LeftWinger

Honestly, the way he is playing right now, why would he? He'll come back for another paycut () and we'll contend yet again for a 21st season!

Well, currently s***sburgh only has one... seriously....

How about two warm climate teams playing in a cold climate outdoor stadium? Or maybe the hosting team from the North vs. a warm climate team... How about a team of local men playing a NHL team on their homemade outdoor ice? (Hmmmmmmm, I should make a movie out of that idea! )

Someone mentioned his name earlier and stole a little thunder, but trade Hudler for a draft pick to make room for Sergei Fedorov coming in.... (hey it could happen, he couldn't do any worse than Hudler is doing now!) (just a joke guys) but for those interested, he has 7G 12A in 33 games and is a +6... But his team is atop the East division with 70 points after 34 games ( I must admit I don't know how they award the points.) The team leader has 29points so it's a pretty even scoring team, maybe Feds is a third line center there.

Don't you guys get it? These refs are being so inconsistent because they are facing a work stoppage after the season and the NHL isn't budging on any of the issues, so this is their little way of ******* up this league and the NHL repsonds by reversing some of their calls in a an obvious attempt to re-f*** them... I just wish that the Wings would benefit from some of the f*** ups instead of always getting the prod! Like, why couldn't the NHL change the no-goal after to whistle for us against San Jose? They did it for the Pens to re-f*** the refs! Nevermind, I just answered my own question, it's the Pens... ...speaking of the Pens, i hope they keep winning without Malkin and Staal, so the Pens can let them both go and we could get a chance at either of the two... I would love to see either of those guys on the Wings. Uh, after looking at the Pens team stats, Crosby has 26 goals, nobody else has more than 8. Wow...I guess we know how deep they are...

problem is, everyone wants to play here, and when they are here and get traded or not re-signed, all they can do is ***** about how bad it was or how the city is a dump. Hell, even fan favorite SLava Kozlov slammed the team when he was traded for Hasek, remember him saying something along the lines of their a good team, but there isn't enough puck to go around, so how are they gonna succeed? Well Slava, I think we all know how 2001-2002 turned out... Hey Ville, there's a reason you aren't here anymore and dont blame the Cap, you aren't/weren't good enough to hang on our roster... Here's to you're little buddy Piddler joining you soon! (who can we get from Philly for Jerry? Nah, we'll just take trade him to Florida for a 2nd rounder...)

Ya, well it's too bad the NHL had to bail out the city of Pittsburgh (by GIVING them Crosby) thus forcing the Pens to stay in that Sewer better known as s***sburgh. There you have it, if Detroit is the Toilet, then s***sburgh is the Sewer it drains into! Hey Lemieux, how's my s*** taste? Back on topic, what an ass for retiring as a Pen, how about the team you spent your glory years with? The team that drafted you and you won your FIRST Cup with? (which also was against Detroit) Nice to slap the fans of that city in the face! Bet that the Pens pull a Bourque s***alanche and retire Guerin's number?

God, I hope not! Of course anything short of a Stanely Cup, he should get LESS than Antii Niemi... Win a Cup? $2M! Hey, he has Niemi to thank for that!

Hudler on the second line? What did Zetterberg do to get in the doghouse? :puke: GD, trade this loser already!

What are the odds that Larsson has been exchanging Tweets with Stefan Liv? on a slightly different note, Howard is a UFA after the season, what do you guys think he'll re-sign/ask for? I hope not too much!

Sweet! It seems like forever since we've played the Habs! Come on boys, lets snap this mini streak!

WHAT!?!?!? A Former Dallas Star got away without playing at least an abbreviated season in Detroit?

regarding Osgood, it's obvious he isn't going to get that many more starts, but it's a guarantee Babcock will give him enough to allow him the chance of reaching that #400 everyone wants him to get to. He played well enough last week to get #399, but WTF was he doing on the OT goal? Anyhow, Larsson should bite his lip, apologize and come back to back up Howard next season, beause in a few years, McCollum will be up and then Larsson will be s*** out of luck... I do agree with all your point and personally hope Osgood does start playing 2008-2009 better. I was just going under the idea that if Osgood retired after the season, Larsson WOULD'VE been the odds favorite to be up here with Howard (you're right that is if Howard progresses and doesn't take a dump in the stretch and playoffs.) Someone should tell Larsson, that Manny is honing his skills in the German League getting ready for that call to come back and back-up Howard for a couple of season's... (at least we hope, eh Waz?)

Is this even a debate anymore? Piddler.....OUT! I know the Cap numbers would prolly be over, but if we could trade Piddler for Steve Sullivan that would be awesome! (but I doubt Nashville would do it anyway considering my recent bowel movement has higher trade value than Piddler does right now....) and to the OP, it's FILPPULA not FLIPPULA, but at least you got the two P's right! just busting ya up a bit on the obvious typo...

