Mike Green out 2-3 weeks

[wings87 1,290]

The commies

Pav didn't do anything to deserve blame!

[KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 426]

Where is the Pain Train when ya need him?

[Bill Berzeench 310]

Smith-Kronwall

Dekeyser-Marchenko

Kindl-Ericsson

Yay/Nay??

Edited October 27, 2015 by Bill Berzeench

[krsmith17 7,191]

Nay for me. I'd rather see...

Kronwall - Ericsson

DeKeyser - Smith

Kindl - Marchenko

I'm one of the few here, but I still like Kronwall and Ericsson together.

Either way, we need to get Green and Quincey back in a big way...

[e_prime 1,936]

Yeah. As much as I'm not high on Kronwall - Ericsson, it's a pairing that has and does work. Is it Lidstrom - Rafalski? No. ...but it'll work.

Pairing Smith with DeKeyser and Kindl with Marchenko is reasonable. Offensive minded guy with a steady "stay at home" guy. If Kindl is playing "better" than Smith, swap 'em up.

DK - K

M - S

[RyanBarnes! 293]

I would like to see the following pairs.

Kronwall-Smith

Dekeyser-Kindl

Ericsson-Marchenko

Smith has done well paired with Kronwall before. I imagine that Dekeyser would allow Kindl to be more offensive and then a shutdown pair in Ericsson/Marchenko.

[Nyquistfan14 489]

I would like to see the following pairs.

Kronwall-Smith

Dekeyser-Kindl

Ericsson-Marchenko

Smith has done well paired with Kronwall before. I imagine that Dekeyser would allow Kindl to be more offensive and then a shutdown pair in Ericsson/Marchenko.

When Danny D first came into the league him and kindl were a good pairing, that's when Kindl was at his best

[canadian wings fan 305]

Its so disappointing that our 2 big free agent signings both get hurt before even scoring a goal. lol

[Ekmanc 586]

People who think putting Smith on the first pairing is a good idea must be on crack!

[Never_Retire_Steve 35]

Is there anyone that knows where someone can find a comprehensive list of man games lost due to injury?

Seems like Detroit has had a ton of injuries over the past few seasons.

[Euro_Twins 4,476]

Is there anyone that knows where someone can find a comprehensive list of man games lost due to injury?

Seems like Detroit has had a ton of injuries over the past few seasons.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Nhl+man+games+lost

[Never_Retire_Steve 35]

So Detroit has the highest quality of players injured this season and third most man games lost.

I suppose we can say: At least we're not Pittsburgh as they've had a ridiculous amount of injuries and very high quality players who have also been injured in the past 5 years. Detroit looks to be in the top 10 but could be worse I guess.

[Bill Berzeench 310]

So Detroit has the highest quality of players injured this season and third most man games lost.

I suppose we can say: At least we're not Pittsburgh as they've had a ridiculous amount of injuries and very high quality players who have also been injured in the past 5 years. Detroit looks to be in the top 10 but could be worse I guess.

The NHL is for 6'3" 225 lb guys who like contact. We haactan abundance of 180 lb sissy boys. The injuries dont surprise me at all. We always choose to be the "get hit" in the hit or get hit equation.

[nawein 324]

The NHL is for 6'3" 225 lb guys who like contact. We haactan abundance of 180 lb sissy boys. The injuries dont surprise me at all. We always choose to be the "get hit" in the hit or get hit equation.

Actually, the NHL is for guys who can skate. Erik Karlsson, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Gadreau, etc are not big guys, but man can they skate. We didn't get beat by Wayne Simmonds last year in the playoffs. We didn't get beat by Raffi Torres and Dustin Byfuglien. We got beat by 5'8" 180lb fast as lightning Tyler Johnson. So you're just wrong, sorry. Ask the Bruins how being big and bad worked out for them. Maybe we get hurt more than some teams, but that doesn't mean we should go trade all our small guys for big guys simply because they're big.

[Son of a Wing 1,644]

Close to half of the teams in this league are shorter in height and smaller in weight on average then the Wings.

We're actually right around the middle and the disparity is not as much as you think.

But hey who like stats anyways...

[Bill Berzeench 310]

Actually, the NHL is for guys who can skate. Erik Karlsson, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Gadreau, etc are not big guys, but man can they skate. We didn't get beat by Wayne Simmonds last year in the playoffs. We didn't get beat by Raffi Torres and Dustin Byfuglien. We got beat by 5'8" 180lb fast as lightning Tyler Johnson. So you're just wrong, sorry. Ask the Bruins how being big and bad worked out for them. Maybe we get hurt more than some teams, but that doesn't mean we should go trade all our small guys for big guys simply because they're big.

