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More from Suter on not taking his comments to mean that he's definitely hitting the open market... http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/14270/suter-irked-by-coverage-of-his-comments

Based on quotes directly from Suter, I wouldn't be too sure of that... Suter told NHL.com prior to the All-Star break. "If we're winning, I hope that David will maybe go out and get that extra piece; work the other way rather than deal me, and we'll take care of the rest later. I tell David, and I'm telling you right now, straight up, that I like it in Nashville and it's a great place to live." Suter said the last part with an emphatic tone in his voice. Full article: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614048

Pro Bowl? A game even more meaningless than the NHL ASG? It's even worse now when theoretically you don't have players from the best 2 teams in the NFL there.

If you move the Winter Classic off of New Years Day, here's what you do.... 1. Move it to the weekend after the NFL Conference Championship games & before the Super Bowl 2. Get rid of the All-Star Game 3. Still select All-Stars who compete in the skills competition Saturday night after an alumni game 4. Hold the WC that Sunday where the only competition will be the NBA & college B-Ball

I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaate Morrow....but in a good way. One of those players you hate when your team's playing him but secretly would love to have. Would be a great pickup IF he becomes available and IF the price isn't too high.

My vote goes to the NHL's PIMs leader at the goalie spot

Would I mind seeing Cleary get traded? Not at all, given the right circumstances i.e. a serious upgrade. Say maybe in a package deal to NJ for Parise. For a gritty, older "Dallas Drake" style player capable of upping their physical game in the playoffs? We have one of those right now & his name is Dan Cleary. Regardless, if the Wings traded him, who would answer the phones at the Red Wings residence?

That's why you need to turn it into a drinking game. Take a shot every time Eddie mentions either the Blackhawks or one of their players. Make it two shots if he mentions Toews & the Hart Trophy in the same sentence. Granted doing that would mean you'll be drunk halfway through the 1st. Might want to switch that to every time he mentions a Wings or Blues player during the game for the sake of your liver. I'm really hoping that the Blues stay out of the box tonight as the Wings PP seems to do nothing but kill their momentum lately. I'll say 2-1 Wings in a shootout again with Bert netting #300 & Pavs in the shootout.

Incorrect. Eddie O still has the ability to bring up Jonathan Toews every 3 minutes of a broadcast doesn't he? As to the topic though, I do expect that Ovechkin will at least get 5 games for this but it should be more given his history.

Personally I think that if you have teal as one of your team's colors, you are automatically disqualified from ever appearing in a Winter Classic. I'll even extend that to having a corporate symbol on your jersey that is unrelated to the name of your team as well. Sorry San Jose & Vancouver, no WC for either of you.

With reports that a new CBA/cap structure on the way would include a buyout period like they had coming out of the lockout, I would think Gomez is an automatic for it.

I really didn't have much of a problem getting good seats at face value for the WC at Wrigley Field which holds ~42k. I doubt it will be very difficult when you bump that capacity to 110k for the Big House.

My favorite part of the article is the byline: BY CAM COLE, VANCOUVER SUN? Is the Sun not sure if Cole writes for them or are they not sure that they still exist?

The next Wings captain after Lids will be Steven Weiss That trade's happening right? It has to given that the news came from Holland's neighbor's landscaper's cousin's ex-college roommate right?

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=611247 Congrats to Jimmy & Pavs for being selected. Full rosters now added here: http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=76666

With age comes wisdom... ...that the All-Star game is really worthless.

Wouldn't surprise me if Iginla was the other one.

re: Lids Real_ESPNLeBrun Pierre LeBrun Lidstrom informed the league well in advance that he'd rather have the weekend off. He's earned that.

Finally managed to catch the game on the dvr this morning before work. It's nice to see that Brent Seabrook is putting his diploma from the Joe Thornton School of Diving to work. Personally, I'm looking forward to the new divisional playoff system (if realignment ever happens) so the Wings can knock off the Hawks in the first or second round each & every year.

Wrong player actually. The banana throwing incident was Wayne Simmonds. Barch made that "slip on a banana peel" comment to PK Subban.

By suspending Barch for this in a clear case of over sensitivity/overcompensation, does the NHL not draw more attention to themselves as an inherently racist organization/culture? Just a thought...

A moose once bit my sister... Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty... I can normally at least stand Nurse Emrick but with how this game has gone up until Lids put one in the net, I'm finding him to be more grating than Pierre.

I think he plays again in the regular season, only it's in a helmet that makes him look like this... Ultimately, I would rather have him playing than have to put up with all of the media coverage of will he or won't he play.

Why Kane? They want to start off strong because everyone knows that following Kane as he rides around town in a limo while shirtless is ratings gold.

Let's see, the Wings wanted less travel out west especially during the playoffs & more games with traditional rivals in the east. And with this realignment they get....less travel out west & more games with traditional rivals in the east. How did the Wings get screwed with this move? And from the reports I heard, the reason the 2 eastern conferences have 7 teams each & a better percentage chance to make the playoffs is to get those owners to buy off on the additional costs & travel time of now having more games out west under the new alignment. And for any complaints about teams missing the playoffs out west with more points than teams in the east, how is that any different than now?