SweWings

that last name sounds swedish...or at the very least nordic...what a coincidence...

Pay back's a b*tch - GO FOR IT GIRLS...i mean wings. Can anyone tell I'm tired? There's no way I'll stay up long enough to watch this game...4.30AM - and that's just the start of the first period. EW. In any case, Wings win this game and do it confidently but they let in a couple of s*** goals in the beginning to make it interesting for the fans...

I don't really get how Bettman is still around... I mean, who actually likes what has happened with the league during his reign? Nice touch!

THE RHINO!!!!!!!!

I wonder how much speed will increase if they add a dragon on the blade...

Hey...how bout that Spezza guy. I mean, come on, 0 goals for a player like that. Not good at all, Ottawa really needs him to step up and perform...

How's Howard been doing in GR? Could he be ready? I mean, if Babs throws a game at him NOW, could he pull it off. I know he played well during the camp - one of the best players during the preseason as I remember. Why not give him a shot? Might be best to wait though. One game isn't representative enough. It sucks to lose...

Detroit win this one. Zetts get another goal and so does Rex...Final score? No idea. Hopefully Lids also get a goal or so... Thank you...

Forsberg is a great option. The injury thing is sort of meh but Detroit is probably one of the few teams that doesn't need him to be insanely good during the season and therefore there is less pressure around him in terms of expectations. Obviously he'll be expected to perform but it's not as critical to Detroit as it is to other teams. At the same time he comes to a team that wants to win, that wants to be the best and where he might be one of the final pieces in the puzzle. Why not show everyone he's as good as ever by coming in and dominating with a team that has a realistic shot. Also, there's NO way he'll go to a team that already looks like it's struggling or seems unbalanced. On the other hand we've lost to the 'Hawks twice . In the end I think he'll end up with Colorado. They have the cap space and a role for him. And can you imagine if he was on Detroit and we met them during the finals sometime. It would be way too strange...

That was messed up...

Yaaaay!!

I'm gonna try to answer this one. Is the answer "absolutely nothing"?

No. This is Ryno: This is Kopecky: See the difference?

Ronnie...

Can you give me any statistics on those "best" ratings? I am aware that Näslund had a streak of being the best goalscorer overall for a while there but other than that. Besides that's not good enough. And given a subjective audience - e.g. Swedes - Sundin is ALWAYS rated higher. Some might disagree but they're in minority. Some real statistics: Sundin is almost exactly a PPG player. Näslund is 0.8 PPG over his career. Sundin's top 3 point seasons are 103, 96, 94 and Näslund's are 104, 90, 84. Oh and Näslund does have that Lester B. Pearson award and Sundin doesn't have an equivalent. On the other hand Sundin is only the second player to have 16 consecutive 20+ goal seasons (Tied with Marcel Dionne). Internationally the two players don't compare at all and Sundin is quite simply the guy, the leader, the captain. Oh and his points total is better there too. So statistically and subjectively (meaning my opinion) Sundin is better. That obviously doesn't make Näslund bad.

It is cool...I truly hope it lasts

sweet GDT again man!! forgot there was a game on actually :S....Wings edge out Calgary by two goals including an empty netter...

The Leafs are getting stomped...this is really embarrassing...

I assumed he had been taken care of...

Who is the ref? Anybody we already hate or a new name?

Yeah...if Detroit finishes this off quickly I'll get more sleep .

And to go with that another Norris for Nick and some MVP + scoring titles for Dats and Zetts? Why stick with the Stanley if you want to be greedy

Sammy? Quite a bit probably . I'd certainly be confused/galled/happy. Rex? I'd be extremely happy. And only extremely happy.

Yaaay!!! Great GDT!! Can't wait for the game to begin - I'll catch the beginning at least... We win and filps gets 3!!

Me too - hope he'll score a couple...