brutus

no...no we are not brutus

A better job than you? I have no doubt thank you

All I have to say, based on this and many of your previous posts, is THANK GOD you don't run the Red Wings! I would hate to think where we would be. brutus

that's funny...wonder if there is any video of it? brutus

Apparently pretty stupid. but who in their right mind would expect anything different? Next thing they will be making the goals larger getting rid of the sticks turning the ice into grass or turf and changing the puck into a ball and requiring players to only use their feet. that way poor slobs all over the world will be able to appreciate the game and be drawn to it like flies to s*** brutus

You are spot on....no way I would let Schneider walk...he is a very good D-man despite all the haters here. Keep Kronwall for what he does, playing the physical game, but I HIGHLY doubt he will turn into the offensive force that Schenider is. brutus

Lidstrom is NOT taking his kids back to Sweden. He has said in the past that his family is too Americanized now to return to Sweden. He took them back for the summer a few years ago before his last contract and the kids hated it there...that is why he signed the newest long term deal. If things had gone well with the kids he wasnt going to re-sign. I have no doubt that he and his wife will return to Sweden after the kids are grown but for now they are all staying put right here, so that gives him plenty of time for many more years with Detroit. brutus

so you are taking that seriously? have YOU ever been out of West Virginia? Somebody's funny bone ai'nt be workin' hoss...[***alert***] please step away from the funny if you don't understand [/***alert] (repeat 3Xs) btw: having been to both places WV is WAY more hill-billy than KY...at least they make good burbon in KY and according to the last toothical census, KY was .23 incisors ahead of WV per capita while the gap-toothed differential remained statistically insignificant however residents of both states performed equally well in chaw spittin' and hay straw gnawing....so the insult is sucessfully deflected and returned without the rubber/glue defense which I retain the right for use at a later time should the situation necessitate and warrant such insurmountable repudiation....dont make me bring chewbacca into this...I mean it...don't! I will go all Johnny Cochran on yer arse! Good Day Sir! brutus

meh!...who cares? none of them there euro-trash players are as good as the worst north ameriKan player brutus

I realize what you are saying but I guess I am coming from the position that we have wasted a roster spot for this entire season on this 3rd string goalie and when asked to step up and play he has failed miserably at every opportunity with the exception of the st. louis game...arguably one of the worst teams in the NHL ...(everyone knows philly is not as bad as their record indicates and given decent goaltending they might have been right in the thick of the playoff hunt) I do think that given our injury situation bringing up a guy from GR who might not be ready is better for a couple of reasons than going with a goalie who has statistically proven he has no place in the NHL. First they are young...getting an opportunity to play at the top level can give them somethign to strive for..a taste of the good life as it were. And secondly, playing a few games here and there and then going back to their comfort zone could be an incredible confidence boost no matter how the game goes....they are both very young and can only benefit from the experience...I dont buy the idea that people say that they will lose their confidence if they are shelled at a young age...in fact i would surmise it is quite the opposite. It could give them some specific points to work on until they are ready...and if they do lose their confidence to such an extent that they are unable to perform in the future then I believe it proves they did or do not have what it takes to begin with and never had a chance to succeed if their confidence is that shaky in the first place....oh well...it doesnt really matter as the wings management must feel that losing macdonald is a bad thing...not sure why... but I believe they might know the game and their players a little better than I do...now given the injury situation in GR...that throws a monkey wrench into the whole situation So I guess what I am saying is that macdonald is bad...his glove hand is slow and he is suspect positionally, too many rebounds and frankly looks scared out there...his confidence may have been broken but he also knows this is probably his best chance to prove he is NHL worthy and he clearly is not and yes I believe that 7 starts with one of the best defensive teams in the NHL demonstrates that...imagine how bad he would look if he did not have such a strong defence in front of him? The fact that we have wasted a roster spot him for this season when we could have kept dip-wad norton or another hard-noser in the lineup to use occasionally makes me peeved...we probably could have traded him for a pick or a something before he proved how incapable he is. brutus

Stat Overview SPLIT GP GS MIN W L OTL GA GAA SOG SV SV% ENG SO 2006-07 8 7 467:57 1 5 1 27 3.46 211 184 .872 1 0 Out of 16 losses this season his starts account for almost HALF of them....interestingly in his only win this season his sv% was only .800...his best game was a 1-0 loss to st. louis but that seems more like the exception rather than the norm...I understand growing pains but for gosh sakes he now has 7 starts and only 1 win...and at 27yo i wonder how much room for development there is...seems like a quasi-decent 3rd stringer but I would rather see some of our other young goalies getting a shot or two...and see how they fare under fire

anyone have his updated save % and gaa? this guy is freakin' BRUTAL put lillypads in the pipes brutus

no it is not..."confirmed rumors" would be though