and I attribute that to his overall lack of experience on defense. It's gonna be quite a few years before there is a defenseman in the league that has less overall experience in his position than E. Aside from another experimental-type player.

E has had plenty of time to 'break out'. He's been given every opportunity under the sun to perform. He's just not a very good defenseman. Some defensemen can be big and soft while still being effective. He's not one of those guys. If he isn't using his size, he's basically useless from where I'm sitting. And he rarely uses his size. Ever. Oh... he has a big reach. Big deal, reach is useless when you are confused with your back to the play. I hope they send him along.

1-2 He just doesn't bring enough of anything else besides offense, and he barely brings any of that. It would be nice if he was worth 3-4 cuz maybe we could get a decent body in a trade. But nobody is gonna want an undersized powerplay specialist that can be easily rattled in the playoffs.

Name ONE THING that Draper has done in the playoffs the past two seasons that makes him "valuable". Besides his faceoff percentage, which is above average at best, and his speed... which has been declining steadily.

Ya, so valuable that he helped the Wings to two consecutive second round exits? Seriously, you guys will all be bitching by December that Draper needs to go. Keep him on as a trainer or something, but he needs to be off the ice and replaced with a younger body imo.

Omg... RETIRE ALREADY! Cripes

The Wings have Pavel Datsyuk... free agents should be paying the Wings for an opportunity to play with him.

In a word. Yes.

Even though both teams are generally useless imo, I feel for the San Jose fans. I actually like some of those people.

I'm sorry. This is just dumb. I know you say these things to troll and then act all innocent and misunderstood after the fact, but there are PLENTY of players in the NHL that are as compelling/marketable as your hero.

Omg... can you imagine? It would be a crossfire of "they are too old" comments across the entire internet for months.

Eastern. Montreal, Toronto, New York, Boston. That is all. As far as Chicago goes, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya.

This series will ultimately come down to which teams dives the best. Todd needs to do more diving drills in practice. Seems Vancouver has a leg up in that department atm.

But then an entire legion of Canuck fans will drop off the face of the internet... I like it...

Sharts in 5. I thought I would care a lot more about this series...

Ericsson needs to go. Plain and simple. If he gets re-signed, I will begin to start having serious doubts about Holland. How many years do we have to wait for this guy who was never a defenseman in the first place to develop? It's getting ridiculous, the amount of golden opportunities this kid gets to stink up the ice.

A few words on Pavel Datsyuk. He looked and acted downright snarly and mean at the end of that game. This on top of everything else. I defy anyone to show me a more complete athlete in the entire universe right now.

I see no issues in net for the Wings for a while. Jimmy was a rock. Even tonight when he got caught, he somehow got back to stop the wrap around.

I'm a little bitter. How do you come this far only to not get it done? Painful. Amazing series. Rooting for the Sharks from here on out. Dumbo is a disappointment but the Sharks and their fans deserve it most imo. They've been in the mix for a loooooooong time, unlike some other the other teams remaining. Boys showed balls. Especially with the injuries. Proud to be a Wings fan. Can't wait till training camp.

I got my dinner all ready in anticipation for a big win!

Ya... this part is scary accurate.