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Emmerton? Untouchable? For serious? Out of those, I'd say Nyquist and DeKeyser are pretty much untouchable. I could part with Brunner and Andersson. I'm not big on Smith. I think I'd like to keep Tatar, but I wouldn't weep if we lost him for something nice. Sheahan, eh.

Shanny was so old and slow and lazy by that point. IMHO.

I think it might take a full (i.e. proper) season to really gage Tootoo's worth, or lack thereof.

Calm down. My point is, I want a guy who's not going to get shut down. And so do you. We all do. We're Wings fans - we know what it's like to see our high-powered, high-octane forwards get shut-the-eff-down. And it's not fun. Now, maybe if he were more responsible defensively (OMG IS HE REALLY PLAYING THAT CARD), I'd be more keen on selling the farm for him. (And we would have to sell the farm for him.) He's generally a force to be reckoned with. I'm not denying that. I just feel like, for all the skill he has, there's a blueprint for shutting him down, and when he gets shut down, he's absolutely useless. If I'm selling my farm, I at least want a guy who can not only score like mad but play some real good defense as well. I think I'd like Dustin Brown or Ryan Callahan. They can score, they can hit, they can play D. And their faces don't remind me of Shrek. OH MY GOD DID HE JUST SAY THAT

Franzen will not be bought-out. We're stuck with him. Lord have mercy.

Thoughts: 1. Two goals. Two goals. 2. LOL @ Iginla. 3. My big thing every season: I want to see the 1) Red Wings win and 2) Penguins lose. In that order. So this almost (almost) makes up for our epic choke job. (Not really, though.) 4. Honestly, I'll be pretty surprised if Bylsma gets the boot. He seems like a good guy and a good coach, one who still has the hearts and minds and ears and respect of his troops (for the most part). It's just, the troops dropped the ball. Again. 5. Then agan, Kris Letang - generally regarded as the best defenseman to ever play the game - had this to say: Long story short, the Penguins still don't believe in Team D. If they have to play a ridiculously tight series, they're pretty much screwed. And maybe that's on Disco Dan. 6. I can't really say Shero screwed up. Because, come on, he didn't. But then, maybe he did. If so, his mistake was trying to be all Holland-circa-'02 in an age when you really can't go all Holland-circa-'02. What a lot of people don't seem to understand/remember about our Cup-winning "All-Star Team" was that, for all the talent and skill and experience and know-how we had, we really struggled at times. I feel like anything short of what Holland did would've resulted in crushing disappointment. Point being, if you're gonna go for it, you have to go for it. 70 future Hallers isn't enough, you need at least 89. (We had 92.) Of course, like I said, that's not possible in this day and age. So, yeah. 7. The Bruins have really impressed me. Their big issue has been that they, like us, are a very Jekyll/Hyde team. Take note, Wings. 8. LOL @ Iginla. There was more, but I can't remember.

I don't know that there's much to disagree with me about the key situations thing. The Bylsma-got-shredded-for-having-Malkin-on-the-ice-late-in-that-game-against-the-Sens dealy is legit. It actually happened, and just a few weeks ago. And we're a team that prides ourselves on having special players who can do absolutely everything. Like play solid Team D. Malkin can score like crazy. When he's not being smothered. He really doesn't understand Team D, he's goon-ish, and his face reminds me of Shrek. EDIT: Then again, we do need a guy who can score like crazy. But at what cost?

I love our loyalty to the West. God, what a terrible, terrible conference.

1. Gary Oldman is awesome. I would give up anyone and everyone to have him as an assistant coach. Can you imagine? Mike Babcock and...Gary Oldman. 2. Key nail-biting situations. How much crap did Bylsma get for having Malkin on the ice late against the Sens that one game? And we're talking about the second round. And the Senators. 3. I'm not big on Datsyuk in the playoffs. He always seems to be "fighting an injury."

I like Hossa as much as the next guy likes Hossa - but comparing a Hossa Wings jersey to a Shanahan Wings jersey? Shanahan helped us win three Cups. He'll always be remembered as a Red Wing. Hossa was here for a very, very brief time. Just sayin'.

I have some thoughts. I will be sharing them.

Bruins just swept the most dangerous team in hockey, limiting them to two goals. Two goals. We almost beat the 'hawks in less than seven games. I like Boston's chances.

Do not want. Guy can't play defense, can't play in key nail-biting situations, can't handle smothering coverage (he just went pointless in a sweep loss with probably the best supporting cast you're going to see in this cap era. And we all remember what the Wings did to him way back when.) And I don't get the sense that he's a great team guy, though that may just be me. Still, ultimately, Do not want.

No biggie, tbh.

For realz.

Howard is a golden god.

Seriously, ANYONE but Flip on these odd-man rushes.

Abdelkader just destroyed whatshisface.

Oh shut up, Ed.

Oh s***, Coliacovo's done for the season.

Someone punch Flip, plz.

Shoot the friggin' puck Don't get cute now.

Dammit Flip.

We can NOT give them a PP this period.

Thing is, he actually is. That's why this epic, epic meltdown is so incredible. And enjoyable.