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Hollands well managed off-season is the reason for Emmertons re-call. He's the only one that fits in dollars wise. (With no one eligible to go on LTIR or STIR)

Smith is finally showing signs of getting better. Was a 1st round pick, that's gone thru all the processes of being a Wing. He's signed to a good contract, and other then Ericsson is the only tough defenceman we have going forward. He's part of the future. Quincey will be gone this summer, hopefully.

Well, now that Emmerton is being recalled, Babs should have no choice but to put Weiss in Z's spot and not mess with chemistry. It's never good to be without your 2 best players, but this is make or break time for Weiss in the the season as long as Babs does the right (and OBVIOUS) thing.

Unless we were to trade for Steens rights before the buyout period begins (and again, he'll probably re-up in St. Louis), then I don't see us buying out Franzen. I really wish that no matter what we would, but I don't see Holland doing that. Even with the cap recapture penalties, I think Kenny really believes Franzen has played well the last couple of years and can continue to play till he's 40 (which, cmon man, he can't)

Really bad news. Our schedule is ideal right now though, so we should tread water just fine. Puts a bit more pressure on Howard to continue to rebound and carry the team. Surprised that with Datsyuk and Zetterberg out that Babs refuses to use Weiss in anything other then 10mins of wasted ice a game. This is the time to put him with Franzen and Nyquist, give him PP time and really hope to get him going. Then get Z and D back and boom, there's depth. Instead the pressure falls completely on Franzen and Helm to be our top guys. Which is nuts, despite how hot they have been the last little while.

Once I saw that he was a FA, I figured he'd be a prime target for us. He'd be a great fit with Z, but I'd imagine St. Louis will push hard to re-sign him.

10 mins a game, all of those shifts with Cleary and Samuelsson. No PP or PK time, why do you think he's invisible? There are flashes every game, but not enough consistently. He's going to get it going eventually, he's too good a player. Hopefully when Datsyuk and Bertuzzi come back Babs does the logical thing and takes out Cleary and Samuelsson and plays Weiss with Datsyuk and Bertuzzi. Not only would be a good opportunity for Weiss, but it won't kill any of the other lines chemistry.

Ah, now that's a good win. Happy week as a Detroit sports fan.

ALFIE SEALS IT, HAHAHA

f***.

Man, Smith has just been a different guy since coming back from injury. Looks great out there, Q still looks brutal every shift.

Great kill by the Wings.

The refs in this game have been a joke. Lets kill this off.

How odd would a Drew Miller hat trick be?

MILLERRRRRRRRRRR f*** YA

C'mon boys, let's finish these guys off.

f*** sakes

Great rush by Smitty and WOW a PP.

That's some Norris level D by Karlsson there Next Lidstrom my ass

MILLER!!! Yesssss, feel it Ottawa

Gus has been good again so far tonight.

Glad we got a lead, but for the love of god, the Sens are getting away with a clear penalty shift after shift.

MULEEE!! Suck it Ottawa

Great save by Gus again.

Oh, and again, Sens don't go down easy. They are very strong on their skates. ******* f***, I hate these cowards. Cmon Wings, figure it out and beat these guys.