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Although abby has scored 2 big goals i think i would want leino because he can hold the put down in the zone very effectively and cause the pens to play defense and become tired.

Darren Dreger from TSN said that he was limping noticably before game 2 but he said that Datsyuk looks significantly better since he first saw him. So i am optimistic that he will come back either game 4 or 5 ... hopefully. We can still win. Hossa with 2 goals next game again. GO WINGS!

Yeah you know Franzen just has the most playoffs goals in the last 2 years and is nearly averaging a goal a game but yeah he sucks. Zetterberg is the best two-way player in the playoffs and has the ability to shutdown offense and create offense during the same shift but of course you have Evgeni "Amazing Backchecker" Malkin right? Let's just hope Fleury doesn't fall on his face this year out of the gates.

http://www.redwingscentral.com/redwingscor...464289111447071 Looks like Maltby is in and we don't know who is out but most likely Abby.

I'm not saying it was his fault or a bad thing against Abby. I was just thinking maybe he's a lil injured.

Well Eager did have a big hit on Abby during the game which might have done a little bit of damage. But I'm thinking he wants Maltby for his penalty killing and his experience not to be intimidated by the opposition's crowd.

Could you imagine a Red Wings vs Penguins stanley cup final with Hossa on the losing side once again? Total F*ck my life material.

That was a very entertaining article and really has to boost the confident of us fans ha ... but let's look at it one game at a time. GO Wings! TONIGHT!

Leino! Leino! Leino! Leino! Datsyuk - Zetterberg - Holmstrom Franzen - Filipulla - Hossa Cleary - Hudler - Leino/Sammuelsson Maltby - Helm - Leino/Sammuelsson

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From MLIVE: http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...er_out_for.html Update from Tuesday's practice: Wings center Kris Draper won't play in the first two games against Columbus due to the upper-body injury that sidelined him for the last two games of the season. His availability beyond that has yet to be determined. Also, forward Dan Cleary left practice early after getting checked along the boards by Niklas Kronwall. Coach Mike Babcock said he didn't have an update on Cleary's status for Game 1 Thursday.

so far this thread is kinda fail

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gotta keep the tradition going

"The Beard is Back"

Reason we will win: 1) Ozzy is coming around slightly and is proven playoff performer. 2) Our offense starts with an O cause it's Orgasmic 3) Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall, Ericcson, Stuart, Lebda >>>>>> Commodore, Tyutin, Hejda, Russell, Kesla, Methot 4) Steve Mason has been less stellar lately if you look at his numbers in recent games. He was leading the league in Save Percent and has down dropped down to 16th. Hopefully fatigue is setting in and also he is young, we all saw what happened to Price 5) Cause we're the ******* REDWINGS

Vote and reason.

Hossa: 4 G 2 A 6 PTS in his last 14 GP Franzen: 8 G 11 A 19 PTS in his last 14 GP With the s*** play of the Redwings lately, you would hope an offseason acquistion would step up and carry the team. Hossa has been somewhat invisible lately (besides his GWG which was assisted by Franzen) although coming off that injury. Franzen has been quite clutch and scoring big goals that bring our team back into games. Does recent play affect anyone's choice on which one to keep?

Redwings just finished delivering a blow to the Wild's hopes ... They do the same to the Sabres. Redwings win. Team is going to start flying here.

I'm not hating on Hossa. I've thought all along that I'd rather have Hossa than Franzen without giving much consideration. However, lately, Franzen has been very clutch and actually on par with Hossa all season. For those of you who think I am being biased on these last 14 games here are the season stats. Marian Hossa DET R 71 37 29 66 +23 PPG = .929 Johan Franzen DET C 66 33 25 58 +22 PPG = .878 Franzen has battled through more injuries than Hossa as well this season. I am not hating on Hossa I am just realizing that maybe I looked past Franzen I bit too much and I believe that he is performing outstanding lately. He and Datsyuk have really been carrying this team. I just believe that once Hossa and Zetterberg get going like they have shown they can, our team should be quite dominate and far more effective offensively and defensively. Hossa flourishes with Datsyuk and Zetterberg flourishes with Franzen. I am not saying that based on just a single season I would take Franzen over Hossa either. I am just saying that since late last year and this year Franzen deserves some serious consideration and is becoming quite the force. He seems to be able to produce on his own whereas it looks like Hossa benefits from a playermaker like Datsyuk. We should ride these lines out for the remainder of the season and see if Hossa can get fired up. He was after all our big off season acquisition to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions and I believe that we need to utilize him in the best way possible which I believe is with Datsyuk. Homer - Datsyuk - Hossa Franzen - Zetterberg - Cleary/Hudler Sammy - Flip - Cleary/Hudler Helm/Kopecky - Draper - Maltby/Leino Lidstrom - Rafalski Kronwall - Stuart Ericsson - Lebda/Lilja (hopefully) * Sorry if I contradict myself in this post as I am just letting the thoughts come out as they come to me