Who replaces Bert?

[Zeke 5]

It looks like Bert will be out for at least a game or two,so who does Babcock use in his place?

Options include the obvious choice of Meech,who has filled in at forward and is probably itching to go,or

call up May,who should clear waivers and give us a little toughness against Calgary.

Or,lets put in a young potential power-forward who has been riding the pine and playing without any confidence on defence.....Ericsson!?

He started his career as a forward,and maybe he can be kickstarted again up front.

He's a lot less of a liability up front compared to defence,and we may discover a few hidden talents.

Hopefully he'll use his size in the corners,and we know he'll stand up for his team.

We don't have a lot of options right now,and if it doesn't work,go to Meech or May.

What do we have to lose? Better than wasting a big 25 year old in the press box.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Abdlekader

[Zeke 5]

Abdlekader

Cap issues?

[dropkickshanahans 463]

Cap issues?

If Bert's out at $1.5 mil, then Abs $800k will be under.

[40 Red Wings 13 1]

If Bert's out at $1.5 mil, then Abs $800k will be under.

he has to go on long term ir for his contract to not count

[InKennyWeTrust 126]

If Bert's out at $1.5 mil, then Abs $800k will be under.

Doesn't that only work if Bert goes on IR?

Edit: 40-13 beat me. Good work, my friend.

Edited March 8, 2010 by InKennyWeTrust

[dropkickshanahans 463]

Doesn't that only work if Bert goes on IR?

Edit: 40-13 beat me. Good work, my friend.

ya' probably, I'm just assuming.

[Konnan511 1,736]

Meech and only Meech. No one can be called up unless bert is on LTIR /thread.

[king_malice 17]

lol whats Owens salary ?

[Zeke 5]

Meech and only Meech. No one can be called up unless bert is on LTIR /thread.

Why not give Ericsson a shot up front?

He's here,he's sitting,he's big,and he doesn't back down.

[clayjoh 3]

Why not give Ericsson a shot up front?

He's here,he's sitting,he's big,and he doesn't back down.

I posted this concept on the game day thread earlier hell he's useless on defense so lets see if we can turn him into a power forward worth a one or two game trial

[ShanahanMan 473]

Yeah, see, this is kinda why I wanted Holland to deal for that 13th forward.......

Ah well

[Drake_Marcus 890]

The obvious answer is Ericsson. He's big, talented and can skate well for his size.

Right now he's suffering from a crippling lack of confidence. Throw him up front and hopefully he'll score some goals and get that confidence back. He's got all the right tools to do it.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

I posted this concept on the game day thread earlier hell he's useless on defense so lets see if we can turn him into a power forward worth a one or two game trial

He's not useless on defense. He's been struggling because his confidence has completely eroded away. It's not like an alien zapped the old Ericsson away and replaced him with a bad player. The Wings just need to get him turned back around and that will take time.

Anyone who's willing to give up on a kid with his talent after 60 NHL games is retarded.

[egroen 384]

ya' probably, I'm just assuming.

You are correct - though it is retroactive once/if he does go on LTI (the team's doctors will have a good idea as to whether it will be necessary or not (to bring up Abdelkader.))

[clayjoh 3]

He's not useless on defense. He's been struggling because his confidence has completely eroded away. It's not like an alien zapped the old Ericsson away and replaced him with a bad player. The Wings just need to get him turned back around and that will take time.

Anyone who's willing to give up on a kid with his talent after 60 NHL games is retarded.

At this point in the season and presumably going into the playoffs we can't afford his indicresions in the defensive zone

Lils and lebda have logged a lot of time together over the years and quite frankly at this point erickson should remain the odd man out on D barring injury to someone else

[Zeke 5]

I posted this concept on the game day thread earlier hell he's useless on defense so lets see if we can turn him into a power forward worth a one or two game trial

Sorry,didn't mean to plagiarize your post,but great minds think alike.

[jeff48109 474]

wasn't Ericsson a forward in his younger days?

[mwolf13 7]

Sorry,didn't mean to plagiarize your post,but great minds think alike.

What's wrong with Bert, are they saying ? Anywho, You guys are correct. As Good as Ericsson Looked in the PO's last year, he's certainly experiencing the sophmore blues. I like the idea of him up front - a Big Lanky Kid; kinda like Preams used to be.

I think Bert needs to be more aggressive at times also, I'd like to see him in front of the Net More - Just like yesterday - on Nicky's Goal. I think since the Steve Moore thing he's affraid to flex his muscle so much. He is still a Great Big Man, and I think Opposing D-Men still Fear Him. You can tell, when nobody ever tries to move him,like they do Homer - they don't touch Bert.