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Liv had an off seaon last year, where the Swedish Eliteserien was filled with a vast amount of NHL players, man yof which were of higher calibur. The season before that he posted career best numbers in both GAA and save% in both regular season and playoffs. All this despite suffering a knee injury. After the injury he led HV-71 to the SEL championships, where he posted four of his five shutouts in the playoffs. The major problem he faces now in the Wings organization, is their depth at the goaltending position. What also hurts is he isn't even the highest ranked goaltending prospect. He is behind Howard, who has foregone his senior season at Maine, and possibly even MacDonald, who has shown that he is ready to take on the NHL level as at least a backup. Detroit will have Osgood and Legace splitting time in Detroit. They will probably have MacDonald and Howard split time in Grand Rapids, and have Koopmans, MacIntyre split time in Toledo, or send one of the two to another ECHL team, such as Augusta or any other independent ECHL team. After this season, depending on the numbers that Liv puts up, and how MacDonald and Howard do this season in GR. You might see Liv sign next season. I doubt Detroit will keep Legace and Osgood. Howard will probably stay in GR, with Liv and MacDonald will be backup to whoever Detroit picks up via trade or free agency. MacIntyre probably will not be resigned, and Koopmans will stay in Toledo.

I was wondering if anybody knows if Bryan Helmer or Eric Manlow are under contract with the Wings or not. I have looked at a variety of sites and none of them have told me that they ae signed, but I did not see their names listed as free agents either.

Paul Ballantyne has signed with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the ECHL according to echl.com. Danny Groulx has signed with the Kassel Huskies of the German Elite League (DEL) of the according to eurohockey.net.

To bad the Peoria Rivermen are not in the division. I only live 30 minutes from them, and I would to love to see the Griffins play here quite often.

Think Detroit or the NHL could handle two teams from Detroit. The Gladiators were the only organization that had practically everything setup for the WHA. They had a rink, I think a GM, owners, and a head coach. All they didn't have was a team, hich could easily be taken care of by an expansion draft. I know most of us probably wouldn't like to see this but I think it could make for a great rivalry between two Detroit teams, if the Gladiators would become any good. By the way, Detroit's logo is much better than Gwinnett's.