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This is one f***ed up series but in an entertaining way, haha. Every single one of these guys must be beyond black and blue by now.

Parise and Callahan would be awesome together on the same line for Team USA. They just need a skilled two-way center to go with them and I'm not crazy about Kesler or Backes as the center of that line.

Tavares is a great player for the Islanders but it's wrong that he gets more swag than Pav; arguably the biggest *******' human highlight reel of the NHL. Yeah I know it's like beating a dead horse as to how and why that happens. Still bothers me as a Wings fan though.

Is he still losing to Tavares? I can't believe that s***.

For Megatron's cover I wish they had a photo of him out jumping a triple coverage. Now that would be sweeeeeeeet. Might as well do this Madden curse in style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAkmxoWvHjc

Hahaha.

Oh you mean Wings fans are on the decline?

I still have a cocktail of mixed emotions as I read, "Cleary has become, as general manager Ken Holland put it, "a Red Wing," meaning Cleary is looked upon as part of the team's core fabric." To me, that means the Wings want to keep him for the rest of his career (Poor, poor NBC). I feel like the trend in Cleary's play really goes in huge waves. He's good for a while and then he gets hurt and then he's bad. It's the kind of trend that makes me think, 'I don't think I'd mind if he somehow priced himself out of Detroit after this year.' For 2012-2013, I feel like he'll bounce back in some ways; especially if he doesn't get injured in the beginning of the season. However, with all these injuries to his knee and lower body in general, I mean, can he show the speed to keep up with today's game on a consistent, long-term basis? We can expect him to give his all and sacrifice his body for the team but it seems like that's it as far as qualitative measurement goes. I guess we'll see if he still has it in him to provide speed, forechecking, etc.

I agree with what some have said here before. Realistically speaking, if Lidstrom is still the best defenseman on the team then he'll receive a complimentary salary. It's just the way Ken Holland seems to conduct business, especially with a guy like Lidstrom. Kenny will pay him fairly. Kronwall is currently the highest paid dman on the team with a 4.75 cap hit. Next year he'll bank a salary of 4.5 mil. If Nick decides to return, which I'm really hoping he will, my guess is that his new contract will have a salary of at least 4.75 mil. With a salary of 4.75 mil, Nick will make more than Kronwall and have the lowest and perhaps fairest cap hit.

Man Dustin Brown is annoying.

The Kings "seem to be everywhere." That's what people say about the Wings when they're at their best. Need to get that kind of impact back.

Is that allowed for people from Sweden? And besides the controversial game not too long ago, why not Russia?

www.redwingscentral.com

Niklas Kronwall and the "New" Definition of Charging http://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2012/5/17/3024167/niklas-kronwall-and-the-new-definition-of-charging

So strange. I've never seen Z smile after a Kronwall hit. Does it mean more if it's for Team Sweden or something?

Ted Kulfan tries to prep Wings fans and possibly mitigate some disappointment. NHL Insider: Red Wings might look deeper into free-agent pool http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120517/OPINION03/205170323/1128/rss16

I suppose the finals might be like the 2010 finals in terms of seeds.

Zetterberg makes a little over a mil more than Pav. He has since 10-11. His cap hit isn't higher but so far the money he actually receives is more. After 12-13, Z will make 7.5 mil for another four years. I believe that gives some kind of standard by which the Wings will try to abide if the Wings somehow pull off another lifetime contract for Parise. In that situation I feel like they would aim for an ideal (to say the least) cap hit in between Z's and Pav's.

My first thought was "What about this one?" But that's ESPN. Woops.

Does he want to play in Grand Rapids?

Teammates want to fire up Filppula http://www.freep.com/article/20110925/SPORTS05/109250596/Red-Wings-teammates-want-fire-up-Valtteri-Filppula Ken Holland was probably the first to throw out that 70 point potential number for Filppula right after he signed him to his current contract. At the same time, he added a qualifier to it. So I'd like to poll LGW and maybe create our own definition of what a breakout year for him would really be. I'd also like to see where people predict his point totals will be by the end of the year. It could be a fun little hindsight thread.

Yeah.

Who here would do a sign and trade of Hudler for Parise's rights?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G76eadv6ZM I wish DJ Porter would make one of these about Datsyuk.

Is anybody going to root for Phoenix?