HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 But leafs fans said why bother he was coming to Toronto no matter what. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manny>Ozzie(by a long shot) 55 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Eric Staal will be a red wing on Friday. Mark it. 1 AtomicPunk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 This just means we'll have to sign a washed up Eric Staal now. Kenny's hands must be getting numb from sitting on them for so long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,960 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Eric Staal will be a red wing on Friday. Mark it. Wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for the right price and reasonable term. The guy has a lot to prove. Give him a short deal to prove it. 1 sjr2012 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 He signed the deal for 8.5 per. It's not a sign and trade. Was hoping for a hall but after that other ludicrous trade for Larson that's off the table Guessing that move was made cause Lucic will be an oiler We have to trade now for a trouba/brodin and hope for maybe an eberle? Sign a Brouwer type on the market , no many great ufa's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Eric Staal will be a red wing on Friday. Mark it. Please noooooo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for the right price and reasonable term. The guy has a lot to prove. Give him a short deal to prove it. He's 31 (turning 32). The only thing he's got left to prove is how fast he ages and how much worse his decline can get. (His decline is pretty awful) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,960 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 He's 31 (turning 32). The only thing he's got left to prove is how fast he ages and how much worse his decline can get. (His decline is pretty awful) Like I said. Short term deal. If you haven't noticed, we have no top 6 center. 1 sjr2012 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Daniel Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss think signing Eric Staal is a great idea. 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 While sign and trade is still a possibility, highly unlikely as such a deal would have probably been announced concurrently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Like I said. Short term deal. If you haven't noticed, we have no top 6 center. Staal is a lot worse than Zetterberg is. If you think Staal is a top 6 center then on that note so is Zetterberg. And if that's the case then just stick with Zetterberg as the top 6 center and promote Larkin as the other top 6 center. Staal won't make us any better than just sticking with Larkin/Zetterberg on top 2 centers. We should focus on signing a Winger now imo. Edited June 29, 2016 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingedWheel91 271 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 So the 3 biggest moves of the off-season just happened in a 35 minute span: Stamkos re-signs in TB = Bad for Detroit Hall to NJ, Larsson to EDM = Bad for Detroit Weber to MTL, Subban to NSH = Bad for Detroit NJ and MTL are true winners here today. I have no idea who wins in TB as Stamkos sacrificed a TON of money to re-sign, and TB sacrificed Kucherov and probably Bishop to do it. Detroit looks like the biggest loser of the day. Mind = Blown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Now we might be regretting trading Dats salary+Chych... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Daniel Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss think signing Eric Staal is a great idea. I'll strangle something if they get Staal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 holland needs a new job. hes been a joke since he couldnt close the suter parise deal. what has he done since our last cup? stephan weiss...bust mike modano..bust daniel alfredsson...bust david legwand..bust erik cole...bust zidlicky...bust bard richards...bust keeping cleary...bust covo...bust sammy 2nd time...bust yes lets go get a washed up eric staal now pay him 6 mil 3 Hockeymom1960, F.Michael and Detroit \# 1 Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 holland needs a new job. hes been a joke since he couldnt close the suter parise deal. What's with Holland and these washed up has beens? what has he done since our last cup? stephan weiss...bust mike modano..bust daniel alfredsson...bust david legwand..bust erik cole...bust zidlicky...bust bard richards...bust keeping cleary...bust covo...bust sammy 2nd time...bust yes lets go get a washed up eric staal now pay him 6 mil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blgillett 48 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Yeah sucks plan B I guess but plan B isn't very good one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) It would be ridiculous for Eric Staal to be 31 years old and produce only 39 points and ask for $6 million dollars. At age 31 our centers were putting up 80 points. Jeez. Hell NO to Staal. Larkin put up more points than him as a rookie. Edited June 29, 2016 by kickazz 4 F.Michael, nyqvististhefuture, kylee and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 holland needs a new job. hes been a joke since he couldnt close the suter parise deal. what has he done since our last cup? stephan weiss...bust mike modano..bust daniel alfredsson...bust david legwand..bust erik cole...bust zidlicky...bust bard richards...bust keeping cleary...bust covo...bust sammy 2nd time...bust yes lets go get a washed up eric staal now pay him 6 mil With moves like that I don't think it would be too hard for most of us here to make better moves than Kenny has done last 7 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 wings lost a lot of fans past 2 seasons. losing datsyuk and not getting a big name to replace him hurts a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blgillett 48 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 This just means we'll have to sign a washed up Eric Staal now. Kenny's hands must be getting numb from sitting on them for so long. this had nothing to do with Kenny give me a break 1 Internet.Unknown reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 wings lost a lot of fans past 2 seasons. losing datsyuk and not getting a big name to replace him hurts a lot Say goodbye to the bandwagoners then. 5 nyqvististhefuture, BottleOfSmoke, Hey man nice shot! and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 wings lost a lot of fans past 2 seasons. losing datsyuk and not getting a big name to replace him hurts a lot Way it sounds you'll be gone also..? 1 Hey man nice shot! reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 Way it sounds you'll be gone also..? ill be around but expectations will be low. i think it will be a long boring year 1 HadThomasVokounOnFortSt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Internet.Unknown 422 Report post Posted June 29, 2016 holland needs a new job. hes been a joke since he couldnt close the suter parise deal. what has he done since our last cup? stephan weiss...bust mike modano..bust daniel alfredsson...bust david legwand..bust erik cole...bust zidlicky...bust bard richards...bust keeping cleary...bust covo...bust sammy 2nd time...bust yes lets go get a washed up eric staal now pay him 6 mil I understand your frustration but you're exaggerating here. Alfredsson was not a bust at all. He was old, yeah, but the Wings knew that. He played well. The Legwand deal was made to keep the Streak alive whether fans like it or not. The Streak continues so the trade can't be considered a bust. Erik Cole was playing pretty well before getting injured. He was picked up to help in the playoffs and it was a calculated risk and one that should be made any year. 3 derblaueClaus, PavelValerievichDatsyuk and kliq reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
