GiantRobot

Ozzie would not start in from of Lehtonen or Fleury. Those teams are investing in those two, whether they pan out or not. Backstrom is also the clear cut #1 in MIN, hence the departure of Manny. 23-8-6. 1.97, .929 in 41 games. The kid carried the Wild into the post season. Ozzie would be backup. Boston maybe, if Manny falls flat. Montreal I dont see him beating out Huet and Halak...and next year, none of them beat out Price. Emery is Ottawa is debatable. Kolzig is the franchise guy in washington. Hes a class act, and a great goalie on a crap team. Ozzie would be #2 there. Toskala is the clear #1 in toronto too. If it were Raycroft, Ozzie would start. Carolina would be possible, as Ward had a crap year. Colorado I dont see, as Budaj played well, and will most likely do so again. The rest that I bolded above I could see, although Ozzie would compete for most jobs and might not be a consensus #1. Ozzie is a solid goalie, but a lot of that has to do with playing for the Wings. His years in NY/STL weren't stellar by any means. 102-81-26....Thats a losing record. Last year he was 11-3-6, thats two games above .500 If Ozzie were a starter, then he should start here. Theres a reason Holland brought Hasek back though. That being said, Ozzie rocks as our #2 and Id love to see him retire here after a few more years.

Wow, I dont care what anyone says, hockey players are the best. 2 guys fighting off 20 neo nazis takes courage. I never knew Branko had it in him. Nice job guys.

Crosby deserves 10+, and would have gotten that had he left pitt...He took a discount to stay witht them. Sure it's only 1.7 million $ discount, bu the knows that the cap would have gone up in a few years again. A ppg player is like gold in the nhl. Look at elias making 7+ in NJ....Hank isl beyond a PPG, and he would get paid more than 8+ on the market, especially with the way he plays defense and scores combined. He wants to stay here, so I dont see him breaking the bank, but with the silly deals Brier and Gomez got this year, he certainly would deserve 7-8 million.

Very Sad. R.I.P

I'll second that...he was the last thing we needed.

And oddly enough, everything he reports is usually reported elsewhere first. Eklund is a joke.

Neigh. Wait, this thread isnt about horses is it?

I think Eva's lineup is closest with two exceptions... Holmstrom/Zetterberg/Samuelsson Filppula/Datsyuk/Grigorenko Cleary/Hudler/Franzen Maltby/Draper/Kopecky Ellis Lidstrom/Lilja Rafalski/Kronwall Lebda/Chelios Quincey Hasek Osgood Placing Grigs on the second line is a bit presumptuous I know, but if he plays well out of camp, I can totally see the benefit of pairing him with Datsyuk. If not, then Franzen goes back.

I think Eva's lineup is closest with two exceptions... Holmstrom/Zetterberg/Samuelsson Filppula/Datsyuk/Grigorenko Cleary/Hudler/Franzen Maltby/Draper/Kopecky Ellis Lidstrom/Lilja Rafalski/Kronwall Lebda/Chelios Quincey Hasek Osgood Palcing Grigs on the second line is a bit presumptuos I know, but if he plays well out of camp, I can totally see the benefit of pairing him with Datsyuk. If not, then Franzen goes back.

Exactly...The FA scene has been ludicrous since the lockout, and some teams paid the price for it... Not the Wings though, and we were a heartbeat away from the stanley cup. Methinks Kenny knows his business.

At least Anaheim didnt sign him

They arent $10 million players, theyre $7 million players, the contracts are just front loaded. Vanek has too much to prove to justify being a $7 million guy yet after one good season...Im curious how effective he will be without Briere or Drury to center him... For the record, Sid the Kid and AO will be $9-10 million players soon enough.

Yes it should. Eklund rumor threads are the worst thing ever.

Asham I can see, Gelinas I cannot. Vrbata isnt worth that trade either.

