USAFWingedWheel 4 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 (edited) ....but this is worth speculation. I just glazed over this article without thinking abou it twice, but what if there is some truth to it...what do you guys think... Eklund at it already.. sorry, screwed up the title....its just a datsyuk rumor, that's all.... Edited March 17, 2007 by USAFWingedWheel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timsummers 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 i think that eklund just reads multiple team forums and makes up rumors that way. Someone stated the exact same thing that eklund posted on this forum about a month ago. Everyone knows that dats would love to play with ovechkin. But is that worth winning 30-35 games a year for the rest of your career? i dont think it is. If Dats doesnt sign here im thinking he might sign with a team that actually has a chance to do something in the near future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted March 17, 2007 ....but this is worth speculation. I just glazed over this article without thinking abou it twice, but what if there is some truth to it...what do you guys think... Eklund at it already.. sorry, screwed up the title....its just a datsyuk rumor, that's all.... I think Eklund has been correct about 1% of the time. He's the "anonymous blogger" because he would be subject to intense ridicule were his true identity known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USAFWingedWheel 4 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 yep, that would be the only drawback to playing for washington, unless they do pick up some good UFA's to qualify for the playoffs....but lets just hope he doesn't pull a federov.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike375 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 Unfortunately, anything is a possibility. Nobody can say with any certainty that he is a wing for life. Smyth comes to mind. However, while he may want to play with Ovechkin, who doesn't? It could be taken out of context, more of a I wish he was on our team type statement that was twisted for the sake of throwing somethng out to debate. Possible: Yes. Likely: No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 I think Eklund has been correct about 1% of the time. He's the "anonymous blogger" because he would be subject to intense ridicule were his true identity known. Are you sure it's been as much as 1%? I'd actually say he's been right about 0.3% of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 I think everyone thinks that Washington is the place he will end up. If he does I will be livid. Especally because I wanted to trade him there for Semin before the season started. He better come back or I will have a new most hated player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcwingsfan19 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 (edited) I could say the exact same thing and post it on a website if I wanted. It would probably be just as accurate as Eklund. EDIT: I don't want to see Datsyuk leave though Edited March 17, 2007 by bcwingsfan19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 What price O coming to Hockeytown instead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USAFWingedWheel 4 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 (edited) but dats wants near to $7mil on the next contract....do you honestly think he's worth that much...i don't, not yet at least, .... Edited March 17, 2007 by USAFWingedWheel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 Well if 7 million is what he wants then Washington would be the team with very reasonable cap space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
13dats 1 Report post Posted March 17, 2007 Everything from Eklund is BS! ! ! Here is prove from Detnews in Ice chips section: Center Pavel Datsyuk laughed off an Internet rumor he was planning on signing with Washington this summer to team with Alexander Ovechkin . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstromrules16 7 Report post Posted March 18, 2007 good to hear man, good to hear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinWing 26 Report post Posted March 18, 2007 I say it's an (e5) that Eklund knows jack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted March 18, 2007 And thus, the streak of Eklund being wrong continues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted March 18, 2007 if he wants more the 7 million ... BYE BYE hudler and filppula could replace him for cheaper max i would re-sign him is 6 million ... unless he has like 15 pts in like 7-8 playoffs game then i would probably go too 6.5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poxer 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Datsyuk right now is not worth more than 5 mil. If he produces in the playoff big time this year then he will be worth more. And the fact someone mentioned that Datsyuk would go to a different team is very funny beacuse the Wings are trying to build their team around Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanBarnes! 293 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 I have no doubts Datsyuk will re-sign with the Red Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) Why the F would Datsyuk move his family, and go to a new city, just to play with a guy he may have good chemistry with, when he could stay in Detroit and cotinue to play with Zetterberg, a guy he absolutely loves playing with right now? A lot of us are "armchair general managers" but Eklund takes it a step further: "armchair journalism" Edited March 21, 2007 by rick zombo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 Why the F would Datsyuk move his family, and go to a new city, just to play with a guy he may have good chemistry with, when he could stay in Detroit and cotinue to play with Zetterberg, a guy he absolutely loves playing with right now? A lot of us are "armchair general managers" but Eklund takes it a step further: "armchair journalism" he could probably think of over a million reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted March 21, 2007 I believe I heard in a game a couple days ago that Holland planned on resigning him before the playoffs begin. Apparently Datsyuk's agent said they were close to an agreement and Datsyuk was happy with the way things were going. Although I may have misheard this, but I'm fairly confident thats what was said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperCalaFilppulastic! 34 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I have no doubts Datsyuk will re-sign with the Red Wings. At the beginning of the year, I thought for sure he would be gone by sometime this summer. But now, I really feel confident that a deal will be worked out. I'll even go as far as to say it will be somewhat reasonable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poxer 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I believe I heard in a game a couple days ago that Holland planned on resigning him before the playoffs begin. Apparently Datsyuk's agent said they were close to an agreement and Datsyuk was happy with the way things were going. Although I may have misheard this, but I'm fairly confident thats what was said. I heard that too from the broadcaster on FSN a few games ago. They will work out a deal its just a matter of when are they going to work out a deal. Before or after the playoffs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datsyuk_13_fan 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2007 Eklunds "source" is actually just a message board he gets ideas from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 Eklunds "source" is actually just a message board he gets ideas from. Eklund's source is a random number generator. It runs a number from 1-30 twice, to find two teams that will deal. Then it runs a number from 1-4 for the number of players involved in the trade. They are divided evenly, with the first team sending the extra player in case of odd number. Then it generates numbers between 1-98, to decide on players who will be traded by jersey number. If it falls on a number with no player, it rerolls. If the trade is clearly lopsided, Eklund adds a pick to the team sending the lesser package of players. Or...if that's not how it works, maybe it should work that way. Might be more accurate than whatever Eklund ACTUALLY does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
