LeftWinger

Just rest for 13-14 Helm....we don't need to risk it again!

I DO know that the Hawks beat the Wild that was using a 3rd string goalie... I DO know that Jimmy Howard is in the top 8 goalies in the league... I DO know that it took 2 SO's and 1 OT to beat the Wings this year... I DO know that the Hawks seem to be able to win at will... I DO know that Hank and Z are better than Kane and Toews... I DO know that our team is heads and tails better than it was the 4 games they played us... I DO know that no matter what happens, I WILL NOT miss the asinine Hawks fans when we move East! Good Riddance Bandwagoners! I DO know that no matter what happens in this series, The Wings have far exceeded expectations this season and can hold their heads high! I DON'T know what else to say! Just Shoot the Puck and Score!

Ok, here it goes.... The ever on going debate Hossa or Franzen, Franzen or Hossa, which one should we have kept? This series, for me, will end it. Every last one of you no doubt know my opinion of Franzen and the choice I wish Holland would have made...BUT this will end it. I am putting it out there right now, to all of you, IF either Franzen outscores Hossa this series win or lose OR Wings eliminate the Hawks I will (are you ready?) NEVER bring up the Hossa > Franzen EVER again! I might slip years from now, so if I do you can blast me and remind me of this statement. Doesn't mean I still won't talk about trading Franzen for a player we may need more, BUT again, the Hossa is better than Franzen debate will be OVER when it comes to me! (I can see a lot of you clapping right now! ) So..... If Franzen outscores Hossa (win or lose the series) -OR- if the Wings eliminate the Hawks (even if Hossa outscores Franzen) I will be done with the debate forever..... If Hossa outscores Franzen and the Hawks eliminate the Wings, nothing will change, it will just be status quo.... Game on! (if you want my honest opinion, I obviously hope that I never mention the debate again with a Wings win!)

Oh, I agree and that would be in my perfect plan as well! But my response was to his complaining about me trading players and not keeping our team together PLUS re-signing Val...there just isn't enough money to give Val $5M, re-sign all the kids AND improve this team's scoring... People can be delusional, they want to improve this team but they do not want to make changes in order to do so. Go ahead Z and D, give Val $5M, give all your kids raises and then try to improve this team to turn it into a Stanley Cup contender, I will even give you the $5.00 you earned from me as a start. edit: Problem is, you have to ask yourself (not you personally Axe) do you want to same team moving forward in the East or do you want a better team? Same team gets you nowhere. A better team involves trades, buyouts and demotions. You trade Franzen and Filppula, buyout Sammy and Bert, bury Coliaicovo in GR. They only way you are going to get a #1 scorer is via trade, unless you can nab someone off the buyout list. If that happens then you wouldn't have to trade both Franz and Fil. But people want assets without giving up assets. The 90's are over, you cannot just sign players every year and keep all your favorites on the team. You want this team better, you need to make sacrifices...and giving Val $5M does NOT make this better, it makes it worse because now you are giving Brunner at least $3M and leaves you $3M to re-sign Kindl, Nyquist, Smith, Andersson AND a scorer...Please Z and D, let me know how you manage that and I will stop requesting to trade Franz and Fil.

You'd have about $5.00....that isn't a very good team. Plus with the players you keep, you would lose more than you win. I get the joke, but this is a business too. When it comes down to it, you have $11M in cap space next year. You HAVE to re-sign Brunner, Nyquist, Smith, Andersson, Kindl, possibly Miller AND find a #1 Scorer to put with Dats and you want to give $5M of that to Filppula. That leaves you $6M to re-sign those kids and get that sniper.... Good luck with your team.

This right here is enough to prove Edzo does NOT deserve his job. We have a ton of this to look forward to...

edit: Aww poop....I deleted all my photos form imageshack and it deleted these two...oh well it was just two photos comparing death stares....

GWG or not...anything over $4M is too much. Heck $4M is too much...trade him before he becomes a UFA to a team that will give him $5M...Dallas. Although they were still lamenting last night how Anaheim still needs a #2 center...I know you guys don't like Bobby Ryan and he did disappear in the playoffs (he wasn't the only one) but maybe there is someone out there Flip is worth in a trade...or maybe just their 1st rounder...

The ONLY thing that helps and is very therapeutic, is while you are watching the game and when you get that urge to kick your TV in because of Edzo and the NBC Clowns, just log on to LETSGOWINGS.COM, take out your frustrations in the GDT with us, your friends, and get everything off your chest! We are here for you! This is why LETSGOWINGS.COM is the greatest place in cyberspace! (well there is that one porn channel) Ahem...Cough...Cough... Ya, just come here and complain about the NBC crew along with your best Red Wings friends!

Fuzzy Math Trickle Down Economics....

For what its worth, the Ducks won the season series against the Hawks 3-0....

Not mine, but funny....

Cant pick a series winner or how many games....I will just say, I am with the Wings until that 4th loss, if it ever happens....

I am glad you changed the wording from you original post..after what happened earlier to me, I was looking all over my post for the F-Bomb I was getting warned about!

$135,000,000 and 16 years well spent!

Hey Chicago....We're coming....

Hey, is this the first time in the playoffs we are playing the Hawks with Hossa on the team?

Wonder if Tootoo gets in vs. Chicago?

Heck even Q made a couple great defensive plays tonight! Good on Ya!

I don't want to watch ANYONE soap Oprah! Egads!

...so, since we just made the final 8, I am assuming that the highest we will be able to draft is #22...correct me if I am wrong.

Why the hell is John Keating all in Babs personal space? I am waiting for Babs to punch him in the big fat head....back off jack! I miss Ray Lane...

Is it Wednesday yet?

on a different note, with us making the semi's which puts us in the top 8 teams, I guess the highest we are going to be able to draft is #22 then, right?

Hey, how many times have the Wings in the past been resting for a week waiting for an opponent then come out flat for the first couple games? Everything points in our favor here when it comes to x-factor's...sure they will be the favs, but we all know all too much, how quickly a giant falls down when overconfident. Good news is, ya we went 0-4 this year against them, BUT two games were SO loses and one was OT. We play well against Chicago and with our momentum, we will not go down without a fight...I am not going to pick a winner of the series because who knows what will happen now, all I will say is I am going with the Wings until the lose that 4th game....IF they ever lose it!