kylee 727 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) I came home today and my dad stated that on the the radio (not sure what channel) the Wings are going to try to go after Bert... I looked at him with a weird look stating I thought they were going after Sundin + Rolston followed by "we will here a lot of BS over the next couple of days"... haha thought you were serious.. Edited June 30, 2008 by kylee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 haha thought you were serious.. It is what the old man told me... And I read what Matt posted about the Sundin and Rolston... All speculation to this point I am thinking... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Osgood=WIN! 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 I would'nt mind having Bert back if he came VERY cheap. He might not be what he once was, but he is capable of 20 goal seasons, and still shows flashes of that mean streak. I don't think it could hurt, but that's my opinion. It's doubtful it would ever happen anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therock48880 14 Report post Posted July 1, 2008 If I had to chose between "dancing with Downey" or dealing with Bertuzzi I'd choose the former. Bertuzzi can run you through the end of the rink. I'd be more afraid of him while the game is on, than dropping the gloves. The Wings are going to face some nastiness as the team to beat this year. We'll need some phyical guys that can still play the game. Give Bertuzzi the whole year to get used to our game and he'd fit right in. Is Bertuzzi going to compete with a Laraque? No way. Can he add some toughness to this team? Damn straight. Bertuzzi isn't exactly a universally loved guy but if any organization can extract the most out of a guy like that, it's Detroit. As I said, he's a big question mark for sure, but I think some of you guys underestimate what he can do for the right price. I kind of see it as do or die for him and he needs to remember how big he is and play that way. I'll admit, I didn't watch a ton of Ducks games this year for two reasons, 1. time difference between east and west coast, and 2. because I can't stand them. But in the handful of games I did watch, (7-10 games) Bert was invisible on the ice. I literally had to try to find him when he was out there because he did nothing to stand out. In the games I saw, he was a shell of his former self. (granted, I'm making my judgement from watching less than 10 of the 60 games he played this year, which may not be a fair assessment) I agree, he could add some size to the third or fourth lines, but how much toughness he can add any more is something of a question mark, in my opinion. You hit the nail on the head in your last paragraph "For the right price". If he would come cheaply, I'd love to see what he could do. I think he ended up with 40-some points in 60 ish games, so there is still some skill there, I'm just not sold on the toughness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therock48880 14 Report post Posted July 1, 2008 What's ridiculous is you thinking those examples were anything serious whatsoever lol... Are you being sarcastic? If not, the Flames at the end of game 5 in that series were out of control and could have easily hurt someone badly. That's why the league fined them so heavily. That's also the game where Bertuzzi body slammed Phaneuf into the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted July 1, 2008 Are you being sarcastic? If not, the Flames at the end of game 5 in that series were out of control and could have easily hurt someone badly. That's why the league fined them so heavily. That's also the game where Bertuzzi body slammed Phaneuf into the ice. wasn`t it cleary? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
