Re: tOfficial Playoff Hockey Thread

by Youngblood 96 2014-04-24, 20:07

Wow, Howard is on the bench...Gus gets the start.

by maizegoblue 2014-04-24, 20:16

Youngblood 96 wrote:Wow, Howard is on the bench...Gus gets the start.

This will be interesting for the Howard haters.

by **InTenSity** 2014-04-24, 20:30

GOAL!!!

by Youngblood 96 2014-04-24, 20:37

Smith and Kindl are a disaster waiting to happen.

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 21:10

HELL FUCKING YES

by Youngblood 96 2014-04-24, 21:17

Marchand just put a target on his back...crosschecked Zetterberg. Effing douche.

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 21:18

Youngblood 96 wrote:Marchand just put a target on his back...crosschecked Zetterberg. Effing douche.

He might be the biggest piece of shit in the league...

thanks bert

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 21:31

Hes soooo good... I hate Rask

by **Dendrobates** 2014-04-24, 21:52

I'm liking the feel of this game. I expect the 3rd period to get really ugly.

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:03

DOUBLE FARTS

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:07

Back in to the shell. No more energy

by **Dendrobates** 2014-04-24, 22:10

d_mcc wrote:Back in to the shell. No more energy

They look tired.

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:14

Dendrobates wrote:

They look tired.

They look timid.

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:16

Legwand, Bertuzzi, and Glendenning...

That's a fucking line.... Rolling Eyes

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:20

Hate to say it, missing Ericsson's size in this series

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:32

How do you NOT call that???

by **Dendrobates** 2014-04-24, 22:33

Another obvious missed penalty.

by **DWags** 2014-04-24, 22:50

Just missed on the break away. Come on Wings

by d_mcc 2014-04-24, 22:54

hank has no wheels

by **DWags** 2014-04-24, 23:00

seems like they're all getting out skated.

by In a Pylon St8ofmind 2014-04-24, 23:03

This is brutal to watch, Boston is just dominating play. Basically reduced to hoping for an undeserved miracle bounce at this point.

by In a Pylon St8ofmind 2014-04-24, 23:10

Sucks, but the MUCH better team won.

by Youngblood 96 2014-04-24, 23:10

and that the series folks. ****

by **Dendrobates** 2014-04-24, 23:11

JFC

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by **Death Roe** 2014-04-24, 23:13

Can't win a series by averaging one goal per game. Just don't have the firepower that Boston has.

by maizegoblue 2014-04-25, 14:56

That game was tough to watch last night. I thought we had it once we went up 2-0.

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-04-25, 15:56

maizegoblue wrote:That game was tough to watch last night. I thought we had it once we went up 2-0.

I thought we lost it when we only scored one on the double major penalty. Rask played great.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2014-04-25, 15:57

Last night was like shoving needles down your cock. They needed that one and let it go.

by dubie7006 2014-04-25, 16:01

WOTS is Howard suffered a concussion when Soderberg landed on him. Looks like this one's gonna be a Monster comeback or calling for teetimes in quick fashion.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-04-25, 21:27

Is Kenny Daniels doing the nbc sports call for the hawks and blues game?

I really think so, this is very weird to me to hear him without Mickey and also not calling the wings.

by **Gomer** 2014-04-26, 01:05

Sean Horcoff just threw down in the Anaheim game.

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-04-26, 18:36

RIP wingz

by LoneWolfSparty 2014-04-26, 18:48

Aren't you wings fans glad you don't have to play those late games now that their in the east?

by **Death Roe** 2014-04-26, 20:28

LoneWolfSparty wrote:Aren't you wings fans glad you don't have to play those late games now that their in the east?

Trolling. You aren't good at it.

And never will be.

by dubie7006 2014-04-26, 20:48

Well, it's that time again. Time to speculate wildly about what next year's team will look like.

I'm going to go on the assumption that none of the UFAs that are up this year are re-signed. No Gus...no Alfie...definitely no Bert, Cleary, Sammy, Quincey. As a result, there's a ton of cap space.

I'm assuming all of Tatar, Nyquist, Jurco, Sheahan proved themselves as every day NHLers and will be on the roster full-time next year. I'm going with the assumption that no FA will be paid more than Datsyuk. I'm also going on the assumption that Mrazek will be the backup G next year.

I think the Wings could...could...get Thomas Vanek. Most reports have him going to Minnesota, but I think adding him would be great and I think we've showcased that we have talent past just Datsyuk and Zetteberg. That is enticing. I've slotted him at $7.5m, same price as Datsyuk.

On defense, I think we need a solid defensive Dman. So, I've gone and signed Douglas Murray. He's a guy that always plays the Wings tough, is a big, strong guy and plays a tight defensive game. Not going to give you much in the way of scoring, but I don't think that's what the Wings need from a defenseman. I've slotted him at $2m, about $700,000 more than he's making this year. Another option could potentially be Dan Boyle. Maybe he's tired of losing in the playoffs and wants to go to a team that has a proven track record. I'd love to add him but I don't see that as likely.

With all that said, here's a mock roster. D pairings are not what I'd want to see. I'd break up the 2/3 pairings to cover up for the shitheads (Smith, Kindl).

CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
CapGeek Armchair GM Roster
FORWARDS
Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($7.500m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m)
Thomas Vanek ($7.500m) / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / Gustav Nyquist ($0.950m)
Tomas Tatar ($1.250m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m)
Riley Sheahan ($1.250m) / Joakim Andersson ($0.733m) / Tomas Jurco ($0.709m)
Luke Glendening ($0.628m) / Drew Miller ($1.350m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($4.250m)
Jakub Kindl ($2.400m) / Brendan Smith ($1.263m)
Douglas Murray ($2.000m) / Danny DeKeyser ($1.250m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) /
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($5.292m)
Petr Mrazek ($0.595m)
BUYOUTS
Carlo Colaiacovo ($0.000m)
BURIED
Jordin Tootoo ($0.975m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,232,045; BONUSES: $410,833
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $6,867,955

There's still almost $7m in cap space in this scenario. Plenty of room to give additional money to RFAs, go after different players, or make trades for more expensive, better players. I don't see too many trade possibilities, as the most wanted assets would likely be in the Tatar/Nyquist/Mrazek category. Not sure we want to part with them.

