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because we are talking about perfectly trained adults here, they are the players and I would guess that they now exactly what is best for them and what is not.

 

Which is why as a whole the players agreed to implement the new rule about visors.

I don't understand how or why Tootoo should be bought out. He did exactly what was expected of him. Also, the "one-dimensional" argument baffles me. He put up 8 points in 42 games. For comparison, Emmerton put up 8 in 48. When I think of one-dimensional players, I think of John Scott and Jody Shelley. And the notion that "he takes stupid penalties" is laughable, considering guys like Smith and Abdelkader have, on several occasions, taken idiotic penalties at the worst possible times during games. Don't remember Tootoo blowing any games for us.

This isn't the '80s anymore.  With the salary cap and the way the game is played now, there just isn't room on a roster for one dimensional players.  As someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, Tootoo isn't exactly a figher or an enforcer, he's more of a pest.  But he needs to bring more to the table than that.  He needs to score more, be good defensively, a good penalty killer, dominate on faceoffs, just something else.  Taking penalties at inopportune times doesn't help any either. 

 

I don't remember him taking any more dumb penalties than Smith, Quincey or Abdelkader.  What are these penalties that Tootoo took this season?  I don't remember him costing us too many games.  

 

He's not one-dimensional either.  Look at his career numbers and then look at Tony Twist's or Stu Grimson's.  How is Tootoo one-dimensional?  He fights and he lays good bodychecks.  Scores as many points as most 4th liners in the league.  What is he not doing right?  

 

I feel like there's too many posters here who look at all 4th line fighters as being in the same basket.  Too much stereotyping.  

 
 
It's not fun to be in Marian Hossa's shoes where you're high stick caused the end of someone's career, it can have a traumatic effect on how you go on in life. If a simple rule can cut down on those situations I don't see the big deal about it.

No Hit League

NCL N o C hoice L eague

 

grown up men being told what to wear lmao this league is becoming m,ore and more of a big fat joke.

I don't really mean much offense by this, but you are exhibiting a clear lack of understanding of all the factors at play here.

 

Firstly, this doesn't happen if the Players Association didn't agree to it...they did.

 

Secondly, if the players were to play for free and waive 100% liability of anyone involved (rink, team, league, etc.), then sure, no one would care, let the guy do what he wants.  HOWEVER, that is not the case.  The players are being paid very significant amounts of money, teams want to protect their investments and rightfully so.  Someone might say they shouldn't care, they have insurance, but that just saves them a bit of money in the future should something happen....it doesn't give them the player back.  Also, if everyone was wearing visors, I'm sure their insurance premiums would decrease.

 

I'm sorry, but the extreme short-sighted views that grown men should be able to decide (it's their life) annoys me to no end.

Not a big deal, 73% of players voluntarily wear visors already. Before the "let the players do whatever they want" crowd chimes in, explain to me how this is any different than having legal/policy mandated safety gear by your employer depending on your line of work. One difference though... Hockey players are much more valuable. Well, most of them.

These were better.

 

They should have gone back to these, IMO.

 

Oh, my God, I LOL'd when I saw this in my Twitter feed.

I'm not really a fan of these.  Although I freely admit to still being extremely butt hurt and overly sensitive, so your mileage may vary lol. Normally I love a good roast but I'm not past the "curl up in a ball phase" that is the beginning of the postseason for me. What can I say, this one is still stinging uuuuuggggggghhhhhhh wwwwhhhhhhyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!??

I vote Boston because: 

 

1. I hate Chicago and their "fans" who think their team is a legit dynasty even though most of them can't name who was captain before Toews. 

 

2. I hate Pittsburgh, their fans, Crosby, Malkin, Iginla, and the homerism of NBC. 

 

3. I don't want another team to win back-to-back Cups unless it's the Wings. 

 

And the city of Boston could use some good feelings. 

Per Ansar KHAAAAAAN!!!
 

Datsyuk said he wants to sign extension with Wings this summer. Looking forward to staying in Detroit beyond next season.

