WingzFan

Please continue reading the various responses suggestioning that the team doesn't have enough depth to make the trade, that the salary hit will be too much and that people would rather have Franzen and Kronwall over Kovalchuk. Its a mental delusion that will be forgotton the day they see Kovalchuk and Holland at a press conference.

Its obvious that its going to happen and its obvious that Kovalchuk is just the player that this team and Datsyuk needs. So who would you move? Its not going to happen for scraps or Maltby +. Think Kronwall or Franzen or Flip + a prospect + picks. And for those of you who say that we don't have enough assets to get it done, Detroit has a decent pipeline of redundant prospects. Salary cap problems? What problems? If Lidstrom wants to play again next season, make him do so at a severely discounted rate.

Bumped for relevence. 404 Nicklas Lidstrom not found.

Nope, Lidstrom is the best player in history and Datsyuk is disinterested and should be traded for a 7th rounder.

Its fun when mods have a sense of humor. I expected a "BOARD MESSAGE" by page two.

Stop trolling

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Has never and will never happen, not on this site.

Its enough to lable him second best player on the team. Thats more than enough.

2008 - second in team scoring - played against every team's top line - was obviously in the running for a Conn Smythe. Its not enough though.

Apparently you haven't been a Red Wings fan long. Everyones play is a result of Yzerman being in the building and Lidstrom's leadership and Zetterberg's extra gear. Datsyuk is a lazy Russian, only in it for the money and is Charmin soft in the playoffs.

How does a 100 point, Selke winner and MVP finalist raise his game any more for the playoffs? If anything, Zetterberg leaves something to be desired during the regular season.

Search Hulder, Jiri if you'd like those stories.

Let Lidstrom walk, sign Kovalchuk. Speak to the Devils about taking back Rafalski. Play a Kindl/Datsyuk defensive pairing 38 minutes a night.