YoungGuns1340

O'Byrne plays the body on Meech THE SAME WAY Hossa did to the Habs. Three guesses as to who go the penalties..

DEFLECTION OFF THE HABS!!! THATS A PENALTY!!!

There probably arent a whole lot of them there. Probably not too many people going to Wings games when they're wondering how they're gonna give christmas gifts to their little ones this year.

And here comes the "ole" chant....

Mickeys pissed at the Wings.

Exactly. The line combos are not working and havent been for 3 games - yet hes kept them together.

Woah. Holy s***. On second thought, thats a ridiculous goal. Pinballed off two skates and in. Of course. I knew this was coming once Montreal got their first flukey goal.

Get your ******* asses off the ice.

I'm sorry are we playing an away game? Listen to that crowd

Roughing = playing the body?

Typical Dan OHallaran...

Hudler may be small, but you gotta love his masochistic play.

Stuart has been awesome tonight.

Filppula...come on...that was an awesome set up...bury that.

Gooooo figure. A lame goal after we have all kinds of pressure in the own zone. With the way this game is going, I really hope that goal isnt a difference maker.

I dont think theres a player whose work goes to waste more often than Henrik Zetterberg.

Price is having an easy night tonight. Lame shots.

Haha awesome nickname.

Is Mikael Samuelsson just one of those people thats in utter denial that he needs glasses?

Haha.. Id actually say the Wings have done a pretty good job in their own zone so far. Montreal is getting chances, but they arent particularly good chances. The offense, however, has been pathetic.

Go figure. Dan OHallarans the ref, and the Wings get a non-call against.

Not sure what you mean by that, but hes a RFA and arbitration eligible at that.

Sammys utility really comes on the PP, because of our lack of a good 4th point man on the PP. Ericsson will be up full time next year, so there goes Sammys main use. Filppula is expensive at 3M for a guy who is on pace for about 35 points. Helm makes 1/6 of what Filppula does, is just as good defensively and is even a faster skater. He lacks the experience, but thats what the playing time is for. I also imagine he could put up about 20 or so points centering the third line. He could easily replace Filppula. Also, what Flip could command in a trade has to be taken into consideration as well. That leaves Hudler. Not only does the guy get points for minimal minutes, but hes developing his game coninually. Of the three players mentioned, he has the best raw talent. Best shot, best shot placement, and best offensive positioning. He knows where to be on the ice. Considering pretty much everyone on the roster outside of Hudler, Kopecky, and Homer is a good defensive/two-way forward, its not a problem to have a guy who is mostly offense. He also wouldnt command as much as Flip in a trade because of his contract status. Finally, the best part about Hudler is the fact that hes an RFA and arbitration eligible. At most, I could see him getting what Flip makes at 3M from an arbiter. The good thing is, that contract can only be signed for 1-2 years, depending on who elects arbitration, so if he does get a higher number from an arbiter, we only have to accept the 1 year contract, and next season when Lidstrom either takes a paycut or retires, we'll have money to handle without having our hands tied to a big contract for a player who is still getting paid (somewhat) on potential and we also dont lose him for nothing.

Heres a nice little stat for you: Kyle Quincey, with the Kings, averages 3:38 on the PP per game. Three guesses as to who our team leader is in PP ice time, and how much he averages per game... 1. Nick Lidstrom 2. 3:38 PPTOI/g

If you ask me, this is one of those cases where being a member of the big bad Red Wings isn't every players dream. I saw the pre-season games. Quincey was inivisible. His checks were weak and his offense was non-existant. If he can play like he is now, why wouldn't he have done it when he was playing for his career as a Red Wing? The easy answer is that he didn't want to. You can wonder all you want why he didn't want to be on a roster that is built to win the Cup. But you can also wonder what kind of contract he can play his way up to as a #2-4 Dman on a young team. Quinceys not gonna have a cup next year, but by July 1st, he could have himself a contract extension some 5-6 times more than what hed be making as a #6/7 on this Wings team.