Players you've always wanted on the Wings

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Watching hockey tonight I just started thinking about a few of the guys I would've loved to see in the Winged Wheel. For some that ship has sailed, others it's still possible but unlikely.

Guys like Ovechkin or (dare I say) Crosby would be obvious choices, but I'm also interested in players that are deeper in the lineup than that. Or maybe even guys you're a little embarrassed to admit.

For me it's:

Jamal Mayers - not anymore, but I wished he would've been on the Wings sometime in his prime

Pronger - you heard me. I'd rather be on the side of giving out the elbows than receiving. Plus the guy's a beast in the playoffs and an incredibly smart hockey player with a great first pass.

Kesler - a local kid and great two way forward. Seems like he'd be a natural fit for the Wings.

I'm sure there's others, but that's the first few.

[kook_10 1,705]

Selanne would have fit in nicely.

Edited October 18, 2010 by kook_10

[miller76 463]

Domi

[CAredwingsfan91 28]

TJ OSHIE

GETZLAF

Bobby Ryan

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

1. Phil Kessel

2. Jarome Iginla

3. Henrik Lundqvist

4. Danny Briere

5. Chris Pronger

[KrazyGangsta 79]

Chara

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Selanne would have fit in nicely.

Selanne is definitely nother guy I've wished for a while that would end up on the Wings...

[Jenny 315]

Iginla.

[dirtydangles 1,328]

drew doughty

sean avery (back again)

nicklas backstrom

kris letang

kesler

[cjm502 165]

I have always wanted Mo but my wish has been granted. Others would be Backes, Luke Schenn, Keith Ballard, I have always wanted Avery back, Hjalmarsson, Kariya, Briere, I know im forgetting a few.

[Broken 16 381]

It was Hossa since he was drafted basically. That turned out ok, sorta.

Iginla in his prime. Pronger anytime. Kasparitis back in the day.

HM- Getz

Edited October 18, 2010 by Broken 16

[The Secret 304]

Iggy would be my pick

[Guest CaliWingsNut]

Pronger

the other Miller

Wish we could have drafted Hedman (regardless of reality)

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Pronger

Iginla

Getzlaf

And Ryane Clowe just cuz he's mah boi.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Before this season, Modano would have been on my list.

[redwings8831 40]

Nick Backstrom

Bobby Ryan

Jack Johnson

Ryan Miller

Alex Semin

[soultrain 43]

Ott Talbot Kessel Parise Loui Eriksson Getzlaf Sedins Keith Green Doughty as a kid Mogilny Modano MacInnis

Housley Gilmore Roenick (ick) Jagr Leetch ... but my favorite players all were wings back then

[Ram 240]

Marian Gaborik

Shea Weber

Evgeni Malkin

And after that goal the other night, think I've seen all I need:

Jordan Eberle

(I know, too early)

[55fan 5,133]

Now:

Getzlaf

Kovalchuck

In their prime:

Kariya/Selanne in tandem

Hasek (wish granted, just wish we'd had him in his prime)

Sakic

That's off the top of my head. There are probably more under the beehive.

[DatsyukianDekes 2,428]

Getzlaf

Stamkos

Lundqvist/Halak

Gaborik

Doughty

[SpIkE 17]

Forsberg would have been interesting

[Carman 387]

Jagr and Bure from the mid/late 90's.

Now I'd really love to have Shea Weber, Kesler, Derek Roy, Evander Kane, M. Koivu and of course crosby/ovechkin .

[hooon 1,089]

Lot of the bigger names have been mentioned so I'll go with some others.

Paul Stastny

Zherdev, if Babs could get him in line.

Owen Nolan-in his prime, coulda fit in nicely with Shanny and Stevie

Probably a lot more I can't think of right now.

[daniel1 32]

Before this season, Modano would have been on my list.

Johan Franzen

[Booster313 138]

Hasek in his prime would have been a dream for me.

The year of the draft lottery I was REALLY hoping the Wings would get the first pick and take Crosby. Some other players I would take right now would be Chris Pronger, Ryan Miller, Shane Doan, Alexander Frolov, I would love to have locked Hossa up long term, and of course Drew Doughtery would be an AWESOME addition. I thought realisticly Maxim Afinegenov would have been an interesting addtion this year or last.

Edited October 18, 2010 by Booster313