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Yeah, def not good to lose our higher picks/top prospects for nothing, especially as a team who's game plan is building through draft and development. I mean, hindsight it's always easier to say management should have done this instead, but I think with how often we are investing in our top picks and then we don't do anything beneficial with our investments I think looking harder into trading some of our "promising" prospects for established NHLers is something Holland and co should start considering a little more in the future. Sure we might trade away a future star, but the odds are probably at least a bit higher that we are trading away a fringe NHLer, at least based on the recent waiver claim history. Having said that, I am glad that space was made for AA. He is clearly an NHL player and one the Wings could definitely use this year.

I have no problems with this.

Larkin has been pretty sloppy defensively tonight

Wow that really seems like a steal

They absolutely did and the font will be a permanent change for the duration of the season

I'm in market this link doesn't work for me

For sure. My comment is more a testament to how I haven't really been paying attention to the date, or hockey in general lately. Preseason has been entirely off my radar.

Wow preseason already. Was not expecting to see this today.

Make Red Wings Great Again

are you not entertained

Nastasiuk with a powerplay goal. Nice little feed from the corner

Bertuzzi is looking sharp

Smith looking terrible in that shift...

is there a link anywhere? yes. https://www.nhl.com/redwings/video/t-277437404/c-44667203 ken kal on the mic

I don't always agree with you but this is spot on.

The guy is out there having fun with his old teammates. I don't think anyone has any real plans of signing him and I'm sure Cleary is aware of that.

I was on freep.com and they had pics of the Wings taking the ice at the Joe. It looks like Franzen is in a coaching role for these late summer skates. Its good to see him staying involved.

There are tons of shuttles that go to/from the Joe from/to nearby bars

Not necessarily saying this with any particular person in mind, but generally it seems like there are some issues with folks adapting to players as their roles expand. Helm will always be a 4th liner, Abdelkader will always be a third liner, and there's nothing that can be done to change that. Part of the problem I think is also that in order for LGW to label someone as a 3rd or 2nd or 1st line player they have to meet some imaginary quota for points per year. The points are always nice, but there are many players who are able to prove their worth on higher lines without necessarily putting up the numbers that their line mates may collect. Helm is overpayed. But definitely not enough to warrant the amount of bitching that LGW has created about it.

I love it. So cheeky

And i would take Nielson over Datsyuk at this point.

They won't be the last ones either. Injuries like this happen every year. Holland won't have to worry about the roster crunch until December

Is there a correlation between quantity of trades and organizational success? Serious question to those willing to do the research or who happen to already know.

Agree with everything except the four Stanley cups

The second the streak and the Wings miss the playoffs is the second their goal changes from making a deep run and shot at the cup to making the playoffs.