mikl657 2 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 List player/reason I think Filppula's brother will be the first player called up, reason being is the wings brought him on a one year contract, so chances are after this year hes gone back to europe so the wings will prob want to see what he has and what hes capable of, I doubt they signed him so he could sit in GR all year long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WorkingOvertime 536 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 I think Mursak will be the first call up. He is due to break into the NHL next season, and the Wings have yet to bring him up. If I.Flip performs I can see him being called up too, but it is too early to predict his AHL success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Maltby 2 Booster313 and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soultrain 43 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 joey macdonald...just kidding... malts! 1 miller76 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Mursak for a scoring forward, Maltby for a checking forward, Janik for a defenseman, McCollum for a goaltender. 1 miller76 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Ritola because he'll probably get demoted and hopefully pass through waivers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booster313 138 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Ritola because he'll probably get demoted and hopefully pass through waivers. Then why would they bring him back up, just to pass though waivers again... It will be Maltby for sure. To the OP, they can see what he has in GR they aren't stupid. If he brings it in GR then he will be up here (due to injuries or for the playoffs when the cap doesn't count) or signed to an extension. They know when a player has NHL type skills and when they don't. He doesn't need to play a game up here for them do decide that. 1 Zeowingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 ]Mursak for a scoring forward You don't think they'd just move a 3rd liner up and call up a grinder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RusDRW 155 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Ilari Filppula will be the first. In general, I think we'll see a plenty of call-ups this year. Maltby, I. Filppula, B. Smith, Janik... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntax 359 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Maltby for sure...safe from waivers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted September 8, 2010 Downey! esteef 3 miller76, wings1110 and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted September 9, 2010 You don't think they'd just move a 3rd liner up and call up a grinder? Mursak fills in a hole on the third line better than a grinder does. Granted, it would be two or three injuries before the Wings would actually need to call anyone up. So who knows how the lines get modified; Assuming 14 forwards, what if Datsyuk, Filppula, and Modano are hurt at the same time? That's three from the top 9, but also they are all centers. IMHO, the best lineup at that point: Cleary/Zetterberg/Holmstrom Franzen/Hudler/Bertuzzi Miller/Abdelkader/Eaves Draper/Helm/Maltby However, a similar lineup change, which brings an effective 4th line back, is: Cleary/Zetterberg/Holmstrom Franzen/Hudler/Bertuzzi Miller/Abdelkader/Mursak Draper/Helm/Eaves And what if those three injuries were Abdelkader, Franzen, and Cleary? Sure, Draper and Miller can take the spots of Abby and Cleary, but do you keep the fourth line Draper/Helm/Eaves and call up Mursak, or do you move Eaves up and call up Maltby? The question is as much about who is on the final roster and who will be in the regular lineup as it is about which players in Grand Rapids you think will show themselves worthy of NHL time. Ritola, for one, is having to roll under the stone column if he wants to make the Wings. Otherwise, he's either somewhere else in the NHL or perhaps heads back to Sweden. But he has less of a chance of getting called up due in part to the waiver issues, and in part because if he can't earn a spot up front, it's likely because not only did the roster we're all expecting do it, but some of the kids like Tatar, Mursak, Pulkkinen showed their ability compared to his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motown4013 350 Report post Posted September 9, 2010 I am going with Janik when Salei is injured AGAIN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites