ColdWarrior

League name: Autopick Keeper League #: 180360 12 Teams, 2 Divisions, Head-to-Head Been awhile since I've been to RWC, but would like to get some wings fans to fill out the last few slots in this new league (7 of 12 filled now). This is my 2nd attempt at a keeper league... joined one last year, had Ovechkin/Nash/Kronner & S Mason/Backstrom in Net then of course, the league dies. So, trying again... CW

Oh dear lord, what DOESN'T this team need?!!! I mean let's face it, there's been what... 30 games already this season? And DET has won ONLY 22 of them!!! My god, this team sucks! If we don't get help soon, it'll be the end of hockeytown as we know it! Next thing you know, we won't even be able to sell out the JLA!!! Ok, on a more serious note: Teams can always get better, no matter how damned good they may be. I don't really think we need anything, but I'd like to get an addition that meets one of these needs: 1) Second line scoring. I don't trust our second line to be consistent as it is, plus a little extra depth would be helpful. 2) Another good toughguy... fighter, punishing open ice hitter, etc. We've proven we're tough enough to stand up to whatever other teams might dish out, but it'd be nice to have someone that puts fear into those teams as well. The good thing, with our cap room, we might be able to grab someone who fits one of those traits. I'd like to get someone who meets both... but who's available there could do that? CW

Puhlease.... and aerofoil-articulated primates will propel themselves forcefully through my bowels.

Man, haven't seen so much negativity since.... last offseason. And the one before that. This team makes it happen, big signings or not. Sure, I'd like to see a big power forward in the lineup... but I'd also like to see our youth get a shot. This year, they will. Can't wait to see Grigs play. Plus, maybe Babs will finally give the Oompa-Loompa more than 7 minutes a night... Maybe 'summer' isn't an accurate title for this season... instead, summer shall hence forth be known as: Season of the whiney-***** Red Wing fans.

The best part of this new logo is the replacement of 'R' with 'TM' in the lower right. That's progress!

These awards are for the REGULAR season, hence why voting is done shortly after the reg season ends. Lids hopefully will win it, yet again.

Speaking of derailment... what is that avatar, a Zenit? Now, on topic... our depth in skaters seems pretty good. We could give up a couple players (including Kronner if we had to) to help our G situation IF Dom doesn't return (i.e. Bryz or Tosk). Still, if not for the injuries, I'd say no way. Assuming he isn't about to get an adamantium skeleton installed, I could handle him going if the return is good. That's called Risk Avoidance. But who are we going to convince to give us a good return for a guy who's spent more time in a cast than in skates?

The power play advantage would make it very worthwhile. Pavel ate most of our cap increase this year, but dropping Lang & Markov will help cover the pay of Smyth. 5-on-5 wouldn't be half bad either... Dats & Hank as top 2 centers. Bert, Homer & Smyth on the wings. And a half dozen guys competing for the last 2nd-line wing. Franz, Flip, Hud, Grigs, Cleary, Sammy...

How many games did then-wing Hatcher get in '04? 3 games I think? Seems like a precedent. Add the repeat offense & seems like 6 games is more appropriate. [edit after reading the above post] Hmm... note to self: Read the entire thread before posting. Redundant.

If the wings lose in the conference quarter-finals, you get pissed & demand that the coaching staff, ken holland and most of the players get canned. If the wings lose in the conference semi-finals, you get pissed & demand that the coaching staff, ken holland and most of the players get canned. If the wings lose in the conference finals, you get pissed & demand that the coaching staff, ken holland and most of the players get canned. If the wings lose in the stanley cup finals, you get pissed & demand that the coaching staff, ken holland and most of the players get canned. If the wings win the cup, you think the wings did OK this season.

We don't know why he didn't shake hands. So, why spend time speculating/judging him without knowing the reason?

Problem with 72 game schedule... 12% fewer games means 12% less revenue, meaning 12% lower salary caps & 12% lower paychecks to players. So, there's a reason for the NHL, managers & players to all say hell no. As for the cities, vegas might work although I suspect many of the lower bowl seats would be owned by casinos for guests. But hey, revenue is revenue. Seatle might also work... but I'd imagine you'd have to overcome a canuck fanbase there. Another issue, is it my imagination or do all of the 'eastern' divisions have 6 teams & all the western only 5?

