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Confirmed with Link: Alfredsson to Detroit for 1 year 3.5m with 2m in bonuses

SoupNazi

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Syckle78 said:
Would be hilarious to win the cup in our first year back in a division with Toronto. They reeeeally ****ing hate this guy. I think Ottawa fans would love us forever if that were to happen. Which would be cool cause I've always liked the Sens.
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That would make me laugh. Lots.

KJoe88 said:
Can you imagine the I'm sorry posts to Kenny? While I still think there'd be some people who'd still bash him, there would be a good amount of praise me thinks.

Didn't know Toronto fans hated Alfie that much...
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Alfie was one of the few players in the league who got boos in his own building that drowned out the cheers.
 
mindfly

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Remember the years when they played the division rivals 8 games per year... that was tough to watch.. I think they played like 2 or 3 eastern teams all season.
 
MtRundle

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Cyborg Yzerman said:
I'm sorry Sens fans, we didn't even want him. Silver Lining, it's one year and he'll be a terrific mentor for Nyquist. I certainly hope he can win a cup here.
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This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
 
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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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He should speak for himself, there's plenty of people extremely happy with the signing.
 
Amyklas

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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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That may be more of poor word choice than anything. I'll admit Alfie wasn't on my radar, mostly because it just didn't seem possible. But when news broke I was as happy as could be. He provides great leadership AND skill, and the 1 year deal allows him to pursue his shot at a Cup while not handcuffing the Red Wings in future FA markets. Well done for both sides.
 
Syckle78

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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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He's wanted and will be appreciated. Messier was an overpaid ****** in Vancouver. No chance of it turning out like that here.
 
Avery Rule

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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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I am happy to have him, always like him, hoping he has a great year.
 
Frk It

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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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I'm extremely happy to have Alfredsson. The Heatley-Spezza-Alfredsson line was such a dominant and fun line to watch a few years back. Great player and a great leader.
 

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mindfly said:
Remember the years when they played the division rivals 8 games per year... that was tough to watch.. I think they played like 2 or 3 eastern teams all season.
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Depends on the Division.
When you have intense divisional matchups like that,there's a ******** of hate built up. THen you go into a divisional playoff -- and every series is crazy.

Winning a divisional final in the playofff means something to fans and the players.
 

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MtRundle said:
This hurts as a sens fan. I was glad (as a Sens fan) he went to a great org like the wings but you guys don't even want him?

Hopefully he proves some of you doubters wrong because I'd hate it to be a Messier in Vancouver like year for Alfie.
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That's just the way things are.
Alfredsson means something to you. Doesn't mean jack to most Wings fans.

It's kind of like Matt Sundin going to Vancouver at the end.

Sure, some Canucks fans thought it was awesome. But some Canucks fans probably thought it was a silly move..

Overall, I bet Toronto fans cared a lot more than Vancouver fans, though.

Some Wings fans, me included, think this was a bad move.
It's a hockey question for Detroit fans.

It's a lot more for Ottawa fans.

I know I'd have been sad to see Yzerman ditch our team to go play in Ottawa for his last season.
 

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Syckle78 said:
He's wanted and will be appreciated. Messier was an overpaid ****** in Vancouver. No chance of it turning out like that here.
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no, but there is a chance that he gets older and slower, and produces less than the 17 goals and 46 points he was on pace for last year
 
Syckle78

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RedWingsNow said:
no, but there is a chance that he gets older and slower, and produces less than the 17 goals and 46 points he was on pace for last year
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OK and? It's not like it will be a Messier situation even if he falls off a bit. It's a one year experiment. He isn't going to come in and make demands and strip away the C from Zetterberg and become hated in the city. Worst case scenario is it turns into a meh signing that everyone forgets about.
 
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Modano who?

Agreed with Syckle, that's the worst outcome, and that wasn't so bad. But Alfie is no Modano - he's way better at the same age, and played way bigger minutes.
 
Amyklas

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RedWingsNow said:
I don't think people will forget about it if Brunner turns into a 30-goal scorer
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I will, because Brunner, once again, hasn't proven to be a 30-goal scorer. Last night the argument was 20-goals...then 25. Now it's jumped to him being a 30-goal guy? He better have an even quicker start to his seasons if he plans on hitting 30 goals. and most 30 goal guys don't exist solely on the perimeter of the rink. Either way, Alfie has proven what he can do, and that is help the Wings win now. If Brunner's not on the team, I could care less what he does.
 

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Amyklas said:
I will, because Brunner, once again, hasn't proven to be a 30-goal scorer. Last night the argument was 20-goals...then 25. Now it's jumped to him being a 30-goal guy? He better have an even quicker start to his seasons if he plans on hitting 30 goals. and most 30 goal guys don't exist solely on the perimeter of the rink. Either way, Alfie has proven what he can do, and that is help the Wings win now. If Brunner's not on the team, I could care less what he does.
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17 goals in 58 games is a 24 goal pace.
He's shown he's capable of 20 to 25 goals.

And that's just in his inaugural year.

Many of Brunner's goals have come from in close.

You deny that Brunner is a 20 goal guy or capable of 30 goals --

Yet then you say Alfreidsson has PROVEN he can help the Wings.

Frankly, there is no way to prove such a thing.

If Alfie plays 82 games and scores 17 goals and 46 points -- I'm not sure how much help that is and costs us $5M in the process...

We're already spending too much on old broken down Sammy and Bertuzzi.
 

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Syckle78 said:
If Brunner is a 30 goal scorer that is a whole other issue. I don't believe that the Alfie signing had anything to do with Brunner not coming back.
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Seriously?
It's pretty obvious to me.
Weiss is our center to replace Flip. Same age. Same position. Same salary, etc.

Alfie is our righthanded shot to replace Brunner's righthanded shot.

Maybe we replace Cleary internally. Or maybe we resign Cleary.
 
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