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before the year i had them at 3rd in the division. taking the entire season, not just the last month, into perspective i would say the regular season was a sucess

yes because we all know howard sucks in the shootouts on purpose.

so with the bruins loss tonight, there is another way the wings can clinch tomorrow if the wings get a point tomorrow and boston loses in regulation, the wings will clinch a spot, regardless what the other teams do

nope. there is currently 5 teams fighting for 4 spots. so only one team is going to miss the playoffs

aside from the young guns and team europe concept, i'm all for this. It's the best hockey players in the world playing against one another. what's not to like about it?

another home preseason game tonight that is not being televised or even played on the radio. ridiculous

well good thing this game isn't being televised because the hawks had plane issues and aren't even at the joe yet

agreed. i love fighting as much as the next guy but the reality is that in today's game, it serves no purpose other than to entertain the fans

agreed. lol. and you know this how? there have been so many instances of players taking runs at star players on pertty much every team that this notion is laughable. enforcers do not deter players from taking cheapshots anymore thanks in large part to how the nhl has changed the rules Remember in 2008, when lapeirre took a run at lidstrom and injured him. downey was in the lineup but that didnt stop him from going after lidstrom or how about kronwall this past season when mcleod boarded him right next to tootoo. it's hilarious to think by today's standards that mccarty only got a 5 min major for fighting after that beatdown. If he did that today, he would probably be gone for the year

you can have all the enforcers you want, the fact of the matter is they do not deter players taking runs at your star players anymore.

that is true, but you don't need top 6 talent to fill the void for a couple weeks during the regular season. but the playoffs are a different story...

the wings have enough talented young guys to fill the void for a week or two. they did it last year for essentially half the season

no player can replace what datsyuk provides

pens announcers are generally known around the league as some of the worst. even pens fans will admit that.

pens announcers never cease to amaze me at how awful they are year in and year out. jumping to conclusions on a hit before even seeing a replay, which btw showed that the pens player lost his balance

another pp goal. nice!

this contract just made tatar's trade value go way up.

There are nice areas downtown no doubt. the problem is that there is almost the same amount of bad parts as well. Detroit is one of the largest cities in the country in terms of square miles, yet they are one of the only few cities to have a shrinking population. The city was built for a population of 2 million, not 600K. As a result you have a ton of areas that look like post apocalyptic war zone. They need to demolish these abandon neighborhoods and consolidate the city (easier said then done i know). but the city as is too big for the population that it has right now

i would do green for tatar straight up

not the point. the fact that holland would even suggest he should get a NTC, let alone actually give him one, just shows how delusional he is

a NTC is just salt in the wound

weiss made a lot of hockey sense and most people applauded the signing. wings needed that 2nd line center and he was it. nobody could have predicted all the injuries that derailed his season. hopefully he has a bounce back season

the money isn't an issue. it's a roster spot and the reason why he was signed that people should have an issue with

sobotka going for the KHL is really doing a disservice for any other Russians who want to play in the nhl. who's going to want to keep drafting Russians when they could bolt for the khl

considering the base term is 1.5 million, i'm pretty sure it's a one way deal. two way deals are capped at something like 900K. but it really doesn't matter. even if it's a one way deal, nobody is going to pick him up off waivers