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Just the latest in a weird Vancouver off-season.

According to sources, the Tigers are looking to be buyers at the deadline.

Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Brad Richards will celebrate with the Stanley Cup in his home town of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island on Tuesday, and was on a plane on Monday with his son, Luca, and the Cup, heading there. There is expected to be a parade in the town with Richards and the Cup on a boat. Richards, who won the Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning and brought it to Murray Harbour in 2004, had three goals and 14 points in 23 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He signed a one-year contract with theDetroit Red Wings on July 1.

It's too hot.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/red-wings-top-prospect-mantha-very-disappointing-says-detroit-senior-vp-devellano/ In his first season of professional hockey, Detroit Red Wings prospect Anthony Mantha scored 15 goals and 33 points with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, and that’s after suffering a broken leg in training camp and missing nearly two months. As great as Mantha’s season may seem, however, Detroit senior vice president Jim Devellano isn’t happy with what he’s seen. “Very, very, very disappointing,” Devellano told Fox Sports’ Keith Gave. “And I say that with a lot of sadness. Coming out of junior, we had such high hopes for him.” The comments came after the Griffins completed a comeback from a 2-0 series deficit to take the five-game first-round series over the Toronto Marlies with a 3-1 victory Sunday evening. They’ve been the cause of some confusion, though, because before the season had begun, it appeared as though Mantha was going to make the Detroit roster. It was the broken leg which sidelined him and put a damper on those hopes. Gave noted that Devellano took in the final three games of the Griffins’ first-round series, the three contests which the Detroit affiliate won. However, in the three victories, Mantha managed just three shots on goal and, for what it’s worth, had a plus-minus rating of +1. Mantha, 20, was selected 20th overall by the Red Wings in the 2013 draft and is one season removed from a 57-goal, 120-point QMJHL campaign in which he averaged a goal per game and played for Team Canada at the World Junior Championship. A big bodied winger that stands 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, Mantha has suited up for all five post-season games for the Griffins, but has only registered one assist. His single point came in Grand Rapids’ 7-4 Game 1 loss. As part of The Hockey News’ annual Future Watch issue, Mantha was the sixth ranked prospect, up from No. 10 in the 2014 edition. In Future Watch, he was the top ranked prospect in the Detroit system, ahead of other notable players such as Dylan Larkin, Teemu Pulkkinen and Xavier Ouellet. Mantha’s name has been mentioned in trade rumors throughout the year, most notably in discussions between Toronto and Detroit regarding Maple Leafs blueliner Dion Phaneuf. It was reported that the Red Wings were hesitant to pull the trigger on any deal involving Mantha.

What, what?

I wish the NHL would mandate that the protective netting behind the nets needs to be black. The white netting is an eyesore.

Pretty much.

Still nothing.

Unreal loss to Minnesota.

Chicago got fleeced.

Depends, I'll need Doc Brown and no roads. I've never been to South America. The person below me has never been outside of North America.

Hope he stays away from #90.

Is there any news on what number he's wearing?

Good game the other night, 19 hits. Didn't stay up to watch last night's loss though.

I don't think I did. The person below me wishes they could see the Rolling Stones with me tonight.

With Nyquist involved? No way. Is this a signing, or a hope?

Of course. I'm pretty sure I had no idea what the internet was the day I was born. The person below me has never asked for help from someone named Rhonda.

If the Wings were to sign Kopitar next season, does that mean he'd have to fight Cleary for who gets to wear #11?

Oh Tigers....

Since I never posted in that thread, nope. Maybe it went out with the politics section? The person below me is excited for Mike Green.

The more it sinks in that we have Mike Green, the more excited I'm getting for the season.

Who loves this deal?