Wings_Dynasty

Short of him winning the Conn Smythe there is nothing he can do to redeem himself for the extraordinary amount of WTF moments he has had this post-season. 

 

He is the weakest D-man on the team, he is a PK-making machine, doesn't use his size, doesn't make good passes, and when he tried to be offensive he gives the puck away. 

 

Cut him loose and get what you can for him. He is a dime-a-dozen player. 

Tatar > Cleary

Kindl > Smith

Goalies should never have contracts longer than 3 years.

I say don't shop him. Let him leave the NHL as a Wing.

This isn't a charity. It's a business. And if they can sell a guy and get a return on him instead of just giving him away to the KHL or FA then they will. 

Why is our top scorer being put on the 3rd line? I would rather move Z to center the 3rd line than move Brunner. Brunner is at least productive, Z is clearly struggling to do just about everything right now. 

 

I think that Tatar should be moved up though. I think that the top 2 lines should look something like:

 

Brunner-Z-Franzen

Tatar-Dats-who cares right now but I guess Abs

 

Just put Cleary out of the top 6.

I disagree with the penalty, just stop play and do the face-off again and kick the guy out of the circle.

 

I can see their POV as well though, they don't want face-offs to degenerate into 2 guys dropping to their knees and slap fighting over the puck as soon as it drops.

I am surprised by how much I like Kindl out there. He has a good shot and more times than not he will use it. It is nce to see a D-man shoot the puck when he gets it as his first option.

No problem with that play, in any aspect. Would most likely have been a clean hit and a little late, but ducking out of the way if you have a chance is a natural and understood reaction.

 

Ed is an idiot for pretty much saying, "Take a chance and get hurt yourself instead of possibly letting the person trying to hurt you get hurt."

Well, he should be a shoe-in for the Norris then, huh? Because that's all it takes apparently to be the best defenseman according to the voters, great offensive stats. 

It's a bad day when the return of Sammy gives you hope. 

I thought this was a neat little story from the Wings 97 Cup run. I actually remember this game and a play that was made after Fedorov came back into the game where he skated down the ice and beat Foote to an icing call and then tried to move the puck towards the net and drew a penalty. I remember the crowd going nuts because it was such an electric play.

I never knew the injury he came back from was that bad though.

http://www.freep.com...r-of-Hockeytown

I'm sorry, but you'll need to point me to where he said "We're satisfied with our current roster and won't be making any further moves." I haven't seen that.

"There's a small list of players out there and a lot of teams in the market," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "We're happy that we got the guys that we did on July 1."
That day, when unrestricted free agency began, has been the highlight of the summer for the Red Wings.
They signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, and forwards Mikael Samuelsson, Jordin Tootoo and Damien Brunner.
"We like our team, we like who we have," Holland said. "We'll continue to look over the market, make our (phone) calls, and continue to try and get better."


From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitne...1#ixzz207bnWxfO

The forward situation had nowhere to go but up. We made no moves last season and had a mediocre offensive to defensive ratio.

Hudler leaving (and BTW I am glad he's gone, too small and too slow) and the return of Sammy with the addition of Tootoo isn't blowing up my skirt. I don't see much of an improvement in offense, just in a more well rounded forward unit (more shots and more hitting than last season). But the main issue with forwards is SCORING and that has not been addressed or improved at all.

1. Kenny wasn't wise by not signing them. They chose to go to the Wild. Kenny would have paid those contracts too.

2. The Wings had Lidstrom over the last 20 years, and Ken Holland took over after they already had rebuilt the train wreck that was the 1980s.

3. Our situation has improved from last year how? Last year we signed Ian White and had Lidstrom and Stuart still. 'Splain yourself.

4. Flip hasn't done anything of note. He can be traded to teams that think he is a somebody though, I'll give you that.

5. 100% correct on Brunner. He could be a difference maker or the next Fabian Brunnstrom. We'll see.

6. Smith is unproven. He will get his chance this season. +/- is a useless stat for players not getting ample minutes.

7. Ericsson will definitely get more ice time. He is our #3 defenseman and better pay for himself or he could be gone as well (although there aren't that many GMs who would take that ridiculous contract, except maybe the Wild).

8. F*ck the Leafs.

Because we would be the most Americanized team.