GMRwings1983

We are the best team in the West.

However, the media will once again mention how we're the oldest team in the NHL and how our run is over.  We haven't done anything in the offseason to get any younger, so that talk will only get perpetuated further.

Hah, yeah, because the loyalty this organization shows to its players is NEVER reciprocated, NEVER makes other players want to play in Detroit, and, in general, NEVER pays this organization any dividends. Oh, wait... you're wrong.

Yes, the loyalty has its downsides, namely that some longtime players get contracts they may not deserve. However, you're completely oblivious to every intangible if you think that it doesn't have far more upsides than downsides.



Excellent discussion strategy, bud! "YOU'RE WRONG! HE IS ONE OF THE BEST! THAT IS FINAL! YOU ARE A HOMER IF YOU DO NOT AGREE!"

Big and wonderful. Have at it, you!

I've already explained above why I think Getzlaf is a great player.  You should have read that before overreacting like a baby.  Grow up already King Crymson.

Hank has intangibles that Getz can never have. Zetterberg shuts down other teams forwards like no one else in the game, (besides Datsyuk)and still finds a way to score during the playoffs, I don't give a rats ass who has more goals in the regular season, it's the playoffs where I judge the Wings. Let the Ducks chase regular season stats.

On your second comment, Nick Lidstrom is still a top five defenseman in the league at 40, and top five of all time, to suggest that Getz is on his best day a top fifteen, maybe a top ten forward in this league to suggest that he is better than any one player on our entire roster is just plain stupid.

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Getzlaf is one of the 10 or 15 best forwards in the league.

And he's always been great in the playoffs.  He owned us in the playoffs two years ago if you haven't forgotten already.  And he's won as many Cups as Zetterberg has.

It's O.K. to like Zetterberg, but your post made it sound like Getzlaf is slightly better than Dan Cleary.  That's the kind of homer bias that's getting annoying around here.

I would have paid him twice that much.  



Take that haters.

Getzlaf had a much better year than Hank and is a younger player with more potential.

Hank is 30 years old and it's doubtful that he hasn't hit his peak already.  Hank is better defensively, but Getzlaf is more physical and will only improve defensively.  Zetterberg has a tendency now to disappear for stretches at a time.  

I know people here are biased, but Getzlaf was a better player last year than Zetterberg, and even though Hank has had great seasons in the past, we have to go by the most recent outing and also realize that Getzlaf hasn't hit his prime yet.  

With that said, I'd keep Hank, because I don't like Getzlaf and wouldn't want to see us trade our future captain away.  But as far as who the better player is right now, I say it's Getzlaf, and I don't care if every dumb slappy here negs me for actually being objective.

First we lose Downey, then we lose May, and now we're going to lose Lilja.

This sucks.  

Any team with Kirk Maltby on it is good enough to win the Stanley Cup.

I'm so sick of people saying we have the same team as we had last year.  Last year was an enigma in terms of injuries, and even when players came back they were not in top form.  I believe we have one of the best rosters in the league.

For those of you who forgot, this was our ACTUAL STARTING LINEUP at one point in the season:

http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.php/topic/62193-1219-gdt-red-wings-3-at-dallas-stars-4/

Bertuzzi-Datsyuk-Holmstrom
Leino-Abdelkader-Eaves
Draper-Helm-Miller
May-Newbury-Maltby

Lidstrom-Meech
Janik-Rafalski
Lebda-Stuart

We are NOT going to be the same team as last year.

That wasn't our playoff lineup.

I want a well rounded team.  

Our team has a good top 6, but lacks some physicality on the lower two lines, and doesn't have an enforcer.  

I say we can still sign an enforcer and a grinding 3rd liner to boot.  It's not like it has to be one or the other, especially since we're not talking about signing a highly paid star.

I want a guy who can fight, kill penalties, play physical, not take stupid penalties, fit our system (be fast enough etc.) and play 10mins a night.

With Boogaard I'm concerned about the PK part, the 10min part, the system part and the stupid penalties part.

And I want a woman who looks like Brigitte Bardot circa 1963, and doesn't ask any questions.  

Stop being unrealistic.  Holland signed two enforcers recently who didn't play 10 minutes a night.  Obviously, his plans are different than yours.

Howard got robbed.  

Myers didn't carry his team into the playoffs.  Miller did that for him.

because that is what real fans of hockey should do...

Well, then I guess I'm not a real fan.  

Boohoo.

I can't believe there's people whining because I think it's funny that he got traded to Atlanta.

I'm supposed to like Bufflin and be classy to him on the internet when he's not even reading?   Give me a freaking break.

all im saying is just try to not come off as a jack ass and show a little respect once in a while...is it that hard?

I'm supposed to owe Bufflin respect?  

Why?

Thanks for the B-Day wishes guys.

It's been three fun years on LGW, and I hope there's many more (if the mods will allow it that is   )

However, it does kind of suck knowing that I'm not in my mid 20's anymore.    

Hey look, my troll negged me on my B-Day.     What an *******!

Worst Hart Trophy winner in history?


I wish the smart ass dissenters would have at least given a worse name.      I win based on default.