shoe 165 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Dear Mr Legwand Welcome to Detroit. I cant speak for all of us but I am very happy you waived your no trade to join the Red Wings. Some people here may not understand how much we need you. With four of our regular centers injured you have some big skates to fill. As a Veteran of many years you should be able to jump right in there. Maybe more so than some young high flying European. I think you will do very well here, your brand of hockey that you have played for 15 years should fit with exactly what we will need to do to win games to get us in the playoffs. It may not be pretty but I'm sure Mike Babcock has a plan to shut down the opposition rather than outgun them. You may not be the defence man we thought we were all going to get this trade deadline, but a 2 way speedy center in my mind is the closest and next best thing. Your defensive skills I'm sure will be relied on to keep the puck out of our net in the dying seconds of the game something we have watched our red wings have much trouble with this year. As much as Patty Eaves, and Jarnkrok will be missed, I would at least like to welcome you as a fan to a player of the Red Wings. Welcome aboard, Stay Healthy, have a fun run. Shoe 21 e_prime, P. Marlowe, TheDetroitRedWings and 18 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 I like your positivity but there's a 42 page thread on this. The soapbox isn't necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PredsFanTheBayouState 263 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) i'm glad that leggy gets to play for this hometown team,We are gonna miss #11 here in nashville,but i think most preds fans are starting to cheer for y'all guys,now,that y'all are not in the disvision anymore,Every pred fan was hoping that leggy would be the first preds draft pick to retire as a pred,but it may not happen that way. GOOD LUCK LEGGY AND GEAUX WINGS!!!! Edited March 6, 2014 by PredsFanTheBayouState Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,344 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 The only 42 page thread I see is the one railing the guy and discussion about how bad the trade was. I support a positive thread with an official welcome to Legwand without all the anger and venting. Thanks for posting Shoe. 9 e_prime, PredsFanTheBayouState, amberlynn25 and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pucktividi 472 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome abroad #17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Lime 234 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) I like Legwand. Would like him better if he were a right-handed shot. But I like him. Edited March 6, 2014 by Hairy Lime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 I can understand people frustrated with what we gave up. I hate to see Eaves go, though I get that he wanted to play. But anyone hating on Legwand, especially given our current situation, is misguided. I wish him well here, and I think he'll be able to help a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cnot19 191 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Glad to see him join the wings hope he can jump right in on the fly do not care about losing eaves at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euro_Twins 4,475 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Welcome aboard!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 I've said in the 43 Pages thread and I'll said it again, it's nothing against him. Welcome to The Red Wings and I'll hope you enjoy your stay here. 1 wings87 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
