LeftWinger

Just checked in, is AA scratched?

Imagine my surprise coming here and not seeing anything to do with a trade. Ken Holland cannot believe this team will get any better...even with Green and Abby and Helm returning, whenever they return. Maybe we'll get 2008 green, Helm and Abby back? We held out for so long hope for a different 2008 player to return, we can't lose again can we?

Cant do much from the 4th line.

Fire everyone.

I hate to admit it, but the only thing going to fix this team is a fire sale and let the kids develop and build a core and learn together how to win. We also need a head coach/GM with full control and not afraid to make bold moves. We need an impact coach who gets what he needs from his GM. Maybe get a guy who can be both.

First post of 2017! Ya! Coreau is good.

I don't like it. No one D man is going to turn this around. Fire sale your overpaid under performing forwards and D for extra draft picks, play all the kids, try to get the #1 Overall, if you get it, trade it to Calgary for Hamilton and their #1. Draft Foote. But we all know Holland will try to just make those playoffs. Mantha for Hamilton would ok, but I like my idea better.

Absolutely THE best Detroit Red Wings team I've ever watched. They'd even take out the '02 team.

So, I guess we're tanking it then? I don't trust Holland with a top 5 pick, let alone the #1.

#7 could net us Foote.

Yes, it is his son.

Did you know that Keith Primeau's kid is a goalie who is in this year's draft...

Nope. I can't find any quote from Datsyuk either, but he was very diplomatic, I don't doubt he may have in some interview that he'd like to play with him. It sure as hell beat being stuck with Abby...

Wow such sass from such a "new" member...

All 200 of them? Or have you more drunk posts somewhere?

Mrazek has already been drafted... In a late round, I hope Holland gives Kelton Hatcher a call. Great bloodline, nice D prospect.

Dave Tallon....but yes it would, but the Cup just seems to follow people named Bowman around. That was my tongue in cheek statement.

Not at all towards you. We've been hearing bought the Cup from other fans and non fans from day 1 after that win.

Again, I must dispute the whole "bought the Cup" theory. Buying the Cup means you gave up nothing and just threw a butt ton of cash at all the top F/A's in order to bring them in to win it all. Let's break it down from the playoff team: Yzerman - DRAFTED Shanahan - TRADED for Coffey, Primeau, 1st round pick Fedorov - DRAFTED Hull - Signed on August 22nd, 2001, nearly THREE months after any other team could've signed him. Lets note that he took less to come here. His own team didn't want him back, nether did St. Louis. Lidstrom - DRAFTED Chelios - TRADED for Eriksson and TWO 1st round picks Holmstrom - DRAFTED Robitaille - SIGNED July 5th, 2001, 4 days after UFA started and only after they lost Lapointe. The Kings told him they weren't interested in his services anymore, or he would have re-signed there. McCarty - DRAFTED Datsyuk - DRAFTED Fischer - DRAFTED Maltby - TRADED for (basically thrown aside by Edmonton) Dan McGillis in 1996 Devereaux - SIGNED as UFA on AUGUST 23, 2000. Again nearly 3 months after all other teams could've signed him. Including his own. Another Edmonton cast off. Olausson - SIGNED as UFA May 24th, 2001 out the Swiss league. Duchesne - SIGNED as UFA September 3, 1999 a whole 3 months after anyone else could've signed him. Including his team Philly. Larionov - TRADED for Ray Sheppard Oct. 24th, 1995 one of our LAST 50 goal scoerer's on this team (52 in 1994) plus he scored 30 goals in the 43 game shortened season before he was dealt. No exactly table scraps. TRADED for Golubovsky from Florida in 2000 after he left UFA that summer. So basically we traded Ray Sheppard and Yan Golubovsky to get Larionov. Draper - TRADED for ONE Canadian dollar, basically thrown in the garbage by Winnipeg June 30, 1993. Dandenault - DRAFTED Hasek - TRADED for Kozlov and a 1st round pick July 1, 2001. Krupp - Lets just forget this UFA signing, he only played 2 games anyhow Legace - Claimed of WAIVERS from Vancouver (Oct. 1999.) Who claimed him from us off waivers (Sept. 1999,) after we signed him as a career minor league UFA in August 1999. Slegr - TRADED for Butsayev and a 2nd round pick from Atlanta at the 2002 deadline. Williams - Signed as UFA in September 2000. Honestly that is really not buying The Cup as basically defined by "buying" a Championship, when you are signing players nobody else wanted and giving up multiple assets to acquire players. Plus using your drafted players. I laugh when other fans say that Cup was bought.

Only after he gets a big contract with a NTC. Only then he'll have questions on everything to do with his game.

I've survived too much to walk away from the forum!

Do you think we could get Stevie to give them a speech? Just one for old times sake....

Ahhhhh, good ol' Eva! I miss the font change! Blueadams, Omnipotent Hudler, centcougar, just to name a few!

Is Kip gone? I could've swore I just saw a post from him....

Too bad Number9 is gone too....oh, nevermind.