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Not sure. but he has no reason to be afraid of Kronwall.

He's a dirty little punk.

I think Schenn had dropped the gloves but nothing came of it.

Kronwall is doing a much better job keeping his skates on the ice and not leaping up for the hit. Maybe he senses that the atmosphere in the league has changed regarding these hits.

Kronwalled! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy than Briere. I hate that punk.

For getting repeatedly punched in the face by Franzen?

Like I said, I'd love to have Simmonds on the Wings. And if he dropped the gloves I think Mule would get awful quiet awful fast.

Bert avoids a hit and then floats a suicide pas to Franzen. Luckily Mule had his head up.

Nice poke check and a quick move along the boards by E. Doesn't look like he's gotten his bell rung so far...

Well Joey got away with misplaying the puck twice this game already. It was bound to happen. He's a nightmare trying to play the puck.

What game are you listening to? They said he left his feet. And they've been massively complimentary towards the Wings so far.

Nice pass Jiri. Right on Talbot's tape.

E admiring his pass, but it looked late and contacted the head. And he left his feet.

Restricted free agent though I think. Philly picked him up from LA in the Richards trade.

Man I'd love to have Simmonds on the Wings.

I guess I'm not hearing it. Strader is even keeled. Engblom is a chucklehead but seems fairly neutral. It's not like Olczyk is broadcasting, is he? In what universe is that a penalty? It's in the bench!

What will it take for you to shoot the damn puck more Hudler? Instead of a shot from the slot you pass it Z for a shot from near the blueline.

Anti-wings slant? Dave Strader used to be the play by play guy for the Wings and basically started his career with them. Datsyuk says your 1-3-1 can suck it. All that's basically doing is giving him an obstacle course.

Man it makes me nervous when a goalie turns around to play the puck on the backhand like that...

yeah, I was thinking maybe the deal would still be a salary dump with the Wings, til I did the math and realized Hudler and Kindl are about the same salary. It is pretty surprising about Kindl. I was hoping he and Ericsson would bring some much needed size and toughness to the blueline. It hasn't really worked out like I hoped. Kindl could still stand to put on 5 to 10 lbs. ideally 5 lbs of muscle and 5 lbs of hate. Kindl being that big is almost as surprising as when I found out Beauchemin is only 6' tall and 205 lbs. He plays so much bigger.

maybe they're trying to instill the idea in Mule he has to work hard and battle to get to the areas he wants?

Agreed. I think you expect weasely crap like that from guys like Ott, but not the franchise player and captain in Thornton. Especially considering the kinds of players we've had as captains in Detroit for the last 25 years and how they've conducted themselves.

I keep thinking Hudler has another year on his contract and forgot he's a UFA, but you're right, it would essentially have to be a salary dump. That's why Anaheim would trade a quality piece and to do right by one of their franchise players. Which is why it isn't completely out of the question but keeps it in longshot territory. Get Selanne on a team to make a Cup run and dump some salary. I can't see Holland giving up more valuable pieces of the roster for an absolute rental in Selanne, but who knows. I agree with your assessment of Kindl minus the small part. He's 6'3" 213 lbs. He just plays smaller than he is. EDIT: I guess when you combine Huds and Kindl it almost equals Selanne's salary. so not exactly a salary dump...

I'd just try and focus on what's important. Instead of signing with his former penguins, he signed with their intra-state rival Flyers.

as someone who doesn't live in detroit any longer, it's great to get informed opinions on these prospects from you guys. it's often hard to get good info and hockey's future can be waaay off about guys sometimes.