Oh, and let’s not forget Phaneuf in Calgary.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:35 PM ET

I don’t know JJ.  I really think Sidney Crosby looks like a Pen(i)s..

haha, perfect timing guys….a bit of humor was needed.

Oh and while Getzlaf is a very skilled player, I’m not a fan, he certainly seems to be a Duck through and through….

Posted by Bingo Bango Jessie on 07/01/09 at 04:36 PM ET

How about Sundin?  The drama in going from Toronto to Detroit may have been circumvented with a stint in Vancouver.  The motivation in winning a cup for the big Swede may hold value.

Just throwing it out there.

Posted by lilja4ever on 07/01/09 at 04:36 PM ET

I don’t know JJ.  I really think Sidney Crosby looks like a Pen(i)s..

I always thought he was a *#$%@&.

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:37 PM ET

d!ckhead

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:38 PM ET

Does anybody else think tic tock is shopping for a d-man rather than a forward? Personally, I think Lil’s career is over; he’s still having headaches 4-5 months after the injury. We need defensive depth.

Anybody know anything about Christian Backman from C-bus?

Francois Beauchemin is available.

Does Anders Eriksson having anything left in the tank at age 34?

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:46 PM ET

Cammalieri to Montreal for $6M per year and Greg Zanon leaves Nashville for Minnesota and $1.8M per.

I know Cammalieri puts up points, but he doesn’t really play defense.  With what other contracts are starting to shake out to, I think they’re probably paying a bit too much for him, but I don’t think it’s a crazy amount.  Zanon is probably worth every penny and I’m glad he left Nashville, that’s two fewer games against him.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:49 PM ET

Yeesh, Getzlaf isn’t that bad.

Uh yes, yes he is.

Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 07/01/09 at 04:49 PM ET

The exodus continues.  Vernon Fiddler, with the perfect name for a guy playing in Nashville doesn’t appreciate things like that and goes to Phoenix.

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:51 PM ET

I hate this part of the summer.  I really liked having a guy who could pull goals out of his ass like Hossa.  And that’s kind of unfair to Kopecky that they weren’t interested in bringing him back…he showed some good stuff this year.

Jeez, what’s our team gonna look like this season?

Posted by Tyler from Arizona on 07/01/09 at 04:52 PM ET

No thank you on Getzlaf. He’s a fine player, but a total douche.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 04:57 PM ET

Then we’ll have to agree to disagree, thethirdcoast.

Does Anders Eriksson have anything left in the tank at age 34?

Pass.

Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 04:58 PM ET

This is hysterical, everybody on this board including chief douche-bag said they don’t care if hossa comes back or not, and they wish them the best…to see everyone flip flop in mere hours is hysterical!!!

don’t act like you wont cheer a little harder when Hossa get checked hard or Osgood makes a save on him next year at the Joe, hypocrites.

P.S. i’m not following up this comment and if you try to refute it your just silly

Posted by jon from wv on 07/01/09 at 02:58 PM ET

Jon from wv….see?  I knew it!  I told all you incompetent tards that Pittsburgh is actually in West Virginia!  Just ask anyone from PA outside of Pittsburgh, you know, the ones with half a brain (100% more than those in WV!)  Thanks Jon.  Thanks for stickin up for me.  I knew you Wesvuhginians weren’t ALL ballless little pricks.

Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 07/01/09 at 05:04 PM ET

Bella, I never said he wasn’t a douche. I merely think he’s a good player. Though I wonder if he’d have those douche tendencies if he had been drafted by a different team.

Moving on…lilja4ever - Didn’t Sundin pass on the Wings last year? I can’t imagine he’d play for what he’d probably consider peanuts. Hell, he hasn’t even decided if he’s going to play at all.

Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 05:05 PM ET

Does Anders Eriksson have anything left in the tank at age 34?
Pass.
Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 05:58 PM ET

This we can completely agree on.

Jeez, what’s our team gonna look like this season?
Posted by Tyler from Arizona on 07/01/09 at 05:52 PM ET

Tyler, we’ll have an entire season of Helm and Big Rig. Plus, you know, the Swedish Olympic team and the Hart candidate/Selke winner. If Fil shoots more and Kronner and Stuart are more consistent? Forget about it.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 05:08 PM ET

Does anybody else think tic tock is shopping for a d-man rather than a forward?

