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Why do you keep making pointless threads/posts? Anyway, I'd rather have Witt.

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Zetterberg>Datsyuk

Mature response. I mean, tell me I'm wrong using logic and I'll accept it but dont just label me as "the new village idiot" and leave.

No it does make sense. The fact that Sanders had no protection from his o-line due to the fact that he was on a s***ty team means that he had to do all the work himself and was still able to be probably the best tailback in history. Dre Bly, on defense, shines. The supposed "strong" Lions defense sucks. Bly looks good out there because of how bad the guys are hes playing with. It's always a solo job at DB, whereas success at half back is a total team effort.

There, you just said it yourself. It's not that hard to be the best player on the Lions.

Well, you can apply that to Sanders as well... Not really, because the fact that Sanders was on a s***ty team makes him even better. He had no protection due to a (similar to now) worthless o-line. On the other side of the ball it's totally different.

My reasoning? Dre Bly shines on a s***ty team. If he wasnt on the Lions he wouldnt be that great. I've read over and over in sports columns that he is one of the NFL's most overrated.

But look at the team hes playing for.

One of the most overrated DB's in the NFL.

Thank. God. Still wont change anything... the Lions have nothing but an overrated core group of receivers, a slightly better-than-average running back, a good but old tight end, and a great d-lineman who will likely sign elsewhere after this season. They need to replace every o-lineman, except Woody. Kenoy Kennedy is an overrated bum. Dre Bly is average.

Well theyre not going to "throw it away" for nothing. They will have to get something good and YOUNG for it to happen.

No gas, no chainsaw.

Sorry mods, but I have to post the whole article since its on ESPN insider. Link (If you have Insider)

Burke said he wants speed. Lang isnt speedy, and I dont think Detroit is willing to give up on him yet--and why would they? 17 points in 21 games is not bad at all.

no no, i'm agreeing with you! two of those 3 guys are going i'm sure. oh oh oh, I thought you were sayin Florida wouldnt want em.

Yeah but theyre not gonna trade Sakic and why would Florida want an aging Blake for a young but elite goalie? It would have to be one or two of Liles, Tanguay, Hejduk, or Aebischer.

Colorado could do it, but theyd have to unload Tanguay and/or Hejduk, and Aebischer most likely.

isn't turco's salary way above what we can afford? 3.1 million. Depends on how much Holland would be willing to part with.

Well, for one, I'm not just pulling this out of my ass. Holland has said that if they dont feel confident with their goaltending towards the end of the season they could make a move. And, if things stay the way they are now (Osgood backing up Legace), I would rather have Osgood backing up Turco. Wouldnt you?

I think that if our goaltending begins to crumble towards the end of the season/beginning of the playoffs, Holland will make a move. Turco? Witt might be possible as well.

Let's see. Lidstrom -7.6 million Shanahan -2.12 million Yzerman -1.25 million Chelios -850 thousand Samuelsson -537.5 thousand Mowers -450 thousand Lilja -650 thousand Rivers -450 thousand Legace -1.162 million Osgood -900 thousand Without the players above, (according to LGW) Detroit's cap number is approximately 17 million. That leaves us with 23 million dollars, just a minor difference from 12 wouldnt you say? Maybe you should do your research. Lidstrom is not a guarantee to come back cheaper, if at all. No no, I said that goalies couldnt be acquired by "throwing money at them" as you said; meaning that they couldnt be signed as free agents during the trade deadline because of the obvious reason that none of them are free agents at the deadline. But okay, lets talk about trade scenarios.

You might be thinking of Dominic Hasek but I know for a fact the Wings traded for Dominik Hasek during the summer of 2001, and as far as I know thats considered the offseason and not the "deadline". So, what you're saying is a team with plenty of cap space, e.g. Chicago, didnt throw money at Khabibulin? Sure it didnt work out as planned, but it could have. So, you're saying next year when the Wings have all this free cap-space they wont be able to throw money at UFA's anymore? The point is teams will always be able to throw money at players to get them to sign; just not in the large scale of the past. Small-market teams of course will be able to compete for free agents better than in the past because the more successful teams will likely have less cap space, hence hindering their ability to throw out large amounts of money. Nevertheless, teams can still throw money at a weak spot to address it. I dont understand where youre getting the idea that a team must trade to address a weakness. Since when were we talking about St. Louis and Washington's goalie situations?