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Does the Lady Byng Trophy automatically go to the player with the lowest penalty totals, or are there other factors? Here's Pierre Marc-Bouchard's figures of GP 80, G 19, A37 PIM 14 Here's Pavel Datsyuk's figures GP 77, G27, A59 PIM 20

Does the Lady Byng Trophy automatically go to the player with the lowest penalty totals, or are there other factors? Here's Pierre Marc-Bouchard's figures of GP 80, G 19, A37 PIM 14 Here's Pavel Datsyuk's figures GP 77, G27, A59 PIM 20

Hey "Kp-Wings" how can you say that you don't know anything about Cory Emmerton when the person who started this topic ("Cicada") gave us the link to read about Emmerton's signing: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Wings sign top pick Cory Emmerton The Wings have signed forward Cory Emmerton, their 2006 top draft pick (41st overall, second round) to an entry-evel contract. Emmerton skated with some of the Wings at Wednesday's optional practice at Joe Louis Arena. He'll join Grand Rapids for the AHL playoffs. Emmerton got off to a hot start at Kingston, where he was one of the OHL's leading scorers before breaking his ankle in December. He returned late in the season and continued to put up points in the playoffs. Furthermore, all you had to do to get information about Emmerton was to go to the Internet: Cory Emmerton Prospect Grade: 7.0 C (Click Here for info on Prospect Grades) Profile Contributed By: Jason Menard History The young forward has played a lot of hockey this season – and for good reason. With a stellar 90-point season paced with 64 assists, Emmerton has shown that he’s a prospect with elite playmaking skills that go a long way to make those around him better. Emmerton was a member of the Canadian Junior Under-18 squad in addition to participating in the CHL Canada-Russia Challenge series in 2005. He also received an invite to the CHL Top Prospect game and he displayed his offensive prowess in all instances. While his offensive potential was hinted at with a 17 goal, 21 assist performance last season in his rookie year, few expected Emmerton to almost triple his offensive production this season. IS THERE SOME KIND OF ARCANE OR METAPHYSICAL MEANING TO YOUR POST THAT I'VE MISSED?!

Regarding whether Fedorov regrets leaving the "Wings," "Livingthe Dream" wrote: "He absolutely has to. How couldn't he? He was misguided in thinking he could be the big star somewhere - he was a big star here because of his talent AND his team mates. Let's hope Pavel is looking at this as a potential future for himself and getting his smarmy agent to back down." I agree completely, but it wasn't JUST being a star because he essentially had that here. It was wanting the adulation that Steve Yzerman had, and he didn't get that by going elsewhere! Are Pavel Datsuyk's numbers TWICE what he put up last year? That MIGHT be the only reason for doubling his salary, and I don't think he's reached that. Furthermore, as good a "horse trader" as Ken Holland is, I think his counter-offer should be X and if Datsuyk "shows up" in the playoffs then he gets X+. If Fedorov is willing to take a huge cut in what he's making now, I wouldn't be against resigning him. Look at the performance of 44 year old Chelios (now 45!), AND, AND, what he's making. Think about it Sergei!

The dark jerseys are the official home jersey, just as in the NFL, and the NCAA. Back (maybe) in the 1970s the Montreal Canadiens petitioned the other five members of the "original six" to change to the "white" jerseys because their road jerseys have three colors and they wanted their fans in Montreal to be able to see those jerseys. This situation persisted for many years until about two or three years ago when the decision was made to go back to dark (home) jerseys and "white" (road) jerseys. That much I know for a fact. As far as what's going-on now, I haven't a clue!

I've been waiting anxiously for this type of post, from Redbrock: "i hope bert steps on Forsberg's 'FOOT' during the second round of the playoffs and Forsberg 'when we play nashville in the second round' and Forsberg sits the rest of the playoffs and detroit goes on to the West Finals vs. '*insert team*' and we win and go to the Cup Finals Vs. Buffalo. then ..........'read sig'" What have I been waiting for? A fresh crop of "roosters," awarding the Stanley Cup to the Wings before they've even played a single playoff game; last year's "roosters" had to eat crow in the end! Patience Redbrock, and good luck with your high school studies!

