Dabura

Props to that guy.

DeKeyser's a good player in this league right now, even at his young age. And there's definitely the sense that he's only going to get better. Much better. Which is pretty crazy. Why? Because we're the Wings, and - IMHO - he's essentially a first-round pick. Maybe not quite first-overall, but certainly up there.

Or is he?

About where would Dekeyser go (i.e. get picked) in your average NHL draft? Or, to put a finer point on it: Did we really just land the rough equivalent of a first-overall? (Ah, parity.)

And something like 4-15-5 when scoring two or fewer.

I felt this deserved its own thread. But I've been wrong before...

Gretzky sez:

My favorite player over the last 10 years has been [Henrik] Zetterberg. I think Zetterberg is the best player in the game [at his age]. He's been so physically beat up from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Olympics, all that goes with that, but he's just very special. I think he's the best Swedish player they've ever put into the National Hockey League, and there has been a lot of great ones, from [Borje] Salming to [Nicklas] Lidstrom.

I've gotta think this has already been reported here...?

I am liking Damien Brunner as a Red Wing.