krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted July 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: He's not unwilling to trade, he makes trades, I just wouldn't expect any blockbusters like it seems many are hoping for. As I said previously "impactful" trades is what I'm referring to. I wouldn't consider trading for or trading away rentals at the deadline to make any sort of real impact. Those "blockbuster" trades that you speak of are what teams usually need to get over the hump. I don't want Holland to make a trade just for the sake of making a trade, but if he could pull off one big trade to acquire a top two defenseman, I believe it would go a long way in advancing this "rebuild" / "retool"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Buppy said: While it's obvious the Wings are trying to add some size, I don't think it represents a philosophical change. It's just addressing a weakness that stems from most of our past big/gritty players not panning out. Things would be different if Ryno, Andersson, Ferraro, and Aubry had worked out better, or even if Sheahan and Abdelkader were better, and Franzen was still healthy. Rasmussen isn't just big. He was also one of the best players available and his skillset addresses a major weakness in our roster and prospect pool. And we have drafted bigger players pretty much every year even during our peak years...most of those players just didn't work out. Witkowski is certainly a nod to toughness, but no more so than Ott, or Tootoo, or May, or Downey... in other words it's not something out of the ordinary for the Wings, despite what people think. McIlrath is pretty irrelevant. It's a GR signing more than anything. He could see some games if we have a lot of injuries, but that's about it. Maybe still has a little potential to be better, and at one time was thought to be a potential shut-down defenseman. His play in GR showed he isn't just some goon at the AHL level, so it makes sense for them. He's better than many of our defense prospects right now, and fits in well considering most of our prospects lean more toward offense. Despite that one report, I don't believe McKee was signed by the Wings. None of the cap sites show him having an NHL contract, and I couldn't even find anything to suggest he even has a deal with GR. I'm fairly certain that the contract he signed is only with Toledo. Oh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted July 13, 2017 Happy to see him re-signed, but I'm not convinced he'll see much NHL time outside of significant injuries to the defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krayzie_Bone 58 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 This guy is rated an 80 on nhl17 and Witkowski is like a 71 or 72. Crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Krayzie_Bone said: This guy is rated an 80 on nhl17 and Witkowski is like a 71 or 72. Crazy. I wouldn't put too much stake into NHL17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krayzie_Bone 58 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 22 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: I wouldn't put too much stake into NHL17 I don't thats kind of what I was getting at. I dident really explain myself that well. 1 ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 Lemieux Two Takes A Beating Thought everyone might enjoy. Claude Lemieux's son Brendan tries to bully Hicketts. McIlrath handles the Lemieux as Red Wings assets are trained to. 1 BinMucker94 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Nice. I'm pretty sure he's giving him directions to f***offville after the fight. "So, you go down the road a bit, you'll see Wendy's on the left AND NEVER TRY THAT AGAIN OR I'LL FEED YOU SOME MORE FISTS." Edited February 20, 2018 by e_prime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,953 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 That's beautiful! HE doesn't quite have The Turtle down yet... I can image he hates the Red Wings or anything to do with them. When he was in grade school, he probably got made fun of after his dad got his arse pummeled by McCarty. ...wait, that was 21 years ago, he was probably in diapers or less...damn I'm old! 1 F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 12 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Lemieux Two Takes A Beating Thought everyone might enjoy. Claude Lemieux's son Brendan tries to bully Hicketts. McIlrath handles the Lemieux as Red Wings assets are trained to. Call him up and pair him with Witkowski. Give the fans at that new arena something to cheer for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 Fun fact: The name Lemieux comes from Normandy. And much like the Canadian military stormed the beach at Normandy, the Canadian Griffin stormed the face of its descendant.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted February 20, 2018 36 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Fun fact: The name Lemieux comes from Normandy. And much like the Canadian military stormed the beach at Normandy, the Canadian Griffin stormed the face of its descendant.. That must have been the Canadian movie version of Saving Private Ryan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
