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McCarty WILL join Wings a week from Monday

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Thought it deserved it's own thread...

McCarty WILL join the Wings a week from Monday!

"There seems to be some misinformation floating around about Darren McCarty's status, so I asked Wings general manager Ken Holland to clarify. This is what Holland told me: McCarty will join the Red Wings a week from Monday, after his two-week conditioning stint in Grand Rapids is done. And he will remain with the Wings through the end of the playoffs. Holland said there is absolutely no chance that McCarty will remain in Grand Rapids past the conditioning stint because he can't be waived. The deadline for putting a player on waivers, Holland said, was last Monday, prior to the NHL trade deadline. So even though McCarty was listed on the Griffins' 22-man Clear Day roster, he's not eligible to play for Grand Rapids in the playoffs. " Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20..._join_wing.html

Looks like he'll be in against Chicago!

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Guest octopusdank

well it seems like our lack of physical play will be solved, what excuses do we have left wings?? bring on the goals!! :siren::siren: i hope mccarty whoops byfugliens ass

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I suppose this means Downey will be loosing his two minutes of ice time

That's actually a bit of a shame, since Downey looked great tonight. But I'm geeked to have D-Mac back where he belongs.

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I suppose this means Downey will be loosing his two minutes of ice time

Hudler should be the one losing all of his icetime. He and that beanbag Kopecky are doing nothing to prove their spot on this team. Actually, who the hell is?

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Could Mac have the same impact as Joey did back in 97?

I think he will play some games before the playoffs so Babs

can see where he is at. I'd have him and Downey on the roster,

with Franzen as their C on the 4th line.

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Will you quit parading your sister's **** all over the place! :P

I don't mean to bash Darren - I WANT the guy to come through and be the hero one more time, but... it's just hard to have hope.

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Could Mac have the same impact as Joey did back in 97?

I think he will play some games before the playoffs so Babs

can see where he is at. I'd have him and Downey on the roster,

with Franzen as their C on the 4th line.

As far as skating and skill go, I don't like Downey and MAC on the same line. Much rather have Drake play with Downey on the fourth and let Draper and Maltby kind of carry MAC somewhat. Drake is in better shape to make up for Downey.

As far as fighting is concerned?...

Downey-Drake-McCarty

Lilja-Stuart

We're good.

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As far as skating and skill go, I don't like Downey and MAC on the same line. Much rather have Drake play with Downey on the fourth and let Draper and Maltby kind of carry MAC somewhat. Drake is in better shape to make up for Downey.

As far as fighting is concerned?...

Downey-Drake-McCarty

Lilja-Stuart

We're good.

esteef

Stuart is not a fighter. He'd just get in Lilja's way if he started to drop the gloves. Ericsson should replace Lebda and be the other fighter in that top 5 you put together.

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Stuart is not a fighter. He'd just get in Lilja's way if he started to drop the gloves. Ericsson should replace Lebda and be the other fighter in that top 5 you put together.

Either or. This is of course assuming Downey will be playing past the rest of the reg season.

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Grind line is soon to return, its too good to be true. just u wait everyone, once Mccarty comes back everything will turn around and wings will be the dominant team once agian, hopefully sooner though.

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I looked at NHL.com's roster and saw #25 Darren McCarty as a healthy scratch and even though he wasn't playing, it felt so good to see his name there that I actually got teary-eyed.

Welcome back Mac!

As far as lines go- I'd like the Grind line reunited; with Drake, Mac, and Downey as the "oh, you guys are gonna get it now" line. OK, maybe something a bit more threatening than that.

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So what will the lines look like when everyone is healthy again?

Z - Dats - Homer

Flip - Cleary - Hudler

Draper - Maltby - Mac

Drake - Franz - Sammy

Kopecky

Downey

Probably, even though I wish it was Downey over Drake

Downey brings energy!

Drake brings...............

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