Dave

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  1. They're trading him because they can't afford to re-sign him. How would sending Nyquist, who they also couldn't afford to re-sign, be enticing to them?

    He was always going for futures. And if that's all you're going to get in return, why trade within the division?

    That makes sense. It's just crazy. He is the exact type of player that Holland and Babcock were whining about for the past 4 years. The fact that he was even available was silly.


  2. Presumably because they didn't want to trade an up and coming #1 defenseman within their division.

    The Boston Bruins are retarded, but not THAT retarded.

    I can't buy that. If we offer them bonafide roster players and our #1, that is loads better than unproven draft picks.


  3. A 22 year old 6'5" RHD who plays over 20 minutes a night and scores 40+ points was traded for picks.....for picks??!!

    Holland, why didn't you throw the 1st, Nyquist, and Pulks at them?


  4. I think it has less to do with Bowman, and more to do with Lidstrom.

    Lidstrom was the driving force behind a lot of the team's success since at least 2002, and perhaps even since '98. I don't think it's a huge surprise that as he aged and declined the team kept slipping further from cup contention. Now that he's gone, the team is NOT a contender.

    When you have a guy that plays half the game and makes no mistakes, then you can effectively cover up a lot of other weaknesses.


  5. Coaching is the LAST problem with the Wings. It's the Defense! Plain and simple! We have ONE .... one top four D man. The rest are all 5,6,7s. Danny will be there but he has no mentor as Kronner is fried. It is the D!

    I disagree with this. It's not the D's fault that the forwards constantly turn over the puck. It's not the D's fault that the forwards can't forcheck. It's not the D's fault that the forwards can't make, or take a pass to save their life. It's not the D's fault that the team can't win a faceoff this month.

    The D is weak, no doubt about it, but it's far from the only problem.