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Wings Claim Drew Miller
by Paul on 11/11/09 at 12:27 PM ET
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per Bob McKenzie’s Twitter,
Detroit claims Drew Miller on waivers from Tampa.
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Great pickup.
Drew’s a quality individual with local ties, and he plays a valuable all-around game. Great 3rd or 4th liner for the Wings to plug into the lineup.
Posted by Primis on 11/11/09 at 12:41 PM ET
6’2” and 178 lbs at 25? Does he ya know, like eat?
Safe to assume he’s bound for GR…. I’m hoping anyway.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/11/09 at 12:42 PM ET
And Detroit fans’ obsession with size continues…
As for me, put Miller in and take BertFloozy out of the lineup. Has to be an improvement, considering the number of brain cramps Bert has on the ice…
Posted by Primis on 11/11/09 at 12:51 PM ET
14 g/p 0 g, 0 a, 0 pts, -3 ATOI 12:13
This is a great pickup? All around game? Last time I checked, all around game included offense. Great pickup? Probably not. Solid depth player? Maybe.
Posted by Chris on 11/11/09 at 01:05 PM ET
Geez, maybe the injuries are making some of us delusional… good move to add depth to the organization, at best.
We took a flier on Patrick Eaves, and it seems to have been a nice pick up with a lot of value, and some real good potential going forward (if his foot is okay). Don’t expect it to happen again, let alone with a guy that has never shown any offensive promise at the NHL level, like Eaves has.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 11/11/09 at 01:11 PM ET
So the Wings picked up someone that was thrown away by Tampa? Tampa?!
ummm, ok.
Posted by AvsRock from My timeshare in insanity... on 11/11/09 at 01:11 PM ET
I’m waiting for some real confirmation of this deal.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 11/11/09 at 01:21 PM ET
And Detroit fans’ obsession with size continues…
Just an observation. Being 6’2” myself & carrying 195 lbs…. this guy’s a peanut. Maybe we need someone for Lebbie to toss around in practice as a confidence booster? 
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/11/09 at 01:22 PM ET
...and here it is.
http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=505695
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 11/11/09 at 01:23 PM ET
He’s just a solid defensive minded depth forward to eat up 3rd/4th line minutes while our other forwards heal. We only had 12 healthy forwards, now we have 13. Plus this way if another forward gets the flu or something, we don’t have to call up a GR kid for 1 or 2 games. There isn’t much to get, just a depth move with NHL experience.
Posted by John W. from a bubble wrap cocoon on 11/11/09 at 01:25 PM ET
4 g/p 0 g, 0 a, 0 pts, -3 ATOI 12:13
This is a great pickup? All around game? Last time I checked, all around game included offense. Great pickup? Probably not. Solid depth player? Maybe.
Posted by Chris on 11/11/09 at 01:05 PM ET
Well, he was playing in ANA and TB, and not good ice time at that. So of course his stat line isn’t Ovechkin’s…
Geez, maybe the injuries are making some of us delusional… good move to add depth to the organization, at best.
Posted by Nathan from Jonny Ericsson’s ice cream truck on 11/11/09 at 01:11 PM ET
MIller’s greatest asset is his head. He thinks a very good game and understands it. For that reason alone I think that he’d eventually fit in real well on Detroit. He doesn’t have an offensive upside or speed of an Eaves of course. He doesn’t need to though, that’s not his game. He can chip in offensively (especially aroudn the net, where he has a good nose), but his best game is between the blue lines IMHO. Pair him with a tenacious forechecker like Helm and it could make life very miserable for opponents.
I like the move because the Wings picked him up and it cost them nothing at all, and he can bring something to the table that the team needs (smarts on the ice, and some depth right now).
Posted by Primis on 11/11/09 at 01:26 PM ET
I like the move because the Wings picked him up and it cost them nothing at all, and he can bring something to the table that the team needs (smarts on the ice, and some depth right now).
Posted by Primis on 11/11/09 at 01:26 PM ET
...and another healthy body up front. Hallelujah!
Posted by Spocks Brain on 11/11/09 at 02:48 PM ET
Yeah, a Spartan. Nice guy, his wiki says he’s heavily involved in charitable work off ice, that’s a nice fit for the Wings character-wise.
I could see him getting a crack at the 3rd or 4th line for a little while.
Maybe it’s all part of Tick Tock’s big ploy to lure Ryan Miller over to our pond?
Posted by Hippy Dave from Portland by way of Detroit on 11/11/09 at 03:05 PM ET
Maybe it’s all part of Tick Tock’s big ploy to lure Ryan Miller over to our pond?
Didn’t Ryan Miller sign a long term deal with Buffalo last year?
Posted by TEMO from LANSING, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. on 11/11/09 at 03:34 PM ET
Well, we do have to replenish the Grand Rapids pond, seeing as we’ve been taking quite a few out of there lately.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 11/11/09 at 05:34 PM ET
Size, speed, smarts - all irrelevant.
Broken wrist? Nope.
Broken leg? Nope.
Torn ACL? Nope.
Therefore - great pickup! 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 11/11/09 at 05:45 PM ET
Size, speed, smarts - all irrelevant.
Not Todd Bertuzzi? Nope.
Broken wrist? Nope.
Broken leg? Nope.
Torn ACL? Nope.Therefore - great pickup!
Fixed.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 11/11/09 at 05:54 PM ET
Not Todd Bertuzzi? Nope.
Well, THAT goes without saying as far as I am concerned!
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 11/11/09 at 06:34 PM ET
Not Todd Bertuzzi? Nope.
Wait so he’s NOT not Bertuzzi? So you’re saying he’s Bertuzzi? And that’s a good thing? Since when?
Double negatives pwn.
Posted by Mike @ MHH from Oklahoma City, OK on 11/12/09 at 10:12 AM ET
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Who?
Drew Miller:
NUMBER: 16
HEIGHT: 6’ 2”
WEIGHT: 178
Shoots: Left
BIRTHDATE: Feb 17, 1984 (AGE 25)
BIRTHPLACE: Dover, NJ, United States
DRAFTED: ANA / 2003 NHL Entry Draft
ROUND: 6th (186th overall)
L Drew Miller 14 g/p 0 g, 0 a, 0 pts, -3 ATOI 12:13
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