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Lets go Yotes!!!!

This show to me is ALMOST as good as the game. I cant wait to see the coaches, the players and WHO surprises me. We all have ideas of how people's personalities are...especially in conflict, but I imagine there are more than a few guys that are way nicer or jerkier, or funnier or flatter than we think. Very stoked! I am even stoked about seeing Burke to see what an a-hole he and his team are....weeeeeeeeeee

Just so you know, Z is my FAVORATE hockey player but...... No way...Until December, when Hank got going, Hudler and Flip did the damage on this line. Hudler was much stronger this year and he was effective on this line. Like I said, at times, Huds and/or Flip was the sparkplug on this line. He earned his playing time.

This +10. You are right on Harold. I actually took PHX to upset Chicago after watching the team with Mike Smith down the stretch and they have been a VERY good team. They are rushing the Preds to make a decision and Nashville seems frustrated and a bit preplexed on what to do with the speed of the Yotes. Also, the Coyotes are really hungry...they battle for everything- loose change out front, ugly in the corners, in the faceoff circle. They have a ton of passion and sometimes that intensity can be the difference ( as we saw)

I agree with Malkin... He was a beast this year and kept them rolling before Sid came back the second time. I think he wins it.

Hey LGW: I was thinking about how I anticipated this year as kind of a year of change with Raffy gone and Ozzie shifting the crown full time to Howard. Some players exceeded my expectations...some disappointed. Just wondered what everyone though? Anyway, I gave players an A+ to F grade, based on WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS WERE on the year for then. What were yours? Thoughts? Abdelkader, Justin B. I felt Abby got stronger as the season progressed. He had a few more points this year but he looked stronger on the puck. Bertuzzi, Todd B- Todd was awesome in the shootout but he is still very proned to taking untimely penalties. He was hot and cold and about what I expected Brunnstrom, Fabian D I was really excited when we signed Bruno and I kept waiting for him to show me how much potential he has but besides in training camp, I didnt see anything at all. He was a big disappointment for me. Cleary, Danny C Cleary looked slower and less hungry early in the season, way before his knee injury was an issue. At times I thought he should be the guy sitting. He showed me some of the old Clears in the playoffs but he didnt seem to have the passion. Commodore, Mike B I actually thought Commie was solid for us and I prefered him over Kindl. I am probably in the minority, but I think we missed his size and physical play. Conklin, Ty E He was horrid. No need to berate the guy...his play said it all Conner, Chris B- He was about what I expected except he is faster that I thought. I like his energy and his attitude Datsyuk, Pavel A- Pavs didnt have a fantastic year but alot of that was his knees and his linemates. I hope next year we get him a Parise to play with! I still this Dats has a lot of magical hockey in him! Eaves, Patrick ...I cant give a grade when the guy was out all year. Emmerton, Cory D He didnt take a step and I think Mursak is a better player. I wondered why he was in the line up when there are other players that are better players than him. I dont anticipate seeing him next year. Ericsson, Jonathan B I welcome the negs on my grade here, but I felt Big E took an important step this year. I remember when he got hurt, people were happy and I thought he would be missed much more that ppl thought. He was great on the PK and I liked his game, especially down the stretch. Filppula, Valtteri A my 1st A...and it goes to Flip who was great and finally had his breakout year. He peetered down the stretch but he was so good in his own end and such a great skater, he keeps the A. Franzen, Johan D- Lazy, streaky, disappointing, hard to watch. Franzen may have has lots of goals but he cost us a few as well. He IS the most frustrating person to watch on this team and I would not be sad to part with him in the offseason. Helm, Darren B+ he works so hard, creates havoc on boths ends of the ice and we missed him a ton when he was injured. He didnt put up as many points but he does everything so well. Holmstrom, Tomas B- I thought Homer did a good job in the role he played this year. He could have complained that he was stuck on the 4th line, but he worked EVERY SINGLE SHIFT out there and it made me love him even more. I think this is the last of the demolition man, which saddens me! Howard, Jimmy A- Before that finger injury, Howie was in Vezina contention I think. He was a stud but never really recovered from the finger and groin problems. He came up with some HUGE saves for us, even though he was a bit flat in the playoffs! Hudler, Jiri B+ What a turnaround season. I was very happy for Happy this year. Lead the team in goals and after a horrific year last year, he righted the ship. I dont know if he will be back, but I am glad Hudler was able to have a good season in Detroit! Janik, Doug B No panic Janik ws solid when he came up...like he always is. He's a good guy to have in the AHL Kindl, Jakub D Again, I didnt see Kindl take the next step this year and, in fact, I felt like he may have regressed, being outplayed by Commodore. Not sure what will happen to Kindl but he didnt appear ready to play full time with the big boys this year. Kronwall, Niklas A- Nik had a good year, ramped it up on the scoreboard too. I think he has finally found his stride and a top 2 man in the NHL. Lidstrom, Nicklas B Lids is always awesome and he was great again this year. You can tell he has lost a step and that his amazing stride is a bit slower but Id be happy to see him in the Winged whell again next year MacDonald, Joey A- He was amazing when he had to come in, unprepared for Jimmy. he alos kept the home game streak alive for three games. Joey showed me that he is a legit back up for the Wings! Miller, Drew B This is a tale of two seasons because Miller was red hot until March and then he lost his game. He was about what I expected although it was nice when the pucks were going in for him Mursak, Jan C+ Tough for Jan this year with injuries. I felt like he was better than Emmerton but thats about it. He didnt make a leap at all and besides his speed, I didnt see a whole lot in his game to give him and more than a C plus Nyquist, Gustav A. He needs to get a bit stronger and play a bit more with the big boys and this guy will find his jam. He didnt look at all out of place playing wityh Pavel and I hope he cracks the line up full time next year. Quincey, Kyle C Too many turnovers, too many penalties. I have seen him play in Colorado and he can be a great D man but he had a terrible time with Detroit. I hope he figures out the system here but his arrival left much to be desired. Smith, Brendan A This kid is amazing and he will be a great blueliner with detroit for a long time. I like his grit, passion and his big stature. I hope he makes it out of training camp...cant say enough about Smith! Stuart, Brad C I thought Stewie was average at best...and crappy at worst. I think his heart wasnt in it this year. He took silly penalties and didnt seem to want to work as hard as he has in previous years. I thought he'd be better...but he wasn't White, Ian B- He was great with Lids and terrible with anyone else. I thought he started off well and peetered out down the stretch. It was so hard to grade him because it was like watching two different guys. I hope he has a rebound year next year. Zetterberg, Henrik A- He was fantastic down the stretch, amazing in tyhe playoffs but horrible to start. I have no idea what was wrong with Hank early on but he had 8 points half was through November. His crappy start stopped me from giving him an A but he was great in the second part of the year and like always, in the playoffs!