You bet. You can never have enough D. I read somewhere last week that he was looking to sign a D man.

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 07/01/09 at 05:08 PM ET

Though I wonder if he’d have those douche tendencies if he had been drafted by a different team.

Douchiness:  nature or nurture?  Earth’s longest-running debate.  Personally I thinks y’all be crazy .... if we’re just talking about the player and not contracts, I’ll take Getzlaf in a heartbeat.  Monster player.

Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 07/01/09 at 05:09 PM ET

Does Anders Eriksson have anything left in the tank at age 34?
Pass.

Aphaea, we need depth at D. Assuming Lilja does not return, this is what we have:

Lids - Rafi
Stu - Kronner
Jonny - Lebda/Meech

That’s it. IIRC from the playoffs, none of the Griffins defensemen are ready for the NHL

Anders is responsible in his own end, has a decent breakout pass, is +40 something for his career and might come cheap. He’s also a known quantity that would fit in well with the locker room. He was only making 1.5mil the last few years and would likely come here for less.

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 05:12 PM ET

Forget about it.

As in, forget about worrying ... we’ll be just fine.

Aphaea, I agree with you that Getzlaf might be different if he hadn’t been Duckwashed (or should that be D!ckwashed?) But we’ll never know for sure. The only players on that team I can remotely stand are Selanne and Gigure. The rest are all dead to me.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 05:12 PM ET

TSN’s Darren Dreger on his Twitter:

steve Begin agrees to 1 year, $850,000 deal with Bruins. TSN

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 07/01/09 at 05:13 PM ET

Tyler, we’ll have an entire season of Helm and Big Rig. Plus, you know, the Swedish Olympic team and the Hart candidate/Selke winner. If Fil shoots more and Kronner and Stuart are more consistent? Forget about it.

Well said Bella.  A Red Wings team with some young, enthusiastic talent intermixed with the core and the vetrans…I’ll take it….

Posted by Bingo Bango Jessie on 07/01/09 at 05:14 PM ET

Anders is responsible in his own end, has a decent breakout pass, is +40 something for his career and might come cheap. He’s also a known quantity that would fit in well with the locker room. He was only making 1.5mil the last few years and would likely come here for less.

Plus, the irony of having him play in a Wing uniform the year after Cheli leaves.  Always root for the irony in things.

Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 07/01/09 at 05:14 PM ET

Giguere is what I meant to say. Jeez. Have to stop hitting the booze.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 05:15 PM ET

TSN’s Darren Dreger on his Twitter:

Sullivan agrees to 2 year extension with Nashvile. $3.75 per year says TSN.

Shittyfuckybadluck…

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 07/01/09 at 05:15 PM ET

Good lord, please no Anders Eriksson. He wasn’t good enough last time he was here, we paid him like $2 million to play in GR.

Sergei Zubov is one I’d like. He’d fit into our system pretty well, and is antoher right-handed shot for the point on the PP. He could cost too much though.

Dammit, Sullivan re-signed with Bubba.

Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 05:19 PM ET

@ CaptainDennis - Yeah, I’m well aware we need depth at defense (though our defense as it stands is still better than a lot of other teams). I’m just not convinced Eriksson is what the Wings need. Is he that much better than Lebda or Meech?

Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 05:22 PM ET

TSN’s Darren Dreger on his Twitter:

Pahlsson to CBJ, 3 years $2.65 per. RDS-TSN

The Central Division will be a competitive division this upcoming season.

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 07/01/09 at 05:23 PM ET

Good lord, please no Anders Eriksson. He wasn’t good enough last time he was here, we paid him like $2 million to play in GR.
Sergei Zubov is one I’d like. He’d fit into our system pretty well, and is antoher right-handed shot for the point on the PP. He could cost too much though.

I think you’re right that Zubov will be too expensive. We need a solid responsible d-man for $1-1.5 million. Here’s the list of who’s available:

http://espn.go.com/nhl/freeagents/_/position/d

Okay 19, who do you want that the Wings can afford?

