Mitchmac33 103 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 i wish conks the best. but does he have a family?? it must suck with the moving every year, i hope he finds a long term home agree with that, i woulda liked to see him stay in the winter classic tho lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
going_top_shelf 6 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Didn't realize the Blues were playing an outdoor game this year... Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 i wish conks the best. but does he have a family?? it must suck with the moving every year, i hope he finds a long term home Wife and 3 kids. I wish him well. Maybe he'll be like Drake and Ozzie and come back from the Blues to win a Cup someday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
numberthirtynine 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Awesome guy, wish him the best. Go get'em Tye. You were always too good to be a backup. Go start somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsdiehard13 33 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 what will st. louis give him that the red wings cant? he played a lot of games here... Ummm..... A contract? The Wings didn't even offer him a contract so how is he supposed to sign with the Wings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I'll miss Conklin, wish he could've stayed. Best of luck in St. Louis! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsgirl001 983 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Cooooonks Sad to see him go, but I hope he does well with the Blues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingslady87 130 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 see ya later Conks. Be happy, play well. (except when you're playing the wings) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Oh Conks, out of everyone we've lost so far, I'll miss you the most, I think. You were fabulous for us this year, thank you so much. Perhaps we'll see you back here one day. Good luck against everyone save the Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) I really enjoyed him here, best of luck Conks! Edited July 2, 2009 by Superman54 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLWINGSFAN4013 5 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 what will st. louis give him that the red wings cant? he played a lot of games here... A contract. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I'll really miss you Conks you helped us out a lot this season. Looks like you'll be traded to Boston before January 1st Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 St. Louis raids our goalie closet yet again. Good luck Conks (not against us though). Should be pretty solid there for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajanek_Spielmacher 47 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I am glad that this was the goalie we signed. I liked him in Pitt. From this forum he seems to be well liked and is being received very well in St. Louis. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/morning-skate/?p=805 He also seems to speak what he feels. He was only tarnished by 1 season in Detroit so he is being accepted with open arms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I am glad that this was the goalie we signed. I liked him in Pitt. From this forum he seems to be well liked and is being received very well in St. Louis. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/morning-skate/?p=805 He also seems to speak what he feels. He was only tarnished by 1 season in Detroit so he is being accepted with open arms He's a great guy, and almost too good of a goaltender to be a backup. Like he says, he has the capacity to be a starter. This is a good signing for the Blues and I don't think you'll be disappointed. The goaltending situation looks really solid for you guys now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut40 176 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Maybe he'll be like Drake and Ozzie and come back from the Blues to win a Cup someday. That'd be great. I still love him, he's so funny and a great goalie. Wish him the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawksFan4Life 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Well you guys better that Holland has a good backup plan. What if Osgood plays the way in the regular season this year like he did this past year? Conklin did a great job filling in for Fleury 2 years ago, and he killed us whenever we played him. Osgood is no spring chicken. He's 37. All 30 teams have issues that need to be addressed. Though this may not seem like a big deal now. This may turbn into something larger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Well you guys better that Holland has a good backup plan. What if Osgood plays the way in the regular season this year like he did this past year? Conklin did a great job filling in for Fleury 2 years ago, and he killed us whenever we played him. Osgood is no spring chicken. He's 37. All 30 teams have issues that need to be addressed. Though this may not seem like a big deal now. This may turbn into something larger. Their plan involves a goalie they've developed for 5 years now I think. If he doesn't pan out, they got Larsson in the minors who was the best goalie in the Swedish Elite League in his last year and had a very good first year in the minors. If he doesn't pan out, they got McCollum, who is considered by some to be a franchise goalie in the making (well, by Red Wings standards). And if that doesn't work, they'll just have to trade someone for a goalie. They got it covered fairly decently. They're probably more worried about the day Lidstrom retires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto_182 1 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 dammit.. my favourite player is going i hoped until the last second he would stay but i see he is not.. i hope someday he comes back!! i have the hope he will come back someday.. who knows!! thanks for everything Ty, you did a FANTASTIC job this year backing up Ozzie when we needed you, we didn't even miss Ozzie in some games because we had you! i hope he is #1 goalie at St.Louis, i promise to watch St.Louis games when the red wings are not playing, just to see Conks demonstrate he is a great goalie! thanks Conklin!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Krist 1 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 What is it with the Blues always signing former Red Wing goalies? I say they should bring back Grant Fuhr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I've just gotta say, I hate seeing this guy go. He handled himself with utmost professionalism all the way through and played great for us more often than not. He handled Osgood getting the starting nod after outplaying him without a hint of drama as well. He'll be missed for certain but it's good to see him getting a nice payday which he deserves and he's going to a Blues club that had the best regular season finish of any team in the league. He'll obviously see some descent action too considering they're not likely to pay a guy $1.3 million to play 10 games a year. I wish him the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawksFan4Life 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Their plan involves a goalie they've developed for 5 years now I think. If he doesn't pan out, they got Larsson in the minors who was the best goalie in the Swedish Elite League in his last year and had a very good first year in the minors. If he doesn't pan out, they got McCollum, who is considered by some to be a franchise goalie in the making (well, by Red Wings standards). And if that doesn't work, they'll just have to trade someone for a goalie. They got it covered fairly decently. They're probably more worried about the day Lidstrom retires. Sorry, I do not follow. Stevie Y was your heart and soul. After 02- 1st round, 2nd round, lockout, and 1st round again. Then he retires, and you guys make it to the WCF 3 straight years. My point is that just because an icon retires doesn't mean bad things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny=Badass 1 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Well I'll miss him but I wish him all the luck in the world. I hope he's happy with the Blues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Sorry, I do not follow. Stevie Y was your heart and soul. After 02- 1st round, 2nd round, lockout, and 1st round again. Then he retires, and you guys make it to the WCF 3 straight years. My point is that just because an icon retires doesn't mean bad things. With all due respect to Steve, his skills had been deteriorating rapidly since that Cup win; he barely played at all the next year. The Wings had guys like Datsyuk and Zetterberg stepping into the top roles to ease the transition. Nick, on the other hand, is still the Wings' top defenseman. And there's no one in the system that's going to be able to so effectively replace him as Hank and Pavel did for Steve (and Fedorov, if you like). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
