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No way Vanek isn't traded. Don't understand why he's playing and not Ott. Maybe they have a deal in place and the team doesn't want him playing? Or he's actually just injured

When's the last time the 4th line of defense specialists didn't give up a grade A scoring chance on their shift

What really impresses me about AA is how good he is at collecting hard passes at high speeds

I never thought I would enjoy selling at the deadline so much

Good chance Ottawa is trash next year too

Beautiful... unconditional picks looks like?

Imagine signing Smith to that deal. This has to be posturing

Things seemed so positive this morning

I don't see a lot of firsts being thrown around for lesser players than Vanek so everyone just relax

Vanek is probably worth a 1st in comparison to these other deals that have gone down but teams are probably willing to sacrifice a 2nd for a lesser player than giving up a 1st for Vanek. The worst thing Holland can do is miss out on getting a good 2nd at the very least

Get a first from Toronto then they fall off a cliff down the stretch would be the sweetest feeling

Wouldn't trade Sheahan for anything less than a first

Why exactly is it impossible for Jurco to have shown his skill set when he's on the ice? Just because he was paired with defensive players doesn't mean people can't judge his performance. Good players look good when the puck is on their stick. It was more than just stats that went into managements disappointment in Jurco

Well Holland isn't an idiot he's not going to trade a 24 year old center for scraps just because he's having a miserable season. I wouldn't trade him unless they could actually get a 1st rounder which I doubt. It's not like his salary is hurting the team. See if he can bounce back next year with a new coach

Does anybody know all the good twitter accounts to follow for rumours. I got all the TSN guys

Jurco for a 3rd blows my mind so now thinking Smith could fetch at least a 3rd but I guess his RFA status comes into play. Hawks must be really high on Jurco but it shows Holland valued him as well just coaching and his attitude forced his hand. It shows coaching and Holland don't see eye to eye. The organization saw something in jurco and Holland refused to give up on him until he absolutely had to and got a good return on a guy who couldn't crack the lineup (coaching errors) Im thinking when a new coach comes in from outside the organization and plays the right guys he's gonna blow Wings fans away

Anybody here drunk right now?

I think we can count on Blashill being let go this offseason

I wouldn't budge over 3M for 3 years

I guess my rationale was that if Smith resigned really cheap I'd rather him than a 4th round pick but I guess Smith is going to test FA unless Holland overplays him. But if Smith ends up being like Quincey and nobody wants him I'd take him back in a heartbeat for a cheap short term deal

Wings are in a lose lose position. They're not gonna get any first round picks for anybody. Vanek should be traded for a 2nd cause he will be old and expensive but Smith is young and cheap and fits the criteria of what the Wings are after. Although the more I think about the less likely it is Smith gets a cheap deal from Holland anyways. Smith will sit in FA like Quincey and sign cheaply for 1 year

My thinking is Smith is more valuable to us than one of the last picks in the 3rd or 4th round. Holland has been brutal with his contracts but if he signs short term for what he's worth it's a no brainer to me. I think we'd be very lucky to get Pittsburgh's 3rd round pick but if we did I would think long and hard about it. Anything less than that just keep him

The Wings have invested soooo much time with Smith. I'd rather keep him then get a 5th round pick and watch him play like Shultz for Pittsburgh. But watch people will assume for the next 5 years Wings were offered 1st round picks left and right

Capitals only loss in February

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