I also wouldn't completely rule out Franzen being bought out. I kind of get the sense that management/coaches are getting sick of his disappearing act. Fact is, though, nobody on the FA market, IMO, is going to replace his production at his cap hit.

by Youngblood 96 2014-04-27, 12:16

Nice post-season write up on FSD (sorry for the quote length...still can't post a link):

SHORING UP THEIR DEFENSE The Wings have been searching for a veteran defenseman since last summer. They will try to sign at least one right-handed shooting defenseman through unrestricted free agency. Their top targets are San Jose's Dan Boyle and Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen. Niskanen, 27, had a breakout season with the Penguins (10 goals, 36 assists and a plus-33). Boyle, 37, has been on Detroit's radar for quite some time. He had 12 goals, 24 assists and was a minus-8 for the Sharks during the regular season. Expect the Wings to part ways with Kyle Quincey, and give youngsters Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul every opportunity to make the team. Since he's a right-handed shot, Sproul might have a better shot at sticking with the Red Wings right out of training camp. Coach Mike Babcock wants his defensive pairings evenly split -- three left-handed shots and three right-handed shots.

COMPLIANCE BUYOUT The Wings used one of their two compliance buyouts last year on defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo and must use their second one this offseason or lose it. Center Stephan Weiss cannot be bought out because he was signed under the new CBA, which makes him ineligible. And Jordan Tootoo wouldn't save the Wings much money, so they won't use it on him. The Wings will be way under the cap because of expiring contracts and a roster loaded with youngsters that have inexpensive deals. As a matter of fact, they might be hard-pressed to reach the cap, depending on how young the roster becomes. For those wanting the Wings to buyout Johan Franzen, forget it. He has $17.5 million on his deal, and despite his drop off offensively, he still puts up numbers that make his cap hit of almost $4 million extremely friendly and affordable. Make no mistake, the Wings aren't thrilled with Franzen, but he does just enough to keep himself on the roster.

ALFREDSSON AND LEGWAND Although their young forwards blossomed this season, the Wings will have to make a decision on a couple of veteran forwards, Daniel Alfredsson and David Legwand. If Alfredsson wants to come back next season, the Wings will welcome him with open arms. Legwand is another story. Many of the Wings want Legwand to return, but with Stephan Weiss on the roster and going nowhere, it's unlikely that Legwand returns. Todd Bertuzzi, Mikael Samuelsson and Daniel Cleary all have expiring deals and will not be brought back. ADDING HOSSA? In 2009, Hossa left Detroit after one season and signed a 12-year, $68.2 million deal with Chicago. Hossa's cap hit is $5.275 million. It was rumored last season that the salary-cap strapped Blackhawks would buyout the veteran winger. That didn't happen, but rumors persist that the Hawks might want to move/release Hossa, even though they have used their two compliance buyouts. If the Hawks really do want to part ways with Hossa -- and it's a big if -- expect the Red Wings to try to lure him back to Detroit. Hossa and the Red Wings have a mutual respect for one another, and he could have a significant impact on Detroit's young forwards.

FINDING BACKUP GOALIE Jonas Gustavsson stepped up big time for the Wings this year. They would like to re-sign him as Jimmy Howard's backup, but at their price. If Gustavsson finds a better deal elsewhere, with a chance to be a starter, he'll bolt and the Wings will sign another veteran goalie for next season. Although Petr Mrazek has everybody believing that he'll one day be the Red Wings' No. 1 goalie, they would prefer that he spend another season in Grand Rapids as the Griffins' starter.

BABCOCK'S CONTRACT Babcock has one year left on his deal with the Red Wings. Although he's completely content behind the Wings' bench, he might be enticed to take his services north of the border. Babcock is a national treasure in Canada, and his relationship with the Canadian hockey press is a two-way street of pure adoration. It's not out of the question that Toronto and Vancouver could both be looking to hire a new bench boss soon. Those two jobs could be tough for Babcock to turn down, unless the Wings sign him to a long-term extension. What happens this offseason with Babcock will be interesting. Wings GM Ken Holland is also in the last year of his deal You would think that based on this season, both would be offered extensions with Detroit. But we're in a new era of Red Wings hockey, and trying to determine how this offseason will play out is really just guesswork. After all, nobody saw the rapid development of Detroit's prospects happening at this time last year. wrote:

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-04-27, 12:55

Franzen and Quincey suck

by dubie7006 2014-04-27, 15:02

It's FSD and I've not heard it from anyone else credible, but if Hossa were to come back that would be my absolute dream come true. In fact, I'm getting wet just thinking about it. Not literally, because I'm a male, but ya know...

by LoneWolfSparty 2014-04-27, 15:04

dubie7006 wrote:It's FSD and I've not heard it from anyone else credible, but if Hossa were to come back that would be my absolute dream come true. In fact, I'm getting wet just thinking about it. Not literally, because I'm a male, but ya know...

Didn't you guys run him out of town on a rail the first time?

by dubie7006 2014-04-27, 15:15

LoneWolfSparty wrote:

Didn't you guys run him out of town on a rail the first time?

Not quite. We actually wanted to keep him but it had to be at the right price. He wanted more money, so he left. Leaving us to sign Casper, unfortunately.

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