The Wings will contend for the cup.

God help the team that matches up with the Wings in round 1.

Douche Canoe is full of it.

Posted by w2j2 on 01/31/10 at 10:44 AM ET

I believe two years ago Pierre picked every opponent the Wings had in the first three rounds.

How’d that work out for you, over-rated color guy?

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 01/31/10 at 11:07 AM ET

I will say one thing, though. Considering how poorly the Wings have played in the last month, if they are not careful this game today could get out of hand very quickly.

I don’t think it will happen, but the possibility for an embarrassment is there.

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 01/31/10 at 11:11 AM ET

Fuch this.  Let’s worry about making the playoffs first.

Posted by mudshark on 01/31/10 at 11:18 AM ET

I don’t know what win over the pens would prove. They’re not exactly playing like contenders either…

Posted by larry on 01/31/10 at 11:41 AM ET

A completely healthy Detroit team is a contender due to pedigree and experience, but not a favourite. Much the same can be said of Pittsburgh in the EC.

The kids might be hoping for Washington against Chicago, but it would be nice to jam a giant stick into that wheel of expectation.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 01/31/10 at 11:47 AM ET

Wings need this win in order to take advantage of the game at hand they have over the Flames.

The Flames also have a pretty good schedule leading up to the break.

Philly, Carolina, at home, very winnable games. On the road to Fla, TBay, and Ottawa. Two of those three very winnable. Then back home for Dallas and Anaheim.

Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 01/31/10 at 11:52 AM ET

I’m tired of hearing the Wings are an old team.  Seriously tired of it.  The only older players on this team are Lidstrom, Rafalski,  Draper, Maltby and Holmstrom.  A quick runthrough of the roster shows that Datsyuk, Cleary, Franzen and Stuart are between 28-32, which is not “old”.  Other than that, the rest of the players are in their 20’s, so what the hell is everyone talking about?  Do these guys honestly expect every team to be made up of players who are barely able to buy a beer in the USA? 

It’s really funny when the “age factor” is the only thing “experts” have to say against the “old and tired” Wings.

Posted by Scott from New York on 01/31/10 at 12:19 PM ET

Douche Canoe is such a hockey expert, only NBC will hire him. If he knew at all what he was talking about, someone desperate would hire him as a GM.

Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 01/31/10 at 07:18 PM ET

As much a contender as any other playoff team and more than many.

Lots of talking and pointless speculation for a pretty simple question.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/31/10 at 07:38 PM ET

um Pierre forgot like the run the 91 North Stars had as um an 8 seed basically (back in the old format of course) Wings could be an 8 and can win the CUP!!.. Pierre McGuire should not be able to do any hockey he should go to figure skating or something like that he is good at.

Posted by Bubba from Iowa on 02/02/10 at 08:13 PM ET