LeftWinger

Thursday opener...dang it, I'll be driving!

Any TV?

Just as we were all hoping for Steve to play one more season, get to 700 goals and also retire to thunderous applause at The Joe.

It's all be ok, how else are we gonna compete for Jack Hughes? It's a win-win...or in his case lose-win. Jimmy has made a ton of money without ever having to earn it. That's a career he can be proud of. Can't be mad at the guy.

Tank for Hughes

Bump.

Howard=Average again?

It ain't over, but yech if we lose to Toronto.

I think Ken Daniels pronounces it Cha-Law-Ski. No matter, we should be hearing it one way or another all season long!

He will be our GM. Not even a question.

That was Shawn's Uncle Aaron.

Agreed! Jack Hughes first, toss up between Kakko and Broberg if we get 2-5. An argument can be made for Podkolzin as well!

Agreed. Svech has also been very impressive. I wish they could all stay. Shawn Burr is looking down and nodding his head with apporoval.

Zadina proving he should stay. IMO, based on pre season, Zadina, Rasmussen and Cholowski should be the three that stay all year. It's still crazy to think that on opening day, because if injuries, that 5 out of the 7 spots on D could be rookies.

Meh, Marvel is better anyhow.

Kids, kids, kids!

....and, ignored.

You have been asked. And I will only do so the one time.

I remember when all of you were so high on Franzen leading the team in GWG's. I said it back then and I'll say it again, it shouldn't be counted as a GWG unless the goal is scored in OT, or it's the actual goal that untied the game and puts you ahead. Too many teams are up by 6, let's say, then barely hold on to win 6-5 and that 6th goal, scored in the 2nd, is considered a GWG. And that's exactly how Franzen, amongst others, accumilated their GWG's.

typical #9, never admitting when someone actually makes sense. I should've known I'd get more intelligence from the wall. Please do not mention me or reply to me anymore. Convo over. Carry on...

Also, I cannot believe that Chicago is allowing someone to wear Chelios' #7. I guess since it isn't retired (it should be) it's no big deal, but I feel that it should be out of circulation. Oh well.... Abby - Glenny - Helm is a great 4th line. ...too bad that is not where they'll be. One of those guys will be on the top line.

I, for one, am pretty excited for out kids coming along! As much as we'll miss Z, I really don't think we are going to miss him as much as we all once feared. AA is proving he belongs. He will be one of our scoring leaders this season! I wish we could keep all of Svech, Ras and Zadina up here to start the season. Heck, with injuries, we just might be able to! Right now we have 14 FWDs signed, take away Z and Franzen, that leaves us 2 openings for sure! We have 6 D signed, with injuries, we may need to upgrade 5 kids on D,or if we wanted to go with 3 kid fwds, we could go with only 6 D and use Witko as both an extra fwd and D.

So, out to start the season possibly: Green, Daley, DD, E. We needed 1 kid to make the team to have 7 healthy D, now we have only 2 healthy D (and how healthy is Kronwall really?) so that gives 5 kids the possibly the opening night! Sulak, Cholowski, Hronek, Hicketts and Saarijarvi will all get extended looks past the pre-season! Kronwall - Jensen Cholowski - Hronek Sulak - Hicketts (Saarijarvi) Not exact combos, but that is a real fresh look!

I mean players that I have suggested getting rid of over the years have either been let go, traded, waived. Not necessarily the exact names of kids coming up, but players like Hudler, Kindl, Smith, Filppula, Andersson, and some others I may have forgotten (whom I took a lot of heat for suggesting they not be on our team) have all been ditched basically. Even going back to my suggestion of trading Franzen for Alex Burrows (which I took too much heat for) would've been a great deal in hindsight considering Franzen's eventual head problems that caused him to LTIR. Not that I could've seen that coming, but back then I was suggesting that deal because I felt that Franzen playing with the Twins would resurrect his scoring. Unbeknownst to all of us, it was the concussions that was causing him to falter on the ice. But if that deal could've happened, we would've gotten a full career out of Burrows instead of LTIR Franzen. I still think we should've dealt Franzen circa 2010, but in the end, he didn't play anyhow. I admit, much like some others, there were times when I went overboard with some trade suggestions, but for the most part, nearly every player that I didn't like on this team, for one reason or another, was eventually dealt, waived, went unsigned, despite the tons of slack I took from folks here for even suggesting any of it. So, ya, I have had some doosies of trade scenario's, but again, most of the players I had in those trades, are gone. So maybe the deals I suggested weren't the best, but 99% the payers I suggested to trade, are gone. So ya, the team I didn't like is pretty much gone, and the team I am liking more and more is here and building. Nah, any of the players that will be there opening night ALL have waiver exemptions. We're good!

To be fair, 99% of the players that I wanted cut, waived, not re-signed or traded, eventually got cut, waived not re-signed or traded. So, it just seems I would've just done it sooner that what our management did. The team I've been building in my world is taking shape in the real world. You just have to open your eyes and realize it.