McAwesome

Not that I disagree with any of your predictions specifically, but I wonder if a team has had all 12 of their regular forwards his double-digit goals. Yeah, on whichever bottom-dweller he gets traded to.

It's gonna take time for me to decide whether I'm happy about this off-season so far. I don't blame Filppula for sticking to his asking price, after all it is a business, but for everyone to be celebrating his departure when his replacement is a whopping $100k less per season is a bit ridiculous IMHO. Elsewhere, Alfredsson is an upgrade over Cleary, at least in terms of offensive production and the intangible "let's win the Cup for X veteran who has never won" factor. I'm not happy that Samuelsson scammed us out of a compliance buyout, I think we should just waive him and eat the cap hit. Also not happy about Brunner, nothing is official yet but it's sounding more and more likely that he's gone. As of right now, I feel as though the Wings made some lateral moves, replacing players that I really liked with players that I could care less about. I also don't fault Holland for trades that the Wings may not have been able to make. Whatever else may happen, I'll be happy if Cleary and/or Samuelsson are not at our training camp. Ultimately I'm a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, so I'll support whoever is in the lineup.

Wow, Dunno if I'd have given up Nyquist AND Pulkkinen to make this deal, but two prospects and a first for Ryan is quite the bargain for Ottawa.

Well, if he wasn't gonna re-sign with Detroit, I guess this is as good a result as I could have hoped for, at least he didn't end up on a team that I despise. Looks like I won't be getting that Filppula Red Wings jersey this Christmas, perhaps a Filppula Bolts t-shirt and a blank Wings sweater until I decide who my new favorite Wing is.

First thing that popped into my head when I heard this news: Their travel is going to SUCK now. http://www.sportmapworld.com/map/ice-hockey/finland/sm-liiga/ Their farthest opponent was only 332 miles (535km) away http://www.sportmapworld.com/map/ice-hockey/russia/khl/ Now their farthest opponent is 4445 miles (7155km)

This, Boston/LA final is best-case scenario, with Boston winning, don't want either Pittsburgh or Chicago to even make the final

Just tell me where to sign

I would like to send a big thank you to Matt and the other mods for making this an enjoyable place to discuss the Red Wings, but I do have one question: Does anyone know which setting makes it so you don't have to see posts from users you have ignored when other people quote them?

It's a shame that the Blackhawks get to advance when it was the officials who clearly won the series

I didn't see this request until just now, but I see Up Against The Boards beat me to it, so thank you You gave me the perfect image to complete an idea I had last night, so thanks to you good sir (or ma'am):

Not from tonight's game, but insert caption please:

Honestly, that's what I thought it was referring to, but a happy coincidence nonetheless

Great job, IMO the funniest part is that the comic costs 20 cents

Hot off the presses:

Looks like we are inside their heads now, wouldn't surprise me to see Bickell or Shaw do something suspension-worthy next game. And is it just me, or does it look like someone shaved Fat Bastard's chest hair and glued the clippings onto Patrick Kane's neck? That is some of the ugliest facial hair I've ever seen!

Now would be a good time to pick one up on the power play

Not exactly Blackhawks-related, but since we're stuck with them for the rest of the playoffs:

You nailed it!!

Updated for today's win: Made this one for the Sharks series a couple years ago, applicable to this series as well:

^^Objects in mirror are losing is mine

I agree, very difficult to come out and say the Wings won't win, but it will be a very tough series nonetheless. While the Hawks don't have the size and mean streak that the Ducks have, they are very fast, and without Helm and DeKeyser we won't be able to match their speed, so we have to find a way to neutralize it. I say Wings in 7.

One quick one before I'm off to bed: Plus one of my favorites from last time around:

Can't wait for this one, I've got a few ideas brewing, and I know Flashy and Kook will be on top of their game