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But we can take that thought of yours and run with it as the reason behind the demotion...!!! I like it and it ties into Mantha is lazy and he sucks mantra. Double win!!

My .02 worth below as I have the morning coffee in the freezing ATL as we dropped to below 40 this morning. If I wanted cold weather I would have stayed in MI oops off topic. How the heck does someone gain 30 pounds from 5/23 when Tampa was eliminated to opening of training camp 9/13 that's 16 weeks or 112 days so a per day increase of 112/30 = .267 lbs a day so almost 2 lbs a week. So by July 4 he was up 12 lbs if that wasn't muscle seems he would have been a wee bit worried. Heck my fat arse would have been concerned as that's a total new clothes refresh. What the heck was he eating a pizza and a case of beer each day? Seems like an athlete that plays at level of the NHL would have access to a nutritionist etc. Not to mention merely skating daily would seem to help keep "some" weight off. Wonder if down the road they will find out he has some metabolism/thyroid condition or was it muscle?

Love that comment "old style rock and sock em"...was an old school fight no hugging just swinging

Glad I waited on buying tickets for my trip north this year. Hoping ticket prices plumment soon. Figure out of playoffs by Halloween. I am of the crowd the end(we become a contender) justifies the means(going to suffer while the kids grow)

This is some interesting news this morning ... https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2018/10/15/scratch-michael-rasmussen/1644794002/ So is it better to struggle at the NHL level or go back to Juniors and dominate(which there is no assurance)

our process to get a top 10 pick is looking solid...Jeff Blashill

Z is staying in Detroit until the full transplant surgery is complete and Larkin has the Zetterbeard. The transplant will be fully complete just in time for Larkin's Conn Symthe winning penalty kill ...too much to ask for? Well fine I will just take Larkin becoming a leader in the mode of Stevie, Nick and Hank...

Reading this https://www.mlive.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/10/6f8c66ba322652/dylan-larkin-ready-to-lead-det.html#incart_river_index sure sounds like Larkin has learned a lot these past 3 years. IF he is this driven and refuses to let off the gas I see him as the next one to wear the "C" From the linked article “As a young player in this organization, I want that,” Larkin said. “I don’t want to spend my whole career not in the playoffs and not playing big games. All these players’ (photos), they’re up there because they’ve won big games. I can’t tell anyone else to get better, I’ve got to try to get better myself.” “I need to be better on the power play (only one goal and seven assists),” Larkin said. “I need to do a better job of getting shots through. I also want to be better in overtime. With my skating ability I should dictate the pace of overtime." “It’s not easy, it takes time to develop in this league. I’m not even close to where I want to be as a player.” Above quotes say he has recognized his weaknesses and is busting his hump(my assumption) to fix his holes and develop as a player and leader. I applaud his honesty and look forward to see if he does as he says he will do. Plus if the guy that used to wear #19 comes back he definitely could teach a lesson or 2 about getting to the next level to Mr Larkin.

Have a seat Mr & Mrs Season ticket holder hopefully this dumpster fire keeps you warm this winter.

"29. AL THE OCTOPUS (Detroit Red Wings)The only mascot without an actual human operator – and it glorifies animal cruelty. Doubling down on ineptitude." I will take my mascot with 11 Stanley cups .... Animal cruelty for crimmy sakes the octopus is boiled before it hits the ice....God forbid we honor traditions in a sport. It's not like some player killed a rat in the dressing room and then it was used as a mascot(see #19)

Naaah grab a fifth and 12 pack sit on the beach and argue over Red Wings lines....as that is more fitting for LGW members...

So CRL was Blash out this weekend to Seattle to get some edibles to endure the season? The start of the freep video to that AWESOME HSJ article is where I got this screen capture my boy looks messed up.....

Oh please let this be true.....

Actually impressed more by the pass by Luke then the shot...

Friends in Seattle always called it "God's Country" due to the mountains etc I guess. Or perhaps my friends were the only believers?

That's what I was thinking a year off to get the last kid out of high school and appease the wife. Then let's sell the house and head to "God's Country"

Me and Johnny would like to represent the Rednecks!!

and Joey V's time is done with the big club https://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2018/09/red_wings_assign_joe_veleno_to.html#incart_river_index

As the tolerance builds then numbers go higher and he could have spaced them out a bit also. 3 beers per hour say 4 hours thats a 12 pack. Basically a beer every 20 min or so and perhaps with his depressive state he drank quicker and therefore the numbers increased.

So Team Howe is the prove you belong on the big club team.

Wow that story was an eye opener! Wonder how many others suffered in the past in silence vs getting help just so they wouldn't be stigmatized. Not sure how the interviewer that blasted him thought he was a bad person or perhaps due to his actions during a manic trough?

But is it going to be back @ center ice like Stevie wants?...LOL

From Mlive this morning https://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2018/09/could_return_to_red_wings_be_i.html#incart_river_index "Yzerman, during a news conference in Tampa, said he wants to spend more time with family, his wife and three daughters who have maintained a residence in Michigan. The grind of commuting back and forth to Florida for eight years apparently has taken its toll on Yzerman." Wow it's been 8 years hard to believe....Guessing he might catch a few games @ LCA...lol

Red Wings site streaming the game ?

OMG just talking about old Yeller makes my eyes water.....