Nicklin3011 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2009 what? You have two players Z and Dats, both middle of the road now in their careers and age wise. Any hockey fan with any knowledge knows that the Wings are in trouble. Sure maybe not Islanders trouble, but it'll be awhile again till the Wings can be back on top with the likes of Chicago being lethal for a while now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted October 27, 2009 First off... we all know how much the media in general knows about hockey... As far as them claiming we are past our prime... which prime are we talking about? Are we talking about the Stevie Y, Russian 5, Vladdy prime? Or the Stevie Y surrounded by all-stars prime? Or the euro-twin, salary cap era prime? We've had 3 "primes" in the past 15 years. No reason to believe we aren't on our way towards another one. This is actually the best point made thus far, IMO. Whenever the Wings look like they are on the way down, they have pulled something else out of the bag. While I don't think we have another Datsyuk or Zetterberg in the system right now, those two guys are still young and can be well complemented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) This is actually the best point made thus far, IMO. Whenever the Wings look like they are on the way down, they have pulled something else out of the bag. While I don't think we have another Datsyuk or Zetterberg in the system right now, those two guys are still young and can be well complemented. That's kinda what I was thinking too. I kinda view Zetterberg as our Yzerman replacement (I know people... I know) and Datsyuk as our Fedorov replacement. The rest of the core is pretty much intact. Lidstrom, though slightly slower. He did turn it on nicely in the playoffs though, so I'm not worried about Nik. Ozzy. Played phenomenal in the playoffs last season. No question. Question is... how many times can he pull that off? Malty and Draper. Old in the tooth? Definitely. But their role doesn't require a complex skill set. If they can skate fast, they will be fine. (Besides... I've been playing the Wings in NHL10 and Maltby is kicking ass. Three shorties 12 games in.) Still waiting for the heir apparent for Lidstrom to emerge. I'm not sold on Ericsson even coming close. Edited October 27, 2009 by Broken 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
