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Paul Holmgren being Paul Holmgren. It's idiot GMs like him that create salary mismatches like this. He just set the market for the thin UFA d-men this year. I expect Niskanen to make $15M per.

Pitt's bottom two lines really don't do much. Pittsburgh

Yeah that third goal given up was pretty weak. Simple shot from Letang...

Here we go again: they can get the lead, can't extend it, then the other team comes back and.... Watch.

Glen Sather is really good at his job.

Once upon a time Nashville also had Cody Franson and Ryan Suter. I want their defensive scout...

When you think about it, how many 2+ goal leads have the Wings had this year? Seems like it's been few and far between.

More than we have. Does he make $10million yet?

I figure this is relevant to us because it involves The Captain. With a hint of bias, this really is ridiculous. He wants out for no other reason than because Stevie didn't pick him to play on his team (originally). Seems pretty unprofessional to me. This must be why Stevie stepped down: too many cry babies whining about not being picked. This guy spells it out nicely ---> http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/martin-st-louis-weren-t-martin-st-louis-152155336--nhl.html

2 minutes for deception. Lashoff is a ******* goon!

Regardless of what any of us think of Kenny and his recent history, the Wings GM position will be available when he retires. He leaves when he wants to leave.

. I would venture that it won't be used. The only person it would make the most sense to is Mule, and the way he is playing right now you could argue he is underpaid. W Weiss isn't eligible for the compliance since he was signed AFTER the lockout. And Toots and the rest of the misfits' contracts are all up this summer. EDIT: Never mind, i forgot that Kenny signed him for, umm, 3 years.

I'll tell you of a guy who went from a Maurice Richard winning 50 goal season to Croatia....

My hope is that if Alfie doesn't come back, we pursue one of the snipers in free agency to replace him. And then Kenny figures out the hodge podge that is the 4th line. It should be easier to trade guys that others teams would actually want... In any case, the emergence of that 3rd line makes our future look a whole lot brighter. IMO that is the sign of a strong team: having a dangerous 3rd line. When we were going to the Finals, our 3rd line was Samuelsson (20 goal Sammy) - Fillypoola- Hoodler.

Pierre LeBrun According to @GMillerTSN , Preds get Patrick Eaves, a prospect and a 3rd-round pick for Legwand

Per Eklund(...) Nick Shultz may be available.

What will Garth Snow end up getting for Vanek at this point? 1st round pick? This bonehead is gonna get fleeced no matter what at this point.

BREAKING: Ken Holland is at Meijer buying a new pair of boots. The old pair are worn out.

In which case our best offers would be Sheahan and Helm? Maybe Sheahan in a couple years, but Helm is certainly not an impact player the way Kesler is.

I suppose 2 gold medals without a Cup is enough for him. To each their own...

I don't think Babs would ever let Kenny trade Helm away. Neither him or Clears.

Regardless, can anyone really criticize Yzerman for his selections this year or in 2010? Two gold medals and I'm not sure, but aren't they also unbeaten in both Olympics as well?

I'm not sure you can really compare Yzerman-Bowman to this situation as that was a player-coach relationship. And ignoring his performance for the last couple seasons (which I realize is a big factor) for a second, you are kind of arguing that Yzerman should have picked him to play on the team for the fact alone that he is the captain of the Lightning. If he were to do that, I think the whole process would turn into a farce.

Geez, Mule must have really gotten to them with that "can't play hockey". Neil's replacement being brought in?

To me this kind of feels like what Pittsburgh did last year... They're rolling and then they seemingly make a move for the sake of making a move.