Hey man nice shot!

In the end hossa plays for the hawks and franzen is a wing. Hossa doesn't bleed red and white therefore franzen is my selection.

hey look z has another point...

zetterberg's groin is clearly bothering him

Most likely and he is  a warrior with the puck in the offensive zone:)

Lol if mickey is calling for  penalty...you know it was.

Need a pot of coffee for this one...LGW!!!

My fail shot at this photo war:D I had to pick a video game for the basis so i went retro.

Feel bad for the folks on the board that payed to go see this one>.>

I love Bert but Bert for Tootoo is shaky move!!!

Bert has had and still has Jacked up back and leg which was preceded by mono and NO games at NHL speed this year!

Impossible for him to be in playoff game condition.

I sure hope he sparks us and Has a great game but even in great shape he has always been prone to laZy hooking penalties and turnovers with those patented 1 arm passes.

I still think Toots is scared to play his game entirely for fear of penalties and riding press box next game.

Lets go Bert and Wings!!!!

Here's to adrenaline

 

I understand your frustration in the Wings decline, but the fact remains that the Detroit Red Wings are the LAST of an extinct breed called a 'dynasty' in any sport, nevermind just the NHL. Decades of winning hockey have greatly skewed all of our expectations for this team.

 

I'm not going to sit here and say you're wrong in your opinion or that trades couldn't have been made. What I am saying, is that as terribly perceived as things are at the moment, there are much MUCH worse scenarios and teams than the Wings right now. You lament a season that occurred 4 years ago, while a franchise like Toronto is just getting into the playoffs for the first time in a decade. I think some perspective is required with the situation in Detroit.

 

This 'class of the league' you speak of changes from month to month in the NHL now. The Red Wings dynasty of old is dead, and the longer that you try and hold onto that and believe that it can be recaptured, the longer you're going to be unhappy. 

 

What I am ultimately getting at here, is that there is/was no other team like the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, so any rebuilding/re-tooling that this team does has ZERO blueprint. We've retired more Hall of Famer's in the past 3 years than some teams have retired in their entire existence in the NHL. Replacing them isn't a 1-for-1 deal and no matter who you bring in, they'll always pale in comparison to the Lidstroms/Rafalskis/Drapers/etc. These losses are meteoric for any team, let alone one with the history and pedigree of Detroit. The fact that the Wings are even in the playoff conversation is astonishing yet nobody wants to give the management credit for that, they'd rather see trades and action in an attempt to keep an already ridiculous playoff streak alive.

 

This cheque has been in the mail for a season like this ever since the Cup win, and now that the bill is here, not a lot of the fans seem to want to pay it.

This

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See he is tough.

<rocks back and forth holding head in agony>

Please, not the Belle Tire girl.  She annoys me.

dear god no! Not even her mother gets a word in.

How many purses would Jagr take?

1, and a european side satchel;)

i wouldnt trade our 1st draft pick for anybody .. bouwmeester, yandle .. no one at this point who knows we can get a top 10 pick the standings are so tight

 

and i hope we make the playoffs but if there was one year not to make it , it be this year since the draft is so strong if we would get bettman to fix the draft for us like he did for pittsburgh and we can land seth jones wed get our #1 d man for the next 20 years + it doesnt feel like a real season since its so short so wouldnt be as bad

 

either way i wouldnt trade our 1st round pick id try getting another by trading filppula and hopefully a 2nd or 3rd pick while were at it through ian white

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I will agree that babcocks line there is bs for the most part.

Well written topic. I like Regehr if we don't sell the farm to obtain him, and if he is willing to waive his NTC to come to motown. I also believe they might try for kovalev as a rental if we are in the position to do so.