Really because I am pretty sure we have an E missing!!!!!

I agree that Holland needs to go out and address the issues that this hockey club needs to be a success. He needs to do that THIS year or the organization may need to look in a different direction. Detroit needs a top 2 defenseman, a power forward and a sniper. In saying that, your comment about Ericsson is ridiculous. You ACTUALLY think hes worth only 1.25 a year....Really???

Well if it's A to F.....E is before F last time I checked in on the alphabet. Why can't I give an E? SHE gave out this grade based on her expectation of what the player would bring this year. He failed.......he is a much better player than he played like so he got a big disappointing D Good point Hoon. I guess I am more familiar with Eaves game after watching him for the last 3 years and not so much with the other guys but I probably should have given Patty a grade

What a crazy Stanley Cup year! At this rate, i truly believe that anyone could win it this year!!!!!Its been fun to watch!

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Dude, you are a DOWNER 24-7. How do you get out of bed every day????

NO SEMIN!!!!! he is streaky and lazy and well....no!

As expected, this 1st round match up has been a game of inches....We could be down 3-0.....we could be up 3-0. With that being said, I am curious as to what the red wings faithful think this team needs to end the preds chances and step into the second round. As co-worker and I were talking about this today and although I came up with several things t o be successful, I picked these three. A) stop trying to " generate" chances and CAPITALIZE on chances given: Man, we had a hundred chances on Sunday...Miller had a gaping net, Zetty was stonewalled but really, Rinne is giving us a lot of looks but for whatever reason we are not burying the chances. We have had WAY to many " all mosts" for my liking. Play hard, get into position and hammer it home! B) Sixty minutes. Can we play an entire game of hockey? We look sleepy and disengaged in the 1st period. At times I have felt like the team has either tried to sit with a lead or seem to realize with 5 minutes left, that we are down one goal and play like wildfire for the last 5 minutes. Try and control the pace and I think we can dominate. C) don't get suckered into playing their game. Right now Nashville is trying to bully us and then we retaliate. This always seems to result in a stupid penalty. They are hard enough to score on at even stretch, we don't need to tempt fate. They need to play their game and let Nashville adjust to us and p,yang without the puck. Like I said, here re a hundred more things they should be doing but I thought I'd ask the corps what you would like to see them. Do in game four ( besides win handily) Thoughts

Really? Jesus F

Hosea looks like he may not be leaving Phoneix

Man, that's a bomb of a hit

Way to go Bert!!!!!

Shut up Kevin Weekes

Holy crap....I swear my resting heart rate is like 170......Detroit, score a goal please

Let's go boys... We are playing them hard but we need to make it count!!!!

Flip is WAY overdue. I think he has a huge night! 6-2 Wings!!!!

Sure. This is also why Zetterberg locks his Range Rover when Nashville is in town

Hilarious! I was thinking in my head " what are you, five" and viola, you posted it. Perfect!

Seems like we agree on most things. I also think we need to get up in Pekkas grill. Someone should be there every time the puck crosses the blue line. Crash the crease and get him thinking about the guy standing in front of him