We got beat after a 6'5" 235 lb defenseman slashed Glendening and knocked him out for 10 minutes of game 6. And in those 10 minutes, Tampa turned the tide and the series. We won when Abdelkader concussed a ducks player and turned the tide in that 2013 first round series.

Close to half of the teams in this league are shorter in height and smaller in weight on average then the Wings.

We're actually right around the middle and the disparity is not as much as you think.

But hey who like stats anyways...

Who are you keeping your head up for outside of Kronwall, Abdelkader, and Datsyuk?

[Son of a Wing 1,644]

We got beat after a 6'5" 235 lb defenseman slashed Glendening and knocked him out for 10 minutes of game 6. And in those 10 minutes, Tampa turned the tide and the series. We won when Abdelkader concussed a ducks player and turned the tide in that 2013 first round series.

Who are you keeping your head up for outside of Kronwall, Abdelkader, and Datsyuk?

Lets just go get us some Torres, Cooke, Carcillo and Downie then if it's injuring other guys that wins playoff series.

So silly not realizing that's what brings home championships.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I'm still more bothered by the fact that whoever it was that concussed Quincey hasn't been disciplined.

But keep pretending that you care about preventing head injuries, NHL.

[Bill Berzeench 310]

Lets just go get us some Torres, Cooke, Carcillo and Downie then if it's injuring other guys that wins playoff series.

So silly not realizing that's what brings home championships.

We havent won without the Drakes, Kocurs, McCartys yet. Might want to consider having one guy who can really bang.

[Crashnburnluder 385]

We havent won without the Drakes, Kocurs, McCartys yet. Might want to consider having one guy who can really bang.

Difference is, guys like McCarty and Drake could make more then a physical difference. I wish we could get a guy like clutterbuck, or such. A guy that is hell on the forechecking but if he gets the chance to shoot he can bury it. Size doesn't matter, the style does. A lot of the best grinders, aren't 6-5 230.

I hate them but guys like Marchand, Shaw, they make a difference and if they were on our team we would love them. It's what we need guys like Callahan to become.

Edited October 29, 2015 by Crashnburnluder

[krsmith17 7,191]

I like Callahan but if we're looking for Marchand and Shaw type players, look no further than Tyler Bertuzzi. This kid is cut from the exact same mold as these guys. Can't wait for him to make that sort of impact with the Wings in a couple years.

[jimmyemeryhunter 2,747]

I like Callahan but if we're looking for Marchand and Shaw type players, look no further than Tyler Bertuzzi. This kid is cut from the exact same mold as these guys. Can't wait for him to make that sort of impact with the Wings in a couple years.

Except hes 6'1 and gonna be around 220 in his best years.

Mmmmmmmmmmm

And on that note.

Sometimes I wonder if the change or adjustment to drafting strategies has gotten us away from our bread and butter.

We've been drafting bigger guys, especially with our late round flyers where in the past we would have went for the undersized super skilled guy.

Like instead of mike McKee, we could have Tyler Johnson.

(I'm not sure if the draft years match up, just making a point.)

[Probie 7]

Except hes 6'1 and gonna be around 220 in his best years.

Mmmmmmmmmmm

And on that note.

Sometimes I wonder if the change or adjustment to drafting strategies has gotten us away from our bread and butter.

We've been drafting bigger guys, especially with our late round flyers where in the past we would have went for the undersized super skilled guy.

Like instead of mike McKee, we could have Tyler Johnson.

(I'm not sure if the draft years match up, just making a point.)

What are the chances McKee ever makes it to our big club? I haven't seen him in years. If he could take a forth line role, i would be so stoked, that guys a bad mother. I wish we had more big bodies.

What are the chances McKee ever makes it to our big club? I haven't seen him in years. If he could take a forth line role, i would be so stoked, that guys a bad mother. I wish we had more big bodies.

[kliq 3,755]

Except hes 6'1 and gonna be around 220 in his best years.

Mmmmmmmmmmm

And on that note.

Sometimes I wonder if the change or adjustment to drafting strategies has gotten us away from our bread and butter.

We've been drafting bigger guys, especially with our late round flyers where in the past we would have went for the undersized super skilled guy.

Like instead of mike McKee, we could have Tyler Johnson.

(I'm not sure if the draft years match up, just making a point.)

Not taking away from your point, but I dont even think Johnson was drafted. I think Stevie signed him as a UFA similar to the way we signed DD.

[kickazz 5,459]

Johnson was undrafted player.