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The only thing that makes tonight's loss somewhat tolerable is the fact the Nucks have given up 5 to Anaheim halfway through the game. Start Schneider, trade Luongo..hold up maybe keep Lou, trade Schneider..ah crap who knows...Can't wait for the controversy to start.

Can we for the record squash the Parise and Suter whining..it had nothing to do with the money..they wanted to be Kariya and Selanne part 2 ..Holland offered them as much money as anyone else. Here is some advice everyone...mix up your favorite beverage whether its whiskey, beer, wine, listerine, dr pepper, sit down..chill the f out and have a short memory. See you headcases on Monday. Cocktaillllllls

Wtf was E doing there..get your stick in the lane instead of attempting to look like a goalie. wow

The good news is this is game 1 of 48..the bad news may also be that this is game 1 of 48

Well like any good parent and fan would do I`m going to leave this game on as background noise and engage in a epic game of mini stick hockey with my 4 year old......oh and drink whisky.

And sub his girlfriend in for Quincey..it was like he wasn`t there on the Tarasenko goal anyways.

January 19th, 2013 I am officially done defending Cleary..I have stuck up for him in the past but I will do it no longer..he is hot garbage, slow and lazy..please retire with Homer. If we play these guys 10 times with this lineup I`m not sure we win 2 of them

Um..its a 48 game season..i do agree about calming down but we don`t have 10-15 games to evaluate..we have like 5

The only good thing about that period is that were not down 7-0 ..wow. Cmon boys. And to all you people panicking after 20 minutes of hockey go jump off a cliff. It`s really pathetic. I will grant you this..after watching Chicago play today and that first period by St Louis we look like minimal the 3rd best team in the division lol

That is a fantastic looking GDT..well done. I'm going with 4-2 Wings every game until I get one right and then I can act like a guru.

Yea agreed, definitely lose some of your bargaining power. Can someone explain to me the waiver process with Nyquist. How many games can he play in the NHL before he has to clear waivers?

Well thats great news..we won't get burned by an overpaid plug who's been playing in the AHL lol

Low risk deal for a guy who will play on their 3rd d pair. I would have given him that kind of money for sure.

Clearly Emmerton and Mursak wouldn't get us the d man we could potentially use up front, I just hope when it gets to crunch time Kenny tries to trade 1 or both of them for a pick/picks instead of losing them altogether.

Helm tweaked something working out and will be out at least a few days..get used to the tweaking injuries..while some have been playing the whole lockout others have not and we all know how groins and hamstrings are. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/team/1357936573-48-769/red-wings-darren-helm-will.html

Am I completely missing something here...he has 91 career goals, played only 15 games last year because of injuries and the year before that had 44pts. https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/291628985069215744

Earning a contract doesn't exist anymore..guys get paid 5.75 million a year for potential. I should tell my boss I think I could potentially be the CEO of this company and he should pay me for it now...Unreal.

He's just saying all the right things.

If Tootoo can keep his head on straight which would've been clearly part of Holland's negotiation with him he is going to bring an element to this team that is missing. Helm can have game changing shifts with his speed and forecheck but Tootoo will be able to change the momentum of a game with big hits and some sandpaper. Everyone always bitched we haven't employed enough guys like Tootoo around here and now we get one and he's garbage before he's even played a game with us? And like i've said before..better to play with him then against him 6 times a year.

Unless we are working on something to get a 1/2/3 d man in here then I don't take a chance..we have lots of guys who can play the 4/5/6 spot.

50-55 points should be enough to make the playoffs this year. Kings finished 8th with 95pts last year ( 95/82 = 1.1585) 48 x 1.1585 = 55.6 So using that as an example 50 pts would be pushing it to make the playoffs and 56 would most likely do it. Low to mid 60's is pushing for a division title I would think. We will not lose in OT or a shootout all year. I'm going with 30-18..60 pts..4th in west

For large parts of the season last year it was quite clear his head was already in California. Served us well but if Cola stays healthy I think the comparison is just fine.

Bleacher report is one of the most popular sports sites in the world...................they don't get hockey though.

He will be just as important but not as good..no one will be..Homer was the best at what he did. Franzen said he learned alot of stuff by watching Homer so lets hope he puts the learning to good use.

Im on Shaw Cable in Canada and they told me today I get CI on a free preview until the 31st while they figure out pricing..kinda worries me.