matthewdanna

bravo

I like

I don't know where to start... how about, "there's no reason to think that he wouldn't score 45 or so, and he adds size, something that's sorely lacking on this team." You're talking about Samuelsson? Wow

Datsyuk: 11 seasons with Wings 255 goals; 512 assists; 767 points Stanley Cup 2002, 2008 All-Star 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 Young Stars Game 2002 Selke 2008, 2009, 2010 Lady Byng 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Plus-Minus Award 2008 - needs to get to 1000 points; needs to win another cup (at least); needs to sign at least one additional one-year deal; needs to be inducted into HOF; with that I say YES Zetterberg: 10 sesaons with Wings 263 goals; 408 assists; 672 points Conn Smyth 2008 Stanley Cup 2008 All-Star 2007 & 2008 All Rookie Team 2003 NHL Foundation Award 2013 Captain [2013 to ] - needs to play out his contract without a dropoff [he's only at 672 pts]; needs to win another cup (at least); needs to be inducted into HOF; even then it would be close Federov: 13 years with Wings 400 goals; 554 assists; 954 points [with Wings only] Stanley Cup 1997, 1998, 2002 All-Star 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 All Rookie Team 1991 Hart 2004 Pearson 2004 Selke 1994, 1996 His 1994 season is one of the best ever by a Red Wing and I think he's a HOF for sure. If you take away the hold-out, his personality, and his departure from the Wings it's a YES. I love him, but in the words of Mike Singletary, "Can't Do it, Won't do it."

almost 4M in the pressbox? Sammy on 2nd line? Eaves bought out?

This is likable

Can't we still buyout Samuelsson with an ordinary buyout once he claims to be healthy again? It would save us $2M in cap space

That made us better...

This

Willing to bet Weiss outperforms Vinny next year.

Agreed, preferably Right-Handed... Zach Bogosian?

PP1: Z-Pav-Alf Kronner-Kindl Mikey Likes it!

THIS!

You can't get mad at Holland when a player turns down multiple contract offers. Maybe he doesn't ever want to play defense... just sayin'

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER My Custom Lineup FORWARDS Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($5.500m) Drew Miller ($1.350m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) Gustav Nyquist ($1.201m) / Joakim Andersson ($1.005m) / Tomas Tatar ($0.840m) Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m) / Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m) DEFENSEMEN Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) / Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Jakub Kindl ($2.400m) Brendan Smith ($1.827m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.775m) Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) GOALTENDERS Jimmy Howard ($5.292m) Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m) ------ CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter) (these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion) SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $69,035,254; BONUSES: $3,010,000 CAP SPACE (25-man roster):- $1,725,254 I guess we can roll 5 lines now... We have to trade at least 2 guys. How can we get rid of Samuelsson or Quincey?

Totally disagree with this.

We roll out 5 lines better than any team in the NHL

What teams are even interested in Brunner?

I'll allow it

Prepare to overpay

This not good Mav, this is not good!

Agreed

Must mean we are not getting a C and have to keep Z on the 2nd line, now maybe with Alfie. Put Franzen on that line for an all-Swede line.

"I like our team"

I hope we put Samuelsson on regular waivers, send him to GR, and then not even play him. I am disgusted by his lack of class.