Doc Holliday

This is why it is pointless to debate you. You go by "projections" of small samples to make your point look better. When you have to take those small samples based on him playing on the same line as the best overall player in the game, then you have a problem.

Brad Stuart, Brian Rafalski at the time, Hossa. There are three right there. Hell re-signing Hasek was a huge move to keep Osgood rested in 08. Don't forget signing Hasek, Hull, and Robitaille in 2002, as well as getting rid of dead weight after the lockout to keep this team competitive. How about getting rid of Lewis and signing Babcock?

At least they made a game of it. Tied up going back to Tampa.

6-3 Ryder. What did I tell you? No defense.

Tampa has no defense.

Captain Cav! 4-3

Seguin is a monster. Jeez.

Boston smells.

Jesus Tampa Bay is collapsing in on itself right now. 3-2 Boston.

Seguin ties it up by himself.

Martin St. Louis: Great job, Steve Yzerman. Love it.

Stamkos had the perfect chance to get the go-ahead and whiffed. I take that back. Great pass tipped by St. Louis! 2-1 Lightning!

Tampa cannot get entry into the zone right now.

1-1 tie. Come on Bolts, you can respond!

He isn't done. Just set back from his recovery. He will be back to playing at some point. Whether it is next year or afterwards is a different story.

The team that has never won it, of course. The guy is a bandwagon cock face. Give him as much hell as you would like.

I believe she was called the croshay lady, was she not? And Mo is still around. Saw him at the Oilers game I went to this season.

He is 56% at even strength and 39% on the PK this playoff. Probably because he has had to go up against Pittsburgh and Washington's best faceoff men when shorthanded. He is 56% at even strength and 47% on the PK in the regular season. His shorthanded faceoff work leaves a lot to be desired, considering everyone on the Wings in the regular season except for Filppula had at least a 50% faceoff percentage on the PK. However his even strength percentage beats every single Wing. Either way, the guy is a freaking energy ball. The one issue is what we do with the number of centers, because he has a similar skillset as Helm but not as fast. If the guy was a winger he would be a perfect fit on his line. For me, it is not about getting an Aaron Downey/Brad May type of player just for a year or two. I think to be tougher and grittier as a team, you have to inject grit into all four lines in some capacity (possibly excluding the first line) and put skilled players in who have a bit of sandpaper in them. That makes it easier for the team to respond to some dickweed cheap shot artist (Cooke, Kaleta, Perry) after a play.

Holland. I would love to have Yzerman as his successor, but due to the circumstances that is not going to happen. You guys are in for a real disappointment if you expect Yzerman to bail on the Lightning to come back here.

Well I think having a guy like him would really help Detroit battle their issue with the strong, fore-checking teams of the West.

Nate Thompson? He isn't a free agent, but from what I've seen the guy has a lot of fire in him and plenty of grit to help the Wings. I honestly may not know what I'm talking about but I would love to see him and his sandpaper on the team.

So this has what to do with his position on the game, again?

Who did Babcock put on the ice in the late stages of the third period in game 7. The guy is stubborn, which is a big issue, in my opinion.

Wow a .07 difference in points per game. Crazy.

Why didn't Modano play? Hmm, maybe it had to do with the fact he wouldn't have been any good to the team. Novel concept, I know.