Neomaxizoomdweebie

Absolutely agree with you here. And although its tempting, I will forego any response to the "bigger holes on the back end" part. Yep. He's a Canadian Kanye. https://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2018/07/red_wings_prospect_gustav_lind.html

Except Canadian hockey players at the draft, during free agency, or approaching the end of their contracts.

LOL. That's a good one. https://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2018/07/red_wings_dylan_larkin_continu_1.html https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/10/18/athanasiou-stunting-his-own-development-with-contract-holdout/

I think that's considered more of a public service.

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No offense. Wasn't aimed at you. Just making a wisecrack about an earlier post.

When she wears it, the "O" doesn't stand for Ottawa. (use your imagination) BTW is she nekkid under there?

Neo likes Mr. Anderson.

Don't bring me back into this! I never said I hate him or that AA sucks, just that he needs work. And that at this point I would rather have Nyquist in the top 6 over him. Which is completely my opinion, doesn't make it right or wrong. Frankly, I don't know what we are arguing about. We clearly all agree that AA hasn't reached his full potential and will need to continue to work at improvement, right? So why the "hater" comments? And as far as the comments about AA not wanting to be coached, it is absolutely true that I am not privy to that whole situation. What I do know is that AA was benched multiple times this past season. Is it because he wasn't listening to his coaches (coaching), or was it because he sucked? IDK. But, you don't get benched for no good reason. Obviously there was an issue. That's not overstating the facts at all. But either way it means that I am unfairly critical of AA apparently. Weak argument. His numbers would be better because he'd be playing with Z and getting PP time. Am I doing it right?

Not to single you out specifically as I have seen similar posts by others, but i have to wonder, why do you think this? The Wings have not had any issues re-signing players that they want to keep. The only players that I can think of in recent memory that they've lost via free agency were players they didn't want to bring back. Seems to me that guys that play here like it and want to stay, regardless of the standings. Green and Vanek are perfect examples of that. Not every player is cup chasing. There is no reason to believe that Faulk or Karlsson would want to leave as free agents if they were acquired to play in Detroit.

No. This is where the whole AA vs. Nyquist thing started. I disagreed and said I would prefer Nyquist in the top 6 over AA for reasons that I stated. No Nyquist and AA are not similar players when it comes to direct comparisons, but there are different reasons why one could argue that one belongs in the top 6 over the other...which is one way of comparing them.

Trouba's current contract is like 2.75 mil. If it goes to arbitration it only benefits Winnipeg. No way an arbitrator gives him anywhere near 7 mil. Probably somewhere around 5, maybe. Even if he's worth more than that because of potential/future returns, he won't get that much of a pay raise in arbitration.

"Assistant"...right.

I feel like this is a big, juicy, squirming nightcrawler. It's like he's in ur head.

Let's hope arbitration rewards him with a huge contract. With Buff at 7.6, Myers at 5.5, and Kulikov at 4.5, they can't afford that kind of cap hit considering they have Scheifele, Ehlers, and Hellbucyk at 6+, Wheeler and Little at 5+, and Perreault at 4+. Laine will be getting a big payday eventually too.

Holy lowballs Batman! 4mil might be an insult. Granted, 7 mil is steep, but Brendan Smith makes 4.25...in the minors. Trouba is worth way more than that. I would go as high as 4 years at 6 mil AAV, but I think some where in the 5.25 to 5.5 range is more likely. Buff is at 7.6, and Myers makes 5.5.

Are you calling Cholowski a 20 year old Kindl? Ouch. I feel like Carolina is on the weak side here. They need to trade Faulk more than we need him. It shouldn't take that much to get him. If they want a Svech, or Nyquist, or even AA, I'll listen; but no to Mantha, Larkin, Rass, Zadina. And no 1st round 2019. I'll give up a 2nd rounder or 2020 1st rounder tho.

I heart Mike Green. Glad we re-signed him. Bring in Faulk and we have a respectable d corp.

Actually, I think Hillary had more votes. No I graduated first. Then the other things. I think the point is that Im not in college so how can I know that. Plenty of situations on college campuses reported where invited speakers were threatened, uninvited due to public pressure, or not allowed to speak by audience members.

Line rotation or not. Helm doesn't belong in the top 6. You have Z, Larkin, Mantha, Nyquist, Zadina, Rass, Nielsen, Bertuzzi, AA, even Abby, several players who would be better there than Helm.

The "Thought Police" are coming. They've already taken over college campuses. I am not a Mr. T follower. Didn't vote for him. I just enjoy watching the show.

It's not MY eyeball test. If you're referring to AA, I have not stated anything that hasn't already been said by coaches, players, sports journalists, etc. Living out of the market, I don't get to watch as many games as a lot of you do, so I don't put a lot of emphasis on things that I specifically see. That's part of the reason for coming here, to get perspective from knowledgeable fans who see more than I do. That said, I trust comments and assessments made by Z and Blashill more than I do anyone at LGW. If those in the know are saying these things, then I 'll take their word over anyone here.