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Trade Draper to Tampa for a draft pick. I bet he'd accept the trade. Going down to Florida to help Stevie.

2006 draft - Wings 1st selection - Cory Emmerberg 2007 draft - Wings 1st selection - Brendan Smithstrom 2008 draft - Wings 1st selection - Thomas McCollumov 2009 draft - Wings 1st selection - Landon Ferrarkinen You mean like this?

Even though Holland said he will actively seek a 4th line winger in the Dallas Drake mold who is tough to play against? This makes me, at the very least, "expect" that he'll sign one UFA. But I won't be surprised if it doesn't work out.

Best of luck to him!!!!! (First move? Lecavalier to Detroit for Derek Meech )

This is what I think happens: Jiri Hudler ($2.875m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($2.500m) Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m) Todd Bertuzzi ($1.500m) / Justin Abdelkader ($0.900m) / Daniel Cleary ($2.800m) Kris Draper ($1.583m) / Darren Helm ($1.000m) / Physical UFA($0.750m) Mattias Ritola ($0.517m) Nicklas Lidstrom ($5.500m) / Brian Rafalski ($6.000m) Brad Stuart ($3.750m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.000m) Jonathan Ericsson ($0.900m) / Physical D-man ($1.000m) Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) Jimmy Howard ($0.717m) / Chris Osgood ($1.417m) ROSTER: 22; PAYROLL: $57.330m; CAP ROOM: $0.370m BONUSES: $0.000m

LOL Detroit gets 2 days rest and plays back to back Games last year, and this year Chicago gets six days and Philly gets 5. f***.

Taken from MLive: http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/05/grading_the_red_wings_team_nee.html Let's start throwing some names around. I'll go first: Arron Asham Shawn Thorton Brad Winchester Eric Boulton

Don't Boggie and Datsyuk have some sort of friendship? Maybe Pavel will lobby for him.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Definitely a different version of Kabanov's story. I'd take a chance on high-end skill like that.

Well played.

Yep, and with Ferraro, Tatar, Nestrasil, and Callahan the Wings addressed their lack of forward prospect depth. Pretty sweet.

So Holland states that he wants to add a gritty 4th line free agent. Then he signs Callahan with the hope that he can make the team in a few years. This HAS to make some of the LGW nation happy.

An enforcer would be nice, but I'd be happy with a forth line that can play big minutes in the other teams end and wear down their defense.

Either way, TSN are getting invloved in this exact dialogue: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=321443

I would love to see a video link for this.

Hockey victory = excuse to steal booze and sneakers. Disgraceful behavior.

Detroit lost to the 1st place team in the West. Both Washington and Pittsburgh were beaten by the 8th seed. I think that distinct difference is at the heart of this thread and the OP.

Well played.

Read it and weep people. Not suprising. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2010/05/red_wings_coach_mike_babcock_n_1.html

He can still choose not to sign them. Or they can be waived or traded.

Possibly. Or maybe Ritola doesn't make the cut. Z-Dats-Homer Mule - Fil - Cleary Eaves - Helm - Hudler UFA - Abby - Draper Miller If they re-sign Bertuzzi then things get more complex. Edit: This is what I'd like to see. Z- Dats - Homer Mule - Fil - Hudler Bertuzzi - Helm - Cleary Thorton - Abby - Eaves Draper

I doubt it. Nice Preacher profile pic though!!!!!!

Coolio. Any idea how they would add 2500 seats? Do they have box seats as well?

15,000 seams like a small arena. But whatevs.