The Detroit Red Wings losing FOUR GAMES IN A ROW!!?!?!!?
It must be time to trade Zetterberg.
This little slump will pass very soon, but in the meantime it provides an excellent opportunity for Ken Holland to start thinking about the roster tweak that we ALL know he is going to make at the trade deadline. There is a reason he saved salary cap space during the off-season.
Holland knew this team was good enough to win as is. Now the question is whether or not they are good enough to win the ultimate prize. Considering it is essentially the same group as last year (Rafalski and Schneider cancel each other out), one could argue against the pro-side. The Ducks look like the team to beat in the playoffs, regardless of regular season record.
The Red Wings must make a move of some sort. They have the cap space. Why not bring back Sergei Fedorov's expiring contract and see what playing on a winner again does for his well-discussed lack of motivation. I cannot imagine the Blue Jackets asking for much more than a 2nd round pick for the guy.
Mats Sundin is probably a pipedream, but that would obviously be the ideal situation.
How about Rob Blake? The team is not starved for defense, but can you ever have enough quality d-men? The Wings barely lost to the Ducks in the Western Conference Finals despite playing without two of their top four defensemen (Kronwall and Schneider). Blake would be a nice addition on this team of veterans.
I just have a feeling about Blake ending up in the winged wheel. Maybe it is because I have rooted for the guy since early childhood. Wishful thinking can cloud judgment. I still say it is going to happen, and it will not take a king's ransom (no pun intended) to get it done.
Speaking of LA, I loved checking the Kings' boxscore and seeing Jack with a 10 minute misconduct. People that watched the game had no idea what happened: my Dad was clueless, there was no mention in the game recap. Everybody assumed that he was ripping the referee to shreds and they finally had enough.
Not the case at all.
Jack was messing around with the puck during a stoppage and accidentally flipped the puck into the crowd. It grazed a fan in attendance (causing no injury, the fan waved and appreciated the free souvenir). The referee took exception, and issued the 10 minute misconduct.
And with that, new meaning has been given to the term, "rookie mistake".
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Blake with a Winged wheel would be nice. I do like the idea of the "Senior Special" D pairing with Chelios and Blake ( ha ha ha ...ensure here we come)
As for Zetterberg, I say that he gets the C after Lidstrom. I mean he has the developings of a good leader and can lead by example which Yzerman was famous for.
Nice guys do finish last apparently! (Re: JMFJ)
Hey Justin, who do you think is going to LA if Blake where to join the Wings?
Kindl
I am just in complete shock over this losing streak (of course their mini slumps always happen when they aren't playing my team, the Wild).
I can't believe he got a 10 minute misconduct for accidentally flipping the puck over the glass. That's stupid. That's even worse than when the refs refused to hand out a 4 minute penalty unless Mark Parrish actually found his tooth on the ice to prove it was knocked out
Stop it, you can't have Blake! :)
But apparently they can have Stuart ... just kindly direct him to his friends in L.A. around 7/1?
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