Guest REDWINGSFTW Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Depending on what lidstrom does with his contract, if he does stay that is, we can definately get a player that can contribute. Here is a list of players i would love to see in the winged wheel. Thomas Plekanec(most likely not because hes emerged as a decent player) Mathew lombardi(his speed is great and he has hands) Raffi torres- Tough player, works pretty hard, he would be an upgrade to bert IMO, so if i had the choice i take raffi over him. But he has been injured quite a bit. Maybe somehow if we snag one of those players, with hudler returning, we can be a dominate team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingsallTheway 383 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Ive wanted torres on the team before he got traded to buffalo... he is gritty and can score...one of those guys that Detroit needs, but it would need to be at the right price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Dump Williams, pick up Latendresse. (GL is an RFA) Dump Lebda and Meech, and pick up Jack Johnson. (Though JJ has one more year under contract with LA) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings4Life19 150 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 would it be possible for the wings to fit an official under the cap, it did the sharks wonders :hockeysmile: 2 SiLkK19 and Drake_Marcus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotty99 302 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Dump Williams, pick up Latendresse. (GL is an RFA) Dump Lebda and Meech, and pick up Jack Johnson. (Though JJ has one more year under contract with LA) I've seen a few people on here mention Johnson and I'm not really sure why. Granted I havn't seen much of him, but his numbers are certainly not encouraging. Year GP G A P +/- PIM 2007-2008 Kings 74 3 8 11 -19 76 2008-2009 Kings 41 6 5 11 -18 46 2009-2010 Kings 80 8 28 36 -15 48 I realise the Kings are not the best Defensive team out there, and this would obviously contribute to his poor +/- but even so, is he really going to be what the wings need? Like I said, I havn't seen him play much myself so perhaps the numbers are misleading. Can someone give me some upsides? ...if he's a feasible (affordable) replacement for meech and lebda then I guess we wouldn't be any worse off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jroach17 96 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 I've seen a few people on here mention Johnson and I'm not really sure why. Granted I havn't seen much of him, but his numbers are certainly not encouraging. Year GP G A P +/- PIM 2007-2008 Kings 74 3 8 11 -19 76 2008-2009 Kings 41 6 5 11 -18 46 2009-2010 Kings 80 8 28 36 -15 48 I realise the Kings are not the best Defensive team out there, and this would obviously contribute to his poor +/- but even so, is he really going to be what the wings need? Like I said, I havn't seen him play much myself so perhaps the numbers are misleading. Can someone give me some upsides? ...if he's a feasible (affordable) replacement for meech and lebda then I guess we wouldn't be any worse off. Ugh, it's because he played at U of M, somehow that makes him a great player in the NHL.........NOT! He is big Height: 6-1 Weight: 225lbs, if you call that big, & young, but that is about all he has going for him. There are much better D out there to be had than Jack Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest blueadams Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Torres would be nice. Filppula-Datsyuk-Holmstrom Hudler-Zetterberg-Franzen Torres-Helm-Cleary Miller-Abdelkader-Eaves Draper Lidstrom-Kronwall Stuart-Rafalski Kindl-Ericsson Lilja Howard Osgood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryguy 103 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Id like to see a right handed shot, i think Frolov could pot 30 goals or so playing with Datsyuk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Lombardi & Torres would be good. Plek will be asking too much money + we don't need another playmaker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyTownHouligan 57 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Dump Williams, pick up Latendresse. (GL is an RFA) Dump Lebda and Meech, and pick up Jack Johnson. (Though JJ has one more year under contract with LA) YES YES YES minus the jack johnson thing but this guy has been on my wish list for a long time he was sweet when he played for the wild he needs to be in a winged wheel next season for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Lombardi & Torres would be good. Plek will be asking too much money + we don't need another playmaker. I think Lombardi would be a good pick up. He's so god damn fast, one of the few that might give Helm a run for his money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 We don't need to sign any free agents. Kirk Maltby is coming back healthy next year, so that's our free agent acquisition. Sorry, but that's what Holland always says at the trade deadline. 