Unusual manner? Maybe Giggy will score on himself... or pull a Nabokov.

Who knows is right... and I agree. Who cares, as long as we win. Although I'll make two predictions. If we lose game 5, 60-70% of this board will be screaming about how horrible holland, babcock, hasek, lang, dats, bertuzzi, <insert random player here> is... and how 'here we go again', 'we've got no chance', 'woah be me', 'the sky is falling', blah blah blah. Yet, if we go on to win the series, most of those same posters will shout 'I believed', 'I never doubted', 'we are unstoppable', etc. etc.. CW

Seriously, the league did the right thing here. One game seems appropriate for a bad, but apparently unintended, hit. Now, if this were say Bertuzzi slamming Selanne into the boards, wouldn't our team & the fans here be predominantly supporting Bert? Point is... justice is done. No need to bash on our visiting quack-fans for it.

Ok... thanks to an HDTV that went tango-uniform during the last period of Sunday's game, I had to listen to (i.e. not see) the game. So, I didn't see the hit. Although, I guess I should go look for the clip online... Hell, Nied's got ejected & it sounds like Pronger was the worse of the two offenders... that says to me that this hit is worse than what Iggy did. And what Iggy did wasn't near as bad as what the backup goalie did... who did get suspended. Personally, the 'suspend Iggy' outcry sounded like a bunch of homers just wanting to see the flames star get suspended for game 6 so we could have an easier series. However, this one... might be a valid outcry. The one still picture I saw, you could tell Pronger had his elbows placed for max damage to head/neck... so the big question, was it malicious or just finishing a check? That's what Campbell has to decide. Looking forward to the outcome... it'll be interesting either way.

Absolutely. However, he hasn't recovered to top form yet... so I'd hope Kenny would do a Hasek-esque incentive based contract just to be safe. With Bert, Franzen, Grigs, Markov, and Lils... that's a lot of hitting power. Hell, even Pavel 'Byng' Datsyuk has made some great hits this series. If calder does indeed turn out to be injured... than I hope we give him more of a chance. Again though, after a crappy year w/Philly & a limited playoffs this year... I'd hope we sign him short term & for a reasonable price. If he's not injured & just playing like crap... then let him try his UFA status, but extend an invite to camp on a tryout basis if he wants to stay.

True, but a broken hand that's forcing a guy out of the game is not what I'd call a nagging injury.

BS, show me a link. BS, show me a link. BS, show me a link. I want to see Calds do well... and it does SEEM that he's injured. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Otherwise, it's only speculation. Especially now that he's been replaced. If he were injured, the club would announce it. What are they going to do, keep it secret just in case they need to call up a one armed winger who's only been playing 4 minutes a night? He's a professional athlete, who's been training for months & back on the ice for three weeks. Furthermore, he's replacing a guy who averaged 4 minutes of ice a night. So, you think Kopecky will be useless after 2 minutes of play?

Is it just me, or has the the amount of bad language increased exponentially as the playoffs have gone on?

Kopecky v. Calder Since you forgot the link...

Now, I'm not saying I think you're full of ****... but without a source, I think you're full of ****. Dude... what you do with the options on your own time is your own business. Keep it to yourself.

Is there a source for this? They haven't mentioned it at all in the Freep.

He's been quietly consistent, physically tough, and defensively sound. Given that, I think he's been a great addition. I am also perplexed why the media & fans seem to mention him so little. But, you can't really compare anyone on this team to Vladdy though.

I mostly agree. He could make more than $850K in russia. Furthermore, athletes pay is tax-free in Russia. However, he has said he does want to try the NHL... after all, it is supposed to be the best hockey league in the world. However, as I recall, when players get demoted to GR they only earn something like 5-10% of their contract pay. I.E. if he accepted a 2-way deal & went to GR, he'd be earning less than 80K. So, although I could see him taking $850K to play in the best league in the world, I can't see him taking < $80K to play in the AHL.