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Kronwall Back If Wings Reach Finals?
by IwoCPO on 05/16/07 at 06:20 AM ET
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That would appear to be the case according to Helene St. James’ game story this morning.
The Wings are, by the way, close to getting one Swede stronger. Niklas Kronwall, the big-hitting defenseman who broke a bone in his back March 30, is to skate Saturday for the first time. If the Wings can win this series, Kronwall may return for the Stanley Cup finals.
I’ll have a full recap later in the day.
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Yeah, I’d like to see Kronwall back on the ice. I’d feel sorry for Quincey, though. That kid has worked his butt off and played amazingly well for a rookie thrust feet-first into the fire.
Stop and think about this team, healthy next year.
Zetterberg/Datsyuk/Holmstrom
Bertuzzi/Filpulla/Kopecky
Draper/Maltby/Cleary
Kopecky/Franzen/Samuelsson
Lidstrom/Schneider
Chelios/Lebda
Kronwall/Lilja
I guess there’s a ? if Bertuzzi will be back, but I don’t see why not. That lineup (although my line combos are probably off) is pretty stacked, if you ask me. And definitely not the small, old, slow Wings team that’s playing right now 
Posted by Paul from Miami Beach on 05/16/07 at 11:41 AM ET
Heh, guess I got Kopecky in there twice, but you get the point…
Posted by Paul from Miami Beach on 05/16/07 at 11:41 AM ET
How about this Paul? Replace your first Kopecky with Grigorenko.
Posted by IwoCPO from Washington, DC on 05/16/07 at 02:15 PM ET
Replace your first Kopecky with Grigorenko.
right on! I always forget about him.
and maybe if Bootland can get his act together and stop gooning it up (or, hmmmm, maybe better if he doesn’t) he’ll end up in the lineup, too.
this team is getting tougher by the season, and I like it.
Posted by Paul from Miami Beach on 05/16/07 at 03:25 PM ET
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