Wings_Dynasty

Holland, hey Holland. Move your ass.

I hope Big E impresses. I think a big body in the post is a good thing, especially to clear the crease of Dicks.

If they make the nets bigger, all records after that decision is made need to have an asterisk. Esposito, Howe, Lafleur, Gretzky, and Lemieux all shot at a 4x6 goal with right angles and the vertical and horizontal sides to the goal were parallel to each other. I do not want bigger goals or a goal with a curved crossbar. Smaller pads is what is needed.

TSN Power Rankings I have no problem with the power rankings, they are probably correct. I do have a problem with TSN's choice of words. "Class" and "Ducks" don't belong in the same sentence, unless the sentence is "The Anaheim Ducks have no class." I think the phrase "class of the league" is reserved for the team that plays hockey within the rules the best. Not the team that cheapshots and gets enough bad calls until they win. Also, the "class of the league" doesn't need two players to return to the team after half a season to be considered the "class of the league" or even be considered play-off contenders, they are the best no matter what players are or are not on the roster. Especially if they are clearly better on paper. More venting to follow if the Ducks don't make the post.

That's a compliment to him. I want boring 5 on 5 hockey in our zone when he is on the ice and PP bullets any other time. "So that's what a body check feels like."

Players will be dropped this month and in summer. Z is still making chicken s*** money right now and next season, Lids will probably take less than he makes now to keep a winning team together if he re-signs instead of retiring. Raffy and Dats are set amounts. Hossa will probably get $5 here. Cap up 3 million next year and who knows after next season. It's possible to have Dats, Z, Lids, Raffy, and Hossa all on one roster. But not with Flip, Rex, Stein, and Lilja making more money than they deserve.

Cleary has stated that he will give a home town dicount. He wants to stay here and he will do what is best for the team then himself.

IMO, Hossa > Sundin.... However, if Sundin's choices are the Wings and the Ducks, Kenny should sign him. Since the Hossa move is going to happen (as he claims) and ATL will want a lot, and TO wants a high prospect and 1st rounder, the move to get either one of them is in the Wings favor as well as any Cup contender. The Wings have more prospects and will trade starters, the Ducks have the talent in place to win and won't mess with the chemistry by moving a top sixer to get Hossa. When it comes down to it, we will probably have one of these guys and the Ducks will have the other. I would rather have Hossa simply becuase he is younger and wants an extension, and he wants a future with a winning team.

Best. Avatar. Ever.

Not if Babcock has anything to say about it. Also, definitely not if we don't sign a player as big or bigger than him seeing as he is our biggest forward.

Atlanta would have to pay him the 8 to stay. But a Detroit (where the chance for success is higher and there is already talent that he has to play with) would probably only have to pay him 5.

Yzerman.

That's the spirit.

Have you ever seen something and the only words you could process was "Oh, f***." That pretty much summed up my feelings when Nick had the dazed look on his face and couldn't find the ice under his feet.

AHAHAAHAHA!!!!

AD THAT TO YOUR SIG RIGHT ******* NOW!!!

Good job Downey. But... ENFORCER ENFORCER ENFORCER!!! IVANANS, LARAQUE, BRASHEAR, MAYERS, BOOGIE!!! ANYONE!!!!

No, he hasn't forgot.

New Options from MLive: Satan and Modry, along with Stuart, Feds, Sundin, and Prospal. Out: Blake and Hossa (long-term) The Los AngelesTimes reports that Kings defenseman Rob Blake has told the club he doesn't wish to waive his no-trade clause and wants to remain where he's at after next Tuesday's trade deadline. Not a big surprise, since it was assumed all along that even if Blake wanted to move to a contender he'd re-sign with L.A. in the summer. With his size and shot from the point, he'd have been a good fit on the Wings' second pairing and the second power-play unit. But I'm sure they wouldn't have given up much for a rental anyway. Two of Blake's teammates, defensemen Brad Stuart and Jaroslav Modry, figure to be moved and the Wings, who've been scouting that Kings undoubedly have some interest in at least one of them. Again, the question is, how much do you give up for a player you might only have for the rest of this season? The Kings are drawing a lot of attention from scouts because they're the one team that is absolutely out of the playoff picture and will definitely be selling. Tampa Bay, Toronto, Edmonton, the Islanders and Chicago could join them in the next week. But there's still a lot of teams battling for playoff spots, clubs like Columbus, St. Louis and Phoenix can't just throw in the towel with 5-6 weeks left in the season if they're within striking range. That's going to cut down on the number of sellers and jack up the price for those players who are available. Bottom line: As much as the Wings don't want to relinquish decent prospects or high picks, they might have to reconsider if they want to bolster their roster. I think they can get away without adding a top-four defenseman (but they really need a depth guy, a No. 5 or 6), but it's clear they need help on that second line (ideally, a goal-scoring winger) because you don't know how effective Dan Cleary is going to be and how long it will take him to get into a groove once he comes back from his broken jaw. The Isles' Miroslav Satan, Tampa Bay's Vaclav Prospal, Columbus' Sergei Fedorov are some of the second-tier players expected to be availabe unless their clubs win a few games this week. As far as the big names, I wouldn't completely rule out Mats Sundin, but I get the feeling he's going to stay in Toronto. If he agrees to be moved, it would help the Wings' chances if Sundin tells Toronto he will only go to Detroit and another team, thereby lowering the asking price because there wouldn't be multiple teams bidding for him. Atlanta is expected to move Marian Hossa, but in return the Thrashers want someone who will help them immediately, which probably rules out the Wings. Plus, as far as I can tell, the Wings, because of Henrik Zetterberg's next contract, don't have the future cap space (2009-10 and beyond) to sign Hossa long-term, making him an expense rental. I'd be surprised if the Rangers move Jaromir Jagr when they're right in the playoff mix. One more thing, a TSN report that Peter Forsberg isn't going to play this season is a good news-bad news thing for the Wings. The good news is that they won't have to face him in the playoffs (Colorado and possibly Minnesota were mentioned as possible landing spots for him, though Philadelphia was the clear-cut favorite). The bad news is that it adds another buyer to the market for the rest of these players.

Wings 10 (Z x2, Homer x2, Draper, Stein, Flip, Dats, Lids, Cheli) Avs 2 (who cares) WE NEED ALL OF THE WINGS TO STAND UP ON THE BENCH AND YELL OUT "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THESE LOSSES ANYMORE!!!"

Lebda, Lllja, Draper, Maltby, Drake, Hudler, Filppula, and Meech.

SOLD!!! I would be hesitant to trade away ALL of our defense prospects (except Ericsson & Abrakadabra) though. But, throw in Sergei for Corazzini/Helm and a pick and I'm sold on the whole deal.

BEER HERE!!!

Good venting. This isn't the Wings anyway. There are 5 Griffins in the lineup (Q, Meech, Howard, Hudler, and Sammy). I don't think any of them will be in the lineup Game 1, Round 1.