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Wow, what a save there by Howard on the one-timer, PK is looking good (better than the PP)

As much as I think they need a shake-up, I do not see the Red Wings making any major roster moves. I think May will be waived, he will clear and spend the rest of the regular season in GR to be called up in the playoffs. Lebda will either be waived, or traded for a low draft pick, it will mainly be a salary dump, but if we get something in return for him, that would be OK, especially given the prowess of our scouting staff with finding mid to late round gems. I would like to see either Afinogenov or Kozlov brought in, but again I don't see it happening realistically, asking price for Afinogenov would be higher than we can afford, and Kozlov's cap hit would put us over.

I didn't even catch that, haha.

No prediction, just wishes for a complete effort like last time we played the Sharks. We absolutely have to start getting wins in regulation, can't keep relying on help from teams ahead of us in the standings, and the guys in the rear-view mirror are closer than they appear.

Saw a little of this last night, Helm was out with Williams, Miller, and Cleary on his wings at different times in the 3rd, while Draper, Maltby and May hardly played at all. I think Williams/Helm/Eaves or Williams/Helm/Cleary could be a good 3rd line if Babcock to keep Zetterberg and Datsyuk together on the 1st line. Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Holmstrom Franzen/Filppula/Bertuzzi Williams/Helm/Cleary Miller/Draper/Eaves Gives us what we're used to, 2 very good top scoring lines, a 3rd line that has can provide secondary scoring and is defensively sound (Helm and Cleary more than cancel out Williams' defensive liability), and a 4th line of hard skating, high-energy grinders who are solid defenders and have just enough offensive knack.

That's not a bad plan, and I like the schedule changes proposed too. I think there should be serious consideration given to either relocating or expanding 1 or 2 teams in Canada, pick any decent-sized city and with the way that the league redistributes revenues, a franchise could survive and even thrive in a smaller Canadian market.

Pretty please with a cherry on top Doesn't exactly give us a top 6 forward, but I would definitely like to have Artyukhin on our team, he's a tough Euro and he gives Pavs someone to говорить руÑÑкий with. I was calling for this all off-season.

Franzen is scoring at a 0.66 PPG pace, so if he returns to form, he should have 16 points over the last 24 games of the season. Seriously though, I don't think anyone on here honestly thinks that all of the team's problems are going to magically vaporize once #93 is back on the ice, but the way things have been going this season, he can't do any worse than some of the guys who have been filling in while he was out. Personally, I don't think he will get any goals in the 3 games before the Olympic break, but I hope I'm wrong.

I would have gone with "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as the soundtrack

Spoken like a gentleman, sir. Even if the Wings do break the longest post-season streak in professional sports this year :fingerscrossed:, the Ilitches, Holland, Yzerman, etc. have too much class to cut and run. There will be some retooling in the offseason, moves will be made that are consistent with the model franchise, and the Wings will be back on top soon enough, even as the media darlings fade into irrelevance again, and who knows, maybe they start a new streak next season.

back on the PP, hopefully Draper isn't.

As much as I want Kozlov to retire a Wing, I don't think this is the right move for the team at this point, mainly for the cap hit, but also we are in danger of missing the playoffs, and while we need scoring, I don't think we necesasrily need to bring it in from the outside, we have guys that can score but just aren't playing up to what they're capable of. That being said, I would have no problem if Kozlov signed here as a UFA in the offseason, for a much lower salary of course. He's still got it in him despite his disappointing numbers this year.

We have to have a strong start to this game, we've given up the first goal in 3 straight. As hot as the Kings have been lately, we cannot afford to fall behind early.

Hey look at it this way, one of our prospects gets experience playing against NHL-caliber players without having to get called up from Grand Rapids. It's a good thing for him (unless he gets hurt), and it's got to be a great honor to play for your country in the Olympics, even if your team stands a good chance of being shut out of every game. Speaking of Belarus, aside from the Kostytsin brothers, do they have any other NHLers in their lineup? Edit: Grabovski and Salei, plus a couple of other AHL prospects.

If only it were possible for neither team to get a point.

^ as usual, Doc never fails to entertain his audience.

I'd say either Carolina or Atlanta, they eat grits with every meal in that part of the south.

That has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen, especially the Nigerian prince as a potential new TB owner. I truly wonder how he has kept his job as long as he has, granted he's made money for the league and its owners (for the most part), but at what point does it start to ruin the game, and if you ask me, it's getting dangerously close to that point, and some already feel he has done irreparable damage to the league's reputation.

I admit, as cheesy as these videos are, the guys making them have gotten better over the years. LOL at the 06-07 video, they didn't even bother to edit out the Google Earth logo on the satellite zoom-in. They seem to enjoy blowing things up, and I wonder how many times they've had to repair the roof on their barn.

13 missed shots and 13 attempts blocked. We would have 62 SOG if not for that Again talking about Howard's hips, what's this guy's deal?

Apparently Jimmy Howard has the best hips of any goaltender. Thanks for the insight, stupid Ducks accouncer.

Dats a goal, beyatches!

WTF Getzlaf trying to mix it up with Homer, he didn't even get Hiller with the snow plow.