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Am I the only one who noticed that Helms stick was actually slashed in half on that 3rd goal by a bruins player?

Tonights 3 Stars of the Game...

We all knew this day would come, but sounds like Dats may be leaving sooner than expected. Why would he ever want to leave when he's playing with top notch talent like abby?! http://kuklaskorner.com/a2y/comments/source-in-detroit-datsyuks-got-one-year-left

With these prices the wings could get some good picks/prospects for White or Flip! White for a 2nd once we sign Dekeyser?! Fingers crossed!

I get calling nyquist up finally, but why send tartar down?

While Nyquist is a little bit on the small size, I just don't understand why the Wings aren't giving him a more prominent role. Anyone who has watched him play in Grand Rapids can tell that he is by far the best player on that team. Granted I know its not the NHL, but I'm from Grand Rapids and have been to tons of Griffins games the past 2 years and he is always making plays, creating turnovers, scoring big goals, etc. He carried the line of him, tatar, and andersson on most nights...the reason Tatar and Andersson have been having their best years when in GR. Now while I like Tatar and Andersson and what they bring to the Wings, it seems like Gus should be up instead. Only reason I can think of as to why they are keeping him in the minors is because of contract reasons. The Wings need all the cap space they can get and without Nyquist on the big club proving what he can do they wouldn't have any reason to have to pay him big bucks next year. They can easily sign him to a couple year deal worth a million or so instead. This is just my theory, but I have no other explanation as to why he isn't up and cleary and abby remain on the 2nd line instead of someone like him filling in with Dats.

"I'm Brendan Shanahan, and I drop the puck" Now that's a real commissioner!!!

Top 2 are Dustin Brown and Stamkos!

Parise suppose to talk to the media any minute...

Yeah your probably right...he'll wait til Hudler is 35-36 and sign him to a nice $6 million/year contract til he's 40! Future Goal scoring depth!!!

Holland already making plans to sign Hudler 4 years from now!

I personally like this signing and think there's a lot of over reaction going on...don't neccesarily like the cap hit, but Tootoo brings something that the Wings have been missing the past couple seasons. While I did hate him while he was on Nashville, I think he will quickly become a fan favorite in Detroit and I'm glad we don't have to play against him 6 times a season. As for Sammy, thats a whole different story, but 3 out of 4 today isn't bad!

Something is definitely up, we got 3 new forwards now today and Not enough room for everyone! I feel a trade...Tootoo is one of those guys you hate to play against, but love on your team. Like the signing, hate Sammy though! Roller coaster day so far! Maybe some extra incentive for Suter to sign?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo no no no! Why???

If I heard it right on TSN, apparently theres an offer for suter at 13 years around $100 million!! Didn't catch what they said exactly but that's what I thought I heard!

Am I the only one who just can't stand Marc Crawfords voice on TSN?

This is kind of crazy! If they are going hard for Nash then that probably means Parise is out. I would love Nash on the Wings but kind of afraid of what we'd have to give up. Hopefully we could give them Franzen in the deal and keep Flip, but most likely would be Flip going, plus Nyquist, plus Ouillet/Sproul/Jurco, plus every pick in next years draft lol, plus plus plus...Howson might even want Datsyuk and Zetterberg while were at it...getting nervous! Would rather go after Bobby Ryan or Evander Kane...would be much cheaper and we'd be getting much younger!

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger Carolina and Detroit are in a strong competition with New York Rangers for Rick Nash. Nothing imminent. Canes said to be pushing hard.

Right handed shot, has some size, could be a good pick-up for the bottom 6.

Just utterly baffling!

sign of things to come...

It's probably going to depend on training camp and how he is adjusting. My guess is he'll be on the Wings roster though. I'm sure he wants to come here to play in the NHL, not the AHL, so I am assuming the Wings have all but guaranteed him a roster spot or he probably would've signed with a team with less depth and a better chance to make the team. Just my opinion though. I know they sent Brunnstrom down last year, but I feel like Brunner is a much better player than Brunnstrom and has way more upside.

Didn't think of him on Helm's wing, but that could be a deadly combo. Both have tons of speed and Brunner should be able to finish if Helm can't. Like it!

Interesting signing if he does in fact sign. Not really sure how I feel about it. He's definitley got some skills but it'll be interesting to see how he converts to the NHL. As for the size thing...if he is in fact Hudlers replacement, we've added size lol!

Cap hit wise with long term deals: Parise cap hit $7-7.5 million Suter cap hit $6-6.5 million Remember these are cap hit numbers, their actual salaries will be more. With long term deals I think these would be fair cap hits based on comparable players. I agree with Semin as a backup plan. He is a natural goal scorer who lacks motivation, but a change of scenery and a new system/playing with Datsyuk, could change that. I would say that he'd be well worth the risk if he can be had at a 1-2 year deal for no more than $5.5 million. I think he'd easily be a 30 goal scorer with Datsyuk centering his line.