Never_Retire_Steve

agreed, but did a new thread really have to be started for this?

They should retire the captaincy along with Yzerman's jersey

Yup we may be saying good-bye to the idea of Cross not playing with the wings.

The thing about this trade is that we never know wheter or not this was a good deal or not.

We didn't need to make this move at all, but in all reality it doesn't hurt the Wings one bit because the Wings had a solid 20 man roster already.

I personally think that Cross is underrated but I don't know if the trade was necessary. He does give us a little toughness, so that's good. Can't say I'm disappointed but at the same time, I'm a little indifferent on whether or not we got him. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.

It has absolutely nothing about the wings losing. It has everything to do with the 7-6, 7-5, 7-4 losses that Detroit's been having this year. First off I want to say that I'm a goaltender myself so I know what it's like to be hung out to dry. The issue here is team defence not only goaltending (although that is definately part of the issue). The reason I brought this up is because there are a lot of trade rumours flying around right now and there are definately teams looking so we don't want to close all our doors here. I'm confident in Legace myself but a lot of people have issues with him as well saying he isn't a bonafide #1. Either way, we aren't going to win the cup by losing games 7-6 come playoff time. And please do not jump all over me for being an Osgood hater, I just see a possible opportunity for the wings to get a good trade. That is all.

I personally dont see how we could possibly land Bertuzzi but he would be the perfect player for the Wings. He would fill the grit that Detroit needs and putting in 40 goals a year doesnt hurt either.