FunkyBlueFish203 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2006 The Honorable MICHAEL IANNAZZO wishes to put forth the following resolution before the committee: Resolution 1(a) states thus: At no time shall a player of the National Hockey League have their name modified in any such way with the suffix of -ie (-ey) for no good reason. Players like Dan Cleary will be--in all times past, present, or future--known soley as "Dan" Cleary, as opposed to "Danny" Cleary, (further examples: "Dougie" Weight, "Roddie" Brind'Amour, "Scottie" Niedermayer, etc.). Players whose names don't sound embarassing with the suffix may retain it ("Stevie" Yzerman); players whose names actually include the suffix may retain it ("Jamie" Langenbrunner). Commentators, posters, and all others found guilty of this crime shall henceforth and forthwith have their names ammended to include the -ie suffix, and further have their names ammended if it isn't quite embarassing enough (think "Chris"). All in the favor of this resolution, say "aye." LOL. Should Bill Clement get this memo so he can stop with the "Nicky Lidstrom" remarks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norrisnick 1 Report post Posted May 22, 2006 LOL. Should Bill Clement get this memo so he can stop with the "Nicky Lidstrom" remarks? I believe Chicken Parm and Ed got the memo, because during the last NBC broadcast I watched they were both calling him Billy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
detroitdan 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2006 well, since I am from Newfoundland and Cleary is from Newfoundland, and everyone around Newfoundland calls him Danny Cleary, I will continue to call him that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirstSamuel1745 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2006 See I don't get this, why is he a keeper? Because he played for Detroit? What was so special about his game that we couldn't replace at all? It's not like he's a physical preence, he tries to be, but more times than not he's on the short end of hits, and he has about as much goal scoring touch as Boyd Deveraux. Now, if you want him to replace Draper or Malby at a bargain basement price, ok, but I don't get what he brings that this team can't find in either Grand Rapids or on the UFA market. In a word, yes. If we let Cleary go, and all we do is get someone who is equally as good, then we should have remained loyal to our guy in the first place. I think its a knee-jerk reaction to just get rid of a guy just because you can get another guy. And its not like he was a liability. He played well, and yes, here's hoping we get some more goals out of him. But you don't get more goals if you let him go. So keep him another year, nothing hurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted May 29, 2006 Thats deadly man, im from st johns , newfoundland too , dan is one of my favorite detroit players , i hope he comes back next year & for everyone calling him garbage , he's better then some of the other players on otehr teams , & look at micheal ryder , he's a newfoudnlander & was given a chance , and became a star , i see the same in cleary's furture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted May 29, 2006 Thats deadly man, im from st johns , newfoundland too , dan is one of my favorite detroit players , i hope he comes back next year & for everyone calling him garbage , he's better then some of the other players on otehr teams , & look at micheal ryder , he's a newfoudnlander & was given a chance , and became a star , i see the same in cleary's furture. Cleary has been in the NHL for years now...i hardly understand the give him a chance logic you seem to be implying Dan Cleary becoming a star is laughable.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
detroitdan 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 Cleary has been in the NHL for years now...i hardly understand the give him a chance logic you seem to be implying Dan Cleary becoming a star is laughable.. Had to bump this thread...he might not be a star, but he has definitely been one of the best players on this team this season...it's awesome that he's been doing so well...I am honestly thinking about getting a Cleary jersey for Christmas...he's been great all year...hope he keeps it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted December 15, 2006 Had to bump this thread...he might not be a star, but he has definitely been one of the best players on this team this season...it's awesome that he's been doing so well...I am honestly thinking about getting a Cleary jersey for Christmas...he's been great all year...hope he keeps it up! At first, I thought that this was a new threads. I was looking at the "league minimum!" comments and just wanting to scream at the computer. Then I looked at the posting dates Anyway, Cleary has REALLY impressed me, needless to say. Beyond his playmaking abilities, I'm just shocked at his newfound speed-- did any of you see that crazy break in on Khabi last night? He didn't score, but he had outrageous acceleration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel1 32 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 Anything more than the minimum and he's getting overpaid. He played gritty in the playoffs, I'll give him that, but he always comes on the short end of a bodycheck, and can't finish to save his life. His spot could be better utilized by a Grand Rapids prospect, who's younger and deserves a chance. Now if this means Maltby will be traded, fine, but someone will need to explain the reasons behind this signing if that's not the case ...oops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishconnection 36 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 Wow, its awsome that you pulled this thread up. Im sure it hurts to eat your words. Hindsight is 20 / 20, but the gritmasters really laid into Cleary-the-goal-scoring-pk-machine-pp-specialist. Overall though, I am really glad he is producing the way that he is. SOMEONE needed to in light of all the injuries and slumps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barnes52 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 I'll admit I was wrong about this one, he's a steal at this price. But let's put this in prospective, no one thought he was going to lead the team in goals, and my issue with Cleary was that he was a Maltby clone, so if you sign Cleary I would hope you lose Maltby. Funny though, I could bring up threads where myself and a few others were talking about how the Wings wouldn't do anything in the playoffs because they didn't have the necessary grit needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heaton 1 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 (edited) I'll admit I was wrong about this one, he's a steal at this price. But let's put this in prospective, no one thought he was going to lead the team in goals, and my issue with Cleary was that he was a Maltby clone, so if you sign Cleary I would hope you lose Maltby. Funny though, I could bring up threads where myself and a few others were talking about how the Wings wouldn't do anything in the playoffs because they didn't have the necessary grit needed. I could bring up threads where people thought Phoenix would be in great shape because of all of the grit they added, I could bring up threads saying how Calgary was built for the playoffs last year. Truth be told, being a team is a lot more important than the type of players on it. Edmonton and Carolina were both successful because how they played as a unit, not because they had a Brian McGrattan who took care of business by himself. It's a team effort, and without that it doesn't matter how many goal scorers, how many big hitters, you don't have anything without that cohesiveness. Hopefully the Wings find that sooner than later. Buit it doesn't hurt that they had the right mix to begin with. Edited December 15, 2006 by Heaton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigrob Report post Posted March 5, 2007 i am from harbour grace and i went to school with danny, did you know he did not start hockey until he was 13 as long as ive known DANNY CLEARY it was just that I went to school with him in harbour grace nl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
