Heaton 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 http://www.mlive.com/redwings/ Holmstrom-Datsyuk-Hossa Filppula-Zetterberg-Samuelsson Cleary-Draper-Hudler Maltby-Kopecky-McCarty On defense: Lidstrom-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Meech-Lilja Lebda (scratch) In net: Osgood (starting) Conklin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 I would make a couple minor changes. Swap Hudler with Samuelsson or Filppula. Swap Kronwall or Stuart with Rafalski. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 So..still no 4th line. At least Lebda has been demoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoDakWing 8 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 send D-Mac down n bring up Helm. Also get Lilja out of there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heaton 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 send D-Mac down n bring up Helm. Also get Lilja out of there You want a 3rd pairing of Lebda - Meech? Yikes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrossoverThrash 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 id say replace dmac with downey and Maltby with helm, i think it will come if malts and dmac dont show up ot the next few games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokeychik22 17 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 i personally would rather see Ericsson in stead of lilja, meech or lebda, but i doubt swapping him for one the guys i said would happen. We need new d-men all together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heaton 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 i personally would rather see Ericsson in stead of lilja, meech or lebda, but i doubt swapping him for one the guys i said would happen. We need new d-men all together. New defensemen or a little bit of patience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 So..still no 4th line. At least Lebda has been demoted. +1 The 4th line is an energy line that doesnt have the energy to create any energy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut40 176 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Score!! Now, if only we could fit Downey in here... Edited November 1, 2008 by wingnut40 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Good. Maybe this will muster something on the backend tomorrow. Edited November 1, 2008 by rage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 So..still no 4th line. At least Lebda has been demoted. gotta start somewhere right?? now if only we could get rid of kopecky.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 imagine if kpoecky hadnt torn his acl (or whatever happened) and he was in place of helm in the playoffs :puke: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 I would make a couple minor changes. Swap Hudler with Samuelsson or Filppula. Swap Kronwall or Stuart with Rafalski. Your love affair with Hudler has got to go. Every time he's on the 2nd line he fails miserably. Sammy isn't that great either, but at this point he's playing better than Hudler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 Your love affair with Hudler has got to go. Every time he's on the 2nd line he fails miserably. Sammy isn't that great either, but at this point he's playing better than Hudler. Burn! Hudler has been borderline useless all season. When Franzen returns, a 4th line of Helm-Draper-Downey would be great as an energy line... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 Time for Flip to shine. I'm glad to see Lebda out of there. Lilja was allowed a poor 2 games since he has been one of the best D-Men out there. I agree that a fourth line of Draper and Helm along with either Mac or Downey would be nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukownzU13 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 That 4th line will literally make me puke when I watch it. For the love of god, play the players that should play (i.e. HELM). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted November 1, 2008 send D-Mac down n bring up Helm. Also get Lilja out of there If dmac is sent down, were still on the hook for all of his salary, as he signed a 1 year deal when he was over 35. we'd have to waive/trade him to be relived of his hit, which isnt gonna happen, unless we trade like him and a 5th for a 6th rounder, seeing as he would hurt a team more than anything Your love affair with Hudler has got to go. Every time he's on the 2nd line he fails miserably. Sammy isn't that great either, but at this point he's playing better than Hudler. Do you even watch the games? Hudler has 5 pts in 4 games and has been playing great, generatig chances. Also both filpulla and sammuelson are more suited for a checking line rol than he. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Good news. Meech deserves his shot, and I wish he'd be anchoring the 2nd PP unit as well. What I dont get, is how great Cleary was playing, and he gets demoted. Now, Filppula deserves to move up and get more playing time, but Samuelsson does not. He's proven time and again he's great at playing the 3rd line role. Besides, Filppula-Zetterberg-Cleary was a combo for a set of 5 games or something last year and played great, but I'm not gonna complain, just because I love when Drapes and Danny play together. All together the lines look better, Helm in Kopecky would make it look alot better, but beggers cant be choosers. Edited November 1, 2008 by Detroit # 1 Fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norrisnick 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 If dmac is sent down, were still on the hook for all of his salary, as he signed a 1 year deal when he was over 35. we'd have to waive/trade him to be relived of his hit, which isnt gonna happen, unless we trade like him and a 5th for a 6th rounder, seeing as he would hurt a team more than anything That rule only applies for multi-year deals and then only for the years after the first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) . Edited November 1, 2008 by rage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 Shouldn't be too surprised. The entire defense has been underperforming, but Lebda seems to be the one that has been noticeable the most unfortuantely. Personally I'd put Cleary on the 2nd line w/ Zetterberg and Samuelsson but that's probably why I'm not a sports coach and I usually talk stuff out of my rear end when discussing sports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 imagine if kpoecky hadnt torn his acl (or whatever happened) and he was in place of helm in the playoffs :puke: You never know, he was playing some good hockey back before his injury, led forwards on the team in hits at the time of his injury, yadda yadda yadda. His play late last year was much better than what's going on right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 Im actually happy that flip will be playing with Z. I think these guys will have good chemistry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
