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Ozzie was the best in the league in 95-96. He should have won the Vezina that year.

Updated. Bootland, Liv, and MacDonald removed as they are no longer in the system. Hudler, Filppula, Kopecky removed as they have completed a yar of NHL duty. Axelsson, Andersson, Helm, Smith, Ericsson, Pyett, Larsson added. List order rearranged to reflect minimum potential rather than maximum. Forwards: Justin Abdelkader (7.5B) 7.5B Evan McGrath (8.0C) 8.0C Jan Mursak (7.5C) 7.5C Johan Ryno (7.0C) 7.5C Igor Grigorenko (8.5C) 8.0D Joakim Andersson (NR) 6.5B Darren Helm (NR) 6.5B Cory Emmerton (7.5C) 7.0C Dick Axelsson (NR) 7.0C Matt Ellis (6.0C) 6.5C Defensemen: Jakub Kindl (8.0B) 8.0B Brendan Smith (NR) 7.5B Kyle Quincey (7.5B) 7.5B Jonathan Ericsson (NR) 7.5C Logan Pyett (NR) 6.5C Sergei Kolosov (7.0C) 6.5C Derek Meech (6.0C) 6.0C Goaltenders: Jimmy Howard (8.0B) 8.0B Daniel Larsson (NR) 7.5C

Has Downey come out and said 'I'm going to get Tootoo' or otherwise indicated he is planning a physical confrontation? Another difference; McCarty on Lemieux was a far fairer fight, and it was in retaliation for a significant cheapie by Lemieux. Moore did not cheap shot any Canucks player, and he had already fought Canucks players as 'retribution' for his clean hit on Naslund. McCarty went at Lemieux when there was already a brawl taking place. Bertuzzi attacked Moore as Moore was trying to stay with the play. When Tie Domi came out and said he was going to fight Bob Probert in 94, he was suspended by the league for a few games after he followed through, which led to his being traded to Winnipeg. Historically, something that is planned well in advance has earned suspensions greater than the act would normally call for.

Perry is about as tough as Kirk Maltby. Take from that what you will.

Just FYI, I rank Johnson's hit on Beukeboom as probably the worst act in recent memory. The major difference between Bertuzzi and guys like McSorley or Simon? Moore and Bertuzzi hadn't fought, and Moore did nothing to Bertuzzi. The others were guys who had fought or chipped at each other and it was direct retaliation. Moore laid a clean hit on Naslund, which, due to Naslund's error in reaching for the puck, ended up injuring him. Moore fought Canucks players when they stood up to him in response for this, and at that point normally it would have been done with. But Bertuzzi would have none of that. He refused to settle for anything short of Moore being injured, and that is why he is so culpable in this matter.

A goalie who hasn't changed his equipment size in 15 years:

Bertuzzi's incident was worse than the others. Why, you ask? Because it was premeditated assault. Bertuzzi planned to make Moore pay. That is also why Bertuzzi should have to open his pocketbook. Because his planned assault of Steve Moore resulted in Moore's career being ended, and having to go through significant physical therapy.

Liv was completely mismanaged by the organization. He should have been brought over before Howard was even drafted, and he wasn't brought over until Howard had established himself in the AHL.

The major difference between Koci and Richards? Richards is on the roster for his skill; fighting is a bonus. Koci is on the roster only for his fists; if he isn't willing to go he probably doesn't play.

He wants to do it against Detroit, and there's not a Dallas/Detroit game for a while...so he has to tank it.

I don't know if this still holds true, but a few days ago I looked at the standings and noticed something; The Central was the only division where the combined records of teams 2-5 showed more wins than losses...while several divisions displayed records where only one or even no teams in that group had a winning record. EDIT: It still holds true; no division other than the Central can claim that their #2 to #5 teams have won more than they have lost.

Moore was 26 at the time, and was an NHL regular. if you figure he plays another ten years averaging just above the league minimum, he's at 7.5m career earnings. Certainly 15m is more than Moore would likely have earned in the NHL. However, one must also consider that Moore suffered severe physical and psychological trauma. He spent his life playing hockey, and now, at the age of 26, he has been injured so severely he can no longer play hockey. Ultimately, a fair settlement would probably be somewhere between 7-10m. None of this insulting BS Bertuzzi's side is pushing out.

