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Which is exactly the problem I was alluding to.

.The streak is meaningless unless it's accompanied by a legitimate chance at wining the cup.

It feels like groundhog day... here we are with a glut of overpaid/underachieving forwards signed, anyone under 25 not named Dylan Larkin have been "cock-blocked" from seeing any meaningful NHL ice time. And our defence is terrible and another year older. This team needs a new management philosophy ASAP.

With the limited number of defencemen in the UFA market could we maybe find a taker for Big E and/or Kronner, our back end needs a makeover clearing out one or both of those guys would make it possible.

It's absolutely critical that Kenny and the rest of our management team not panic and over pay (IN MONEY OR TERM) for the good but not great players left out there... If good players can't be had for reasonable term and dollars leave the space unspent and see what the kids can do. Spending money for the sake of it would make this an epic fail!

This article is bang on... it should be read aloud at the next Illitch family gathering.

800 posts later, we get it... you think that teams should pay us for the privilege of taking on a cap hit. Annnnnnnd You're still wrong.

Helm is infinitely replaceable with a younger, cheaper player. Paying players like helm 3-5 million chews through your cap... paying a comparable player 750k-2 million even if that player isn't quite as good allows teams to have an elite player or two. I don't much like Chicago but they have this right... lock up high end players for big cash and let them help make cheaper young players better. If my choice is one Stamkos for 10 million or all of Helm, Abdelkater and Richards (TYPE) for 10 million I'll take Stamkos every time!

Why is power forward bring equated with a 2 way Grinder? ShanNY in his prime was a power forward and in no way would be considered a 2 way Grinder.

This doesn't make sense... in one case were hiring new assistants and thus Blas is off the hook. BUT Cameron as a head coach is at fault and not his assistants... sorry but that can't cut both ways.

Does anyone else get the feeling that we want experienced assistant coaches because Blash is on a short leash? In other words we'd have a replacement coach on staff already.

That's the best performance from a Nyqvist all year...

Gostisbehere is Larkin in reverse, but his quality play came in the 2ND half and was top of mind... That Eichel wasn't nominated is borderline insanity.

I think this is why each and every team should have the same chance of getting the 1st overall pick. I'd rather see the cup champion get the 1st overall pick, than watch a team do whatever they possibly can to tank. The current draft lottery provides incentive for failure.

Looking at the standings today, things seem quite fluid in the top and bottom 3 spots in the conference. Assuming we make the playoffs, which of the likely matchups would you prefer... the Rangers, Canadiens or Lightning? Personally, I'd like a matchup with the Rangers.

So apparently to post a valid opinion on a message board we need to provide a CV that includes playing time beyond the junior level. Someone had best tell Ken Hitchcock he has no business coaching in the NHL then, since he didn't play the game at even so much as the junior level. That Stanley Cup winning, Olympic gold winning coach is such a fake assed poser. Man he never even played junior hockey. What an unqualified bum. I'm glad to know his opinion would have no standing here on LGW. Phew And for those who feel posts need "sources" as if they're college essays: http://www.thescore.com/news/628753

Two prospects that were buried behind better prospects here, for a guy who can help us this year and perhaps beyond if signed. The prospects get a more reasonable shot a making the show, we add some size and grit. Looks win-win to me.

It is aweful. And quite arbitrary... Luckily few people are using it, which speaks to it's quality as a nickname.

By Diesel do you mean Kevin Nash? Cause thats a horrible nickname that I really hope doesn't catch on.

Me too... I think Tatar is a guy who we and management severely under rate. And since many of our younger players are held down in the minors I don't have a problem with them wanting to get paid once they finally get promoted. For many of them their NHL careers are 1-2 seasons shorter than they would be with any other organization.

Kadri in Toronto.

Clarkson atleast has the potential to contribute.... That's can't be said for dano.

Even Toronto fans are laughing at this signing. It's THAT bad! #firekenholland

Is anyone really surprised? We all knew this was coming, Cleary was a waste of a roster spot for just the past 2 seasons. The Red Wings loyalty rewards program clearly states you must be a waste of a roster spot for a minimum of 3 seasons before the Wings will consider not resigning you.

So.... What are our UFA options a year from now?