Funny thing is, if he'd keep his mouth shut for a minute and maybe look at the big picture, Osgood is more than likely going to retire after the season. Joey Mac is just a depth signing ( he won't be the back up to Howard next year) McCollum is going to be just like Howard and more than likely play HUGE minutes in GR until he has no options left, then come up, JOrdan Pearce isn't even on the top 25 list and this kid Petr Mrazek is only 18, so he isn't going to up too soon, so who would have been the odds on favorite to back up Howard (possibly compete for the starting spot) next season? If maybe he keeps his mouth shut the rest of the year and maybe even puts out a statement explaining that his comments were taken out of content, then MAYBE he will get that spot next season. Would make for a interesting AND exciting couple of season of HOT competition amongst Howard and himself, possibly ending up with us trading one of them at a deadline in the near future that would bring us something to put us over the top (again.) He needs to be on the phone to Andersson or Holland and telling them he just wants to come back next year and compete for that #2 (possibly #1) spot. (and take the foot out of his mouth) Howard/Larsson sounds like a good goalie combo to me...

....ahhhh, but even though the rows in an airplane are numbered 1-12 then the next row is 14, doesn't mean you aren't actually in the 13th row, because you are!

Was there even a team in 1 AD? How long until someone mentions the Mayan Calender? Their calender (at least their most important one) was a period of 260 days.... According to that, who is the team of the 4 Ahaw, 8 Kumk'u?

That still doesn't change the outcome. Red Wings are the team of the 90's and 2000's...

It's hard to objectively discuss this on a Red Wings board without sounding like a homer, but the stats don't lie. Even if you didn't count JUST the Championships, the Red Wings win the 90's and 2000's hands down. If you add in ALL the Presidents trophies, all the wins all the 19 straight playoff appearances, how many conference finals compared to everyone else, how many 100 point seasons and 50 win campaigns compared to anyone else. You could even add up the winning percentage for the two decades (go ahead math whizzes, I am not that motivated) and it just may be they have the best in those two decades. For anyone to even suggest that Pit is there in the 90's or 2000's they just need to look at their draft positions for 10-12 of those years. For my money, the top teams have got to be Detroit, New Jersey, Dallas, and Colorado, hell between 1995 and 2003 they were the only teams to win the Cup. Nobody else even comes close to these teams in the 90's or 2000's... ...and the only one team to be consistent in a POST lock-out era? Detroit... I guess you could make a case for the Pens as a post lock-out power house, but that is only because of their decade or more of being s***ty and getting top draft picks. Detroit has done it with low and sometimes VERY low drafting and being CONSISTENTLY a winner since 1991 when they had the #10 pick and haven't sniffed a top ten since... Goodie for US!

Boy, cannot wait to see that one! Wonder if Carmen will show up citing that we are all jealous that he not a Red Wing?

...ya, like maybe offering Ladd a contract, or trading Hudler's rights for his.

Listen, before Hudler left for Russia, he was offered a $3.5M contract in which he turned own and went to arbitration. He ran to Russia for more money and was awarded a lessor contract with the Wings than he was offered before arbitration. Now he runs back crying and doesn't produce, he will now be gone, because Mike Ilitch has the control, NOT the player. The Fedorov comaprison? He turned down a contract from Ilitch, then later when he was offered a lessor one, he left for Anaheim. Then in 2008 when Fedorov wanted to come back via the trade deadline and even though some folks in the organization wanted him back, someone in the higer ups (possibly Ilitch) told Holland NO. Thats the only comparison. You don't spite the owner. Especially an owner with the power of Mr. Ilitch. That being explained, have a great career Hudler, hope Russia was worth it! Trade him to the Island for a 2nd rouder, which will end up a pick in the 30's...

See: Leino, Kuznetsov, Fleishman, Ritola, Mattias. Ya, they don't give up on players. Bottom line, you don't produce and/or you can get us something better (Fleishman, Kuznetsov, Mattias) or cap relief (Leino, Ritola), you are out(Hudler.)

Too Funny! He is done. "You call Detroit and you tell them bulls***! Trade me right f'ing now!" Get the third rounder for him and par ways. We'll need the cap space when Draper comes back and then we will still have room for injury call ups (Tartar.) Sorry Huds, but you made your bed when you left for Russia. Mike Ilitch doesn't like being slapped in the face and pissed on (see: Fedorov.)

if anyone should be mad it should the Ducks fans, because they USED to be the Golden Franchise and they got ALL the breaks...