Lidstrom Retiring??
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:05 pm
Word on the street... guess the wangs are toast!
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/5/30/3 ... -red-wings
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/5/30/3 ... -red-wings
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I heard during the season that Holmstrom was probably going to retire after this year.sseagle wrote:I'm hearing squeaks of Holmstrom following him... links when I can find one
I think the Wings have won their last Central Division title for a LONG time.glen a richter wrote:One thing I'm almost positive of is that without a guy like Lidstrom getting ample ice time, we are about to see just how bullcrap Jimmy Howard actually is. The Wings have typically won in spite of their goaltending because they had solid defense (look at Osgood, for a prime example). Howard is nothing but a cheap whiny little vomit head and he'll be exposed for what he really is with a significantly weaker defensive fortress in front of him. I, for one, can't wait to watch him get lit up more often next season.
*psst- the Blues won the Central this year.WaukeeBlues wrote:I think the Wings have won their last Central Division title for a LONG time.glen a richter wrote:One thing I'm almost positive of is that without a guy like Lidstrom getting ample ice time, we are about to see just how bullcrap Jimmy Howard actually is. The Wings have typically won in spite of their goaltending because they had solid defense (look at Osgood, for a prime example). Howard is nothing but a cheap whiny little vomit head and he'll be exposed for what he really is with a significantly weaker defensive fortress in front of him. I, for one, can't wait to watch him get lit up more often next season.
We've obviously turned a corner, the Predators certainly have, the Hawks even are finally looking like they are stabilizing from their devastating 2010 offseason, the Jackets have a #1 overall coming their way... all the teams in the Central are getting better, with the exception of one
I've been saying that about Howard for a while now.glen a richter wrote:One thing I'm almost positive of is that without a guy like Lidstrom getting ample ice time, we are about to see just how bullcrap Jimmy Howard actually is. The Wings have typically won in spite of their goaltending because they had solid defense (look at Osgood, for a prime example). Howard is nothing but a cheap whiny little vomit head and he'll be exposed for what he really is with a significantly weaker defensive fortress in front of him. I, for one, can't wait to watch him get lit up more often next season.
Exactly. I'm not sure why some people think they're just going to roll over now. If anything, they'll probably get better.DaDitka wrote:Well, I hate to point it out...but the Wings now have over 26 million in cap space to spend this offseason.
That means they can/will spend half the entire Blues payroll in free agency this summer.
Or.... the new ownership will play it smart and run up the price tag on someone they don't really want but know the Wings want. Then Detroit has to overspend, screwing them out of cap space. Meanwhile, we lock up Parise and voila, instantly better Blues team.ViPeRx007 wrote:Exactly. I'm not sure why some people think they're just going to roll over now. If anything, they'll probably get better.DaDitka wrote:Well, I hate to point it out...but the Wings now have over 26 million in cap space to spend this offseason.
That means they can/will spend half the entire Blues payroll in free agency this summer.
Ok, let me simplify this: It's Detroit....and it's St. Louis. Detroit doesn't need to sign free agents. They just need a 7th round pick who will turn out to be the greatest player ever. Obviously I hope I'm wrong and they run themselves into the ground but I've seen this story play out too many times to be too overly optimistic.glen a richter wrote:Or.... the new ownership will play it smart and run up the price tag on someone they don't really want but know the Wings want. Then Detroit has to overspend, screwing them out of cap space. Meanwhile, we lock up Parise and voila, instantly better Blues team.ViPeRx007 wrote:Exactly. I'm not sure why some people think they're just going to roll over now. If anything, they'll probably get better.DaDitka wrote:Well, I hate to point it out...but the Wings now have over 26 million in cap space to spend this offseason.
That means they can/will spend half the entire Blues payroll in free agency this summer.