Husker BigGuy

Not sure who I am, but I would like to be Brian McGrattan and not be Jody Shelley.

Maybe we should look at the faceoff percentage a little more closely, especially when it's as close. Is lifetime faceoff percentage the best measure? I believe it was Z who scored something like 19 of 21 in a single game this year. I guess whatever your opinion is makes it right. You've been on my can't stand list ever since you nabbed Sandra Bullock in that gas station and buried her alive.

Absolutely HATED that last Oiler goal!

Personally, I think Datsyuk is the best all-around player on the team. Maybe he is the best all-around player in the league. I don't know the league that well, so my opinion is not worth much. He's very entertaining to watch, for sure. He's the Red wings version of Tommie Frazier. However, don't overlook that Z is superior in a couple ways to Pavel. For one, he is better at face-offs, and thats important. Two, he seems better overall on defense, but that's a close call. Hossa brings some speed and physical play that is superior to both of them. Because someone evaluates one player on the same team as better than another does not mean that somehow he is disruptive to team unity, or any such thing. Otherwise, Babcock is a shmuck for saying what he did. Is Babcock a shmuck or what?

I am new to NHL hockey, but it seems to me that Mason should be wearing a Red Wings jersey.

This is my first post. I am a recent Wings fan, new to watching th NHL. That being said, I think if the Wings lose Hudler for a more physical player, we will dread every game against whoever Hudler plays for, as he will become a real nemesis.