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The latest re-incarnation of RWC is down now. This thread is surrogate RWC until it returns.

A crappier version of the old RedWingsCentral, which was excellent.

Interesting take. If he's going to be a more talented Dallas Drake, I'm in.

Obviously I don't think there's a whole lot of substance to the Jankrok to Sweden move. But if there was even an inkling, there's no way Martin would confirm that. In fact, I bet there'll be an inquiry if he does leave for Sweden next season.

Our center depth is decent now, but in 4 -5 years? Dats might be done, Zetterberg is going to be decidedly on the back-end of his career, as is Legwand. Andersson is...passable I guess, Glendening is not a real hockey player. Helm can't seem to put more than 5 games together, and Weiss, almost a season into his DRW career, hasn't shown is anything at all. It's like a lot of names, but really not a great group, IMO.

I agree. To be honest, Ferraro instead of Jankrok would have made this trade nothing+nothing+nothing for a proven roster player. Maybe if we threw in McGrath... I liked Jankrok over Pulk, but that's just opinion until they hit the NHL.

Ferraro, a 3rd and Eaves seems like the Preds got fleeced. Jankrok, a 3rd and Eaves seems like Wings Lost. The deadline is high time to pay up the nose for roster players, so I'm guessing it's the latter. :/

From a purist point of view, I think some of the suggestions in this thread are right on the mark. However, I seem to remember that at least part of the reasoning behind this rule was to maintain flow/pace of play. In this case, a faceoff (and all the required hoopla) is just as detrimental. The penalty also serves as another excuse for a powerplay (scoring), which was another point of emphasis after the lockout. Also, I could see a lot of controversy/complaining if it were left to the refs to make a judgement call...

I don't mind Q getting the nomination. He's a great coach, and has been, for a long time. When a team can attain that record in today's parity-happy context, the coach does deserve some credit. I think BB was the worst of the nominees. I've never been too high on him. He had every chance to make it happen with the Caps, and couldn't. In game seven vs. Detroit, Babs manhandled him, in the coaching department, and BB even admitted during the series that Babs was an excellent (read: superior to me) coach.

It's pretty lame when he taunts an opposing player and then hides behind the ref. Put up or shut up! Probably he is saving his pretty face for another Dodge commercial. "Today I didn't even have to take a shower!"

Unfortunate news, especially if you're trying to get settled in someplace.

Have you read the new CBA? I wouldn't be surprised if the minimum salary was around 750k. He also played pretty well last night.

Show me a trade where someone has traded 5 players (4 roster players), and a pick. The relative return isn't even all that good, my man.

Less offensive hits have been penalized more severely. What's a one game suspension, anyway?

Are you sure that's what they were booing? I'm not questioning you, because they seemed to boo a lot, but I didn't realize it was about Z until about the last 5 minutes of the game. For a while, I thought they were booing about their team's PP ineffectiveness. Something about this series has seemed disappointing so far; perhaps it is the Nashville crowd, they don't seem to get too excited...

i just negged you by mistake

True, Hossa was a big signing, a very un-Holland one, IMO. But, I was surprised he signed a one year deal...I'm not so sure Parise would do that.

Continuity is the reason this team has made the playoffs 21 years in a row.

I don't think remaining cap space is Holland's primary criteria when considering acquisitions. If that were the case, we'd have probably shelled out the cash for Jagr this off-season. I really think for Holland, it's more about value -- Am I getting what I paid for? Pretty much every move he makes is a steal, because, well, those are the only moves he cares to make. To this end, I really don't see Holland moving on a Parise or Suter this off-season. While they are likely amongst the best players available, the media salivating over them and the way GMs blow cap space these days pretty much ensures they won't be a good value. Of course, there is always some chance -- perhaps Parise really wants to play in Detroit. I can't believe the hype that surrounded Paul fricken Gaustad on deadline day.

lol

+/- is always a misleading statistic

Looked pretty good to me, tonight. He's the real deal, no doubt. Under the Babs regime, it'll take him more than a few games to move up in the depth chart, but, performance-wise, I don't really see a reason to put him in the A any longer. Nyquist is getting run over too much, he's got a fair bit to go, strength-wise.

In fact, one wonders if there were more victims. It seems very few people who commit the same crime only abuse one or two victims, especially given the coach's situation. I hope that 2 years doesn't set a precedent for the Sandusky case, which I believe is due to begin soon.

We can't just go get more speed and size, Gaustad or Moen, or 3 top 3 draft picks (like the pens had). These things aren't free. He's not avoiding them, I'm certain he's aware of them, but we just don't have the resources to get them. After 10 or so years of beating the odds in a system where teams that stay at the top accumulate a disparity of resources, it's hard to muster up the assets to get these things, without tanking completely (like the NHL wants us to). Holland's view towards rugged players has always been interesting. Besides the obvious reasons for these things, I really think he has taken a less than pragmatic approach about it. I think he looks at the rules and thinks, those players shouldn't be necessary anymore. He's right, but that's not the way it happens on the ice. The enforcement hasn't caught up with the legislation yet.

I have a feeling that Holland is going to get burned for playing by the rules -- a very sad state of affairs for the NHL. Take this trade deadline as an example: He (IMO, correctly) assessed that there wasn't anybody out there worth the asking price. Other GMs indeed did pay these prices. Other GMs have handed out unsustainable contracts over the past 5 or so years. Already, talks of another lockout are circulating. Likely, this would include some kind of amnesty clause for big-ticket contracts, or at least offer a way for GMs to fix their mistakes. This pretty much nullifies Holland's game-plan, IE don't mortgage the future. So, I think this is the analogy with respect to the car industry you really want to make : Other GMs are going to be bailed out one way or another by the NHL, much the same way certain automakers have, while those who worked hard to sustain a team will, in a way, have their work undone.