LeftWinger

Damn, since you said that it reminded me that Z still has 6 more seasons on his contract...sure glad the CBA took care of these 10-13 year contracts.

scoreboard looks funny. Says 6-1 in OT.

WTF! Larkin with the hattrick! (technically) man, too bad we gotta send this kid down.

how the hell does Pit have 34 shots all of a sudden? Just before the PP they had 24.

...and now here comes the parade to the box to try to make it seem like Pit wasn't dominated as much as they were.

not normal for me to defend Howard, but he was messed with and then a player was pushed into him. Sprouly almost deflected the enough to stop it. Oh well.

-Howard, feeling the pressure of young goalie sensation Petr Mrazek, puts together a very solid game.

wouldn't be a o'halloren red wings game without a disallowed goal. This guy still hates us.

damn that kid is so one dimensional...three goals this pre-season, not one was a one time slapper. Three different types as well. He has arrived.

just caught up with the DVR, holy s***, I am going to need two or three pairs of shades for our future. When they drafted Larkin they said he was the real deal. That is putting it lightly. Damn the Pulkkamania kid, if he weren't so one dimensional he'd score more goals!

always someone trying to incite an argument. Isn't there a rule covering that?

I am gonna say this before he plays good or plays bad, I hope Franzen plays well and stays healthy that way when we waive someone at least it'll be worth while. I still don't have to like him though.

I am gonna do my best to give Howard the respect he has earned tonight. That being said, if he gives up all those goals again in just half a game, I will call him a ninny-poop and kindly ask that he be removed from the game.

Tonight will be Dylan Larkin's debut on the JLA ice playing for his hometown Detroit Red Wings. Stop and think about that for a minute. I know it happens all over the place from time to time, but the first shift he takes can you imagine the tears flowing from the eyes of his dad and mom? Can you just imagine for a minute all the years of practices, getting up at 3am, all the travel all the equipment purchased, all the money spent, all the memories of their child first learning how to skate using a chair or one of the newer plastic apparatus' they have now, all the tears Dylan cried when he thought he couldn't do it, he'd fall down and not want to get back up...my God, it's not only a rush of those memories because Dylan made it to the NHL, and that is overwhelming enough, 99% of the families who go through all the same motions don't even get a sniff of the NHL, but he was drafted by and is now playing for the hometown Detroit ******* Red Wings! Pardon my French. Talk about dream of dreams, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin congratulations, God bless you and let those tears flow! All the years and struggles you have endured, the times you wanted to give up or had to call in sick to work to go to the next tournament or game or parent meeting, it has all been worth it. Exhale. You deserve it. I can't even imagine the euphoria they will be feeling tonight when he steps onto that hallowed ice. It most certainly is not his first time on that ice surface, hell, even two of my son's played tourney's on that ice, but as he pulls that sweater over his head, ties his laces tight, briefly remembering how many times his father had to do it for him, maybe just one more time wishing dad would make sure they were just right so he wouldn't fall and could share in this one time moment with him. As he walks down that hallway and puts his first foot onto that ice for the first time as a Detroit Red Wing in the arena he grew up (as well as his father grew up) watching their favorite players and fantasizing about being an NHL player. You made it, you are a Detroit Red Wing....Wow.

I am going on record saying that I DID NOT bring up Franzen or his injury issues in this thread. See, it's not always me!

Still trying to save face 9? Wow! Now I am sending Q and E to the minors? Best if you just stop now. Besides, no one cares anymore. Thanks for playing.

...and this coming from someone (Buppy) who WILL call me out when warranted! Thank you. I take my medicine when necessary, and especially when it comes to Franzen and Howard, but when I don't warrant it, I don't deserve it.

It's not, I love them both. Just back in the "predict 20+ goals scorers" thread a few folks predicted Nyquist to score more because he is a better player. Not a problem, I hope they both get 35+, that is why I put the ninja there, they are both great players and should be the team leaders in goals this year. But if I have to choose a player to predict to score more goals, I choose Tatar, he just seems to be more sniper-esque, while Nyquist can score as well, he seems to have more playmaker skills to his bag of tricks. Again, I love them both and want them to have long lifetime Red Wings careers!

Wait, I thought Nyquist was the better player? He'll have his games where he is great as well, but I still believe Tatar will outscore him. Win win for Wings fans... Boy Mrazek did very good tonight, eh? Shutout. Even Coreau looked very good! Richards with the playmaker award, he is going to surprise a ton of critics! Chicago must be wondering WTF, barely beat the Griffins with the help of the refs, then their B squad gets handled by the Wings...all is good in Hockeytown.

