SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?p...reenshots070824 Detroit Red Wings: Why No. 1? Because season after season, I anticipate the Red Wings will take on water, only to see them sail along without incident. Granted, they're still depending on Dominik Hasek's health (mental and physical) to keep them afloat, and losing three of their top eight point-getters (Robert Lang, Kyle Calder and Mathieu Schneider) from last season will put more of a strain on Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom to power the offensive engine. Nevertheless, coach Mike Babcock's emphasis on defensive responsibility from every position will help plug any holes that come his ship's way. And there is no better management group in the league than the one in Detroit. So long as they don't deal for Todd Bertuzzi again, the future remains bright. I know I know, the division still isn't all that strong, but good to see people giving kudos to them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?p...reenshots070824 I know I know, the division still isn't all that strong, but good to see people giving kudos to them. More like people have stopped expecting Detroit to fail every time they drop some players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 Read it this morning. ESPN saying good things about us is well ..... strange Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingedKitten 9 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 Hmmm, I'm not sure how I feel about ESPN "liking" us... Could this be a omen?!?! (good or bad) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 "and losing three of their top eight point-getters (Robert Lang, Kyle Calder and Mathieu Schneider) from last season" hehe the only one of the three we will miss is Schneider, and we have already replaced him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 I doubt if there's even 5 people who work for espn that could name 1 wings player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 they are talking about bertuzzi as if he held us "back" a bit, no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nutz2u Report post Posted August 25, 2007 Oh my god how are we ever going to replace the 18 points Calder and Bertuzzi produced for us last season :scared: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 Oh my god how are we ever going to replace the 18 points Calder and Bertuzzi produced for us last season :scared: Yeah including Calder in our top 8 scorers last year is funny. Also, he was injured in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted August 25, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?p...reenshots070824 I know I know, the division still isn't all that strong, but good to see people giving kudos to them. Uh, Calder was one of our top point-getters? Not quite. Who wrote this article? Nor was Lang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted August 25, 2007 detroit should win the division again, thats a no brainer. i just wonder why could give the Wings some competition? ...chicago? st. louis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
