Brad Richards

[calfan 0]

Ahh yes. I keep forgetting.

That's cuz games in hand don't do much good if you keep losing.

[wingslogo19 281]

first game as a Star, and 5 points

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

would have been nice to see him in red and white.....

Not for the price that was paid to get him.

[drwscc 212]

Not for the price that was paid to get him.

If we could have traded them Jussi Joikenen and Mike Smith, and landed him, it would have been awesome. Why can't you trade the assets of another team to benefit yourself?

[Guest Crymson]

would have been nice to see him in red and white.....

Okay.

I watched your 'concerns' all day on deadline day. I watched them grow from concerns into pure panic, anger, and blame toward the management. After the deadline ended, I watched them develop into pure insults toward the management, and I watched those insults develop from ridiculous to utterly nonsensical.

I see that trend has continued here. You're looking for someone to blame or something to complain about. Why do I say that, you ask? Because Richards is perhaps the most overpaid player in the league, because he has more years left on his contract, and because Dallas had to give up an extremely good future goaltender, a great young dangler and another decent roster player to pick him up. Of course, this doesn't mention that he has been having an absolutely horrendous year. Scoring four points in his first game doesn't change that.

Sheesh.

Edited February 29, 2008 by Crymson

[WingFanInStarLand 0]

I honestly can't believe that some people on here wanted to trade for Brad Richards...Alot of people on here would be furious if we had made a trade for him and rightfully so: 1) We would have had to trade Howard and more to get him, leaving us with no goalie of the future. 2) He is a playmaking center that gets paid 7.8 million a year. HOLY REDUNDANCY BATMAN! We HAVE TWO PLAYMAKING CENTERS IN D/Z WHO ARE BETTER THAN RICHARDS. (and yes I am aware that Richards won a Conn Smythe).Spending 8 million dollars on him for several years would in the worst case jeapordize our ability to sign Z , and in the best case force us to spend tons of cap room to have 3 awesome centers with no natural scoring wingers. That gets us NOWHERE. You may have a point with Hossa, but trading for Richards would have been undeniably stupid.

Now...as for Dallas. I've posted this before, but I absolutely and unequivocally do not see them as a playoff threat to the Wings, in fact I pray they knock off one of San Jose or Anaheim and play us in the WCF. I live in Dallas and I watch the Stars play alot...here is why we should welcome a series with Dallas:

1. Turco-His record against us is well documented, and one SO won't change that. He is prone to going on streaks-both cold and hot, so there is some risk there, but his lack of consistency could be a problem for them. Also, a fast start in a series against him could cripple him mentally-he's folded against us before and can do so again. PS-there is no Mike Smith safety blanket.

2. Their Team D is good but it isn't bruising-Unlike Anaheim, Dallas doesn't have the size or grit on the blueline to really make life miserable for the Wings. Boucher and Norstrom can hit, but they aren't devastating. Robidas likes to hit but again...he's small. Zubov, Niskanen and Daley are sold but remarkably unphysical. The blueprint on us is to pound us...They can't and won't in a playoff series, and I have faith in our skill guys that they can make plays with the limited space that they have.

3. This is probably what makes me the most confident-Dallas' forecheck isn't the foundation of their offense. The Morrow/Ribeiro tandem and whoever Richards will play with are based on short, cute passes to enter the zone and create havoc. While its true that Morrow can cause havoc in front of the net, their gameplan isn't to punish our D down low. This does two things 1. It means we won't take as many penalties below the goalline as we would against other teams. 2. Our Defense will not get worn down and will be able to use their sticks to anticipate and breakup plays. We have the smartest D core/best stick checkers in the league, and that will frustrate them. I believe that matchup is a big reason why they scored 2 goals in 3 games against us thus far. They looked silly in January trying to enter our zone, and if our scoring comes on they just can't match us...even with Richards.

So come on ya'll...lets hope the Wings and Stars meet in the post season!

Edited February 29, 2008 by WingFanInStarLand

[Salviaman 104]

Okay.

I watched your 'concerns' all day on deadline day. I watched them grow from concerns into pure panic, anger, and blame toward the management. After the deadline ended, I watched them develop into pure insults toward the management, and I watched those insults develop from ridiculous to utterly nonsensical.

I see that trend has continued here. You're looking for someone to blame or something to complain about. Why do I say that, you ask? Because Richards is perhaps the most overpaid player in the league, because he has more years left on his contract, and because Dallas had to give up an extremely good future goaltender, a great young dangler and another decent roster player to pick him up. Of course, this doesn't mention that he has been having an absolutely horrendous year. Scoring four points in his first game doesn't change that.

Sheesh.

Agree with you but needed to fix your four points to five. Cause we all know that BRAD RICHARDS IS JUST THAT DAMN GOOD!

[Guest octopusdank]

Let them move into the top spot. For one, it will put the #1 seed target on their back. The Wings might benefit from not being the 1 seed for once. Also, this will set the Stars up for potential 2nd round match-up with the Ducks-Sharks. In fact, if Dallas keeps this up, the Sharks-Ducks will likely play in round 1 and Dallas would meet the winner in round 2. I know it's too early and the seeding will fluctuate, but the Wings would potentially NOT draw SJ or Ducks in round 1 and NOT draw the Stars until the WCF. Not to say we wouldn't have a tough time with the other teams, but this could be a scenario to avoid those teams until late in the playoffs....just a thought.

if that happened...halle-*******-lujuah!!

[cirov19 1]

For Richards thats awesome. For us, I don't care what we are seeded going into the playoffs. I just want to get into the playoffs and see some awesome Red Wing hockey. If there are no injuries then no, I'm not slightly nervous about the situation.

And to seeing them knock the sharks/ducks out I have to disagree. There is nothing better than seeing the Wings trample over the Ducks and right now I am praying they meet in the playoffs. I want revenge. It's also not half as interesting when the Wings just coast through the playoffs. It's ten times better when you work your a$s off too win, that way it's deserved. There's no way I'm going to take people saying we got lucky when we win, because we are winning.

Back on topic, Richards is a good guy, and it's great for him. Let's see if he can keep it up though.

Edited February 29, 2008 by cirov19