Scott R Lucidi

I dont want another Copp/Compher

How do u think the convo goes?

Im thinking the talk goes like this: SCAM: Lucas, we want you to retire a Red Wing. That's how we do it in Detroit. We are thinking 8 years, 50 million. Then another 8 years, 56 million. Raymond: Done.

I got the Rags

50+ mil hard to turn down.

Dallas looks so balanced. Stankhoven and Johnston are REALLY good. Heiskenen and Harley are REALLY good. Great mix of youth with good vets. I dont see the Canucks being able to compete in this one.

Who you got cats/rags?

And the team wasnt really doing well during the regular season until Cossa took over starting duties. He's a winner.

Admirals finished 3rd in the regular season. We carried the play on them last night for all but 7 or 8 minutes of the game. I dont see us losing this series unless a complete bed shetting experience happens. Edvinsson-Johansson is solid minus one gaff they had letting a breakaway goal get between them. Tuomisto and Simek looked defensively sound. Didier and Wallinder gave up the most pressure. They are the weak link right now. Our centers are all good 200' guys. Thats a huge noticeable advantage that we havent developed at the NHL level. Larkin goes hard 200', but our other centers just dont have that gas pedal floored up and down. Czarnik, Kasper, and Lombardi all go balls out. Theyre not the toughest in 50/50 battles, but they all at least get in the way. This series might only go 3.

100%. Cossa is probably going to struggle for a year in the NHL, but if everyone doesn't go full regard, they'll realize that the Redwings/SCAM just groomed an NHL goalie in 3 years and he's 22 freaking years old. That's an incredible feat. Most goalies aren't ready for NHL action until they're 26-28 years old, and most of them that do come up at that age aren't carrying all the accolades that Cossa already has at 21 years old. That's the thing that amuses me about Cossa. I find it funny how all the "Good Players" keep ending up on his team. He keeps ending up on teams that are making deep playoff runs with all the "Good Players". Wait until he wins a cup for us. We'll have all the "Good Players", I'm sure.

Didier is definitely the weakest link on the team from what I can see. He's the Jeff Petry of the Griffins. But he's also the captain for some reason. So who knows. If I was coach, I'd yank Didier and Soderblom, and replace them with ASP and Danielson.

1st Overall, Pick 31 1st Overall, Pick 19, Pick 31 1st Overall, Pick 32 7th Overall 3rd Overall 1st Overall How can you suck with these consecutive NHL drafts? Hard to believe the NHL allowed this to happen.

Yup. I think the Stars are going to own them, but I like the way they're taking it to the Oilers. I'm so happy to see the Oilers fail after getting so much help from Uncle Gary. What a dump. Then they bring in the biggest fraud in NHL history to GM. He signs Evander Kane. That team is so easy to hate.

Too much homerism, here. Matthew Boldy is not light years behind Raymond. He has 171 Points in 201 Games Played with a +23. Raymond has 174 Points in 238 Games Played with a -61. They both play about 20 minutes a night, and they both play with equally talented line mates. There's exactly ZERO reason to give Raymond more than 7 million a year, no matter what term he wants. Yzerman will get him for 6.25 mil x 8 years = 50 Million.

Cossa has a couple things to work on before he's complete. I've watched about 10-15 games of his now (not a huge sample), and the only things I've seen that need immediate improvement before he goes super sayan into his best form are 1) his rebound control and 2) his recovery time. The guy is an absolute beast and gets in the way of the 1st shot every time. He is always in a great position for the first shot, so the ones that go in on him are only the REAL flukey ones that he can't see or get directed. He doesn't have those mental lapses where an average snap shot from 40 feet that he's had 2 seconds to prepare for go under his glove. Husso has been plagued by those "stinkers" his entire time with us. I've only seen Cossa give up one of those, and it was only because the guy fired the shot from a weird spot along the boards and surprised Cossa. But the 2nd shot is another story. Shots that hit Cossa's pads find their way to the dots far too often instead of finding their way to the corners. The skill level in the NHL allows the shooters to fire low at the off pad to create juicy rebounds far more than it does at the AHL level. And Cossa seems to give up too many tasty rebounds that NHLers will put in almost every time. He needs to learn to direct the puck to steeper angle rebound opportunities. 2ndly, his first movement from side to side is incredible. It's not fast, but he's so big that it seems like he can move across the net in a nanosecond. But when the puck goes back the other way, it takes him FOREVER to get back across. That's something he can fix with strength training and repetition in his flexibility drills, though. As he matures in his body and gets stronger, this should help itself out. Outside of those 2 things, this cat is the real deal. He's an animal. He hates losing, but he has that ability to put things in the past and play his best going forward. That's a good trait for our goalie to have, as we seem to fall behind a lot. We need a mentally strong goalie that will right the ship and allow us to come back on other teams. Excited to see Cossa get some NHL experience.

Ha. The officiating is sad. Charging call on Petterson was laughable. 2 minutes for jumping.

Colin on the brink

Sad face @Motor City Mullets

1. I wont be upset if good players get a little more than they should. The Chiarot contract is hideous though. That upsets me. 9 on that one

Seider will get 7.5 x 8. Raymond will get 6.25 x 8. That's FMV.

Lombardi is in complete control of his own destiny. He skates all the time and is in the play all the time. End board to end board. He just isnt strong enough right now. If he gains 30 lbs of muscle and can be tougher on the puck and battle, he's going to be fantastic.

We are better than that team.

Oof

Offsides

We better wake up