Heaton

This move isn't exactly new. But I like the Flip Czech name.

Ericsson. He's shown flashes but he still needs time in GR to become more consistent. We're not going into the playoffs with 2 rookies on the backend playing significant minutes.

Which team had better secondary scoring before our rash of injuries?

Rolston.

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID.../802220413/1053 "I still need to work on my physical play," Ericsson said. "I need to be more physical and be a little bit mean out there."

http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8255

http://redwingscorner.blogspot.com/2008/02...hree-weeks.html Rafalski out this weekend while Kronwall has a chance to play. If Kronner can't go, Ericsson will be recalled.

http://redwingscorner.blogspot.com/2008/02...ula-on-ice.html False.

http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=...rticleid=354041 “The knee feels sore and a little bit swollen,” Lidstrom told DetroitRedWings.com. “I'll have an MRI in the morning.” Lidstrom’s injury occurred in the first period of Monday’s game at Colorado’s Pepsi Center. He was sent into the boards as a result of a monstrous check from the Avs’ Ian Laperriere at about the six-minute mark of the period. “I have a pretty good mark on my chin where he hit me,” said Lidstrom, a five-time Norris Trophy winner. “Whether he tried to or not, I don't know, but he followed through and finished with his elbow up on my chin and that's when my head went back into the glass.”

If we trade for Hossa, he'll be re-signed as soon as the deal goes through. If that's the case, Holland knows who is staying and who is leaving.

Asked if he knew he would fight Laperriere right after the hit, Downey replied, “you don’t want to think that. But you know, what you’ve got to do is, you’ve got to have a good head on your shoulder and you don’t want to put your team in jeopardy even though you’d like to go out there and run (Ryan) Smyth or you’d like to run one of their skill guys. Sure it’d be good to go out there and goon the guy, but that’s not hockey. Let’s play good, hard, passionate hockey like they did in the Roman times. I’m not going to run their guys to prove a point but you know what, I’ll go out there and get him back. Fair justice is fair justice.” Downey went up a few notches in my book, his comments right here are exactly the way I feel. Running the other teams skill guys to "get back" at the guilty one is chickens***.

Nope, Rafalski will be back.

You'd trade him after one season in the AHL and seeing him play one game? Hilarious.

How healthy? Healthy enough to be playing 20+ minutes a game or he wouldn't be playing. That's straight from Babcock's mouth.

Not according to time on ice.

Datsyuk was on the 4th line with Boyd, Hull filled in there but got his extra minutes on different lines with Larionov. Datsyuk played 10 mins a night, same with Boyd. Hull played close to 18.

Heh, please. Brian Englom will be the first one to get back on his knees during the next Versus broadcast where the Wings dominant their opponent. The Wings could use another phsyical top 4 defensemen but the defense was no more exposed than Anaheim's defense during their recent 6 game losing streak.

Handzus and Stuart is who I'm predicting.

How wasn't he? Franzen was a proven NHL player, Matthias was prospect with no certainty at all.

I don't think you understand what mortgaging your future is. Matthias was expendable.

Who else like Bertuzzi was available for a reasonable price? Why do you keep ignoring that? Mortgaging your future for Tkachuk and Guerin is laughable.

Define successful. The Bertuzzi deal was necessary, it wasn't a mistake.

The Bertuzzi deal showed how creative Holland is, when looking at the other deals made it's the best "big name" rental trade thats been made yet.

Sorry, Franzen is statistically our best shutdown center on the team this season. He's not as expendable as you want him to be. I understand that you have a very narrow minded view on what is needed but completely ignoring how effective Franzen has been this season really shows the flaw in your thinking. http://redwingscorner.blogspot.com/2008/01...y-ice-time.html -- The shut-down forward has become Johan Franzen. Opponents average less than 1 goal per 60 minutes of even-strength time with Franzenstein on the ice. (The Red Wings have outscored opponents 15-7 with Franzen out there.) It's not surprising. In Franzen's first season in Detroit, he was clearly the most effective penalty killer among forwards. Franzen isn't a top 6 forward, but he's just as important as one.

f***.