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The Red Wings are very good at slangin propaganda when they need to. Khan's new profile pic

What a string bean Back in 82 I could throw one of those plates a quarter mile

Godspeed Czechbro

Listen here you little s***, you will appreciate this clever infographic whether it's accurate or not and you will like it.

Nice infographic of the ice at the Joe RIPizza RIPizza Joe Louis Arena

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Palat got $5.3 x 5 and consistently hovers around 50 - 60 pts per season. Tatar hovers around 40 - 50 pts per season but scores more goals, whereas Palat notches more assists. I think $4.5 to $5 is fair. So basically Nyquist.

No, it's a pic of me giggling about your joke

With the 2018 first included, sure. But not straight up.

Telling of the state of team, or a genius navigation of the expansion by our glorious leader? Image of Holland playing 4D chess

Good thing Ken isn't that dumb

20 years ago today Ken Holland was appointed GM of the Detroit Red Wings Pay your respects to our fearless leader

I think a trade after arbitration is doable

We can't lose him. Worst case scenarios are the arbitrator gives him all the money he wants, or Tatar gets disgruntled by all this and walks away after a year deal. In the case of the former he better be traded.

I have a healthy appreciation for pilsners. I think too often theyre seen as just water, just because they're not thick/dark as mud and don't have 15 different flavor profiles. Of course there are higher quality pilsners than Miller... I get why cookie dough rocky road ice cream with rainbow chip sprinkles appeals to some people, and it does to me on occasion too, but sometimes I just want some regular damn chocolate.

Just so you know, I agree with you. I don't want to give him away like we had to do with Val and Huds. There would be no excuse for letting him walk unless he signed a 1-year and we made the playoffs this season.

He's basically Hudler with more quickness. Adding or subtracting another Hudler isn't going to make or break this team. I'm fine with keeping him, I just think 7 years, and maybe even 5, is unwise. Your point about healthcare concerns is a good one as well.

I agree that if an elite player is coming to this team under Holland it will be through the draft. My concern is paying Tatar 5-6 million for 7 years. That's a lot of term and money for a player that I don't think moves the needle. And with the current state of the team, I'm not too concerned about moving the needle anyway. So I'm all for trading Tatar, getting some assets, and signing Vanek cheap to replace him. If Vanek is worse or totally flops, who cares, we're in a rebuild anyway... and it's better to have short cheap contracts in order to remain flexible in a rebuild. If this team was competitive right now I'd be hollering to get Tatar locked in for the next 7 years, because I don't want to see another Fil/Weiss situtation, but this team isn't competitive right now.

ALL HAIL THE CUBE

I think you're missing my point. Whether Weiss scores 5 pts with us his first season or 100, Filppula's value as a player doesn't change. I'm not trying to get bogged down in whether Filppula or Hudler coming or going was a mistake or not. I'm trying to illustrate how non-crucial these players are. When Fil left and Weiss flopped did it kill us? No. When Hudler left and Brunner turned out to be a dud did it kill us? No. When Tatar leaves and we bring in Jarome Iginla, who flops, to replace him will it kills us? It doesn't matter because we're not a playoff team anymore. Were talking about replacing Kozlov, not Fedorov. This team will be fine with or without another Kozlov. Instead we should be focused on finding a Fedorov instead of paying and pleasing the Kozlovs of the world.

I wouldn't put too much stake into NHL17

It wasnt a mistake bc Filppula was a player you cant let walk. It was a mistake bc Weiss was a 100% failure and we came out with nothing. Fils contract went on to be a huge problem for TB once his production dropped after his first year there. I actually think Tatar is better than Val... but still not a player who really moves the needle.

In hindsight. At the time most were cool with it. It just sucked letting an asset walk for nothing.

2013-14, boy I thought we looked special that year.