Should Ericsson Be a starter over Lilja/Lebda?

[wingsfan_54 10]

I think wen healthy we should have

Lids

Rafalski

Chelios

Kronner

Stuart

Ericsson

than sitting these 2 bums lebda and lilja..hell Meech should b ahead of them!..thoughts?!

Edited February 27, 2008 by wingsfan_54

[theman19 47]

i'd put meech up there first,...but that's just me.

[Yzermania 156]

i'd go with meech as well, he's been playing great.

[BeeRYCE 2]

Give Ericsson time.

[Jamaica Jon 1]

i'd put meech up there first,...but that's just me.

i'd go with meech as well, he's been playing great.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Guest Canadian Wings]

meech > ericsson

some ppl fall hard for playing on here eh rofl

[cirov19 1]

Uhhh Meech > Ericsson > Lebda > Lilja.

The only one of those guys I really don't want is Lilja though.

[irishtemper14+25 11]

i like ericson

[red and white forever 10]

ericsson imo is not ready to be a starter for the wings, i was at the game on sat. vs. van he was very noticeable and not in a good way he needs time and skating conditioning, i don't know what the deal is against lilja he has stepped up considerably in the absence of our d corps..... lilja gets HIS job done IMO

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves for Ericsson yet.

Meech though I think is making a serious push for more than spot duty (once/assuming everybody gets healthy again). Him playing solid lately along with both Lilja/Lebda struggling might yield to some healthy scratch changes soon.

[Sevumar 0]

ericsson imo is not ready to be a starter for the wings, i was at the game on sat. vs. van he was very noticeable and not in a good way he needs time and skating conditioning, i don't know what the deal is against lilja he has stepped up considerably in the absence of our d corps..... lilja gets HIS job done IMO

Lilja takes too many penalties and tends to make costly mistakes at the worst times. Having said that, I like Lilja. I'd like to see more of Ericsson, too, but the kid needs time to find his legs and his confidence. I wouldn't put him in for the playoffs, but start him off in the lowest pair next season.

[RainingBlood 8]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves for Ericsson yet.

Meech though I think is making a serious push for more than spot duty (once/assuming everybody gets healthy again). Him playing solid lately along with both Lilja/Lebda struggling might yield to some healthy scratch changes soon.

But everyone here has been bitching time and time agin for more grit, more size. You add Stuart who is top 5 in the NHL for a nasty hitting defenseman with a pretty damn good point shot. So if people ***** about grit, and a hitter, why go with Meech who is 5'11 and 197, over Ericsson who is 6'4 209 with an unbelievable slap shot.

[RainingBlood 8]

ericsson imo is not ready to be a starter for the wings, i was at the game on sat. vs. van he was very noticeable and not in a good way he needs time and skating conditioning, i don't know what the deal is against lilja he has stepped up considerably in the absence of our d corps..... lilja gets HIS job done IMO

So if getting the job done is turing the puck over in game 5 and cost them that game, and taking an ill advised penalty in tonights game that cost them another game well then Bravo he should be a Norris canidate.

[joshy207 156]

Keep in mind, until the end of the regular season, there are only 23 available roster spots. Cleary is out until April so we can probably assume he won't be back before playoffs. McCarty has to be called up from his conditioning assignment in 2 weeks though. So once everyone but Cleary is healthy, we're going to have:

Goalies--Hasek, Osgood (2)

Forwards--Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Holmstrom, Filppula, Franzen, Samuelsson, Draper, Maltby, McCarty, Drake, Kopecky, Downey, Hudler (13)

Defense--Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall, Stuart, Lebda, Lilja, Chelios, Meech (8)

Hartigan, Ericsson, Stafford, and Quincey can be sent down to GR without having to go on waivers, the others cannot. So unless the Wings are prepared to possibly lose a player for nothing, Ericsson won't stay in the lineup.

Meech, as some have already said, is making a strong case to stay in the lineup on a regular basis.