It was not the punch, and it was not the pileup. Bertuzzi broke Moore's neck when he drove an unconscious Moore's head into the ice. Start at 1:32 in the clip Harold posted. Take a look at how Moore's neck gives from the moment Bertuzzi punches him. Look at the position Moore's head and neck are in when he hits the ice. Moore's neck was broken before any other players were involved.

That quote in itself is ignorant, given the fact that Michigan graduated most of their starting defense. Michigan was not likely to go to the title game this year unless they went undefeated. Nobody is going to put a one-loss Big Ten team in the championship game because of the popular belief that a two-loss SEC team is superior to a one-loss Big Ten team.

If Michigan wins out, it means they've: Won 10 in a row. Beat Notre Dame. Beat Michigan State. Beat Ohio State. Went undefeated in conference play. Won the Big Ten outright. All of those accomplishments certainly make for a high possibility of a successful season. At this point, the only thing that has an outcome that would likely not include Michigan in the Rose Bowl. That would be an Ohio State loss against Illinois, followed by an OSU victory against Michigan. The comination of those two outcomes likely means Ohio State falls from the BCS title game, but they would be the Big Ten champ and make the Rose Bowl.

06-07 Regular season stats: Ice time: Hudler: 647:00 ES, 0:58 SH, 114:54 PP Franzen: 821:21 ES, 169:06 SH, 85:10 PP Average: 734:11 ES, 85:02 SH, 100:02 PP Scoring: Hudler: 12-8-20 ES, 0-0-0 SH, 3-2-5 PP, 15-10-25 Tot Franzen: 9-16-25 ES, 1-3-4 SH, 0-1-1 PP, 10-20-30 Tot Adjusted to 'average' time: Hudler: 14-9-23 ES, 0-0-0 SH, 3-2-5 PP, 17-11-28 Tot Franzen: 8-14-22 ES, 1-2-3 SH, 0-1-1 PP, 9-17-26 Tot So you can see, adjusting for the differences in special teams time, Hudler still comes out with more points. And that was playing with guys who couldn't score; when Hudler actually saw time on the second line towards the end of last season, he was racking up assists as well as goals.

Hudler is not a bad defensive player. He's far from our best defensive forward, but he's not a liability. My major complaint with this move is that we're taking an offensively gifted player who was just developing chemistry with his linemates, and putting him on the fourth line in a checking role in favor of a less offensively capable player who is big, strong, and good defensively. I could understand the move if it were to create a third line capable of scoring, but putting Hudler on the fourth and Franzen on the second means our second line is not as capable of scoring, and our fourth line is not as capable of checking.

Putting Hudler on the fourth line in a checking role and Franzen on the second in a scoring role does not do nearly as much for this team as putting Franzen on the fourth in a checking role and Hudler on the second in a scoring role; in the first scenario, one player is useful while one player is completely mis-used. In the second, both players are useful, to at very least the degree Franzen is successful on a scoring line.

It's a response to timothy1997's scenario about 'is the season a success if the Wolverines win their next two games, win the Big Ten, and go to the Rose Bowl?'

That's exactly the dilemma that forced me to put him on the team. I can't claim Kubina has looked good, but nobody else has, either, and Kubina at least has put up the numbers...which suggests he hasn't been completely ineffective.

The Wings went to the WCF last season without J-Will. The Wings only won one playoff round with J-Will as a regular in the lineup; that was 2004 vs Nashville. And as we all know, correlation is equal to causation....meaning J Willy was the cause of all our playoff hardships, and trading him off for nothing was tantamount to improving our team dramatically in the postseason.

Because, you know, the Wings are absolutely dying because they don't have Jason Williams. Dying. Really.

The best goalie is the one who most consistently gives his team a good chance to win; in other words, allows 2 or fewer goals. Leclaire has twice failed in this department, while Osgood has yet to fail and until Thursday, Thomas had not failed in that manner either. I would love to watch more games than I have the opportunity to; unfortunately I am currently working an evening shift and have three children and therefore do not get as much opportunity to watch hockey as I would like.

People were extremely pleased with the fact Bertuzzi came to the Wings. People, yourself included, have credited Bertuzz's presence on the team for the Wings' grit displayed last postseason and thereafter. Matthias was the most disposable prospect we had, as he was projected to be a third line checking center and nothing more--and there is still nothing saying he will be any more than that.

Holland hasn't made any blockbuster deals, true. He hasn't hasn't made ANY deals that have hurt the team. Holland hasn't made moves that are huge leaps forward, but every move he makes is a step forward. Compare to Burke, who has made a couple big trades, but also has lost some key players due to mismanagement.