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i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Jamwad Hilder posted:

I would like Boston to sign Pastrnak at 6M for 8 years, and for the love of god give him a NTC/NMC so we can't trade him for nebulous reasons. This is the only thing I care about this offseason.

This seems like the beginnings of a cursed monkey paw wish.

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i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

I SUPPORT ALL THE PREDATORS
Helene St. James, who essentially writes on behalf of Holland, suggested the Red Wings go after Vanek and one of Daley or Girardi.

So, no, I'm not excited for free agency.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Got excited for a bunch of new posts and then found out it was HHOF chatter

Off-season is the worst

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Kilza posted:

Everybody knows Dan Girardi is going to Detroit, all other fanbases can settle down.

Can we pretend for a few days at least?

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Detroit's stupid if they don't think about Yak. Their top 6 is abysmal and their cupboard is bare.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Teemu Pokemon posted:

It's loving happening and you all know it

Holland promised Babcock Blashill a right-handed defenseman and by gum, he's a man of his word.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Teemu Pokemon posted:

Perhaps the Leafs might part with Marchenko

Never heard of him

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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El Gallinero Gros posted:

Pavelec is a UFA who sucks 20 dicks in net.

All that and he still hasn't learned how to use his body to take a shot

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Neodoomium posted:

Ken Holland, professional rear end, gave two year 2-way deals to both Brian Lashoff and Dylan McIlrath

We should really savor this because "at worst, this will have no impact on the club's success or failure" is the best we can hope for.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Daley won two cups and will now come to Detroit for a paid retirement. Good for him.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Suspicious posted:

Only a dick measuring contest can settle the McDavid vs Crosby debate.

They're both sexless hockey robots with no need for human dicks, so this is pointless. It's all smooth down there, like a Ken doll.

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Mar 2, 2005

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Pornographic Memory posted:

pas obviously doesn't read enough newspaper fluff pieces or they'd know rick tocchet's real role on the coaching staff is to be the kessel whisperer

If Arizona has 18 goony, hot dog gobblers then they're in business.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Tyler Johnson is awesome but I would've guessed he produced more points than he actually does. He's a weird little beast in the playoffs, though.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Even I would probably root for a Penguins threepeat if they signed Jagr. That's just too good of a story, and I basically only watch hockey for the narrative these days.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

I SUPPORT ALL THE PREDATORS
The Wings are apparently still in talks with Vanek, but I guess the hitch is shedding salary elsewhere. Despite having all the trappings of an idiotic Holland move, signing Vanek on the cheap and shipping him out at the deadline would probably be worth it.

Tatar is also asking for 6 million but and beat writers are arguing that the Teej contract might pull him down to 5 million. He's one of like 3 moveable assets on the team and he's also not going to be worth his contract by the time team recovers, so just trade him, my dudes.

Trade Tatar. Slot Vanek in. Tank and collect assets. The end.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Follow up question why doesn't jacobs just loving die

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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The few free articles I've read at The Athletic featured good analyses. Hard to justify more subscription fees on my budget (especially in a world saturated with 'free' sports writing), but I admire that their content is probably worth paying for.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Tatar has good possession numbers, has been consistently healthy, and is probably a more reliable 50+ point guy if he didn't play on this shithole team.

He's a complete waste during a rebuild, so why not sign him forever!

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Fire Ken "der Führer" Holland

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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Teemu Pokemon posted:

I'm submitting my application for full RAS status right now post-dated for the day it's official


e: also go perds

You can get in ground floor with the Vegas Goldaknights right now!

I'm moving from Detroit in a couple weeks so it's an ideal time to start exploring a second team, really.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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grack posted:

He probably knows quite a few people in hockey. Let's be honest - most of the hockey writers in Detroit are team mouthpieces, Exhibit A being all the hit pieces published on Mrazek prior to the expansion draft.

I've never read a good piece of journalism from the Detroit beat writers. The Athletic's focus on Detroit immediately became the best coverage without question.

I'm not completely sold that AA can be a consistent scorer but he's so obviously better than 90% of this team. It's loving absurd if they let him go, especially for nothing, especially especially because of how much loving money they've given to total chodes.

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Mar 2, 2005

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Teemu Pokemon posted:

Ruff to Detroit when Blashill gets canned. Look in your heart, you know it to be true

Good for Ruff for still coaching at the age of 77.

i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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AsInHowe posted:

NEW RED WINGS ARENA UPDATE

http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/stephen-henderson/2017/09/02/kid-rock-caesars-ilitch-arena/623154001/

Supposedly the Nazis and Antifa are coming out for this too

This city's idiot class is desperate for this doofus's money. He bought himself a museum exhibit, a shed at Eastern Market, the opening concert here, and a loving restaurant in the arena.

And there is no "antifa" in Detroit so much as there are a bunch of socialist groups, anarchists, commies, anti-racist groups like BLM or BYP100, etc. . But yes, they seem to all be going. Not just for Kid Rock but to also protest the arena as a symbol of Two Detroits and the enormous amount of money this city has given to the Illitch family for little return investment to the average Detroiter.

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Mar 2, 2005

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rex rabidorum vires posted:

This is pretty much the definition of Antifa, fyi. In hockey news....I hope the Penguins sign some centers. Because wow is their center depth bad now.

Right but we don't even have the people who are explicitly branding themselves as antifa with the punk rock flag, etc., unless a rando wobbly or anarchist bust one out for shits and giggles. I just find it particularly hilarious when Detroit media loses its poo poo over 'the organization known as antifa.'


Koopa Kid posted:

Dom at The Athletic is doing team previews based on Game Score, he did Detroit today and this is probably the most relevant image for Wings fans:



I want to frame this and send it to Ken Holland.

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i am the bird
Mar 2, 2005

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DJExile posted:

yes. this is all per GameScore

Danny DeKeyser: $5 million, 5 years left
Niklas Kronwall: $4.75 million, 2 years left
Justin Abdelkader: $4.25 million, 6 years left
Jonathan Ericsson: $4.25 million, 3 years left
Riley Sheahan: $2.075 million, 1 year left
Luke Glendening: $1.8 million, 4 years left

he says it's 0.6 wins below replacement, costing them $22mil

It only gets worse when you start interrogating further, too. The terms. The fact that 4th liners are getting paid enormously and AA ain't getting poo poo. The fact that Dekeyser/Kronwall/Ericsson are all top 4 defensemen for Detroit.

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