  Sharms Member Username: Sharms Post Number: 8 Registered: 07-2007 |
As a transplanted Michigander (living in Park City, UT,) just wondering what the Wings outlook might be. I know they picked up a couple of free agents, but they didn't seem to be all that active. Just curious. Thanks Steve Harms | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1540 Registered: 03-2006 |
they gonna be good | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 875 Registered: 12-2003 |
Steve- Hats off to you bro, Park City is one of my favorite places. Its been a dream of mine to move/work/retire there. Wings need some help defensively, IMHO. Especially since Anaheim will be better next year than last. Too early to be thinking about that right now though. Lets get through the fall for the Tigs playoffs and a magnificent UM football season. | ||
Sharms Member Username: Sharms Post Number: 15 Registered: 07-2007 |
Rrl....Park City is a great place..I am lucky..I follow the Tigers, but I'm a MSU grad so I begrudgingly pay attention to the Wolverines. I know the Wings lost a lot to free agency, just wondering if anyone has an idea of what Ken Holland has up his talented sleeve..... | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 133 Registered: 02-2007 |
they do need help defensively def. We need some physical players quite badly. I'm hoping that ken will pick someone up midseason if a good deal comes up. | ||
Sharms Member Username: Sharms Post Number: 21 Registered: 07-2007 |
Too lazy to go to NHL.com so I'll ask here...has Forsberg signed anywhere. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 5732 Registered: 11-2004 |
Nope. Foppa's still on the loose. | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 1409 Registered: 12-2006 |
If he comes, I'll put it up. I've been checking since that article about him coming here first appeared. | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1617 Registered: 11-2003 |
Ducks are gonna be scary good this season. I will never say the Wings won't be good, cause somehow they always amaze me (or playing Chicago and Columbus and St. Louis over and over pads their records), but the Ducks I think could probably destroy just about anyone. | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 187 Registered: 02-2007 |
good preseason win against Wild...I was able to listen to it over the internet on a Minnesota local station...Even though the Wild arent that good, Ozzie and the rest of the team look like they are ready. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 611 Registered: 11-2006 |
Opening Night! | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 782 Registered: 01-2006 |
I thought the team looked solid tonight and showed some great intensity, especially with the late power play...now if we could only say the same thing about the fans. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 619 Registered: 11-2006 |
4,000 tickets remaining.... and about 10,000 empty seats... shucks | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6303 Registered: 11-2004 |
In this salary cap era, our lads in the pepperoni red & white are still amongst the elite. I just got done watching the Wings quietly and methodically de-construct the Flames tonight. I head that this was just the second time all year they were out shot and it was only by one shot. The line of Zetterburg, Datsyuk & Holmstrom is amazing to watch... and in this post Steve Yzerman era of hockey for this town, we'd best start noticing these guys for what they are before they drift into Red Wings lore. While it's no longer the league where we just open up the wallet and buy the best players available, our team has done amazingly well with its own home grown products, shrewd trades, and intuitive pick-ups. It also seems like a wonderful blend of the old guard (I want to play as gritty as Chelios when I hit his age), prime talent and some very exhuberant youthful prospects. It's still exciting hockey despite the low turnout for attendance. Now is not the time to abandon this team nor should we get complacent until the playoffs. This is actually some pretty good hockey going on with our Wings! | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 693 Registered: 11-2006 |
this has been an exciting start to the year. I still absolutely HATE the NHL schedule.... 5 days off now? No Maple Leafs at home? grrr... no wonder the Joe has yet to sell out a single game this regular season. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6345 Registered: 11-2004 |
I couldn't agree more Spiritofdetroit. This lag in the schedule is killing me. While I'm thankful the Lions filled some of the void this weekend, I do miss seeing the Wings play. | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 224 Registered: 02-2007 |
The wings attendance woes are completely the fault of Michigans economy and the refusal to lower ticket prices, certianly not because fans have abandoned the wings. | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 234 Registered: 07-2006 |
I agree. Additionally, the Wings fans are coming from deep suburbs a lot which costs more these days than it did yesteryear. Poor economy + rising cost of living makes it tougher to justify the $$$ tickets. If Illitch blacked out games like the lions, there would be some really angry wings fans and you might see some decline in popularity. Right now, the sport needs every fan it can get. I am almost glad that outlier cities like Anaheim, Tampa Bay and Raleigh-Duhram have won the cup over the past few years. It has done wonders to spread the passion of the game outside of the Hockey belt. | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 227 Registered: 02-2007 |
bleh, tampa's parade only drew 20,000. Our last one drew over a million. I agree tho that it needs as many fans as it can get..I think that they should move some of these "Warm weather" teams back to canada or northern states where ppl are hungry for hockey. Look at the Wild..their team isn't that great, but attendance is still great...Imagine what a team in Seattle, portland, milwalukee, or any of the canadian provinces that dont have teams would do for the game!....and for god sakes Gary Bettman is an idiot. Why Do we Play the leafs, bruins, and canadiens only once a year if that? We Don't play the Rangers or Islanders at all this year? Whats up with that? I would much rather see us play an orignal 6 team a bunch of times (other than the hawks) and get a rivalry going that would re-energize things, than have stale games with the preds in Nashville where half the crowd is wings fans anyway... | ||
Mr_onion Member Username: Mr_onion Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2003 |
Anyone know when Yzerman is gonna be eligible to be inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame? I don't think they should make him wait to long. He deserves to be in there. | ||
Jrvass Member Username: Jrvass Post Number: 321 Registered: 01-2007 |
09 | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 230 Registered: 02-2007 |
geeze why cant they beat the Hawks? | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 236 Registered: 07-2006 |
Hawks are young, fast and sharp this year. We have a real tough division this year over all. Look for big upsets, 1- goal games and a tougher Wings team going into the playoffs. If we don't start hitting harder and more often, we aren't going deep into the playoffs. | ||
Yupislyr Member Username: Yupislyr Post Number: 243 Registered: 07-2004 |
The NHL approves a move back to towards the old way of scheduling. Less divisional games, more games outside the conference. http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/? ID=223975&hubname= "Every team will play every other team at least once," commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters after the meeting. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 6574 Registered: 11-2004 |
That being said, there's so many darn teams in the league now! It's going to be hard to develop rivalries during the regular season. True animosity comes from playing one another a lot and with the schedule the way they're proposing, there won't be any rivalries developing until the playoffs start up; in esscense the regular season isn't going to mean much again. |
