superstarsingh

I am not entirely sold on 10 years, that is quite lengthy. I feel that a deal for like 6-8 years would suffice. 7 years from now, he will be the captain and the symbol of the team and then he would just receive bumper deals until he is finished, like Lids, Ozzie and even Stevie had.

To fault Howard for playing poorly in GR is a fair statement, but at the same time, the GR defense is nothing like the Red Wings defense. Is he a savior? No. But at the end of the day the Wings have rarely had a goalie who look at and say this is the guy. We have been successful because of strong defensive play accompanied by decent goaltending. But yes, Howard must EARN his shot.

Potential Template for WC Jerseys The JERSEY might look like this, with current Red Wings logos on each shoulder, the pants and socks probably will not look like these.

The Frozen Pond, which is a NHL memorabilia store in Toronto, sent me a flyer for the season. They have pictures of all the jerseys including the thirds that have been unveiled thus far. It also shows the Winter Classic jerseys. Chicago's looks to be a throwback to the mostly black jersey. The Wings, if this is true, will wear a white jersey with a red stripe across the middle with the while old D in the middle as the logo and the current logo is on each shoulder! So it seems to be a variant of the inagural jerseys. Again, this is just speculation, but the Frozen Pond is a very reliable place. We will soon know for sure though!

Hossa came in and converted him.

Supposedly, its going to be a variant of the road jersey! I have not even seen it yet, but I want one!

I have to agree with this. Filppula is a very strong defensive player and I do not think he is getting much credit for it here.

To place Zetterberg that low on a list based on defensive ability is flat out ignorant. Those stats are heavily flawed. You must not watch many Red Wings games if you hold Zetts in such a low regard. Datsyuk hits more and takes the puck away from opponents a lot more. This is key in the neutral zone and in the offensive end. Zetterberg digs pucks out of corners in his own end and he does the same in the offensive end. These two are two of the best defensive forwards around but their defensive games differ greatly. As many have said, Zetts is the go to defensive forward. He is a better penalty killer on the notion that he can dig pucks out of corners and he always finds a way to have his stick in passing lanes. Or perhaps its that he locks up the other team's best player, not only on the penalty kill, but in general. Again, while I respect both of these guys and their well rounded game, I am not entirely sure if one can be better than the other in regards to defensive hockey because they play a different defensive style. But either way, using such facts is not the way to go about deciphering such matter. Watch every game and watch what each of those guys do in all three zones and you would be able to come to a better conclusion.

And he scored a goal on his first shift, thanks to Pavel Datsyuk.

Holland will weave his magic. Zetterberg is also likely to give us a hometown discount. At the end of the day, he will be a Wing for life. Franzen is next, we need too and we will re-sign him because he is the future Homer and as such is an essential to Red Wings hockey. As for Hossa, let him go. No money for him realistically and throw in the fact that he is superfluous on this team, all will be well. Keep OUR two guys and let Hossa walk...unless he wants to play for similar money that he is making now. But really, it is not safe to have too much money tied into like 4 players, ask the Lightning about that.

Should be fine without Hank for the time being.

There is no need whatsoever for a third jersey. But, if we ever did decide to become conformists, I think something along the lines of the Leafs third would work. As a bunch of you have already mentioned, there is no need to change perfection.

Fedorov does not deserve to be in such exclusive company.

Yeah I was there and noticed that too. But yeah, its probably nothing serious.

Avoid the 402!

The Boyd.

Thats amazing! What a stand up guy!

Dont trust that.

Les Habitants indeed.

Those are alright, the candy cane ones are nicer!

They should hire Ken Holland.

WOOO! ITS ABOUT TIME!

Simply put, skill over muscle.

I strongly disagree with that statement. Shanny spent a lot of his years with various teams. Fedorov would have had his retired not he walked away. Ozzie, would be the likeliest of the trio to have his retired. He has three cups and many Red Wing records for a goaltender. Also, if he is somehow able to pass Sawchuk's record for wins in a Wings uniform, there would be no question that his number gets retired.

Thank God...Not because I have anything against Dom. I am a huge Howard fan. Great career there Hasek. LETS GO HOWARD!