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holland has wanted to wheel and deel for the past few years. but then we always hear the same "the prices are too high" excuse every summer. i will believe it when i see it

salary could certainly come into question for the gm trading for nyquist or tatar. a lot less risk on tatar's contract

thing to keep in mind is tatar has a more cap friendly contract. One more year at 2.7 mil and then becomes a restricted free agent. Nyquist still has 3 years at 4.7 mil cap hit

nope not with that contract. not to mention ericsson has known chronic hip issues that are only going to get worse and cause him to be even more of a pylon than he already is.

nobody is taking ericsson (even on retained salary) unless you are sending a a lot more with it that contract is arguably the worst one in the league

i think it has more to do with a young, new gm wanting to make his mark rather than nill convincing him to take a 5th rounder

yup. arizona'a gm said he was one of the first targets on his radar when he was hired. with the 5 day free agent interview period now, trading for a player's rights is a waste of assets imo

lol. the only reason why bowman had to make this trade in the first place is because of a loyality contract handed out to an easily replaceable player in bickell. total mismanagement of the cap by stan

nobody wants a #6 defensman with known hip issues for another 4 years. would probably have to package a pick and/or prospect with that. something holland probably doesn't want to do considering he will most likely have to do that to move datsyuk's cap hit as well

yeah you would most likely hear about it a day before. wings have until June 30 to buy him out

so ansar kahn tweeted out that ericsson was being bought out, but then quickly deleted it. interesting....

gotta keep the playoff streak going

people are still getting used to the fact the wings next arena is going to be corporate named people will get over it, just like the did with the tigers moving from tiger stadium to comerica park

my thoughts exactly. don't want to see crosby win so will have to root for the sharks. though i'm not too thrilled about seeing Thornton winning it either

it's a shame that it had to be quincey over ericsson. but it has to be done quincey will make a great addition to a cup contending team, similar to what brad stuart did for the wings

big houses are overrated would still buy it just because datsyuk owned it

who cares if it's named after restaurant? Like was mentioned before, airline companies and banks are way more corrupt than little ceaser's, yet nobody complains about stadiums being named after those companies I'm surprised more people don't realize how much little ceaser's has been involved in promoting and developing youth hockey in michigan. That alone makes it a better choice than a lot of other companies imo

the overreaction to this is quite hilarious can't imagine what the reaction would be if an actual fraud company like amway got the naming rights. heck, there should be more hatred towards airline companies and banks. these companies have been ripping people off for years little ceaser's has been associated with hockey in michigan for decades all the way back to the 70's with the start of the little ceaser's amateur league. Little Cesar's has done more to promote and devleop hockey in this area than any other company it's a shame people are using something so petty such as their dislike of the pizza as the reason why the arena shouldn't be named after little Ceaser's

I don't mind their pizza.Their deep dishes are actually pretty good. But i find that the quality can vary quite a bit depending on the store you go to as for the name, I don't mind it. Wish it wasn't corporate named but I know that was wishful thinking. at least it's a company that has deep roots to the hockey community in this area and not some sleazy company like amway. I remember the public outcry over comerica but now everyone has gotten used to it

games 1-4 are all on fsd http://www.foxsports.com/detroit/story/detroit-red-wings-vs-tampa-bay-lightning-scedule-041116

fsd always gets at least a couple games in the first round. after the first round, it's all nbc exclusive judging by the fact games 2 and 3 are on cnbc, I am pretty certain that at least those games are going to be on fsd. not sure about the other ones though well yeah. i mean many years ago tv didn't even exist

if counting just the winter classics, detroit, pittsburgh, and chicago have all been in 2 of them

shame the wings are probably going to get robbed of another calder trophy. remember when barret jackman won it over zetterberg?

sportsnet reporting could be blues/blackhawks winter classic next year. so seems to be some conflicting reports http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/report-blues-could-host-2017-winter-classic/ friedman also said on cbc tonight that leafs could host the herritage classic the day before the winter classic yea that was awesome. froze my ass off but it was worth it

i wouldn't be surprised if we don't see smith in a wings uniform ever again, especially if babcock is back next season. he simply doesn't have the smarts to be anything more than a depth/fringe defenseman