Hmmmm, Mrazek sure did a great job tonight in taking another step towards taking Jimmy's job. Fact: I've included Jensen on my rosters on many occasion, NOT just in the most recent thread. You are the king of looking up old posts, please do so, I may not have mention him ALL the time, but I have mentioned him tons, and way before the latest thread. Good day sir. Let's see, so far this preseason, Jimmy 3 goals against, roughly 30 minutes of play, the other 3 goalies 2 goals against in 90 minutes of play. The debate was that I did not even mention him ONCE on my roster. I said he was on my roster basically all summer, your little buddy pulled up post #4 in the lines thread and said I didn't have him on my roster, then you guys piled on with the chastising like you are some sort of sped schooler laughing and pointing that I was busted because I didn't have him on my roster. IF the debate was whether I talked about him all summer, then I would have been accused of only mentioning him in August and that is not all summer, but no, the accusation was that I never even had him on my roster NOT ONCE. This is too easy. See even when you are wrong you dig yourself deeper, I, at least, can fess up to being wrong.

9, 9, 9....tsk tsk...the argument was that I never even mentioned him once in the roster thread. Which was proven I did, each time I made a roster he was on it. So, thanks again for being you and never being able to admit you're wrong. That's ok, because even though you do prove me wrong sometimes, it way fun when you get proved wrong then try to run around and deflect that fact. But again, thanks for everything! I look forward to the time you tell me I never said Mrazek will take Jimmy's job. I guess the words "most the summer" were wrong, but that was not the debate. Although I have had Jensen on my roster before and even back to the end of last season. I agree I have had some other guys there as well, but Jensen has made MULTIPLE appearances there. And yes, it was always at the expense of dumping one of Q, K, E or Smith and it still is, because in order for MORE THAN ONE of the kids to fit next season, more than just Q has to be gone next off season.

BUT, just to show you I am a good sport and can fess up to things, the OP of the thread did say 4 forward lines and 3 D pairings. So, using that formula, technically, I DID NOT have Jensen on my STARTING roster....

I didn't "call" anything, nor did I know it all along. Again, show me in my post where I "gloated" about being "right" about Jensen. I didn't gloat nor did I say I was right, I say to another user, I agree, Jensen deserves a shot, I have had him on my roster for a while. I don't see a gloat. I know you guys get pissed at me for Franzen, but this has nothing to do with him. If I did gloat about Jensen, and said I told you so, etc...I could see the excuse for the attack by you guys, but I didn't, and then when I was pretty much called a liar about Jensen, I blew up because I knew what my roster scenario said. You guys flame me all the time about me talking about getting rid of Q, K and E and in most if not all those trade scenarios, my D ends up with Jensen at #7. I am not even mad that you guys make fun of me by saying I should be a scout or my eye for talent sarcasm, but it pissed me off when you guys piled up on me because you guys said I never mentioned him on my roster(s.) That is why I got angry. When I deserved to be flamed, I take it and lick my wounds, just like when I liked the Franzen and Q signing's initially, you guys were right about those, I did initially like them, but have grown to hate them. When I get flamed on those, I deserve it, but I did not deserve this and my reaction was just. ...and no, I did not mention a bunch of guys at #7 in the roster thread, it was Jensen. There were different top 6 pairings, but Jensen was #7 in the three mentions of rosters.

...and to be fair about your mention of me having Sproul, I can honestly say, without a doubt that more times than not I had Jensen on my roster a lot more than Sproul. Honestly I don't even remember having Sproul there (not saying I didn't) so I probably would not have said the same thing about Sproul as I did Jensen. Of the 4 kids I have always been more in favor of Jensen coming up to #7 than the others because the others always seemed to have a higher top out than Jensen so I always felt they would be wasted at #7, but Jensen always seemed to be the one less mentioned in a top 4 capacity, so that is why I always penciled him in at #7. Not eye for talent, but an eye for trying to get one of them up here now instead of all 4 next year.

Nice spin Kip. Whether or not he is in the press box, he was on my roster and you guys just jumped on the flame bus trying to make fun of me by saying I never mentioned him ONCE. #7 or not, someone has to be, I think he deserves #7 minutes to see what he has in the REAL NHL and maybe he can steal a job. That's all I said and have said in the past, nothing about eye for talent or anything. I simply said he deserves some NHL time to try to prove he can play, and being at #7 would get him that. But now that your true colors are shining again, you are exposed. I see the other two either ran away with their tail between their legs or are on a mission to dig up something else I said (or they think I said or didn't say) just to save face. That's not even the point Kip. First I didn't GLOAT about Jensen. if you read my response to the OP, I said I agree, Jensen deserves a shot and I have had him on my roster. Zombo, who seems butt hurt on flaming me every chance he or she gets, decided to attempt to call me out by saying I didn't mention him, then you two piled on. #7 is still on the roster, it's not about recognizing talent or wasting talent in the press box. It's about Jensen being promoted to the #7 spot in Detroit in order to get SOME NHL playing time and try to prove he belongs. Simple, never GLAOTED about any of it, simply agreed with another user and then you guys showed up to try to make fun and flame me.