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I've said it a million times, but I love it when the Wings are underdogs!

See Vancouver 2003

This is ******* terrible. There is no loss in life anymore devastating than loosing your child.

Dad??

This is truely the biggest factor above everything else debated in this thread! The core of this team will make the playoffs. The rest is all about gas in the tank (grit, drive, determination, fatigue and injuries) Fortunatly, it is easier to stay healthy when every team isn't trying to knock you off the champion pedestal. I love it when the Wings are considered the underdog!

Considering how the NYR usually pay 1.5-2.5 times fair market value for a player, this carries an unbelievable price tag. I too would rather have Vinne than JW, however, I'm sure the Wings front office innitiated a discussion.

I second

Incredible! The inlay art work in the maple leaf is brilliant!

From George James Malik August 12, 2009 07:59AM And the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan are attempting to sign lockout alumnus Dany Heatley despite his "operating contract" with the Ottawa Senators and the fact that the Ak Bars have already utilized their "franchise player" salary cap exemption on Aleksey Morozov. It's another attempt by the KHL to get into the headlines (mission accomplished) and add credibility to the league, but it's not going to happen. The KHL's teams get silly in the summertime, but their endless attempts to lure NHL players tend to result in a few Russian veterans heading home and one Jiri Hudler-style poaching. I don't like to ramble on about a non-Red Wings related topic, but the BS about the Ak Bars signing Nikolai Zherdev (confirmed to Sovetsky Sport) and Ilya Kovalchuk's recent, Sport-Express-prompted gushing about the KHL simply signals that the annual war games between the two leagues continue. Reading it every day (gotta keep up with the Hudler news, or the lack thereof) is making my eyes tired from rolling, frankly. I'm all for the NHL and KHL respecting each other's contracts and working out some sort of IIHF-brokered player transfer agreement (it seems that it'd have to go both ways these days), but the ideological war, fueled in part by tabloid-style rumors of NHL-player signings, fed to the Russian press, is unbelievably stupid.

Actually, this is a huge blow to the NHL. We lose another high end player to a competing league b/c of $$$. Another blow for Bettman's CBA. Law of unintended consequences. Don't be fooled, this could be the begining of a small parade of players over, thus diluting the quality of the NHL. If the KHL begins to make more $$ because of the slow improvement in the quality of their product, they can and will outcompete with the NHL to entice more players over with larger contracts. BTW, don't confuse my post to intend that the majority of big name players will leave, but you'll see more Jagr's and 2nd line guys leave for larger paychecks. Thanks Bettman!

Sammy 28 goals in Vancouver : over waaaay over Huds 56 points in the KHL : over Datsyuk 100 pts : equal plus minus 5 points Wings 47 wins : over 44 wins Ozzie 50 starts : under 52 Wings under 2.5 goals against per game : over 2.2 ga Mule 40 goals : under 46 Ovie 60 goals : under 64 Wings 10 fighting majors : what is a fighting major???? Crosby 120 pts : over career worst year with stanley cup hangover and every team hunting the SCC's. 65 points Tavares 20 goals: under 23 goals

bahhh ha ha ha. You guys are a bunch of whiny know it all ass holes. I hope your rudeness was denial about weak willy commin back. He'll do fine, and how many GM's can get 2 veterans for under 2 million?

I predict that Flip will have a career year. I think he will have more pressure to shoot and not set up everyone else. So I'll go out on the limb and predict Flip 60 points 23 g 37 a Danny Boy 50P 21 g 30 a J Williams 50 P 15g 35 a Leino 45P 15g 30 Eaves 30 p 10g 20a

Lids was quoted at the Swedish olympic camp as saying that he plans to play at least 2-3 more years. When you have the best defenseman that has ever played the game, that is great news.

WOW, Hossa really IS a curse!

I purchased 6 from Jack and they were excellent. The only complaint is that the material for the home jersey's was a bit darker than what I would expect, otherwise, quality is great!!

Playing with a separated shoulder is incredible, playing with a RTC "injury" is like skating on bad ice, its not optimal, but certainly can be done. Hossa likely has tendonitis as compared to a full thickness tendon tear. If he had the latter, he would likely have surgery. The problem possibly limited him in his ability to wind up on the puck, otherwise it is symptomatic with overhead activities. Still doesn't expain why he played like he was in the AHL.

Everytime I think back to that event I get so angry at the driver. I remember I was doing my neurology rotation at Beaumont. I was in the ICU doing a consult and I saw Vladdy in one of the ICU bays. I felt like it was one of my family members. It is a crushing memory. I feel so sad for him and his family!!

Zherdev=Yashin!

http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2009/07/af...809_season.html THis is a sad read. Certainly, all of the blog is conjecture, but the thought of Holmstrom hanging up the skates is sad. He has been so much of a force in the success of the WIngs power play for so many years, that he has defined a new role in the NHL. I would argue that Holmstrom's crease presence has had as much of an influence on the NHL and it's rules as Gretsky's did when they changed the amount of men allowed off the ice. We can always debate if Holmstrom was 100% and our power play in the play offs was 30% blah blah blah. I certainly hope that he has 20-25 goals this year with 40-50 goals directly attributable to his ass in the goalies face.

I agree with you, however Zetterberg and Datsyuk's story are still being written. Albeit unlikely at this point. It seems like yesterday that I was stressing out about possibly losing Dino to retirement and my buddy was talking about this guy who could park in the crease like no one else. Can't believe that was almost 15 years ago!!!

Not only does he have a ridiculous name, but he wears lip gloss and has no fasion sense. God help him!

I'll stick up for him Certainly not a troll, while I don't think he is the worst fan, just a very pessimistic one. The cup is always half empty with this one. He does help bring balance and a different perspective. Settle down. We've never been a team under this ownership to be the "ones without a prom date".