He wasn't quite as emphatic as saying there is 0% chance, but Babcock did say "He'll be back. He'll be back. He's too good to quit and our team's too good.''
And then the lockout happened. Who knows what would of happened if the lockout doesn't happen. Either way, Datsyuk isn't 40, he's 35 and he can play until he's 40 in the NHL at a high level. He's like Selanne, he's got too much skill not to be able to produce, he doesn't need to be the fastest.
We need some size and strong board play if Getz and Perry are going to match up against Flip and Frazen, I wouldn't mind seeing Bert in. Alot of our guys got pushed around tonight, especially some of the D but I think we will do better next game.
Does anyone have a site that my show a complete list of man games lost for the season?
Team
Rank
Team Report MGL
Florida
1
265
Philadelphia
2
252
Detroit
3
241
Ottawa
4
215
Winnipeg
5
173
Carolina
6
162
Vancouver
7
155
Washington
8
151
Colorado
9
147
Columbus
10
132
Buffalo
11
128
NY Rangers
12
128
Calgary
13
126
Montreal
14
125
Nashville
15
119
Edmonton
16
114
St. Louis
17
113
Phoenix
18
112
Tampa Bay
19
99
Chicago
20
92
Toronto
21
87
Minnesota
22
86
Dallas
23
82
NY Islanders
24
81
New Jersey
25
79
Pittsburgh
26
73
Anaheim
27
63
Los Angeles
28
53
Boston
29
48
San Jose
30
0