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Tuesday With The Diggers

by IwoCPO on 02/10/09 at 03:38 AM ET
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Hello. Good morning.  A few ditties I’d like to bring to your attention today as we emotionally prepare ourselves for another stirring Original 30 matchup.  Tick Tock’s being shady. Charlie Buckets is kicking Slugworth ass again.  The circus is back together and there is so much joy.  So much of it.  Plus, the Predators have announced they’ll be unveiling the “Kiss Your Cousin Cam” tonite at the SoGay.

That last part is not true.

Oh, and we have some magical juvenilicity at the bottom. 

But first, let’s get serious.

WingfaninBeanland with the brilliance.  It’ll be a full house soon bitches. 

Like I said. It’s time to get serious.

Tick Tock’s not even denying it anymore.  He’s being asked the question every day and he’s to the point where he’s just telling the world…“Yes, it’s my intent to sign all three of them.”  But that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy.

Dave Dye

“Can you sign Hossa and Franzen and keep the majority of the team together, that’s the question,” Holland said.

So, can you?

“Maybe,” Holland said.

To keep both, the Wings will have to trade some players in the supporting cast before next season and/or not sign some of their other potential free agents such as forwards Jiri Hudler, Mikael Samuelsson and Tomas Kopecky, goaltender Ty Conklin and defenseman Chris Chelios

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Chelios is playing his farewell season in Detroit.  Of that, there is no doubt.  Discussion about his value, the logic of keeping him this year, can wait until later.  And there is validity on either side of that discussion. But the bottom line is that he’s gone, back to Chicago most likely, after this season.  And Samuelsson is gone too.  If they’re going to keep Franzen, sacrifices will need to be made.  Sammy?  You know we dig you, but you have to leave. 

Oh, and just for the sake of conversation?  Jimmy Howard and Daniel Larsson will make 750 and 685, respectively, next season.  Compared to, you know, Chris Osgood’s 1.45.

Did you need a reminder today of why the Detroit Red Wings organ-I-zation is the class of professional sports?  Yes?  Ok. Here we go.

Dave Waddell

As he worked his way through the packaging, Marcel Pronovost couldn’t remember being this curious about a gift since he was a child.

When he reached the bottom and opened another tiny box, he felt like a kid again too.

Staring back at him was a glittering version of the 2008 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup ring with his name on one side with four extra diamonds symbolizing the quartet of cups he won with Detroit in the 1950s.

Pronovost was one of 20 to 30 retired Red Wings to receive a gift last week.

The team sent rings to every living Wings’ players that won a cup in Detroit prior to their 1997 championship.

“It was Mr. and Mrs. Ilitch’s idea,” Wings general manager Ken Holland said.

“They’re special owners.”

Understatement.

Dan Cleary’s blocking shots.  Doing the dirty work. Working, working, working.  Anything he can do to stay with his favorite friends Pavel and Hank.  I know you’ve seen this evidence of his dedication.  But I’ve decided to bring it to you again, if only for Mickey’s riveting commentary…along with a barely coherent Larry Murphy chiming in with some geometry.

Khan(!)

“I just got to make sure I work as hard as (Datsyuk and Zetterberg) and be at the front of the net for them,’’ Cleary said.

Uncle Mike has put the key components of the Flying Circus back together, without sacrificing secondary scoring.  I guess that’s possible when one of your “secondary” scorers has a chick’s name and likes to laugh at dumb bitches who boo him.

Anyway, Hank and Pavel are happy.
Helene St. James

The two have paired up on a scoring play three straight games, helping the Wings take a four-game winning streak into tonight’s game at Nashville. It’s the first time all season the two former linemates have been together.

“Even though we’ve been apart now for almost 50 games, it feels like yesterday and it’s fun to be out there together again,” Zetterberg said. “I think both me and Pav are really excited.”

Know who else is happy?

Little Gary Bettman.  Puck Daddy pointed us to this and it seems that with every game the Versus!! crew just keeps getting better, keeps underscoring the brilliance of Gary’s decision to put our game on that network.  Insight. Analysis. Quality.

Thanks Gary.  Ass.

Speaking of ass, Gary Bettman and punkass bitches from Pittsburgh?

Remember I asked you to send in photoshopped suggestions for the The Pens Blog new banner?  Sure you do.  Well, I received a couple and yesterday was the deadline.  I made a command decision and decided this one would be the piece of art we send forward, couresy of Gabe.

I thought it was neat. 

Have a good one and we’ll see you at the Live Blog that I won’t be participating in tonite because I’ve been banned by the rest of you.  Bitches. 

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