Heaton

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  1. Heaton

    The plan for Johan Franzen?

    Don't be naive, every thread could (and more than likely does) turn into this type of debate. Talking about offense? Gotta mention toughness/fighting (i.e. which soft player won't go to the crease etc...) Defense? Gotta mention toughness/fighting. (why the Wings will fail because they don't have any crease clearers etc...) Wings sign a new player? Is he tough? Will he fight? Wings game day? Who on the other team makes it necessary for the Wings to carry an enforcer? Who is going to gun for Datsyuk or Zetterberg? So, sure. Everything is connected in some way, but beating a dead horse in every 'relevant' thread is obnoxious.
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    The plan for Johan Franzen?

    Yeah, sorry Konnan the thread is gone now. It's the running theme around these parts. Anyway since it's already turned over in a ditch... Franzen should keep doing what he's doing, he draws penalties and is physical enough to back it up when it matters (between the whistles). All of the other nonsense (and it's not always nonsense) can read the signature.
  3. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...draft_pick.html
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    2010-11 Defense

    Agreed. We need a consistenly solid defensemen with good positioning that chips in offensively and makes players accountable with punishing hits which in turn causes players to play more cautiously coming over the blue line. Hopefully Stuart does that all season this year as we need him on the ice since Rafalski and Lidstrom won't be playing as much during the year.
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    2010-11 Defense

    I think the chances Stuart is traded before the end of his contract hover around 3%.
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    2010-11 Defense

    Lidstrom - Rafalski Kronwall - Stuart Kindl - Ericsson With Lidstrom and Rafalski getting less ice time there will be more than enough for Ericsson. Even at 18 minutes a night he can play in all situations and continue developing. Lilja was playing ~16 minutes as a 3rd pairing guy with a ton of PK icetime. Reduce Lidstrom and Rafalski's icetime down another few to 22 minutes and keep the 2nd pairing around the same and Ericsson could get close to 20 every night.
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    Datsyuk & Zetterberg To Be Split

    Who plays with who doesn't matter until April.
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    Boogaard and Datsyuk?

    Anytime a super heavyweight goes after a skill guy is a very rare occurrence. You don't see Laraque or a Boogaard taking runs at undeserving players very often at all. Now if we're talking about Carcillo or Lappy or May or Hinote etc... then I think the point would make more sense. Regardless, Datsyuk doesn't get caught in positions to get hit by very many people so I'm not worried about any of the smart players on the Wings.
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    Boogaard and Datsyuk?

    Why would he worry about guys that will never be on the ice when he is?
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    Wings sign Patrick Eaves to 1-year/$500k deal

    They'll add another guy who can put up 40 pts. The question is whether the fans will like the name or not.
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    My Brother met Ken Holland Yesterday

    Doesn't believe he has the assets to acquire a player of that magnitude.
  12. "The story's over. He's going to play in Russia,'' Holland said. "We're waiting on the terms (of the salary arbitration case) he has to (honor) if and when he returns to the NHL.''
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    Oh wow look at that

    I have no idea. All I know is that you have to pass a physical for a trade to go through and I imagine it's the same for a Free Agency signing though it could be different. If you're signing a guy to a 12 year deal you'd think they'd want him to pass a physical first. If he has a torn rotator cuff he ain't passing anything.
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    Oh wow look at that

    Agreed. Not sure who blamed the loss solely on Hossa but he's not without blame. Dude scored 40 goals in the regular season and only managed to score 6 in the playoffs. And those 6 were only in 3 games. If he was injured, that's unfortunate. But he was healthy enough to continue playing and healthy enough to escape any injury report in or after the playoffs. He also passed a physical. Wait until the full story comes out to start the gotcha's.
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    Detroit signs D Doug Janik

    The Flames signed Staffan.
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    Are Power Forwards a dying breed?

    I love the attitude: He's big therefore he should fight.
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    Are Power Forwards a dying breed?

    I think if we're using Nash as a description for todays powerforwards there's a lot of players who fit that mold.
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    Are Power Forwards a dying breed?

    Neither does Franzen as much as you want to believe otherwise. Franzen is always in the middle of it around the net, just because he doesn't get 5 minute majors once every few years like Nash doesn't mean he's 'cowering away like a child'.
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    Are Power Forwards a dying breed?

    I never said he didn't.
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    Are Power Forwards a dying breed?

    If Rick Nash is a powerforward, Dan Cleary and Johan Franzen are. In reality the players who are and should be considered powerforwards today don't really fight that much mainly because they're not as valuable being in the box for 5 or more minutes a night. Rick Nash has had 3 NHL fights in his career and was outhit by Franzen and Cleary by 20 and 30+ hits each respectfully (the NHL hit stat is subjective but it gives an indication) To me, a powerforward today is the type of player who can score goals, take hits, give hits and keep going while chargning the net and using their body to protect the puck. It's a lot broader than the days of Shanahan but definitions change through the years. The oldschool powerforwards meaning elite talent coupled with physical play and fights are reserved to few mainly Morrow and Iginla.
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    Mitchell Callahan

    Carcillo is a maniac so that's a bad comparsion. I think he'll be more like Adam Burish possibly Ben Eager.
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    McCarty offered a two-way deal

    Nope. Only 1 way deals for players over 35 count against the cap regardless. There's a reason why you pay two different salaries for a two-way deal. Even if it did count against the cap it would be a maximum of 75k which is a fraction of the lowest allowable salary in the NHL. Like the article says, McCarty would play in Grand Rapids next year. Not taking up a roster or cap space. I fail to see a downside.
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    Mark Bell

    The last thing we need is more bottom 6 guys.
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    spectors hockey wings stuff

    This is common with negotiations. Zetterberg rejected at least 3 offers from Holland and he never wanted to leave.