Rick D

No!
OTHER teams need to be involved.
I was against a 2nd for the Pens for this reason, and I am against a 2nd one for the Wings for the same reason.

Oh man, I still have bad memories of all those damn 5 on 3 the Sharks had in that series. I still want the Wings to play the Sharks in the playoffs this year just to exact payback. I still want payback for the Kings for 2001 as well. But I'm really hoping we get the s***hawks in the 1st round. Nothing would make me happier than shoving it up Kane's ass and pulling a quarter out to pay for his cab ride back to Chicago.

This totally deserved a new thread above the other osgood health thread!

I'm still not big on Lidstrom/Stuart.
What I want to see is one of these:
Lidstrom/Ericsson
Kronwall/Stuart
Salei/Rafalski
Lidstrom/Ericsson
Salei/Kronwall
Rafalski/Stuart
Lidstrom/Ericsson (Yes, I like this pairing)
Kronwall/Rafalski
Kindl/Stuart
Let's see Babs try some of those for regular pairs, come on man!

I like this one.

Joe Dirt in the hole.

He better play.....there's a bus load of fans coming down from St.Andrews & Winnipeg down to Minneapolis to watch him play.....theres a lotta love for this kid in our local area....the signs saying " Home of Darren Helm 2008 Stanley Cup Winner" are still up on every major road leading into the St.Andrews municipality!!

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It would be even more awesome if he announces a trade of Steven Stamkos to the wings for a gatorade bottle and some hockey tape and then becomes the GM for the wings.

It would be more awesome if he walks out on the ice and tears open his shirt, revealing the winged wheel. Then he takes to the air and goes up to his box.

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I don't think Steckel intentionally hit Crosby. It looked to me like an innocent collision that Crosby simply got the worst of. Are you thinking of Meszaros?

Duchene was hit in the hand by a shot. Malkin was very unfortunate that Myers slipped and hit him the way that he did. Parise's injury was just a freak accident that aggravated a previous condition with his knee. Markov just had a bummed out knee to begin with (thank you Matt Cooke). Only Markov's injury might apply to "lack of respect" but that occurred last playoffs and it wasn't really a dirty hit.
I cant think of any other big name players to go down, maybe you could provide some that were a result of a 'lack of respect'.
Closer to home we have Datsyuk, Modano, Homer all going down due to accidents that caused injury. Only Stuart's broken jaw was a result of a "lack of respect".

If a trade is in the works, I'd rather Hollad keep the draft picks and trade prospect(s) - Musak, Emmerton, Kindl, Abdelkader to name a few. Unless, one of the trade opportunities is a Weber or a Suter (which is highly unlikely).
EDIT: I think Wings need a goalie more than a defensemen.

Hey guys. Thanks for all the feedback (both in this thread and in private messages). With your help, we've settled on the Westin. Really appreciate the hospitality/help and absolutely cannot wait to get to Hockeytown! Now, I just need to find a way to convince people I'm focusing on my work between now and then!
Any other tips, suggestions, etc for a 30-something (ok..full disclosure, damn near 40) married couple in terms of things to do at the game....after the game...or just in general in the downtown area? we'll be there for about 2 1/2 days.
Also, does the Joe Louis Arena wings shop sell Konstantinov jerseys by chance? I've always wanted one and it would make it perfect if i could actually buy it *in* detroit at the joe. a little hokey probably...but I still think that would be cool. =) Thanks again guys!

I was going to answer this as well..
MI DEFINITELY honors TX.
http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_carry_permit_reciprocity_maps.html
I carried in MI with my TN permit and never had an issue.

I just went out from california for a game and stayed at the westin book cadillac. It was very nice and very classy. The room service food was really good as well and they had a free fitness center which was really nice.

I know you were kidding, but I believe Michigan is one of the states that has a reciprocity agreement with Texas, so your Texas CCW permit would also be valid in MI.

Hi folks. =) Forum newbie but long-time wing nut here!
My wife and I will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary this month and we have decided to do so by fulfilling a long-time dream of mine, seeing a Wings game at the Joe. We live in Dallas, so we thought it would be fun to make the trip out for the stars/wings game on the 24th. Anyway, we've been researching nice hotels and it seems like our choices boil down to the Westin Book Cadillac and the Marriott at the Ren Center. Do any of the locals have a strong opinion one way or another on which of those two hotels would be the best choice? We won't be renting a car (since we don't have a permit to carry a weapon in other states...i kid i kid.). =)
Thanks in advance & can't even tell you how fired up we are to finally get to see a game at the Joe!
edit: It looks like the Atheneum is a good option as well.

on a side note is it just me or has Ericcson gotten softer this season ? its just everytime i see the guy play he's skating off checks and it drives me INSANE! for his size he should be hammering guys

I agree totally im just saying Kindl is playing poor because he is a rookie but I think Smith should get a shot to gain some pro experience even if he doesn't do much better then Kindl.
id be happy with these lines for a couple games
Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmstrom
Franzen-Filppula-Bertuzzi
Cleary-Hudler-Filppula
Eaves-Abdlekader-Helm
Rafalski-Kronwall
Lidstrom-Ericcson
Salei-Smith

we still have roster space for a call up with stuart out why not give um both a game. call up illari and give zetterberg a rest for a game or 2. and then bring up smith for a game or 2 for kindl he has been lebda like lately or worse

The only reason i say Smith is because Kindl isnt playing so good right now anyway and i wouldn't mind sitting Draper,Miller or Eaves for a game or 2...I'm pretty sure Filppula is leading the Griffs in PTS and was the only All-Star if im not mistaken

Well... you can only assume that his absence on the big club during the injury stretch means that he isn't tearing it up in GR. I have no data to back that, but that's my initial reaction. Be cool to see him get a shot though.
I'd love to see Smith too but I don't know about bringing him up at the moment. Seems too soon still. I'd rather see him play when the team is a little more stable.

Finally! I've been sick of the "we didn't start on time, but got better. just no puck luck. keep doing what you're doing and eventually...." bull Babcock has been saying for the last two seasons. I think everyone has gotten way too comfortable with themselves. They went from being far and away the hardest working team in the league, winning a cup doing so, to slowly becoming lazy floaters because they thought they could make it up in the offensive end.
The whole team has played without urgency and its disgusting. But Howard hasn't been great either...