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I know the past couple of years I have gone on here and snagged a good wallpaper for the playoff matchup. anyone have a good link?

Lost four straight and are starting a goalie with 3 career starts next game. #aimfortheisles

Supposedly, the tsn tweeters are suggesting that there will also be a rule that players on first 2 years of their ELC will automatically be protected so that means we would not have to use a protection on Larkin.

Watched him play with the Griffs on Saturday night. Long lanky frame and a good skater. Stick skills were not noticeable at all, and every time he touched the puck in the neutral zone he dumped it in, but that can be expected when playing with a new team. At no point did he look out of place tho. Could end up being a solid signing.

I must see him post a lot then lol

ugh agree on Frk, his hype train in most of these threads is unreal. If Pulkinnen isn't taking off in the NHL, no way Frk can make an impact right away (if ever).

I go to the griffins every couple weeks and I do not have very many good things to say about Jenson, whereas I have very good things to say about Russo and XO. Even if you are just watching warmups Jenson just looks small, whereas Mantha looks like a giant on the ice. There is no doubt he can skate but he still gets beat a lot to the outside even with his speed and his offensive ability just doesn't shine through in the games I've been too. He doesn't pass the puck as well as the defenseman he is competing against. Sproul has been a disappointment as well, but at least he is substantially bigger than jenson and throws his weight around a lot more. I personally just don't see an NHLer when looking at Jenson play. The wings have a lot of depth on D in the minors and on a stacked defensive core he just looks like a weak prospect. My last comment is the change in systems between this year and blash's last year really really hurt him. His skating was emphasized under Blash and this year the D aren't quite as active and so he is spending more time defending then igniting the offense which does not seem to work for him.

Does anyone have, or have a link to, any good red wings playoff schedule wall paper? Tried mw32.com but they only have regular season so far, any help would be mucho appreciated.

Cole is essentially what the Wings hope Abby becomes. Scored 35 goals with MTL in 2012 and has won a cup. He is a great skater too, you'll notice both Z, Weiss, and Holland have commented on his speed and skating for a guy his size. Great pickup for the cost of the market right now. Could be the difference making it further in the playoffs for us. Haters gonna hate on here bc thats what they do but it was a great two days for the organization.

Babcock stated he is refusing to talk about Kindl. and per usual Khan and St James refuse to actually do their job and report news. Absolutely nothing about Kindl has been reported other than he is not benched because of injury. Best Beat writers in the business.

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Does anyone know if any of the prospect games will be televised anywhere?

Read an article about this today, I'll post it at the bottom. But interesting thought on who you would take in a shootout if the season was on the line. http://octopusthrower.com/2014/09/02/detroit-red-wings-shootout-take/ Personally, I'd go Datsyuk, Jurco, Tatar. But Jurco has yet to take very many shootouts in the NHL. (looked around for a similar thread couldn't find one, if i am in error please merge)

Most shootout goals 1. Jussi Jokinen - 28 2. Pavel Datsyuk - 26 3. Brad Richards - 25 4. Erik Christensen - 24 5. Zach Parise - 24 6. Brad Boyes - 24 7. Radim Vrbata - 24 8. Mikko Koivu - 23 9. Rick Nash - 23 10. Ales Kotalik & Wojtek Wolski - 22 Highest shootout percentage (min. 15 attempts) 1. T.J. Oshie - 57.9% (11/19) 2. Frans Nielsen - 57.1% (16/28) 3. Jarret Stoll - 56.5 % (13/23) 4. Erik Christensen - 52.2% (24/46) 5. Michael Handzus - 52.2% (12/23) 6. Ales Kotalik - 50% (22/44) 7. Shawn Horcoff - 50% (9/18) 8. Jonathan Toews - 48.8% (20/41) 9. Pavel Datsyuk - 48.1% (26/54) 10. Zach Parise - 47.1% (24/51) ​For reference this was 2011 stats I couldn't find anything more recent

According to elite prospects his rights were transferred to AK

Well this stat is interesting, it does not tell the whole story and is a bit misleading (injuries). The one name on the list that is baffling is Clarkson.

Agree completely, only high caliber top pairing guy was a underachieving (at the time) Boumeister and Holland offered and Calgary chose a different deal

It is one of those choices that looks minimal but could drastically hinder this team if injuries occur. I personally think Mrazek is a stud and is ready for the big leagues, but promoting him without signing a back up could be the wrong move. What if Howard and Mrazek both get hurt at the same time? Then the wings have absolutely no experience in net. Who would start and be backup? Curoue (sp?) and Patterson? Both haven't played basically at all in the minors. I think Mrazek should be and is ready to be promoted, but the safer decision for the team would be to sign a back up.

Wonder why Jurco practiced today, wonder if he sits tomorrow?

I agree with Dickie, I do think a one year older vet, kindof like the Huskins/Commodore/Lilja mold, one who could be sent to the minors, wouldn't be a bad signing. That way if we call the kids up and they regress or wings get hit hard on D with injuries then there is at least some experience on the roster. So if that is Matt Greene then sweet, but I doubt he would want a one year deal.

Legwand has been a good center. but Nashville plays a zone D, Wings play strict man on man. Winger has less to know in the Wing's D system so its an easier transition. Since we dont absolutely need him at C anymore he should be more effective short term on the wing. Not saying leggy has been bad, but it makes sense why he is seeing time as a shutdown winger. (this is the same problem Weiss had defensively, besides other things)

soo EXCITED for friday after watching that. Hopefully playoff pav (throws his body around) shows up this year despite the injury.

Last year I would have done that trade. JB is a bonafide top pairing defenseman. This year I'm glad holland didn't. The perks of hindsight.

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