Are you suggesting Quincey or Ericsson would be better a better suited 7th than LIlja? Personally I think they'd benefit more from solid ice-time in GR, especially Ericsson. I am fine with Lilja as our 7th, when he plays he plays as an average 6th, and its not like sitting him is harming his development, as would be the case with Ericsson or Quincey.
Possibly you mean you hope Ericsson and Quincey both make the top 6, and Lilja will be totally pushed out of the system? This is unlikely, at least for next year.
Personally I worry about the Chelios situation. He'd make sense if we didn't have a whole class of defenseman coming through, but at some point he's going to be doing more harm than good to the red wings in general, even if he does maintain his same level of play. IE if he plays till he's 50, Quincey or somebody will be rotting in the AHL until they're 27 or something. He'd make an interesting 7th, though. Actually, in a dream-world, It'd be sweet to line him up as a bench coach for some games, and dress him for others. This has to be illegal, but I think it would be useful
I'd love to have Markov back.
In the spirt of the wings' defensive priority, I think it might be time to low ball Schneider.
Kronwall is more of a question-mark than I'd ever hoped.
Kindl needs at least one year of AHL seasoning, a la Filppula 2k5-2k6.
