FlashyG

People on here make me crack up at times.  Right now he's no better then anyone on our roster and possibly in line with Lashoff.  I find it hard to believe the Wings promised him top 4 minutes when they wouldnt promise Schultz - a much better player then him a roster spot just last summer.

 

It's amusing the over-valuing of prospects by some Wings fans. 

It must have something to do with him being from Michigan.  I remember the hype Abdelkader got.  Atleast he was drafted tho

 

Nyquist isn't looking so hot this year.  Will people keep pumping his tires?

Nyquist hasn't looked so hot at the NHL level, but he's been the best player in the entire AHL so yes...his tires will be fully pumped.

Anyone have a link to videos of the fights tonight? I was not fortunate enough to have been able to take in tonight's game. Please/Thankyou

If I find them I'll post them, but I wouldn't really call them fights...

I think the most accurate way to describe them is "aggressive hugging".

I don't get to post my work on the main board often like this, but if you like this GDT you can see the other ones I've made in this thread

I'm glad the unedited version of my work gets to be used somewhere. I had to remove the Bullet holes for HFboards because of complaints from Ducks Fans.

Hopefully the trend of playing better in games we should lose continues...we need some points on this road trip.

Funny, I actually thought the Wings were the far better team tonight, they just couldn't finish.

Minnesota rode 2 terrible calls, and a hot goalie, while abusing a couple rookie defenceman on the few chances they were able to generate.

Its pretty ridiculous to try and assess a teams playoff hopes based on 1 game, I'm pretty sure both teams will make the playoffs and right now there is no team I'd rather the Wings face in rd 1 than Minnesota.

Finished product of the Its Always Sunny photo

Breaking Point (or Point Break)

It all depends on what Calgary wants in return.

He's a UFA at the end of the season and he holds all the power so hopefully that lowers the price on him substantially. If it doesn't I'd rather steer clear of this.

If it does however lower the cost to obtain him he'd give us a good upgrade in size, and skill for the top 6. He'd add another RH shot for the PP and an element of grit in the top 6 that we currently lack. On top of that he'd probably be the hungriest guy on the team for a chance at a cup, kind of like Dallas Drake did for the Wings when it seemed every player wanted to win for him as much as themselves.

That kind of thing can be a great motivator for a playoff run.

I'd be ok with giving up some conditional draft picks based both on whether he re-signs with the Wings and how he/we perform in the playoffs. I might even be willing to give up a prospect depending on which one the Flames wanted. Hey maybe we get really lucky and they request Cleary as part of the deal.

You forgot he'd get to play with his countryman Filppula...Win-Win-Win for Teemu! That's a hatrick of wins!

 

He would cure the PP woes that is for sure...

I'm pretty sure Babcock would find a reason to give Cleary, Teemu's PP minutes... likely something to do with creating space, being a big body, or being "realgood"

Thanks for the Help to everyone who contributed.

Here is the final product. 

I think its a definite possibility but I disagree with the reasoning suggested in the blog.

I highly doubt playing in the East has anything to do with his decision. If that were the case he'd probably wait until they actually played there before claiming its too physical for him.

I think if there is anything driving him to go back to Russia it would be his daughter. If that's the case and he just wants to be closer to his family I can't hold it against him and I wish him nothing but the best in Russia.

Agreed 110%. I don't agree with what Babs puts out on the ice but Holland is to blame for the s***ty contracts and lack of talent. Holland was betting on the big fish last year Parise and Suter and missed all the horses that would have worked well. Then he panicked and signed scrubs for not one but two freeking years. 

There is a major difference of opinion between management and the coaching staff about what style of hockey the team should be playing. Holland prefers skilled players that are better in a puck possession style of hockey while Babcock prefers grinders who dump and chase and clear their zone off the glass and out.

The problem is that our best players (Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen, Flip, Kronwall and Brunner) are all players the thrive in Holland's style but not in Babcocks. Then in our prospect pool you have a large contingent of Holland style players as well (Tatar, Nyquist, Sproul, Jurco, Jarnkrok, Frk and Pulkinnen) 

For a while we played a hybrid style where the bottom 6 played Babcock's style and the top 6 were free to play their style but lately it seems that Babcock even has them playing defence first off the glass and out hockey.

Its not only painfully boring to watch but it hasn't been effective either. Its time he moved on to a roster that is more suited to his style, and its time the Wings brought in a coach whose style matches up with the talent the Wings have.

You can bet their first move would be putting Cleary and Abdelkader on the 4th line or in the pressbox while increasing the ice-time of skilled rookies like Tatar and Nyquist.

I think it will be real interesting when the roster expands who actually plays and who is a black ace!

 

I think Babs likes the young guys and if up to him would play them more.

I couldn't disagree more its 100% up to Babcock who plays and who doesn't. Babcock is the reason Tatar didn't get any top 6 time, He's the reason Nyquist was in the minors for the majority of this season, and he's the reason Abdelkader is still in the top 6 tonight.

Babcock doesn't trust younger players like he does guys like Cleary. So I wouldn't hold my breath hoping for him to all the sudden have a change of heart.

In Russia Referee Punches you.

My guess on why that line exists, can be answered in photo form