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Old 08-03-2010, 12:49 PM   #2568
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Default Re: NHL '09 - '10 Thread

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Originally Posted by Ahbroody View Post
1) Yes they are and they just got older with the Modano signing. Yes. This fact was why they couldnt generate when players were injured. Old Wings teams before cap this was not a factor.

Are you attempting to argue the Wings are as good as the Sharks, Hawks, or Canucks? While they are on par possibly better then Yotes and Kings, those teams are younger faster and possibly hungrier.

2) Yeah homer blogs rock.

3) I already said this 4 times. They will be middle of pack and likely fade early in the playoffs again. They will not win the cup. Their roster is not on par with the Hawks, Canucks, or Sharks. I dont see them making it past any of those teams which means another second round exit.


I swear the rough thing about Wings fans is that you guys were so good for so long none of you can accept the obvious facts that this is not the same team that won the cups. Its just life. It was a good run. Get over it and get ready for a good but not great team that wont win any cups for a while. Your captain is another year older along with Holmstrom and the true core. I swear talking to you guys is funny. My point being I told Christos exactly what was going to happen last year and it did. Scoreboard! It will happen again this year.

From now on when you homers talk about the Wings injuries I am posting a picture of a pair of crutches.

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1.) 102 points seems like they produced despite injuries.

2.) Homer blog or not it makes sense. Franzen missed 65 games.

3.) Middle of the pack is not 2nd or 3rd in the Conference. Middle of the pack is .500. I don't think the Hawks, Canucks, or Sharks have significantly more talent than the Wings. It might be 3 or 4 years younger, but not necessarily better.

The Hawks have taken a big gamble on Turco. They finally found a goalie they liked and couldn't find the cap room to keep him.

Here's the Canucks vs Wings top 10 playoff performers last year:

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#    Pos    Player        GP     G    A     P     +/-     PIM     PP     SH     GW     S     S% 
93    R    Johan Franzen    12    6    12    18    8    16    1    0    1    48    12.5
40    L    Henrik Zetterberg    12    7    8    15    11    6    2    0    2    45    15.6
13    C    Pavel Datsyuk    12    6    7    13    3    8    1    0    1    39    15.4
44    R    Todd Bertuzzi    12    2    9    11    4    12    1    0    0    19    10.5
28    D    Brian Rafalski    12    3    8    11    4    2    1    0    0    23    13
5    D    Nicklas Lidstrom    12    4    6    10    7    2    3    0    0    39    10.3
51    C    Valtteri Filppula    12    4    5    9    1    6    2    0    0    33    12.1
96    L    Tomas Holmstrom    12    4    3    7    3    12    1    0    1    26    15.4
23    D    Brad Stuart    12    2    4    6    6    8    0    0    0    23    8.7
55    D    Niklas Kronwall    12    0    5    5    2    12    0    0    0    15    0
Totals                    38    67    105    49    84    12    0    5    310


#    Pos    Player        GP     G    A     P     +/-     PIM     PP     SH     GW     S     S% 
26    R    Mikael Samuelsson12    8    7    15    7    16    3    0    1    42    19
22    L    Daniel Sedin    12    5    9    14    4    12    1    0    2    38    13.2
33    C    Henrik Sedin    12    3    11    14    3    6    0    0    1    23    13
17    C    Ryan Kesler    12    1    9    10    3    4    0    0    0    21    4.8
3    D    Kevin Bieksa    12    3    5    8    2    14    1    0    1    20    15
5    D    Christian Ehrhoff    12    3    4    7    
-1    8    1    0    0    25    12
42    C    Kyle Wellwood    12    2    5    7    
-1    0    1    0    0    18    11.1
38    R    Pavol Demitra    11    2    4    6    2    4    0    0    0    17    11.8
6    D    Sami Salo    12    1    5    6    2    2    1    0    0    18    5.6
14    L    Alexandre Burrows    12    3    3    6    4    22    0    0    0    27    11.1
Totals                    31    62    93    25    88    8    0    5    249 
Doesn't look vastly superior to me? In fact I think the Wings can count on Franzen to continue that scoring pace next playoff run. I wouldn't count on Samuelsson to do the same for the Canucks.

And lastly, the Sharks always go shark. Unfortunately they did it against the Hawks, after the series with the Wings. Sorry I couldn't resist, I hope you know it's all in good fun.
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