Hey "SouthernWingsFan," I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years and I noticed that you mentioned "Jack," so for you, and anyone else who's interested, click on this link and find-out about "Jack Schitt." If the link doesn't work copy it onto a search engine address bar. Know Jack Video

Abraham Lincoln said: "You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all the time." It's even worse to be Ken Holland because no matter what he does someone will always find fault. The Wings are in 3rd place out of the entire NHL: bear in mind that the Wings are only two points out of first place. I think Holland has built a darn good team while still remaining below the cap! A hard-hitting power forward and/or an "enforcer," might be nice, but not having one of these doesn't seem so bad when you look at that 3rd place, and who would've thought that the Wings would be where they are, at the start of this season?!

As great as Forsberg is, I can't see giving up Hudler, a prospect, and maybe something else for a "questionable" 33 year old when what the Flyers would receive might be two to three players who would be around for the next fifteen or more years. My pessimist side says: Go for the Cup now and the heck with the future, and my optimist side says: Take care of the present and the future will take care of itself! Nevertheless, I'm skeptical of this deal. When the Wings drafted Hudler one or more of the other team representatives said, "You may have gotten the steal of the draft!" And we haven't seen Hudler in the playoffs yet.

Kara Yorio picks the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cu As these words hit the page, there still are regular-season games to be played, playoff spots and seeds to be decided and home-ice advantage to be won. But that won't stop us from picking a Stanley Cup champion here and now. Possible tough first-round matchups aside, injury status uncertain, we're going to go boldly into the unknown: It will be the Hurricanes. Most hockey fans outside of Raleigh, which is to say most hockey fans, spent the season waiting for the standings to sort themselves out and the Canes to head south. That didn't happen, and we can doubt no more. This team is pushing through late-season injuries and fatigue like everyone else, and it will be ready come playoff time. Coach Peter Laviolette has his team playing hard and with an aggressive style suited to the new NHL. When the playoffs start, injured winger Erik Cole might not be back, and that's a big hit. But center Eric Staal has become one of the best young players in the league, center Rod Brind'Amour is having a great year, wingers Justin Williams, Cory Stillman and Ray Whitney are contributing, newly acquired Doug Weight and Mark Recchi add experience, and goalie Martin Gerber is living up to general manager Jim Rutherford's expectations. It won't be shocking if the Stanley Cup doesn't tour Raleigh come June — there is parity in the NHL, luck is required, and one hot stretch can turn a mediocre team into a champion — but the doubting stops there. Carolina has the pieces to win it all. And if there's fairness in the new NHL, the team that has best taken advantage of the rules changes should be the first champion. "I love Carolina," says Bill Clement, who played on two Stanley Cup winners and now is a TV studio host. "They are the masters of the stretch pass. They've embraced the new NHL and exploited the new rules better than anybody." The Hurricanes finished the 2003-04 season 11th in the Eastern Conference. Looking back, Rutherford listed his team's needs coming out of that nonplayoff season — and goaltending wasn't one of them. Rutherford had acquired Gerber in a June 2004 trade with the Mighty Ducks, and though Gerber brought with him from Anaheim the question mark of never having been a No. 1, Rutherford had no doubts about his ability. "Gerber was a guy we had liked for years," says Rutherford, a former goalie. "Fundamentally, he is a very solid goalie." When training camp began for the 2005-06 season, Laviolette had a team of new faces in an unknown world of the post-lockout NHL. He helped create a family environment, the type of feeling he remembers from his days in the minor leagues as a player and coach. Besides promoting bonding among his players, Laviolette extended the idea to the coaching staff and players' families — fathers came one weekend, children skated with their dads after practice, and the staff, the players and their spouses got together for games on Monday Night Football. "I just believe the more you care about somebody, the better and harder you play for them," Rutherford says. And Laviolette put a system in place that would work for his roster and take advantage of the new rules. His philosophy focuses on puck possession. But the Canes don't play keep-away — they also push. "He's got some speed — a lot of speed — and some small, quick forwards," says former Carolina forward Jesse Boulerice, who was traded to St. Louis in the deal for Weight on January 30. "Also, his defensive zone system works from the inside out, pushing everything to the outside; it works really well. It allowed the defense and the low forwards to block a lot of shots and keep them away." That defense includes Bret Hedican, Frantisek Kaberle, Oleg Tverdovsky and Aaron Ward — with Gerber behind them. On offense, Carolina is one of the league's most prolific clubs — it entered the week third in the NHL in scoring, behind the Senators and Red Wings. Don't expect the Hurricanes to suddenly install a trap and try to win playoff games 1-0 or 2-1. "All year long we have played a certain style, played our game with a certain identity," Laviolette says. "It's a pretty aggressive skating style." The style had been working for the first few months of the season when Rutherford met in January with team owner Peter Karmanos Jr., who asked for an assessment of his team. Rutherford told him it had an even chance of being a Cup contender. Karmanos said he would support whatever moves needed to be made. Rutherford acquired Weight and Recchi without giving up any key players and kept the team's camaraderie intact. A lack of playoff experience usually works against a goalie; at the least, it makes him a question mark until he proves otherwise. But Gerber went to the Olympics in February and played well for Switzerland under intense pressure. "That's big," says Clement, who was in Torino for the Games. "Olympic play may be even bigger to Gerber and (Rangers goalie Henrik) Lundqvist than the Stanley Cup. That stage alone is adequate preparation." So remove the question mark next to Gerber and stop doubting the legitimacy of this team. The Hurricanes have maintained their elite status in the East, and they won't take a tumble now. © 2006 The Sporting News © 2006 MSNBC.com URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12285896/page/2/

