Dominator2005

Since when Eager is def? Gill? You must be kiddin' right?! Pronger, how are you going to get him? Trading Maltby + Emmerton? + his salary... Right...

Hossa at $6M is discount!!!

Why keep Hudler - Sammy??? Chokers...

Nice search!!!

Right!!!

X 1 I'm for it!!!

I wouldn't mind Steve Montador as our # 6 def. Right hand shoot (hard shooting def) with some grit... cheap as well played for $800.00 this season... screw Lebda and Meech, sign him at same price and we are set on DEF. Lidstrom - Rafalski Kronwall - Stuart Ericsson - Montador We can use him on PP 2nd unit...

ZACK KASSIAN - ZACK KASSIAN - ZACK KASSIAN

I'm pretty sure that Montreal will offer him at least $7M / season, longterm deal. To all Hossa haters - he took less to play here - let's give him credit (40 goals season).

http://www.freep.com/article/20090615/COL2...k4AADurxb5T8%3D I want you to choose between two players. Player 1 will turn 31 this summer. He has played 98 playoff games. Player 2 will turn 31 next winter. He has also played 98 playoff games, and let me take a moment to thank him for that, because it makes this comparison almost perfect. Player 1's career postseason numbers: 22 goals, 41 assists, plus-19. Player 2's career postseason numbers: 31 goals, 45 assists, plus-4. Which player would you rather have? I'll give you a moment to think about it. (I'm whistling ... whistling ... OK, time's up.) Have you made your choice? Good. Player 1 is Pavel Datsyuk. Player 2 is Hossa. Surprised? Yes, Datsyuk has a better plus-minus. And yes, Datsyuk's numbers are slightly skewed by poor playoff performances early in his career and by injuries. But remember: Datsyuk was not always the focus of opposing teams in those early years, and some players are more injury-prone than others. That is part of the package. Anyway, the point here is not that I'd take Hossa over Datsyuk. I wouldn't, and that is irrelevant anyway. The Wings don't have to choose. (2 of 2) The question is not: Hossa or Datsyuk? It is: Hossa or no Hossa? Or, to be more accurate: Hossa, or the players you could keep instead of Hossa? Hossa is a big, aggressive, skilled forward -- precisely the kind of player who should perform well in the postseason. Players of his size and talent are rare. Did Hossa crack under the stress of trying to win the Cup on a one-year deal, especially against the team he snubbed? Yes, I think so. But Hossa played under pressure in last year's playoffs, too. He had only 29 goals in the regular season, his lowest total in eight years, and was playing for a new contract. Yet Hossa piled up 12 goals and 26 points in 20 playoff games. So we may have just witnessed a one-year aberration. I understand why fans are frustrated with Hossa. He was a frustrating player the past two months. But the last time I saw general manager Ken Holland, he was wearing a suit and tie, not a jersey and face paint; he is an executive, not a fan. Executives understand that a talent like Hossa is hard to replace. Holland has been told many times over the years that certain players had to go or that it was time to break up the Wings. He doesn't make these decisions on the emotion of the moment. Hossa's teammates like him. He fits the team's culture, and he's a 40-goal scorer in a league with precious few of those. Keeping Hossa probably would cost the Wings Mikael Samuelsson and Jiri Hudler. That is the unfortunate reality of a salary-cap league. But the Wings have a strong system and should be able to survive. Marian Hossa was hard to find during these Stanley Cup finals. But a replacement would be harder to find.

I agree - it's fair deal $5M per season / 7 years...

Plan B = Jaromir Jagr

Zack Kassian Tribute

ZACK KASSIAN (LuÄić type of player)

No need to pay BIG money for goalie... what we need is another DEF - I would like to get Jay B - but Exelby would be great addition, and we need DRAKE type of player: Moen, Neil, Lappy, Clutterback... I think that Hossa will stay ($5m) should be enough to keep him in Hockeytown. My concern is : what's going on with Homer? Is there any chances that he will retire? Don't forget : Detroit NEED to draft Kassian.

THANKS MATT!!!

Grier, Moen, Neil... there is a plenty of choice...

Also, there is a NEED for PK units...

There is a way to get Jay B... Trade Rafalski (he really sucked) back to New Jersey (even with his NTC he MIGHT be willing to allow this trade to happen). There is a NEED for Jay - Lidstrom is going to retire at one point... who CAN replace him right now? I'm not saying that Jay is going to replace Lidstrom but it's going to be easier with him. Qualify offer to Hudler and let's hope that someone will sign him as RFA (we are going to receive some draft picks) WIN-WIN situation. Let Sammy go - and try to replace him with energy checker (like Drake) = Grier or Bell. Offer 1.5M to Afinogenov for 1 year. TRY TO MOVE UP IN THIS YEAR DRAFT AND GO AFTER KASSIAN. Zetterberg - Datsyuk - Homer Franzen - Flip - Afinogenov Grier - Helm - Leino Abdelkader - Draper - Kassian (Maltby) Lids - Jay B Stuart - Kronwall Ericsson - Lilja Osgoog Howard (or cheap UFA)

Good move for Anaheim...

Crosby sucks: "All his fans are morons who defend his every stunt; And the "C" that's on his chest, well it really stands for..."

GO WINGS GO!!! Osgood for MVP

Osgood deserves it - this is just EPIC / HISTORY... He's GREAT!!!