redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 damn forgot about bert lol.. whose the 2 odd men out if we sign modano and eaves? draper and.. draper won't be going anywhere, he will just be a healthy scratch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcjacoby 10 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 I'm listening to the Dallas radio show to see if I hear anything about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim 5 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 I think Maltby would be the only potential signing that would be the death-knell for any Modano chatter. 1 Lidstrom for life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Don't worry about the lines right now. Eaves, Miller, Abdelkader, Draper and Ritola will be battling for spots at camp this year. Someone is going to be waived/traded no matter what happens. Abdelkader has only played 2 seasons in GR so he still has AHL eligibility left as well (and certainly wouldn't be hurt by spending more time developing his offensive game given that he clearly isn't ready to consistently score at the NHL level yet). 3 miller76, REDThirteen and Lidstrom for life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Don't worry about the lines right now. Eaves, Miller, Abdelkader, Draper and Ritola will be battling for spots at camp this year. Someone is going to be waived/traded no matter what happens. Abdelkader has only played 2 seasons in GR so he still has AHL eligibility left as well (and certainly wouldn't be hurt by spending more time developing his offensive game given that he clearly isn't ready to consistently score at the NHL level yet). pretty hard to prove you can score at the nhl level when may and maltby are your linemates. Babcock also stated abby will be on the PK full time next year so GR is out of the question. 1 hookah reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 pretty hard to prove you can score at the nhl level when may and maltby are your linemates. Babcock also stated abby will be on the PK full time next year so GR is out of the question. Abby did not only play with May and Maltby... in fact those two were not even in the lineup a lot of time. There was a point actually during the season where Abdelkader was our 2nd line center for a couple of weeks because of injuries. He definitely needs to take a step forward in production, which is something he is totally capable of. Any PP time should accelerate that. I wouldn't mind keeping his GR options open, you never know what will happen. 1 Vladifan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 pretty hard to prove you can score at the nhl level when may and maltby are your linemates. Babcock also stated abby will be on the PK full time next year so GR is out of the question. After just his rookie season I don't think it's at all fair to judge where he'll end up offensively, but a lot of players have had to work their way up from the 4th line on the Wings. Franzen, Cleary, Sammy, all showed promise on the 4th line before they got bumped up to scoring lines. With all the talent the Wings have on the top six, Abby is going to have to do work on the bottom lines to get better linemates to play with. 1 Vladifan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Modano just sent a text message to ESPN.com per Pierre Lebrun's twitter "From Modano to ESPN.com via text regarding visit with Red Wings, "Saw them today, off to the Tiger game with Ken, Babcock and Mr Ilitch." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicaldatsyuk 6 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 sounds promising! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Wing 26 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Pierre LeBrun on Twitter:From Modano to ESPN.com via text regarding visit with Red Wings, "Saw them today, off to the Tiger game with Ken, Babcock and Mr Ilitch." Sounds like the boys are going to ply him with liquor and get him signed up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Sounds like the boys are going to ply him with liquor and get him signed up. Nothing like a game at Comerica to reel ya in. Go Tigers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 pretty hard to prove you can score at the nhl level when may and maltby are your linemates. Hudler and Filppula did. Babcock also stated abby will be on the PK full time next year so GR is out of the question. If Holland is forced to keep Abby down for cap reasons Babcock isn't going to make a big deal about it. 2 Vladifan and Lidstrom for life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicaldatsyuk 6 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 is the game gonna be on tv? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcjacoby 10 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 is the game gonna be on tv? Fox Sports Detroit I'm sure... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LidstromIsASuperhero 29 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 I have mixed feelings about possibly signing Modano. We get bigger and more talented, but we get slower and older as well. As far as lines go, as much as I'd like to see Abs and Ritola get a chance, the possibility of being able to ice Eaves-Helm-Miller as our fourth line sounds pretty kick ass to me. Also, the prospect of having four players over 200lbs and over 6' (Modano, Holmstrom, Franzen, Bertuzzi) on the first two lines, each centered by Datsyuk or Zettergerg, could be overwhelming to opponents' defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropkickshanahans 463 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Nothing like a game at Comerica to reel ya in. Go Tigers! Someone needs to tell Gallarraga to pitch another perfect game tonight to get Modano hooked for sure. I mean, we are playing the Orioles after all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen-Man 144 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 I have mixed feelings about possibly signing Modano. We get bigger and more talented, but we get slower and older as well. As far as lines go, as much as I'd like to see Abs and Ritola get a chance, the possibility of being able to ice Eaves-Helm-Miller as our fourth line sounds pretty kick ass to me. Also, the prospect of having four players over 200lbs and over 6' (Modano, Holmstrom, Franzen, Bertuzzi) on the first two lines, each centered by Datsyuk or Zettergerg, could be overwhelming to opponents' defense. For his age Modano still has a pretty good set of wheels. I don't think he will hurt us at all in that regard. 2 Original-Six and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings8831 40 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Holland is being interviewed on FS Detroit after the commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcjacoby 10 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 They are interviewing Holland on Tigers Live, coming up in a few minutes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevie12 5 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Keep us posted!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LidstromIsASuperhero 29 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Holland basically said in the interview that Mike wants to make sure he has a good role on the team, Holland sees him as a good third line center for us, and that signing him shouldn't cost us any other players, at least based on the cap hit. I didn't see him throw the first pitch though- they didn't show one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Was he slated to throw the first pitch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 I know that guys like Eaves and Miller made us a tougher team to play against, because they constantly crashed the net. Adding Hudler and Modano gives us two more finesse players who won't go to the scoring areas as often. That's not what I want in an ideal 3rd liner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,959 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Holland basically said in the interview that Mike wants to make sure he has a good role on the team, Holland sees him as a good third line center for us, and that signing him shouldn't cost us any other players, at least based on the cap hit. I didn't see him throw the first pitch though- they didn't show one. Third Line Center to start, could play higher if he performs (injuries as well will shake the lines up) and at least 2 powerplay unit, I would say that is a pretty good role on this team... 1 Hockey13Playa reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladifan 680 Report post Posted July 6, 2010 Holland basically said in the interview that Mike wants to make sure he has a good role on the team, Holland sees him as a good third line center for us, and that signing him shouldn't cost us any other players, at least based on the cap hit. I didn't see him throw the first pitch though- they didn't show one. This is where it's at. Will he be willing to play on the third line? Or the fourth? Like I said before I don't know what lines he played on in Dallas, but did somebody say the fourth? Whatever. I hope he signs. I do think it'll give our guys incentive to play harder. OK, I want to think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites