Aussie_Wing

Bertuzzi has been average at best these playoffs. Unfortunately he's just too streaky these days to depend on. Hudler is a bit streaky himself but is more potent on the PP and at least clicks with Hank as well as Flip. I'd love to see Flip and Huds re-unite.

Jiri Hudler ($2.875m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($1.500m) Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m) Daniel Cleary ($2.800m) / Darren Helm ($1.000m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.000m) Kris Draper ($1.583m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.000m) / Drew Miller ($1.000m) Kirk Maltby ($0.650m) / Mattias Ritola ($0.599m) Nicklas Lidstrom ($5.000m) / Brian Rafalski ($6.000m) Brad Stuart ($3.750m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.000m) Andreas Lilja ($1.000m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.900m) Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) Jimmy Howard ($0.717m) / Chris Osgood ($1.417m) Done and done. The only thing I'm unsure about is Lilja. We could have a different 6th/7th combo, say Janik and Kindl. Would be slightly cheaper, but Lilja is a good PK'er. I'd have Mursak up next seaosn to add some more scoring power, but we all know Maltby is coming back, probably at the expense of Ritola too...

Interesting point. So maybe it's just his type of game (whatever that is, seems a bit unclear at present) would be better suited for another team? I certainly wouldn't be totally opposed to at least hearing offers from other clubs, we have Kindl, Smith and Lashoff set to be Wings either next season or in 1-2 years.

As bad as it sounds, I'm actually starting to wish we didn't get past Phoenix.

I'm past the point of being angry. My care factor decreases significantly when the reffing is that bad. If the Wings didn't have bad luck they'd have no luck at all.

Wow, these refs truly have no clue, at all. Whatever, sucked in Heatley you tool.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!! This is too funny!

Speechless...

Welcome back Huds!! Homer - Dats - Franzen Filppula - Hank - Huds Cleary - Helm - Eaves Draper - Abdelkader - Miller Ritola

Eaves hasn't been at his best, for sure, but he has still been pretty good on the PK (a lot of PP goals have come with different pairings). He hasn't hit as much as I thought he would, but I thought he generated some excellent scoring chances in Game 1, especially early. If he does come in, Williams had better perform. I'd prefer to see Mursak or Ritola though.

We'll win this series. Sharks don't really scare me. Outside of that 3 minute burst, they had very little.

I miss Fleischmann too, or should I say missed... What a disappearing act he pulled in the playoffs, AGAIN. 1 assist in 6 games.

Guys, even if we lose this game, which I think we will, I'm not worried. We'll win this series. Sharks aren't that good.

Get J-Willy back on the PP. Semi serious.

Give Abdelkader more minutes. Franzen btw, looks terrible.

Horrible start, we haven't bothered to show up. Fatigue.

Mike Green. I love watching the guy, what a headless chook. He was a joke last night, stuffed up time and time again. Basically cost Washington the game. He's a Norris finalist? What a farce.

Thanks Mac! I'll gladly take a score of 32, better than I usually do! SJS/DET: 4-3 CHI/VAN: 4-2 PIT/MTL: 4-2 BOS/PHI: 4-2

^ You mentioned half the side and failed the mention the guy who was our 2nd best player all series. Filppula.

You guys said it! With any sense, yes. Brunette is clearly doing the 'secretely I'm cheering so I'll look away' pose.

We need to convert those two nice looking ladies to the good side.

Amazingly dominant performance. Why couldn't we have played like that in Game 7 of the SCF.

Ferraro is great IMO. His son, while he had a down year, is going to be a ripper.

What a gun, seriously. What a series for him, 7 points, +4, just a clutch playoffs performer.

Helm's 'diving' call was one of the worst penalties I have ever seen. Ever. Just beyond comprehension.