And Helene St. JAAAAAAMES!!! (Hmmm... lacks the same effect as KHAAAAAN)
 

Pavel Datsyuk said he wants to sign extension this summer with Red Wings, wants to stay several more years. Huge plus for team.

Nice to see the speculation come to an end. That's an unnecessary distraction.

Pav's "trip" on Toews?

 

Abby thrown face first into the boards by Seabrook in the 1st while on a PP?

 

Kindl called for interference and then later in the first a Wing was interfered with even more so with no call?

 

Consistency is all we ask for.

And where was Brunner's penalty shot this series when he got the corkscrew in the hands on a breakaway, or when Roszival two-handed Abdelkader's stick out of his hands on a breakaway that was pointed out in a .gif in the last GDT?  Therefore, Mr. Fraser, the call was flat outf****** wrong and by this series' standards isn't even a penalty. 

No this isn't me expecting a last game Wednesday.
I have been lucky enough to cheer for a team where every year was a competetive year. I arrived in Vancouver in 94 just after the riots and was very interested in this game called hockey. My cousin was watching the Canucks play the Wings and he was being all gooey about how this Canucks team was just one win away from winning the 'cup'. What 'cup'? The 'Stanley Cup'! The cup that caused the riots, he says. In the Philippines, we last took a stand and marched the streets, peacefully, for our rights. What is this cup that can cause a riot?

The wings won that day and my cousin was angry. I said to myself: 'I'm gonna cheer for those guys'. I don't want a team that caused riots!.
I go to school and I play hockey for the first time. I passed the puck to my goalie and i scored on my own net. My whole team was dejected but they said 'it's ok, we'll score back'. Although I scored another goal on my own net I remembered what it was like to play the game. I watched highlights on tsn and followed the wings religiously. NHL 91 was my very first video game. NHL 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 all followed.

I put my faith in the wings. I prayed for them. I cried for them and I trusted in them. Every success they had, I felt, was also my success. I had something to believe in.

96 was a major year for me and all wings fans because this was the Yzerman goal. I remember me sitting down in front of the TV then jumping uncontrollably. It was 'our year'. Finally after losing last year. Then we face the avs and draper gets hit. We lose the series.
I was still in grade school and had been bullied so I just went home, waited for wings highlights and got my taste of success. Then March arrives and mccarty pummels lemieux, scores the winning goal and exacts the full revenge. I felt a sense of euphoria knowing that there's always a next time. We win the cup despite being underdogs to the flyers. I watch vlad's crash video. I was dejected.  Next year we play our hearts out after losing a key player and sweep washington. I see Stevie put the cup on vlad's lap and wheel him around while the whole team was behind him. I cried. I get teary eyed even now. They did something more than for themselves. I applied that in my life.
Mediocre years came but I still got to watch hall of fame players wear a wings jersey. Fedorov, larionov, coffey, ciccarelli, vernon, shanny, hull, robitaille, murphy, clark, cujo.
Then 02. Hasek takes us to the finals and during the year I watched Zata and Datsyuk play alongside Hull...i knew they'd be superstars. 08 and 09 come and last year.

I reflect back and realized that I've been very lucky. I watched hall of famers, loved the game and applied everything the wings did, to my life. I go through hard times and know there will be a next time. I go through good times and enjoy it cuz there might never be that chance again. I never regretted anything. Last year was when the last of my childhood heroes left. Lids and homer. I loved them both.  Then I look back at this team that they built. They're young and inexperienced still. But, like I did, believed.
In a year that 29 teams would have used to tank and get first pick, we go to second round and take the best team to 7. I never once doubted. I prepared for the worst and always expected the best. It has been a joy to watch the new era carry that torch. In retrospect, we should have been all playing golf after the season. But this team made it possible for more palpatations and for wings fans everywhere to still believe.

Let's go red wings *clap* *clap**clapclapclap*!

That was incredible!!  Thanks!!

But, not entirely original...

 

Maybe it's just me, but the voice in the commercials never had me sold.  

 

Awesome video btw