Kay, according to St. James, Chelios is likely to return, Holland won’t reiterate his “slightly less than $3.5 million” a year offer to Stuart until he tells the Wings’ trainers what’s wrong with his shoulder (Stuart is seeing a specialist today), McCarty and Downey will probably be offered contracts, though at least one will have to accept a two-way deal...Kulfan says that as Lilja likes living in Novi and knows that being a 6/7 guy in Detroit is way better than being a 3/4 guy in, say, Miami, he’ll sign a one or two-year deal, but Khan says that Drake has yet to decide whether he’s going to retire, the Wings want to give Derek Meech, who was named the team’s rookie of the year on Wednesday, more playing time, he’ll probably match any offer for Valtteri Filppula if somebody tosses him a RFA offer sheet, Kenny’s probably going to wait until the market settles down to see if he can find a veteran goaltender who’s willing to back up Osgood for less than the $1.7 million Osgood’s earning (probably a lot less), and yes, the Wings are looking for a second-line forward.

There’s also a gear sale at the Joe on Saturday, prospect camp will take place between the seventh and eleventh or sixth and twelfth of July, depending on who you believe, and the Wings apparently just signed Sergei Kolsov/Sirhei Kolasau (Belorussian =/= Cyrillic) to a two-year deal.

I keep on playin our favorite song.
I turn it up while you’re gone.
It’s all I’ve got when you’re in my head,
And you’re in my head so I need it.

Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 06/25/08 at 07:09 PM ET

To all whose hearts have been broken lately:
Look on the bright side…
You could be stuck in a marriage where there is no love, affection, romance, etc. that you cant get out of for many reasons.
I know a guy.

Posted by cementslinger from Midland MI on 06/25/08 at 08:51 PM ET

Tigers in rain delay tied 5-5… gear sale sounds cool but I bet it is expensive… thanks George.

Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 06/25/08 at 08:56 PM ET

Kulfan says that as Lilja likes living in Novi and knows that being a 6/7 guy in Detroit is way better than being a 3/4 guy in, say, Miami, he’ll sign a one or two-year deal

Of all the people to be smart about his career it has to be that tool. yay.

Some other philosophical notes: I went to see “The Love Guru” with my cousin for his birthday and it was gawd awful. I know “SHOCKA” ...but seriously, it was torturous. There were three redeeming things though. 1) Some of the “zoomed out” hockey sequences were cool; fancy stick work that you could actually see a player like Crosby pull off. 2) Jessica Alba :drool: 3) Pretty good about pointing out the cliches of quasi-spiritual, self-help garbage.

4) Stephen Colbert playing a drugged out announcer!

I think I smiled a few times.

and Phoebe, if you’re reading this, or any other Wu-Tang fans for that matter, they have a delicious quote from GZA.

Posted by Osrt on 06/25/08 at 09:01 PM ET

You can get out of anything if you want to bad enough.

The wings did it with Hatcher and Whitney. Those overpaid right before the cap contracts.

Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 06/25/08 at 09:03 PM ET

they did have to pay through the nose to get out from under those contracts.  Could have been worse like Holik’s 9 million dollar deal.

Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 06/25/08 at 09:06 PM ET

had to look it up

You know it, Gramps.  Just keeping the Irish (Gaelic) thing going.  Your comments about Kierkegaard made me laugh out loud, though.  Keep up the good work.

That’s why it is a mountain that is climbed a lot as an adventure - no pitons or ropes required.

It’s one of those little intrigues of mountaineering that on just about every continent, the highest peak is far easier to ascend than the second-highest.  The most obvious relationship is Mt. Everest vs. K2, but this holds true in Africa, where Kilimanjaro is a broad volcanic shield, and Mt. Kenya is a jagged crest of naked rock.  Seven Summits vs. Second Summits strikes again.

If memory serves me correctly she also said

It does serve you correctly.  Of course, for those whose hearts are aching she had these words:

RESUME

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

Oh, and here’s your fun hockey-related thought for the day.  George Friedrich Handel and Jimi Hendrix were next-door neighbors, three centuries apart.  The places where they lived in London, both bearing plaques, are one of the strangest historical juxtapositions out there.  And it’s barely a stone’s throw from the shop where Lord Stanley bought The Cup.

Handel, Hendrix, and The Cup.  Makes ya think…

Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from globetrotting, stalking the Stanley Cup on 06/26/08 at 07:27 AM ET

Chief its March 20th and I just watched the Wings beat the Thrashers in Atlanta.  Out of boredom I was reading your old posts and stumbled across this one.  Just so you know, Game 1,2,4,5, and 6 are still on my DVR at home.  Guess which one hasnt been re-watched even once.  I cant take it, and this years playoffs are right around the corner.  Just wanted to share my misery.

Posted by AxeMaster9 on 03/20/09 at 09:17 PM ET