[MaynardJKeenan 1]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves for Ericsson yet.

Meech though I think is making a serious push for more than spot duty (once/assuming everybody gets healthy again). Him playing solid lately along with both Lilja/Lebda struggling might yield to some healthy scratch changes soon.

So we should wait to get ahead of ourselves? Bring on Big E and Meech, drop the 2 L's.

[RainingBlood 8]

Keep in mind, until the end of the regular season, there are only 23 available roster spots. Cleary is out until April so we can probably assume he won't be back before playoffs. McCarty has to be called up from his conditioning assignment in 2 weeks though. So once everyone but Cleary is healthy, we're going to have:

Goalies--Hasek, Osgood (2)

Forwards--Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Holmstrom, Filppula, Franzen, Samuelsson, Draper, Maltby, McCarty, Drake, Kopecky, Downey, Hudler (13)

Defense--Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall, Stuart, Lebda, Lilja, Chelios, Meech (8)

Hartigan, Ericsson, Stafford, and Quincey can be sent down to GR without having to go on waivers, the others cannot. So unless the Wings are prepared to possibly lose a player for nothing, Ericsson won't stay in the lineup.

Meech, as some have already said, is making a strong case to stay in the lineup on a regular basis.

No Meech has a 2 way contratc. Hell send Lilja down to Gr, I hope some idiot gm takes him on the waiver wire before he clears.

[Mudvayneowns91 0]

Ericsson did play shakey at times, but showed some good things. If he's paired with someone a little more reliable, he should play a bit better. He's been thrown to the lion's den in his third game (I think) with no real good help defensively. I'd like to see what he could do where there isn't as much pressure to perform and we have Lids, Cheli, Rafs and Kronner back. Hell, even Stewie. Who knows though, I could be totally wrong.

edit - forgot Rafalski

Edited February 27, 2008 by Mudvayneowns91

[Grittzkey 1]

Ericckson > Lilja > Meech > Lebda.

KK Thx.

[RainingBlood 8]

If I was babcock, on the next road tip. I would stop and a sip and gulp, ask Lilja to go get the team some slushees, and when he walked into the store I would drive off. Hopefully its a road tip to like Calgary. Then they can make a tv series called "The adventures of Andreas Lilja, the trip back to the Joe." Then the Redwings can go into the playoffs with one last albatros on their back.

[Mudvayneowns91 0]

If I was babcock, on the next road tip. I would stop and a sip and gulp, ask Lilja to go get the team some slushees, and when he walked into the store I would drive off. Hopefully its a road tip to like Calgary. Then they can make a tv series called "The adventures of Andreas Lilja, the trip back to the Joe." Then the Redwings can go into the playoffs with one last albatros on their back.

Haha, I hopes Babs is reading this.

[RainingBlood 8]

Haha, I hopes Babs is reading this.

I hope so too, I really do. Fans have good idea's sometimes. For the life of me I have no idea why he got an NHL contract. He should be cleaning the Fryalator.

[Konnan511 1,736]

No Meech has a 2 way contratc. Hell send Lilja down to Gr, I hope some idiot gm takes him on the waiver wire before he clears.

A two-way contract is not the same thing as being waiver exempt. All a two-way contract means is that his cap hit is less if he is in the minors.

[KronwallCRUNCH 5]

Lebda is the best out of all of those guys...just not as a #2-3 dman

[eva unit zero 271]

A two-way contract is not the same thing as being waiver exempt. All a two-way contract means is that his cap hit is less if he is in the minors.

Salary, not cap hit. A player in the minors has a cap hit of zero, even if his actual salary is $8m.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

But everyone here has been bitching time and time agin for more grit, more size. You add Stuart who is top 5 in the NHL for a nasty hitting defenseman with a pretty damn good point shot. So if people ***** about grit, and a hitter, why go with Meech who is 5'11 and 197, over Ericsson who is 6'4 209 with an unbelievable slap shot.

Because overall Meech has looked better than Ericsson in these recent games.