Will Burt be another Krupp

[Guest toolz19]

Hope not. Never know with the back and spinal stuff. People seem to be a little too excited seeing he hasnt played much the last 2 years, not to mention coming off major back sergery. PLEASE not another UUUWWWWWEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! really hope he can return to his old form. He'll be a great fit for this team.

[BeeRYCE 2]

Well seeing as he played the full 82 games last season, and 7 games this season, that means he has played well over half of all the possible games he could have. He shouldn't be too rusty, it may take a couple games for him to find his momentum, but he will.

[Zion 93]

Maybe he'll smoke Lang "by accident" and make him actually play.

[auxlepli 17]

Very well could, but I hope not.

[Inultus 12]

I knew someone would start this post.

The answer is "Who the hell knows, so why worry about it?"

[Kp-Wings 3]

Again, let's bring up the Uwe Krupp thing. Is this the only thing that crosses peoples minds?

And to answer the question, I certainly hope not.

[rwfan007 18]

It worked alright for Forsberg in '02... he missed the entire regular season and smoked everyone in the playoffs. Bert is supposed to be back 8-12 games left in the regular season so he will get a few games in before the playoffs. Plus he has been skating for the past few weeks so he isn't entirely out of shape.

[wingslogo19 281]

NO

[HenrikRules40 14]

Again, let's bring up the Uwe Krupp thing. Is this the only thing that crosses peoples minds?

And to answer the question, I certainly hope not.

Yeah basically it's going to be "Is Calder the next Cross" until he scores another goal and "Is Bert the next Krupp" until he actually plays in a game. Standard LGW panic...

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

I think he may end up more like a Wendel Clark.

[interminded 1]

People, Senor Bertuzzi hasn't put on a Red Wings jersey yet.

This is 101 % speculation.

Maybe he'll do great, maybe he won't.

How on earth should we know at this point ?????

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

People, Senor Bertuzzi hasn't put on a Red Wings jersey yet.

This is 101 % speculation.

Maybe he'll do great, maybe he won't.

How on earth should we know at this point ?????

We don't.

But if you eliminate speculation from this site, you'd also eliminate 99% of the posts.

[interminded 1]

We don't.

But if you eliminate speculation from this site, you'd also eliminate 99% of the posts.

Yeah... you're right.

But it's kinda silly though.. the dude hasn't skated an inch yet..

[FinWing 26]

Good to hear Bert was very much involved in the drills in his first training and Babs was impressed.

[hockey&beer 16]

In my eyes there are two differences between Krupp and Bert:

1) Bert has a lot to prove with past history and simply trying to maintain his NHL career.

2) Bert never played for the Avs, which is why I believe that Krupp pu$$ed out for two years but still could race his dogs and such.

[betterREDthandead 58]

We're not tied to Bert long-term like we were to Krupp. Therefore, if Bert's back gimps up this year, we're not stuck in a long-term relationship with no hope of getting out.

Plus, if Bert signs a longer term deal and then can't play, the CBA allows for cap relief, which means the money isn't tied up and we're not stuck with a deadweight spot on the roster.

[Lou_Siffer 1]

This acquistion of Adam Burt mustve just got lost in the shuffle yesterday