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Trip Notes

by IwoCPO on 02/25/08 at 04:18 AM ET
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Back in DC after a short-fused weekend return to Michigan.  Missed the Calgary game entirely and caught a few minutes of the Vancouver game from “The Post” in Detroit.  UM/MSU game from the Joe was great. 

A few notes from the weekend:

My apologies to the toll-booth operators in the state of Pennsylvania.  Yes, I used the EZ pass lane when I shouldn’t have.  I blame it on “Jane” my british-speaking GPS.  She told me to “stay left.”  I did.  I’ll send you the eight bucks. I promise.  And to the residents behind me waiting for me to fill out the “insufficient funds” ticket at the booth outside Altoona, PA yesterday?  You were very rude with all your honking and swearing.  I had no idea the booths didn’t take credit cards.  Yes, I saw the signs.  I thought they were kidding.

First time back in Detroit in about ten years.  I’m going to put this as gently as I can.  I have no idea how the Wings, Tigers, Pistons or Lions sign a single free agent.  That’s all I’m going to say about that right now.

As most of us have agreed, the preferred action for Holland tomorrow would be little to nothing. But I think we’re all starting to sense that’s highly unlikely.  Big moves afoot, I believe. 

Chelios, Rafalski, Lidstrom, Kronwall all down.  Losing in Vancouver was, I suppose, not a surprise at all.  This has gradually become two separate seasons.  The one leading up to the injury scourge and the season that starts Tuesday night in Edmonton.  I still think the best option is to wait for good health and do nothing tomorrow, but I’d say the chances of that are slimmer than ever.  I just hope we don’t look back in two months or two years and say a ten game stretch and big-time injuries caused Ken Holland to do something he would have resisted if not for some seriously bad luck.

Oompa hasn’t scored in 17 games and could very well have choked his way right out of Hockeytown.  Khan(!) points out the fact that he and his pal Val, previously untouchable, are likely on the table if the Wings can acquire the suddenly affordable Hossa.

Its highly unlikely the Red Wings would part with Filppula for a player they are only sure to have for the rest of the season. But if Hossa were to agree to a contract extension—and the Red Wings, wholl sign Zetterberg to a huge pact after July 1, can fit Hossa in under the salary cap for 2009-10 and beyond—perhaps Filppula would be expendable.

More later today

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