1 atodaso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Dump Williams, pick up Latendresse. (GL is an RFA) Dump Lebda and Meech, and pick up Jack Johnson. (Though JJ has one more year under contract with LA) i can't tell if you're joking but it's like you're suggesting we dump people for more expensive versions of themselves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest REDWINGSFTW Report post Posted May 10, 2010 We don't need to sign any free agents. Kirk Maltby is coming back healthy next year, so that's our free agent acquisition. Sorry, but that's what Holland always says at the trade deadline. I definately dont want maltby back, hes not what he used to be. We don't need to sign any free agents. Kirk Maltby is coming back healthy next year, so that's our free agent acquisition. Sorry, but that's what Holland always says at the trade deadline. I definately dont want maltby back, hes not what he used to be. Somehow acquiring frolov would be great, or maybe even paul kariya somehow. All depends on what happens with Nick, bert, and holmer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trapt1307 81 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Anybody hear about Lidstrom's 16 year old son being accepted to a hockey school in Sweden? Can't be good... http://detnews.com/article/20100510/SPORTS0103/5100412/1361/Nick-Lidstrom-s-son-enrolled-in-Swedish-hockey-school Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Anybody hear about Lidstrom's 16 year old son being accepted to a hockey school in Sweden? Can't be good... http://detnews.com/article/20100510/SPORTS0103/5100412/1361/Nick-Lidstrom-s-son-enrolled-in-Swedish-hockey-school That just proves that it's not who you are, but who you know. Holland may want to sign that kid just to keep Lidstrom happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest REDWINGSFTW Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Anybody hear about Lidstrom's 16 year old son being accepted to a hockey school in Sweden? Can't be good... http://detnews.com/article/20100510/SPORTS0103/5100412/1361/Nick-Lidstrom-s-son-enrolled-in-Swedish-hockey-school why isnt it good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat 44 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Wings need to get a right handed goal scorer who's willing to take a hometown discount. Sign a longterm deal with Ilya Kovalchuk (people will say we aren't going to sign him) He's 27 years old. Sign him for 15 Years/ 75m 5m Cap Hit Assuming the cap goes up 1m dollars from multiple sources...and Lidstrom resigns for 3.5m/1 year deal... Heres our roster: Add/remove players as you wish (Lilja/Kindl) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest REDWINGSFTW Report post Posted May 10, 2010 why isnt it good? OOO i see because it hints to a retirement slightly DAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trapt1307 81 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 why isnt it good? Maybe Lidstrom wouldn't want his 16 year old son an ocean away from the rest of the family? Guess it happens though, so who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest REDWINGSFTW Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Wings need to get a right handed goal scorer who's willing to take a hometown discount. Sign a longterm deal with Ilya Kovalchuk (people will say we aren't going to sign him) He's 27 years old. Sign him for 15 Years/ 75m 5m Cap Hit Assuming the cap goes up 1m dollars from multiple sources...and Lidstrom resigns for 3.5m/1 year deal... Heres our roster: Add/remove players as you wish (Lilja/Kindl) Send this to ken holland and he get er done, if we can get kovalchuk then get that guy on board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 i can't tell if you're joking but it's like you're suggesting we dump people for more expensive versions of themselves See now I don't know if your joking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted May 10, 2010 well we've got us a stalemate huh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) well we've got us a stalemate huh I understand Jack Johnson numbers aren't great, but he is a hell of a lot better all around D-men then both those guys. Latendresse had 25 goals in 52 games. Williams had a whopping 6 goals in 44 games. I thought that was a pretty good step up of a player that makes around the same. Though, GL's performance this year, should give him a substantial raise in pay. Edited May 11, 2010 by miller76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,958 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 We don't need to sign any free agents. Kirk Maltby is coming back healthy next year, so that's our free agent acquisition. Sorry, but that's what Holland always says at the trade deadline. if this case, if Holland gives Lids $10M, then Maltby, Hudler & Lids will be the off season. Yay! Seriously, dump Williams, Lebda, Meech, Lilja & Maltby. Re-sign Miller, Helm, Abby, Eaves, Holmstrom & Bertuzzi (cheap) and if Lids wants more than $4.5M then dump him. I like some of the names I am seeing, would LOVE to steal Ladd out of Chicago, but if they can dump Huet then they'll resign all of their FA's. If Lids leaves then Mitchell can be signed... Bottom line is, here we go again! We all have our hopes but reality says Holland is gonna wait until Chritmas if he has to for Lids so whenever Lids decides, all of the quality UFA's will be gone, quite possibly some of our own and we'll be stuck with "We retained the services or Lidstrom and re-aquired Hudler, that is our UFA season, besides, nobody out there fit the plans of the Detroit Red Wings"(which is why Holland won't draft McIlrath even if he is there at #21.) Hey Holland remember when Malhotra's agent contacted you last July about him wanting to play here? I am sure glad we signed Williams for $1.5 instead... On the other hand, Malhotra is glad he signed with San Jose right about now anyway... Oh I also see Travis Moen is still playing in these playoffs too, guess he chose the wiser as well! Oh, wait those two big men didn't fit in the Wings plans last July did they? Every year Holland says he wants to get bigger and stronger thru the draft and UFA's. We'll see what happens this year. Hudler? Trade him at the draft along with our pick in order to move up to guarantee McIlrath... will it happen? 1 ManLuv4Clears reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites