Travis

I've gotta say, this thread didn't turn out quite the way I had imagined.

Oh, I thought they looked like this:

I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and guess Kari Lehtonen.

Civic duty, eh? If you are a Red Wings transplant then you should root against your team because our fans won't support our team. Obviously, this is your fault - so it's on you to help us look better.

#2 is just rude.

Paul Mara is a man among men. Bert, Zetts, Lilja, Draper, and Cleary should have a man competition to see who be the burliest by the time this thing is said and done.

Sorry man, I too can appreciate the time and effort you put in - but I'm not listening to any of those. Outside of Journey, because let's face it, Journey rules. Having said that - you also asked if we had any playlists of our own.. I personally don't.

The amount of hockey knowledge on this board never ceases to amaze me. I've never even heard of Darren Banks. A little research shows him wear 56, 24, and 29 - so I wouldn't be surprised to see that he's adopted 17 now.

That's how I feel, too. Of course I miss all the great Wings of years past - but I'm loving this team. (with a couple exceptions)

This. I never understood why teams do the whiteout when their home unis are the colored ones.

I like this idea a lot. There are plenty of photos I've seen tiny versions of in avatars or signatures that I'd love to take a better look at!

The comments are just as classy. It's okay, though, because we're all stupid ******* loudmouths that deserve to get beat up and lit on fire.. apparently.

Trimmed today for the last time until our postseason is over.

Rafalski. Why not?

That's true. They can use his leadership qualities and his bloated contract fits right in line with their idea of how the cap works.

It's not, but they don't observe Daily Savings Time so for the time being, it might as well be. Glendale is currently 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

If Williams regularly produced in a fashion that he's (rarely) shown himself capable of - then I might sign a different tune. As it stands, I'll take Draper's leadership, defensive responsibility, and skill on the draw.

Nashville was always a team I hated to see us draw. They always seem to play insanely hard in the post-season. I think the Hawks take it, but Nashville will definitely wear them out.

My guess is Crosby. Sedin has a strong case, as does Ovechkin - but Crosby exploded this year.

They are definitely primed to be a scary team. As with the lack of surprise that everyone else shares, a strong coach could turn this team into a force.

I didn't know much about Stuart when he arrived, other than he had a few other teams under his belt. I remember being really underwhelmed with our deadline acquisition of a journeyman defenseman, but I am really happy about it now. Ever since he arrived, I've thought him to be a great addition.

In related news, Rick Tocchet has been contacted by the Flyers to join the club as their 3rd goalie.

Well here is a list, according to that website, of all living former Red Wings to wear the #17. Marcel Bonin, 1953/54 Doug Brown, 1999-2001 Kyle Calder, 2007 Joe Carveth, 1951 Steve Coates, 1977 Wayne Connelly, 1969/70 Bobby Crawford, 1983 Alex Delvecchio, 1951 Bill Dineen, 1954-57 Tim Ecclestone, 1972-74 Bo Elik, 1963 Mike Foligno, 1980-82 Jody Gage, 1982 Gerard Gallant, 1985-93 Ted Hampson, 1965 Dave Hanson, 1979 Bret Hull, 2002-04 Pierre Jarry, 1974/75 Allan Johnson, 1961/62 Eddie Johnstone, 1984 Forbes Kennedy, 1958-60 Claude Laforge, 1962 Roger Lafreniere, 1963 Mark Lofthouse, 1983 Ken Mann, 1976 Al McDonough, 1978 Brian Murphy, 1975 Brad Norton, 2007 Murray Oliver, 1960 Rob Plumb, 1979 Metro Prystai, 1951 Bobby Sheehan, 1977 Brad Smith, 1983 Floyd Smith, 1963-68 Obviously, not all of these men are alumni - but this should help us get started.

The first 2 rounds are also televised on Fox Sports Detroit, correct? Was living in Pittsburgh for last year's playoff run and I can't remember further back than that!

It's go time.