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Delmore Wins Eddie Shore

Delmore won the Eddie Shore Award for AHL Defenseman of the year. Trying to send him down was a good choice, since he didn't really fit and isn't as good as Lebda in my eyes, but I kind of wish that he hadn't been claimed off of waivers.

Not me.

This guy is a sieve. Sure, he's offensive-minded. But the Red Wings have plenty in that category.

It worked out for the best.

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I'm glad to see he had a great season in the AHL, I felt bad for him went we sent him down, it was kinda his dream I guess to play for the Wings. Though I don't think he was the right fit for us and letting him go was probably the right move.

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Good for him. He'd have been a good "depth" guy in the system. What I can't figure out is why Columbus would claim him off waivers, only to see him stay in the AHL for all but 5 games with the big club? Unless Columbus just wanted to deny the Wings having Delmore in their system, I can't figure out why they claimed him and kept him in the AHL.

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as was mentioned, the wings lack what is his exact opposite. lebda is not a very good defensive player, but i think he is probably far more coachable in that respect. regardless, Any Elmore's 17 goals and 55 assists in 65 games is pretty impressive.

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Guest RonHextall

Ha! I remember Andy Delmore from his Flyers days. Actually one of my friend's girlfriend cheated on him for Andy Delmore. It was kind of funny.

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Good for him. He'd have been a good "depth" guy in the system. What I can't figure out is why Columbus would claim him off waivers, only to see him stay in the AHL for all but 5 games with the big club? Unless Columbus just wanted to deny the Wings having Delmore in their system, I can't figure out why they claimed him and kept him in the AHL.

It's just like you said: depth. They didn't have to pay him anything except your standard AHL money, and if somebody got hurt there he was. Didn't really turn out that they needed him, but I'll be the last guy to argue about aquiring some quality depth players.

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I don't feel bad for delmore... he can score pp goals from the point, and not much else. Philly let him go because he's a terrible defenseman, Nashville let him go because he's a terrible defenseman, Detroit let him go because he's a terrible defenseman and columbus sent him down because? He's a terrible defenseman.

His offensive upside isn't enough to outweigh his completely horrible defenseive play. Trotz tried to get Delmore to move up and play LW, but delmore refused. bad attitude to go with bad defense = never succeeding in the NHL.

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Guest ontariowingsfan

I watched Delmore play alot in the OHL and he was AWESOME. Definitely thought he was going places.....

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here is our 7th defenseman. would come cheap

bummer, he plays for the Hamburg Freeze now in Germany. I guess that is no longer an option

wasn't it you Sponge, who replyed "andy delmore" to everything for a few weeks?

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