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 05:25 PM ET

Frack. Everyone who looks like they might be (or might have been) a good fit is too costly. Knuble, Laperriere, and now Phalsson.

*#$%@& Cap. Thanks Gary. Ass.

Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 05:26 PM ET

Okay 19, who do you want that the Wings can afford?

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 06:25 PM ET

We can probably get Kronwall’s brother for five kroner and a bottle of Svedka.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 05:32 PM ET

Cap’n, from that list, the only names that jump out at me are Beauchemin, Mathieu Schneider, Zubov,  and at a long stretch Patrice Brisebois, Derek Morris and James Wisniewski.

Beauchemin would be a nice banger from the Poultry, but he’s probably going to stay with the Poultry.

Schneider was good the last time he was here, but he’s not getting any younger, and we’d probably have to pay him what Kronner or Stuie make to play on our third pair.

Zubov like I said I think would be a real good fit, but the price is likely too high.

Brisebois is getting older, but he’s always performed well for the Habs. He may be able to do the same for us, flying in under the radar and not having to e the main guy.

Derek Morris is a decent offensive talent, but I frankly think he’s overrated. He’s always pegged as being a guy who can provide an offensive spark for a team’s blueline, but it’s never happened.

Wisniewski would take a lot of getting used to, and he’s an RFA, which would make it harder to get him. I don’t think the Poultry will give him up either though.

Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 05:37 PM ET

We can probably get Kronwall’s brother for five kroner and a bottle of Svedka.

It would keep up our proportional representation of Swedes on the team. And it provides the possible new whipping boy for fans.

Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 05:40 PM ET

And another RFA worth mentioning would be Jack Johnson.

We’d have to pay out of our asses to outbid the Kings though.

Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 05:42 PM ET

Schneider was good the last time he was here, but he’s not getting any younger

I like your list Alzy; Beauchemin caught my eye, too. Schneids tore his achilles this season and I doubt he’ll come back from that at his age.

Alexei Semenov had OK stats with the Sharks, but I don’t know that much about him.

There are a lot of young defenseman on that list that are UFA with very few NHL games played; I guess that means their old teams think they’re not NHL caliber.

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 05:44 PM ET

Schneids tore his achilles this season and I doubt he’ll come back from that at his age.

I could be wrong, but I think you’re thinking of Lang. Lang sliced his achilles with a skate, and Schnieder definitely underwent an injury near the end of the season, but he was back for the playoffs if memory serves correct. I’d love to see him take a massive massive discount and come play back in the winged wheel.

Though I really don’t think Tick Tock is going to be doing much on the FA front. I think he’ll sign Happy or Sammy and Leino, and maybe make a move or two to free up cap space, but probably not much else.

Posted by CaptNorris5 from The Winged Wheel, stuck in Chicago on 07/01/09 at 05:52 PM ET

Would of liked to have Clemmenson next year. I don’t believe Howard is the heir apparent, and Clemmenson would have been good insurance if Ozzie got boored again. Maybe Zubov would take a discount for another kick at the cup. How about Boynton?

Posted by cigar_nurse from Greenville South Cakalakee on 07/01/09 at 05:59 PM ET

Meant to say bored. %&&*** to the troll spelling police.

Posted by cigar_nurse from Greenville South Cakalakee on 07/01/09 at 06:01 PM ET

Things have just about quieted down now.  By now, the analysts have already submitted their who won/who lost papers to their editors.

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 07/01/09 at 06:02 PM ET

You’re right CaptNorris5, I confused Lang and Schneids injuries. But Schneids didn’t play in the playoffs. He was hurt in April and had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder in May. Reports indicate he should be ready to play in the fall.

Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 06:02 PM ET

The same Thidney that just beat your ass in a game 7 in Joe Louis Arena?

The Pens own Joe Louis.

Stop crying it’s embarrassing to other Wings fans.

Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:52 PM ET

I am a pens fan but DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE DAMN GAME he wasn’t even in for all but 5 min of the second and all of the third he was out on a CLEAN hit

I hate when assclowns come here and make real fans look bad
to the 19 I am sorry for this lil bitch he can’t even be called a fan because he obviously didn’t watch the game

Posted by M71 on 07/01/09 at 06:08 PM ET

How about Curtis Foster from the Wild? That kid has worked his ass off to play again after that cheap shot on an icing touch . Kinda Yzermanesque

Posted by cigar_nurse from Greenville South Cakalakee on 07/01/09 at 06:11 PM ET

JEEBSUS no to Anders Ericcson. He sucked then and still sucks now.
Beauchemin would be nice, but won’t happen.
Schnieder did make it back in the playoffs, but I’ll pass on him as well. 2 years older, not great in his own end and another left handed man on the point. Pass.
The Poultry would have to be nuts to let Wisniewski go.
Brisebois… ehhhhh maybe.
Zubov would have been a nice pick up a couple years ago & will be a high priced salary to boot.
How about journeyman like Rhett Warner? We could try to salvage a year or 3 from Kyle McLaren…. he’d fit the mold of the Wings and turninga pile of $hit into a goldmine?
Try to pluck Scuderi from the Pen(i)s? BWAAAHAHAHA.
Filling in the 3rd pairing, I’d hate to see us plunk down a sizeable chunk of change.

Hindsight says Meech should have gone on the waiver wire not Quincey.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 07/01/09 at 06:16 PM ET

Hossa’s first interview after choosing Hawks

July 1, MLive.com: “I had a great time in Detroit,’’ Hossa said during a conference call today. “I was hoping we could get something done, but with today’s economy and the salary cap it’s hard (for a team) to sign all its star players.’‘

He added: “It was a great year. It didn’t finish how I’d like, but now it’s time to move on.’‘

He said he knew it would be tough for him to sign long-term with the Red Wings.

“If I sign, probably another five guys wouldn’t be able to sign or someone would be traded,’’ Hossa said. “That would be hard to deal with.’‘

Posted by MsRedWingFan from West Michigan on 07/01/09 at 06:18 PM ET

if we’re just talking about the player and not contracts, I’ll take Getzlaf in a heartbeat.  Monster player.

Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 07/01/09 at 06:09 PM ET

amen to that.  He is a total d!ckhead from a$$holeville.  That being said, I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a Winged wheel.

Posted by cementslinger from Midland MI on 07/01/09 at 06:21 PM ET

heard a good one today ...  Star bucks is selling a new coffee ... it’s called ...  Hossa and come without a cup  

Posted by MsRedWingFan from West Michigan on 07/01/09 at 06:23 PM ET

The salary cap issue in signing Hoss, I’ll buy.
The BS about it being tough to take a couple guys traded to keep him… can be sold to someone else. If your melon and or psyche is that soft, no wonder the Finals were non-productive for him. Just sayin’.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 07/01/09 at 06:24 PM ET

“If I sign, probably another five guys wouldn’t be able to sign or someone would be traded,’’ Hossa said. “That would be hard to deal with.’’

Well, ain’t that the truth. ‘Course, he’s looking at the same thing next summer with Chicago.

Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 06:26 PM ET

for a rivalry to take place, both teams have to contribute to it… seing the wings lost thier best winger, their best goalie, and their future best center in the same day, i doubt the 3rd installment of “The Trilogy” will take place in next years finals… way to piss it away losers…

the hawks are in the finals easily next year after this signing, and the wings will be lucky to take a game from them in the conference finals… kane and toews are team players, and will re-sign with them cause they dont just rent their players… have fun losers!!

PS Abel is overated, i couldve won a cup when there were only 6 teams in the league, and stevie Y is about as worthless as tits on a boar

Posted by wingsuck on 07/01/09 at 06:27 PM ET

Yeah, the Flyers are slowly regressing back to the Seventies.  Look for the sideburns and disco and cocaine and polyester leisure suits and elbows flying EVERYWHERE.  Pens fans, lock up your daughters Cindy & Gina.

Posted by Andrew FromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09t

So true!  Watch out Cindy you will be had!  I will be watching those games and rooting for the goon brigade! Too much, LOL

Knuble to the Caps….I still like that guy. Interesting..

Posted by dwingsrock on 07/01/09 at 06:29 PM ET

TSN’s Darren Dreger on his Twitter:

Mathieu Garon to CBJ. 2 years x $1.2 mil. tsn

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 07/01/09 at 06:32 PM ET