Hey BeeRYCE, Your jersey is really beautiful, and I salute your artistic creativity; but I think the "winged wheel" deserves prominence over the Detroit skyline. Also, not because of your design BeeRYCE, I wonder why does everyone have a fascination with the color black? I think a team's colors should be the dominant colors in a jersey, exactly as BeeRYCE did. Someone wrote somewhere that black is a "masculine" color, Huh?! Would someone want to do a statistical analysis of NHL, NFL, and NCAA championship team's colors and give us the result? (and how few of them were black!) By the way, what's the purpose of a third jersey? One is a home jersey, one is an away jersey, is the third jersey for date night, or are athletes required to wear them as pajamas? What fight is that in your avatar?

Dear Muse: 1) Are you a Business Administration or a Marketing major? 2) Have you ever heard of "tradition?" 3) Have you any awareness of "symbols" and their significance and effects on people? 4) Are you employed by any of Illitch's companies, particularly in the areas of finance? 5) Are you aware of the words "jinx," and/or "whammy," and what they represent to professional athletes? 6) Have you now understood the meaning of the fact that none of the previous posters agreed with you? Repaint your room, buy some new posters and/or accoutrements, change your wardrobe and/or hairstyle, and stop wanting to mess with a good thing. From Samuel Johnson, 1759, the compiler of the first English-language dictionary: "Such is the state of life that none are happy but by the anticipation of change. The change itself is nothing: when we have made it the next wish is to change again."

The Wings have signed-up Kyle Quincey and Ryan Oulahen in North America and European prospects Filppula and Franzen, but what has happened to Evan McGrath? I haven't heard anything lately, has anyone?

http://www.allsports.com/nhl/redwings/stor...Grigorenko.html

What I meant in starting this topic is that McGrath has played for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL (Ontario Hockey League?) and there's been no indication that he's being "promoted" to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins to continue his development. Anyone heard anything about this?