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Nyquist and Tatar are better than Franzen and Bertuzzi huh? Anybody else think that around here? This is laughable.

My father is one of these guys who thinks there's some league wide conspiracy against the Wings, from Gary Bettman, to the referees, to the commentators. At least a couple times a season I have to remind him that we're the winningest team in the last 2 decades. If there is indeed a giant conspiracy against the Wings, it's the least successful conspiracy of all time.

Who cares, even his half assed work ethic scores more often than anyone on our team. So unless you're trading him for an even better scoring winger (don't know why anyone would do that) then there's no sense in it.

God knows what they do in Switzerland for fun, but I generally don't trust those of Germanic persuasion and have no reason to believe they wouldn't bop defenseless field mice, if their insatiable blood lust temporarily subsided long enough to engage in leisure activity.

Datsyuk as a rookie was a lot like Nyquist is now actually. Far from a game changer, but with a huge amount of potential.

It would be absurd even if we didn't owe him 22 million dollars. His production for his price is a steal.

Yeah that's not too bad, but regardless of what his nickname is I'll be screaming "You've been...Brunder Struck!" in my best AC/DC voice every time he nets one.

Which reports? Gotta link?

Nope, visited a lot though. I used to live on the East Coast and you can't escape those god damn sewer rats.

How about B. Rabbit, Brunny Rabbit, or Little Brunny Foo Foo? On second thought it doesn't seem so fearsome after I type it.

I like Nash too, but I have a deep deep deep antipathy for the NYR organization and the city it represents.

Datsyuk had 35 pts. on the 3rd line. He did not step into a top six spot his rookie season. I can't speak for Axe, but for me it's not about a lack of faith, everyone knows the kid is skilled. It's about taking off the rose colored glasses and realizing that Nyquist isn't ready to be a top six forward in the NHL. If we had a spot on the third line I'd be all for it. But I'm not ready to grant the kid a top six spot when he put up fewer points than a rookie defenseman (Smith) who played fewer games and was largely on the third defensive pairing. All the skill in the world doesn't necessarily translate to success at the NHL level, as I'm sure Linus Omark could tell you. I know this is hard to hear for most, but Gustav Nyquist at this point in his career is not a better option than Samuelsson, Cleary, or Bertuzzi for a spot in the top six. s***, Filppula didn't earn his spot in the top six until last season and he is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than Nyquist is at this point.

I'm going to puke if the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup.

I almost said this but wasn't sure how many people would get the reference. Well played.

Swiss Miss?

Why would you guess that our leading goal scorer would move down to the third line for a playmaking rookie? If Helm's injury is serious enough to miss time, Nyquist would come in as the third line center and Franzen would stay put.

That remains to be seen.

Dumpster Baby?

Exactly, the Penguins who got murdered by a garbage team in the first round of last year's playoffs, despite having arguably the two best players in the world right now.

Based on what? Potential?

The Penguins? Are they talking about the same Penguins who got pole axed by a hardly capable Philadelphia team? The Penguins with terrible defense and goal tending Penguins? Hmmm.

Yeah no s***, not a bad deal for a guy who's never played a day in the NHL huh?

He's only 28 and would look real good in our top four. He and Ericsson or Quincey would be a good pair.

Hopefully The Wiz so we can sign him for something a little bit more Ken Holland's speed and toughen up that d core.

Given that the cap is going down, depending on our play this year I think the best move is to resign our own free agents and do nothing else. Taking on a big contract to the detriment of our depth is probably a bad idea for the next year or so.