ogreslayer

Babcock is just a genius. Never ever did I expect this team being up 3:1 against the Hawks.Also I don't understand the Suter hate, the guy wanted to play where his girlfriend is from and being able to play with his pal Parise nothing wrong with that, he doesn't owe the Wings anything.

 

Also I'd highly recommend not talking about a "what if" scenario first there is still a lot of work ahead of this team, winning game 5 in Chicago is not going to be an easy task.

I thought it was that he wanted to play where his girlfriend is from & the fact that his wife is from there also contributed to his decision. 

I gotta say that this year's playoffs for me has to be the most relaxing post season I've ever had with the Wings.  Their run so far reminds me of that feeling of getting out on the highway in a rundown old beater & just putting the pedal down.  You're not sure how it's staying on the road or if/when the wheels might fall off, but the ride is so damn fun that you can't help but lean back, smile, & enjoy it while it lasts.

Richards a healthy scratch for a potential elimination game:

http://thescore.com/...atch-for-game-4

Goes from the most sought after free agent in 2011 to a spectator in the Rags' biggest game of the year.  Think Dolan buys him out in the offseason with $36m to go on his contract?

It will be interesting to see what Kenny does this summer.  Does he hope Helm's back improves so he can count on him being in the line-up? Or does he sign a UFA to replace him as insurance?  The most likely scenario is Emdog staying as the 4th line centre.  I'd say if Helm is not back this fall then his NHL career is likely in jeopardy.  I hate saying that but he missed last year's playoffs, virtually this entire season and playoffs.  Now he will rest for 3 months and see what happens.  If he is no better come Training Camp in September then the writing is pretty much on the wall.  We all love Helm but the sad reality is that he may have played his last game already.

Even if Helm is healthy at the start of camp, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Andersson stick to centering the 3rd line with Helm on the 4th & Emmerton either kept around as insurance, traded in a package, or sent through waivers.  Granted if Kenny gets the top 6 forward he's looking for & re-signs Flip (for a reasonable contract, not $5+m a season) that would make Emmerton even more expendable if Helm's healthy.

 

Yup. Between him, Sproul, Ouellet and Jensen it'll be interesting to see how these guys fair in 2-4 years along with Kronwall, Ericsson, Smith, Kindl, DeKeyser and Quincey. Plus there's still Almquist who I'm still holding out hope for-- he seemed to pick it up later in the season and is putting up alot of points in the playoffs for the Griffs so far. Oh, and can't forget about big, mean, nasty McKee...

Surprised to see Backman moved along this quickly.  Last speculation I saw was him spending at least another year in Sweden.  re: McKee, was it him or James DeHaas that some were saying the Wings might move to forward?

Didn't he tell some kid to goon it up from behind the bench? Or tell his kid to beat someone up? Doesn't sound like he's very cool and collected for the job.

Oh you mean this incident? 

http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=3311529

His kid actually ended up pleading guilty to an assault charge for it.  Between that & the $5000 check he ponied up to charity, he was let go with a discharge & no criminal record.