number9 3,297 Report post Posted May 12, 2012 This made me LOL. ..,.,.,.sureeeeeee well u wanna elaborate there buddy? cause its well known we have a plethora of great young prospects and many will be shooting for roster spots in the next 4 seasons....so i fail to see ur point....if u even had one Could we have used more goals from the top 6?...sure, but it isn't why we lost. You need more than your top 2 lines to win a playoff series as Nashville showed us. They got over 50% of their scoring from their bottom 6 The Wings scored 248 goals this year 132 came from the top 6 for 53%.of their goals the defence contributed 49 for 20% the bottom 6 kicked in 67 for 27% In the playoffs The top 6 accounted for 67% of scoring The defence 11% and the bottom 6 contributed 22% .Nashville's bottom 6 shredded our bottom 6 both offensively and defensively, also the scoring from our defence disappeared. That is the reason we lost the series. dont even bother....some wont ever get it 1 FlashyG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 ..,.,.,.sureeeeeee well u wanna elaborate there buddy? cause its well known we have a plethora of great young prospects and many will be shooting for roster spots in the next 4 seasons....so i fail to see ur point....if u even had one dont even bother....some wont ever get it ithoughtitwasfunnytocuzitssotruanditwasafunnyway2putit 1 number9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 ithoughtitwasfunnytocuzitssotruanditwasafunnyway2putit ahhhh hopefully i just read that wrong then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted May 13, 2012 Eaves was out all year. He wasn't a problem being gone. If it really was a major issue Holland would have picked someone up at the deadline. he didn't. tells you all you need to know. Eaves is an excellent penalty killer and a very good secondary scorer. His absence hurt. Why didn't Holland pick up somebody comparable at the deadline? Because nobody of the sort was available at any sort of reasonable price. Neither Franzen nor Burt are any good at it Franzen is excellent at deflecting pucks in front of the net. He is just rarely used in that role anymore. 1 number9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ally 448 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 I hope we acquire some guys with very simple last names since people on this thread are having a hell of a time spelling names like Datsyuk, Ericsson, and Filppula 2 number9 and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pucktividi 472 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 I hope we acquire some guys with very simple last names since people on this thread are having a hell of a time spelling names like Datsyuk, Ericsson, and Filppula ...like Jarnkrok,Tvrdon,Nedomlel... 1 Ally reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beachwing 426 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 Dude your either living in fantasy land or NHL12 lol....The Wings are a dignified, respectable, classy organization. And we got that way by letting our players retire as wings. We dont get nothing for that either...players like nick give us 20+ years of dedicated loyal service. What more do you want man!?!?!? and so will players like datsyuk and zetterberg and so on. They are not common whores that get traded away as soon as they turn 35.... They are Wings. They were born Wings and they will die Wings....Even at their ripe old ages they play a 360 degree game that most "proving themselves up and coming players" will never ever achieve or even dream of. We are one of the most respected and successful organizations in all of sports because we DONT do what you are talking about. Theres a reason why in the players poll the majority of players voted that the organization theyd most like to play for is Detroit...we turn boys into legends...put rings on their fingers...then retire them and give em a job behind the scenes...its been workin since 97 and we aint changin it now....remeber 2001, 2003, and 2006? OH NOOOO BLOW UP THE TEAM!!!!! WELL NEVER WIN AGAIN WITH THESE SHMUCKS!!!! (championship in 2002 and 2008).......if ur really so worried about our Vets (not sure ive ever been worried about veteran wings) and our future, then see: Smith, Nyquist, Tatar, Jurco, Jarnkrok, Sheahan, Mrazek, Andersson, Pulkkinen, Ouellet, Sproul, Tvrdon, Ferraro, Quine, Callahan, Marchenko.....need i say more? our farm is stacked and were almost ready to harvest again....no need to aquire the up and coming leinos and semins of the world. Hockey is different then NHL12 friend. at this point id like to reiterate a previous posters statement....soooooo glad kenny is running this team I agree....and had to plus 1 this comment simply for the outstanding use of the word harvest! 1 number9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites