Red Wings Addict

He's good for a laugh I guess. Like any reality TV show or something.

Yeah... What the hell was that? Oh well. Next game.

My hope is that the Wings have put that period behind them and come out with a clear mind and fresh energy for the 4rd.

They see me rollin'... They hatin'...

Maybe they try to pretend every team they beat is Detroit.

Did Milbury use a shoe?

Mine

Well at least it's tied. Forget about that period and have a good 4rd.

Just want this period to be over with.

Hmm... Yeah I'm just a little concerned about the price. Of course, not Piche but rather the first round pick. Yeah he wasn't going to play for the Wings for five years but still. Just a little concerned though. I mean, the market these days seems to require overpayment. It was never really in doubt that Piche would never make it to the NHL.

f*** that... I don't ever want Pav out of a game... But yeah, at least it's rather minor. I just wonder if 2 weeks really means 3 weeks with most of their estimation of recovery from injuries.

Kyle Quincey Plus: Good Skater, Speedy and Agile... Physical Player, Throws Hard Hits... Nice Shot... Handles Puck Well... Very Good Defensively... Will jump up into the play... Minus: Needs to Bulk Up... Inconsistent... Organizational Comments:"I think he played a huge factor for us the first 2/3rds of the season helping us with the transition of losing some of our veteran D., and being one of our go-to guys, and played in all situations. He plays solid D, physical, gritty, either side of the puck, and yet he can also add offense and play on your powerplay. He's a very well liked player, he's got a great future ahead of him, and I think he is just going to get better as he gets more confidence and more playing time." Griffins Head Coach Greg Ireland What GRC says: 2007-08: Quincey rebounded from a slow start to play his best stretch of hockey as a pro the second half. After a trip to Detroit, the physical blueliner tuned up his game, meshing his physical edge with some offensive mojo, missing since his rookie season. One of the biggest improvements in his game down the stretch was his consistency, in effort, intensity and results on the ice. Kyle is out of options, and is likely to snag the last defensive spot in Detroit next season. 2006-07: Whether from injuries or an inconsistent lineup, Kyle's game dropped a notch after the first of year. Inconsistency and defensive lapses marred some pretty good stretches of play for the physical defenseman. He still has the skills, but just doesn't seem to put them together every game. That being said he was one of the more effective blueliner's on the Griffins, and was recalled to Detroit at the end of the season where he scored his first NHL goal. 2005-06: Kyle was slow to recover from a concussion suffered around the New Year, but he recovered to play some pretty exciting hockey for a rookie blueliner. He had some ugly numbers in the playoffs, but his normal defensive partner (Lebda) may have been the cause for a large part of that. Quincey played beyond his experience most of the season and should pick it up another notch next season. Role: Top 2 Defenseman Projection: Top 4 NHL Two-way Defenseman http://www.griffinscentral.com/players/kquincey.html

Very true. It's tough for me now whenever I hear about Spezza because this video clip is what I associate with his voice. Once I saw it the first time, the name Spezza and my own cognitive schematic with that name revolutionized completely. It's just what he sounds like to me now, haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y4sU7-UM9s

Erik Karlsson on pace for 76 points. Still the runaway leader among dmen. What a talent.

Smartest meaning hockey sense. I can fathom Nick and Sid being comparable but I don't know if Pav is THAT much ahead of either of those two. I'm a little surprised that Jimmy made this list. Not Jimmy himself or his abilities but that other players regarded him in that way. Semin and Gerbe? Someone want to explain that to me? Now this is a funny result. No Dan O'Halloran? Brad Watson? Denis LaRue? Shocking. I've always had the perception that players complain a lot about the ice at JLA because the building is so old and whatever. Hmm... Nice.

Let's get this over with and yadda yadda yadda.

Hmm... There's kind of an unattractive logjam at forward as it is. I would hope that the Wings would trade a player in the bottom six.

Hmm... Xavier Ouelett... I really like him as a prospect. He's getting closer to blue chip status by the day. Then again he's still not a guaranteed NHL player. Tough call.

