Red Wing

That would be amazing, Dangles. Call me biased but I truly believe Mantha is a superstar in the making. I think he's ready for the NHL right away which is why I think we should consider calling him up next season if he tears up the AHL early on.

The '02 cup was a little more special for me since I was 11 at the time and remembered everything about it. I liked revisiting the '97 and '98 moments on YouTube. Those teams were a joy to watch and I'm glad Vernon came away with a Smythe. Speaking of Vernon, was anyone stunned by the trade to the Sharks or were you content with the torch being passed to Osgood? I'm intrigued to know what someone of you "older" fans think.

this is my ideal off-season (pls don't knock it): - Let Alfie/Bert/Legwand walk in order to stay young (unless they're willing to come back for cheap) - Trade for Spezza (I think we've got enough assets to entice the Sens to pull the trigger on a deal) - Sign Vanek or Gaborik (preferably Gaborik; he's proven that he's got a lot left in the tank and hasn't shown any sign of slowing down. I'd be totally fine with giving this guy 6 mil for 3-5 seasons, he's a natural goal scorer with a laser for a shot and his clutch gene is up there with Kane's, not to mention he'd likely flourish playing on a line with Datsyuk) - If neither Vanek/Gaborik are available, Stastny would be a healthy alternative, though I wouldn't overpay him. - Match any offers for Tatar/Sheahan/Dekeyser as long as said offers aren't outrageously high. - Call up Almquist and Pulkinnen (let Mantha and Sproul get their feet wet in the AHL for a season, or a portion of it) Projected line-up: Abdelkader/Datsyuk/Gaborik Zetterberg/Spezza/Franzen Tatar/Sheahan/Nyquist Pulkkinen/Weiss (Helm?)/Jurco Smith/Kronwall Quincy/DeKeyser Kindl/Almquist

No. We need to bolster our defense, not weaken it.

He's been regressing for a while now and I don't think a change of scenery would turn him into the 70 point producer he once was. I'll say no.

Stud goal from Val.

Smith redeems himself! Terrific effort from Hank.

KINDL.

I agree. I like that we're shooting more, we already have as many shots as we did in game 1 through the first. just a matter of crashing the net more and we'll be able to head back home with a win. this is our game to take.

we dominated most of this period. keep it up.

parise and suter

HELM~!

was at the game last night and it was pretty embarrassing. hopefully the wings return to montreal next year to kick their asses. anyway, the habs aren't making the playoffs and we are. joke's on them.

just about to head out for the game. looking forward to it!

SAVE JIMMY! WINGS WIN!

VAL SCORES!

jimmy!

lol @ nash

I was in fifth grade at the time. Amazing moments!

let's go wings!

bertuzzi's playing great hockey. it's nice to see the wings on top of the west again!

1 more year, hopefully. at his age he's still one of the best defenseman in the league which is outright amazing. parise or richards would be a ridiculously perfect fit on this team.

what are the odds of us getting brad richards

well, that's a tough one to swallow especially knowing that we had three of our biggest contributors aside from hank/pavel out either all game or for the majority of it. glad we fought until the final horn though, it's just a shame to see them move on knowing that they won two, arguably three games in this series that they had absolutely no business winning (1st, 3rd, and tonight's). they definitely owe alot to niemi. i think we could've wiped the floor with them had our special teams been better, but at the end of the day our production (or lack thereof) on the pp/pk was the story of our team in these playoffs. that said, we'll be back. if this was nick's final season, i'll say this, take care my man! you are the greatest defenseman the game has ever seen since bobby orr. the greatest defenseman in the modern expansion era of hockey, period. enjoy wearing those four championship rings on your fingers, you deserve every single one of them.