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Using that rationale, every trade deadline rental who doesn't A) re-sign, or B) help you win a Cup, is "useless". Which is a pretty thin threshold for success. The Cole trade has not been bad or useless.

Totally agree. Zidlicky was excellent right off the bat, and that was a big plus for us. But even if he'd only been half as good I'd have considered it a successful trade. Cole has played fine so far, and will continue to do so going forward. Same with Zidlicky. They've both been excellent additions and have done EXACTLY what Ken Holland was hoping they'd do. People bitching about Cole are the same ones who lament Stephen Weiss too. It drives me crazy.

I assume he's looked "off" because he is coming to a new team, with new teammates, and a new system, and a different coach. AND he still produced points regularly...which is what good veteran players do. Unless a guy is coming from an absolute dumpster fire of a team (e.g. Stafford and Buffalo), they're usually not going to produce more after they leave a situation they're comfortable with for a new team. And even Cole's points per game went down after coming to Detroit. But if you expected any differently, you were probably in error to begin with.

I'm confused, is 6 points in 11 games bad? Did you guys think we were getting Max Pacioretty? We got a 40 point winger, who came to Detroit and played...ready for this...EXACTLY like a 40 point winger. Or were you guys suggesting that Holland should have known Cole would get hurt in advance, and thus not made the trade?

Whelp, if you can't score 5 on 5 goals you're not going to have a lot of success in this league.

Unf***ingbelieveable!

We're frustratingly uncreative offensively. Jesus.

Isn't it obvious what he's there for anyway? Hell, it's obvious what he's in the NHL for. The solution to "it's obvious he's dangerous from the right side" shouldn't be "so lets move him someplace else". Unless he's some kind of multi-threat offensive weapon and I've just had my eyes closed.

Why is Pulkkinen playing in the middle on the PP? That's twice in a row he's not been on the right side.

Bufflin? Love it.

I don't have a problem with it. Cross checks are part of the game. Always have been, and always will be.

I honestly missed that. Where the hell have I been?

When did he stomp on somebody with his skates?

I don't think that Toronto will offer him more control. They offered more control to Shanahan to get him to come to Toronto. Are they going to have a team president with more power than normal, and a coach with more power than normal? And a GM doing what? If they end up doing this, it'll backfire. Mark it.

Good on Bobby Ryan to call and check on Miller. I've always thought that Ryan was a classy guy. Kudos.

I heard miller lacks grit and toughness. What a ***** this guy is.

Agreed. Anybody who thinks that Dekeyser isn't a top four defenseman is nuts. The guy plays over 20 minutes a night, in all situations, against top opposition, AND puts up points. Not sure what he'd have to do to be a top four that he isn't already doing.

I can't believe Katie let me down last night. I'm devastated.

Zidlicky and Weiss I instead of pulkkinen and jurco? Yeah, babs is a genius alright.

I heard that Justin Rattlesnaker is a Paul Heyman guy. #wwehockey

Justin appletater rules so much. Best red wing.

Erik karlsson has such sweet flow.

Light a mup! I'm on fiiiiiaaaaaahhhhh!

That Jamie Lee Curtis is a real man's man.

I know you wouldn't lol.