Who has the hardest shot? 1. Zdeno Chara 59% 2. Shea Weber 33% 3. Sheldon Souray 2% 4. Alex Ovechkin 1% Who is the best skater? 1. Marian Gaborik 33% 2. Sidney Crosby 9% 3. Patrick Marleau 6% 4. Duncan Keith 5% 5. Darren Helm 5% 6. Phil Kessel 4% Who is the smartest player? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 45% 2. Sidney Crosby 16% 3. Nicklas Lidstrom 15% 4. Jonathan Toews 4% 5. Claude Giroux 3% 6. Henrik Sedin 2% Who is the toughest player? 1. Milan Lucic 20% 2. Zdeno Chara 17% 3. Shawn Thornton 11% 4. Brian McGrattan 7% 5. George Parros 4% 6. Matt Carkner 4% Who is the most difficult player to play against? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 26% 2. Zdeno Chara 19% 3. Sidney Crosby 9% 4. Evgeni Malkin 7% 5. Jonathan Toews 4% 6. Shea Weber 3% Who is the hardest to take the puck from? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 47% 2. Evgeni Malkin 10% 3. Sidney Crosby 9% 4. Jaromir Jagr 6% 5. Joe Thornton 3% 6. Rick Nash 2% Which goalie is the most difficult to score on? 1. Henrik Lundqvist 38% 2. Pekka Rinne 19% 3. Tim Thomas 16% 4. Carey Price 5% 5. Mikka Kiprusoff 3% 6. Jimmy Howard 3% Who is the fastest skater? 1. Marian Gaborik 32% 2. Michael Grabner 26% 3. Darren Helm 10% 4. Erik Cole 5% 5. Phil Kessel 4% 6. Patrick Marleau 3% Which player is the most difficult to stop? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 24% 2. Steven Stamkos 12% 3. Sidney Crosby 12% 4. Alexander Semin 12% 5. Nathan Gerbe 6% 6. Evgeni Malkin 6% Who is the most underrated player? 1. Patrice Bergeron 9% 2. Jamie Benn 6% 3. Loui Eriksson 4% 4. Claude Giroux 3% 5. David Krejci 3% 6. David Backes 3% Which current player is the best role model? 1. Nicklas Lidstrom 23% 2. Sidney Crosby 20% 3. Jonathan Toews 10% 4. Jarome Iginla 9% 5. Shane Doan 7% 6. Daniel Alfredsson 5% Who is the cleanest player to play against? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 21% 2. Martin St. Louis 13% 3. Nicklas Lidstrom 13% 4. Ray Whitney 5% 5. Henrik Zetterberg 4% 6. Kyle Wellwood 4% Which current player would you select to start a franchise? 1. Sidney Crosby 41% 2. Jonathan Toews 18% 3. Pavel Datsyuk 6% 4. Claude Giroux 5% 5. Steven Stamkos 5% 6. Evgeni Malkin 4% Who is the toughest defenceman to play against? 1. Zdeno Chara 61% 2. Shea Weber 12% 3. Nicklas Lidstrom 6% 4. Chris Pronger 3% 5. Brooks Orpik 3% 6. Douglas Murray 1% Who is the toughest forward to play against? 1. Pavel Datsyuk 25% 2. Milan Lucic 15% 3. Evgeni Malkin 13% 4. Sidney Crosby 9% 5. Alexander Ovechkin 3% 6. Zach Parise 2% Which team is overrated? 1. Vancouver Canucks 24% 2. Toronto Maple Leafs 18% 3. Washington Capitals 15% 4. New York Rangers 9% 5. Ottawa Senators 4% 6. Pittsburgh Penguins 4% Which team is underrated? 1. St. Louis Blues 28% 2. Nashville Predators 21% 3. Ottawa Senators 11% 4. Florida Panthers 11% 5. New York Islanders 10% 6. Toronto Maple Leafs 5% Who is the best referee? 1. Paul Devorski 19% 2. Kelly Sutherland 15% 3. Wes McCauley 13% 4. Dan Van Massenhoven 9% 5. Stephen Walkom 6% 6. Kyle Hehman 6% Which coach would you most like to play for? 1. Dan Bylsma 21% 2. Joel Quenneville 11% 3. Dave Tippett 8% 4. Mike Babcock 8% 5. John Tortorella 7% 6. Todd McLellan 4% Which coach demands the most of his players? 1. John Tortorella 59% 2. Daryl Sutter 8% 3. Ken Hitchcock 8% 4. Mike Babcock 7% 5. Dan Bylsma 3% 6. Brent Sutter 2% Which current assistant coach should be the next head coach? 1. Brad Shaw 7% 2. Dave Cameron 6% 3. Doug Houda 6% 4. Dave Lewis 5% 5. Craig Ramsay 5% 6. Tony Granato 4% What is your favorite rink to play in? 1. Montreal Bell Centre 33% 2. United Center 17% 3. Madison Square Gardens 7% 4. Joe Louis Arena 6% 5. Air Canada Centre 5% 6. TD Gardens 5% Which rink has the best ice? 1. Rexall Place Edmonton 47% 2. Bell Centre Montreal 15% 3. Joe Louis Detroit 10% 4. Rogers Arena Vancouver 5% 5. MTS Centre Winnipeg 5% 6. Scotiabank Saddledome 3% Which rink has the worst ice? 1. Bank Atlantic Center Florida 18% 2. Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa Bay 11% 3. Honda Center Anaheim 11% 4. Staples Center Los Angeles 8% 5. Madison Square Gardens New York 8% 6. American Airlines Center Dallas 6% What team would you most like to play for? 1. Chicago Blackhawks 14% 2. Detroit Red Wings 13% 3. Boston Bruins 11% 4. Toronto Maple Leafs 8% 5. Montreal Canadiens 6% 6. Tampa Bay 5% Which Canadian City Deserves an NHL Franchise? 1. Quebec City 2. Toronto (2nd) 3. Hamilton Should the instigator rule be abolished? 1. No 53% Should fighting be completely banished? 1. No 98% http://www.playerspoll.ca

For now. I hope his site survives. Is it because of all this SOPA and PIPA and FIFA business?

Yeah really. God has no puck skills whatsoever. I am slightly surprised by the Zetterberg votes. It has nothing to do with that collision from the CBJ game. In my view Z isn't afraid to get a little chippy and dirty with some hacks and whacks here and there. The two that bring that out of him the best I think are Kesler, Backes and maybe Crosby.

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Yeah but at some point they gotta realize that elephants aren't orange. Bunch of idiots.