edicius 3,269 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) am I mis-reading something here, or did everyone else just completely gloss over the fact that the original post asked if he was an UFA NOW?!?! *ahem* Look at the date. I was under the impression that he was still under contract by the Rangers....is this not correct? And if so does that means hes a UFA right now? Reading is fundamental. Edited January 18, 2008 by edicius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 I don't care what anyone says...I would love to get Shanahan back, my #14 jersey is sitting in my closet right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_usmc 253 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Shanny was my fav. to, his last year here in the playoffs I felt bad he was the only one on our team taht would fight and had balls, does anyone think he'll have his number retired here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Shanny was my fav. to, his last year here in the playoffs I felt bad he was the only one on our team taht would fight and had balls, does anyone think he'll have his number retired here? I don't think 14 gets retired, but I think he goes into the Hall as a Wing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louisville 112 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Wow, he really when after Adam Hall. That was a great fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 *ahem* Look at the date. Reading is fundamental. oops... ok, so I didn't read it close enough... just figured it was recent because it was on the first page here in January... my fault Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 oops... ok, so I didn't read it close enough... just figured it was recent because it was on the first page here in January... my fault Heh heh, no problem. Occasionally old, dead threads get resurrected on the first page. I blame Samuelsson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Heh heh, no problem. Occasionally old, dead threads get resurrected on the first page. I blame Samuelsson. haha did you know he was responsible for the original cancellation of Family Guy, WWII and every MTV reality series on TV as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 did you know he was responsible for the original cancellation of Family Guy, WWII and every MTV reality series on TV as well? I thought Lang caused WWII... or was it cancer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GordieSid&Ted Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Former Wings forwards currently performing better than Shanahan: Ray Whitney Robert Lang Sergei Fedorov Slava Kozlov Former Wings defensemen currently performing as well or better than Shanahan: Mathieu Schneider Anders Eriksson Aaron Ward First off, Anders Eriksson should be stricken from the equation. You can't even put him in the same sentence as Brendan Shanahan. Shanny is a God. 99.99% of the NHL fanbase has no clue who Eriksson is or who he even plays for anymore. Some crazy stats from 2 former greats Fedorov 469 goals 663 assists 1132 points 779 PIMs Shanahan 642 goals 682 assists 1324 points 2446 PIMs They're the same age but Shanny has played about 3 more years than Feds due to Feds being in Russia. My guess is based on their age and level of play, that Feds won't catch Shanny in points. No way he gets close in goals and i'm starting to wonder if Feds will even make it to 500 goals. Not that he'll need it as he'll go into the Hall anyway. But look at those PIM's? How many players have the numbers Shanny does whilst having served the equivalent of 1/2 a season in the penalty box? I don't think we need him back but to me, Shanny is a God. He can do no wrong in my book. He played the game the way tough-ass, North American hockey was supposed to be played. He fought heavyweights like Brashear and Probert. He kicked ass, took names, scored a s***load of goals and proved that no matter what, you don't ever wanna f*** with an Irishman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 I don't think we need him back but to me, Shanny is a God. He can do no wrong in my book. He played the game the way tough-ass, North American hockey was supposed to be played. He fought heavyweights like Brashear and Probert. He kicked ass, took names, scored a s***load of goals and proved that no matter what, you don't ever wanna f*** with an Irishman. Me, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2probert4 8 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 They can technically afford him, but not when you look deeper. They have Lundqvist as an RFA currently making nothing. They have to get him signed to a long contract or save enough to fend off offer sheets, they also have about 5 other rfa's that they eiother need to resign or replace... Hard to imagine with what i calculate (rough numbers based on outsidethegarden.com ) as 8mil left they can afford anyone over 1 -1.5 mil/yr. When does Lundqvist get his money ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shanny14fan4ever 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 I want Shanny back!!! I know, it probably won't ever happne but can't a girl dream? haha Shanny will always be my favorite hockey player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b.shanafan14 733 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 First off, Anders Eriksson should be stricken from the equation. You can't even put him in the same sentence as Brendan Shanahan. Shanny is a God. 99.99% of the NHL fanbase has no clue who Eriksson is or who he even plays for anymore. Some crazy stats from 2 former greats Fedorov 469 goals 663 assists 1132 points 779 PIMs Shanahan 642 goals 682 assists 1324 points 2446 PIMs They're the same age but Shanny has played about 3 more years than Feds due to Feds being in Russia. My guess is based on their age and level of play, that Feds won't catch Shanny in points. No way he gets close in goals and i'm starting to wonder if Feds will even make it to 500 goals. Not that he'll need it as he'll go into the Hall anyway. But look at those PIM's? How many players have the numbers Shanny does whilst having served the equivalent of 1/2 a season in the penalty box? I don't think we need him back but to me, Shanny is a God. He can do no wrong in my book. He played the game the way tough-ass, North American hockey was supposed to be played. He fought heavyweights like Brashear and Probert. He kicked ass, took names, scored a s***load of goals and proved that no matter what, you don't ever wanna f*** with an Irishman. glad someone finally said it! thats been my argument for years. Feds has done next to nothing since losing the Winged-wheel. Not to say that Shanny has had career years since leaving either, but Shanny played with infinitely more guts and heart than Fedorov ever could. Shanahan is one of the best to EVER play the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted January 19, 2008 (edited) When does Lundqvist get his money ? Well he's RFA after this season but I thought he already signed an extension... Edited January 19, 2008 by SweWings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jaytan Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Best two former Wings in the league? PLEASE tell me that there's someone I am not thinking of and that you are not referring to Sean Avery as the second best former Wing in the league. This is a league that Sergei Fedorov is still a part of, lest ye forget. Let's see if I can think of a few more that would be higher ont he list that Sean Avery..... Vyacheslav Kozlov Martin Lapointe Mathieu Dandenault Mathieu Schneider Manny Legace Aaron Ward and while I am at it, let me continue with MORE players... Curtis Joseph Boyd Devereaux Robert Lang Jason Williams Mike Knuble Mike Sillinger Ray Whitney Anders Eriksson Ok, maybe I went a little overboard there at the end, but I hope I still got my point across. Sean Avery's better than all of them you silly sausage. Not only is he a better player, but he's a hell of a spark plug and he's popular with the fans (gotta put butts in the seats). Plus he's young and will only get better. You're throwing washed-up guys at me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 First off, Anders Eriksson should be stricken from the equation. You can't even put him in the same sentence as Brendan Shanahan. Shanny is a God. 99.99% of the NHL fanbase has no clue who Eriksson is or who he even plays for anymore. Some crazy stats from 2 former greats Fedorov 469 goals 663 assists 1132 points 779 PIMs Shanahan 642 goals 682 assists 1324 points 2446 PIMs They're the same age but Shanny has played about 3 more years than Feds due to Feds being in Russia. My guess is based on their age and level of play, that Feds won't catch Shanny in points. No way he gets close in goals and i'm starting to wonder if Feds will even make it to 500 goals. Not that he'll need it as he'll go into the Hall anyway. But look at those PIM's? How many players have the numbers Shanny does whilst having served the equivalent of 1/2 a season in the penalty box? I don't think we need him back but to me, Shanny is a God. He can do no wrong in my book. He played the game the way tough-ass, North American hockey was supposed to be played. He fought heavyweights like Brashear and Probert. He kicked ass, took names, scored a s***load of goals and proved that no matter what, you don't ever wanna f*** with an Irishman. Great post GST. And to the people that gave a list of former Wings that were better then Shanny, your really out there if you believe Anders Erikkson, Marty Lapointe, Matty Dandenault, Boyd Deveraux, Jason Williams and Robert Lang are all better then Shanahan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
