#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Wings play balancing act Didnt see this posted yet. Well that era of players mentioned, won 3 cups. Makes you wonder how many the Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Flip, etc, era will win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Wings play balancing act Didnt see this posted yet. Well that era of players mentioned, won 3 cups. Makes you wonder how many the Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Flip, etc, era will win. I'm calling it. Five. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 I'm calling it. Five. Well aren't you an optimist! I'll say 2-3 more at most. Keep in mind that losing Lidstrom will be beyond devastating to the Wings. Kronwall looks ready to step up, but there is no substitute for Lids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_144 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Well aren't you an optimist! I'll say 2-3 more at most. Keep in mind that losing Lidstrom will be beyond devastating to the Wings. Kronwall looks ready to step up, but there is no substitute for Lids. of course we dont have a substitute for lids! there isnt a substitute for lids in the entire league! he is the best defender this league has seen in 20 years at least. we could however bring in another star defender like markov, kaberle or campbell. I can see zetterberg becoming the new wings captain after lidstrom....which brings me to another point, next time round we should def. sign zberg and dats for contracts that would guarantee them being a wing till the end... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_144 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Well aren't you an optimist! I'll say 2-3 more at most. Keep in mind that losing Lidstrom will be beyond devastating to the Wings. Kronwall looks ready to step up, but there is no substitute for Lids. of course we dont have a substitute for lids! there isnt a substitute for lids in the entire league! he is the best defender this league has seen in 20 years at least. we could however bring in another star defender like markov, kaberle or campbell. I can see zetterberg becoming the new wings captain after lidstrom....which brings me to another point, next time round we should def. sign zberg and dats for contracts that would guarantee them being a wing till the end... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 (edited) of course we dont have a substitute for lids! there isnt a substitute for lids in the entire league! he is the best defender this league has seen in 20 years at least. we could however bring in another star defender like markov, kaberle or campbell. I can see zetterberg becoming the new wings captain after lidstrom....which brings me to another point, next time round we should def. sign zberg and dats for contracts that would guarantee them being a wing till the end... Absolutely they could.....and will, but bringing in even another star defender is still going to be a major drop in talent for your number 1 slot. of course we dont have a substitute for lids! there isnt a substitute for lids in the entire league! he is the best defender this league has seen in 20 years at least. we could however bring in another star defender like markov, kaberle or campbell. I can see zetterberg becoming the new wings captain after lidstrom....which brings me to another point, next time round we should def. sign zberg and dats for contracts that would guarantee them being a wing till the end... What do you mean? Like sign Z to a 13 year deal or something? If that's what you're suggesting, I completely disagree. Edited June 25, 2008 by Never Forget Mac #25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Absolutely they could.....and will, but bringing in even another star defender is still going to be a major drop in talent for your number 1 slot. What do you mean? Like sign Z to a 13 year deal or something? If that's what you're suggesting, I completely disagree. Me too. Id say sign Z to seven or eight years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_144 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Me too. Id say sign Z to seven or eight years. may be 13 years is a little exagerated...but 10 years or so? why not? first we had stevie Y from beginning to the end, now we have lidstrom, I think hank is should be our new man.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 may be 13 years is a little exagerated...but 10 years or so? why not? first we had stevie Y from beginning to the end, now we have lidstrom, I think hank is should be our new man.... Oh, Hank is going to get the C once Nick hangs em up. But I really dont think inking deals that last over a decade is Hollands mindset. My guess is Z will get the same contract as Pavel, maybe a little more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skippy_kenn 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 The only replacement for Lidstrom is they legalize cloning then we could have 3 Lids 2 Vlads and a Orr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 may be 13 years is a little exagerated...but 10 years or so? why not? first we had stevie Y from beginning to the end, now we have lidstrom, I think hank is should be our new man.... When did Yzerman or Lidstrom ever sign a deal close to 10 years in length? Zetterberg will more than likely end up getting a 6-7 year deal, and barring anything majorly unforeseen, I'm sure he'll re-up with the Wings after that. No need to go crazy. This is the Cap era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