LOL...exactly... "Another (defenceman) isn't our priority," Holland said. "We're not looking for anybody significant. If we're going to do something on D, maybe it's a month from now." ... "We've spent $40 million without Hasek and Hudler," Holland said. Weve plenty of wiggle room, and Hasek is the one we really need to get signed. Holland has something(s) in mind, else he wouldnt be so laid back. Lang + Calder = No big loss. Weve replaced Schneider. Bert hurts the most, but he will be replaced. Hasek + 1 solid forward and were pretty set. RELAX! I think so too, plus the FA's are getting overpaid in many instances so far, so im all for waiting for a bit. Detroit #1 fan has the right idea...a little grit would help too

Im not sure what the hell you just said, but you're special man!

Yes he is. The only reason he sat last year was because Vokoun came back and they wanted to give him another run.

Yes he is. The only reason he sat last year was because Vokoun came back and they wanted to give him another run.

This is officially the worst idea ever. I really hope you were trying to be funny. Roenick? For toughness? Rejuvenate him? The guy is 93 and needs to retire, plus he ahs a piss poor primadonna attitude....No. No. No. Either way were going, were gonna pay 3-4 million for a forward, unless were just adding a third liner. Guerin or kozlov for me.

Sturm actually has only scored 20+ 5 times in his career, and has only been above 43 points once....I'd still take him though No on murray at 4.15

1- Schneider at 5.5 is insane, and Holland was right to turn him away. Bertuzzi wasnt worth the 4 mill he wanted. End of story. Markov isnt elsewhere yet, neither is hasek. 2- How many of those GM's have had the success that the wings have though? Would wrapping up 7 million in Chris Drury make us a cup favorite? No. We need to be thinking about the 6-7 million Z is going to command next year too...We already have 3 players making 6+... 3- They dont have to intrigue you, or us...they have to make sense, be feasible, and be the right fit. 4- What would please you? to have signed Bert, and have 4million left for a d-man and a goalie? We cant afford that. Id love to see a big name land here too, but until we shed one of our big names (Lids, Zetterberg, Dats, Rafalski) then it most likely wont happen. "Theres nothing to say" is the blind allegiance thing that I think is lame. No one is perfect, theres always something. You feel free to say what you will. I just disagree. And thats cool. Im the same way...Ive been a wings fan since before you were born, and I am very emotional about the team, so I totally get what youre saying. That being said... Goodbye Lang, cool guy but does nothing, glad we didnt pay you 4 mil. By Schneids, you arent worth 5.5 By Bert...I wish you would have built a home here, but you wanted money. Enjoy. By Calder...um...later! Still glad youre gone Manny! Shanny, you broke my heart, so screw you Stevie, I'll always man-love you.

I think the wings gave him a chance, and he didnt rise to the occasion. Holland would have given him an even better chance this season, but he saw bigger $ signs and said "Screw Detroit" There is nothing poor about the way he was treated by Holland...in the end, the guy wanted more cash. So Holland should him to a 2-3 year deal when its still unknown how well he can even play? The buy him out? Thats crazy talk. A one year deal for todd to show his stuff then cash in next year was what we needed here. "I love Detroit...my family is close...blah, blah, blah" Ok, thats real sweet. Where is he now? Anaheim. For 4 million a year they can have him. Im not ragging you for liking a player at all. I'm ragging because I don't do the blind allegiance thing much. Some players deserve my heartfelt emotions, some dont. I just think its odd to see someone who has NOTHING but good things to say all of the time. Thats a little naive to me. Just my opinion.

I agree... I want this division to get better...im tired of hearing other fans rip the Wings... "They only win because of their easy division"

He was here for a few months and did nothing...why is it that he is sacred? "Awww he thanks the wings..." by leaving us. How is that great. He has to do that, or look like a jerk in the press. Just once HC, Id like to see you not say sweet things about every single player who plays here, good or bad. Youre making a sad face, and the guy did nothing! "Oh no, they fired the kid that hands out towels...were gonna miss you Timmy! " Sorry for the rant, but good lord.

How are they options for us? Emery is an RFA and he isnt going anywhere, and Lundqvist...lol...he is going to be a 5 million $ goalie this year, and thats bit out of our range even if there was a chance in hell that NYR would not re-sign him themselves.... And were trading howard....no.