CenterIce 83 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Four Red Wings http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=451299&...id=rss-morreale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FifeHockeyNut 57 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Contentious decision putting Daniel before Henrik Sedin lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I thought I was going to open this and disagree with everything about it, but it looks dead on... I'm surprised they didn't underrate Zetterberg like everyone always does. I would have somehow inserted Holmstrom in there, maybe in place of Loui Eriksson, but hey, it's not that off... If at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I'm actually surprised they ranked Backstrom so high. Also, check out the Russian top 10. They ranked Datsyuk above Malkin. I can't believe it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I would have somehow inserted Holmstrom in there, maybe in place of Loui Eriksson, but hey, it's not that off... If at all. Let's see how long it takes for Jake Ryan to crawl from under a rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Daniel is better than Henrik. Goals > Assists. Edited July 24, 2009 by ComradeWasabi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 No shin guard assassin?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 No shin guard assassin?????? That's so funny. Do you come up with new jokes every day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Where is that guy who made the blog saynig that Detroit doesn't draft good? Saying Kronwall is the hardest hitting Swede should soon be replaced by Hedman, but, giving Kron the Conquerer that title is sweet, yet I think he would rank up there with the rest of the nationalities as well (in hitting.) Pretty awesome that Nick and Henrik get #1 and #2. Those of you that think Lidstrom is losing something, I guess the NHL doesn't see it. He'll come back hard next year, win his 7th Norris and re-sign for another 2 years. This guy can play into his late 40's for sure. He'll be 40 in April and he has every bit of 8-10 more years in him skill-wise to play, but he may just wanna call it a day soon. Actually with all due respect to Yzerman, I'd like to Lidstrom play longer than Steve did. Nick averages 10 more games per year thatn Steve did, so if he played, lets say, 5 more years. he would have 22 years and 1720 games played, WAAAAAY more than Stevie! AMF, that would make him #1 in games played by a Red Wing or by anyone in the NHL! If he played into his 49th birthday (yah I know thats stretching it) he would hit 2000 games which is unheard of! If anyone can do it, Lidstrom can. Heck, if Chelios can get where he is (1644) and he wants to play until he is 50? Then Nick can surpass that. Nine more years form Nick is asking a lot, but if he wants to wait until all of his kids are graduated before leaving fr Sweden, he may as well get paid a nice salary while he is waiting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
henrik40 76 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 I don't think Nick will be around much longer than 2 years, and it wouldn't surprise me much if he left after next season. I think he was a lot closer than most people realize to leaving for Sweden the last time his contract was up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Good list, pretty much exactly how I'd make it. I wouldn't say Kronwall is the hardest hitting swede though. Murray in the Sharks takes that title pretty easily. I thought I was going to open this and disagree with everything about it, but it looks dead on... I'm surprised they didn't underrate Zetterberg like everyone always does. I would have somehow inserted Holmstrom in there, maybe in place of Loui Eriksson, but hey, it's not that off... If at all. Homer might have been on that list a year or two ago. But he had a pretty weak season last year, and Eriksson deserves to be there with the season he had. I'm actually surprised they ranked Backstrom so high. Also, check out the Russian top 10. They ranked Datsyuk above Malkin. I can't believe it. Backstrom is still a little underrated in the league, though more people are starting to take notice to him. In my eyes he's the 2nd best player on the Caps, but Semin and Green get more attention than him. Gotta say NHL.com did good with these lists. No obvious flaws on either the Swedish or Russian ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 IMHO, the list should look like this: 1) Nicklas Lidstrom, D 2) Henrik Zetterberg, F 3) Henrik Lundqvist, G 4) Daniel Alfredsson, F 5) Nicklas Backstrom, F 6) Johan Franzen, F 7) Daniel Sedin, F 8) Henrik Sedin, F 9) Niklas Kronwall, D 10) Mats Sundin, F 11) Loui Eriksson, F (assuming Sundin is retiring) Projection to a Swedish All-Star team using active NHL players with 13-7-3 would get us Brunnstrom, Samuelsson, Holmstrom, Patrik Berglund, Michael Nylander, Kim Johnsson, Alexander Edler, Mattias Ohlund, Johnny Oduya, Jonathan Ericsson, Erik Ersberg, Johan Hedberg, and if Sundin is retiring we'd see the addition of Sami Pahlsson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Backstrom is still a little underrated in the league, though more people are starting to take notice to him. In my eyes he's the 2nd best player on the Caps, but Semin and Green get more attention than him. Sure but better than both of the Sedins? I guess it's not that easy for me to say that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 That's so funny. Do you come up with new jokes every day? Shouldn't your name be P. Marleau? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted July 25, 2009 Sure but better than both of the Sedins? I guess it's not that easy for me to say that. Well, Bäckström scored more points than any Swede last season. Shouldn't your name be P. Marleau? That's not new one either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 25, 2009 Well, Bäckström scored more points than any Swede last season. I'm more of a fan of how long they've been in the NHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
