GDT: Wings at Columbus, 5:00 PM

[Reddwit]

Who da **** is this Atkinson kid? He's a Wing Killer. Kinda like Nash was.

Atkinson has been a buzzsaw basically since he entered the league. Incredibly fast and a net magnet. He's been a disruptive guy for a long time now, he just finally has the eye-popping numbers to go with it. I remember hearing someone say he could be a Marin St. Louis lite when he first came into the league and that's become fairly accurate.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

League worst PP and your sending out Helm and Abby over Mantha

 

[Martinez]

Green is really good but he makes some very bad mistakes here and there

 

[Reddwit]

That Smith zone entry...smh.

 

[SoupGuru]

What a bunch of passengers

 

[Jon Cusack]

Abby's contract is going to be an albatross on this organization.

Before the ink was dry

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Lollll that was completely intentional by Mrazek. Not even a little bit subtle, either.

 

[Reddwit]

Green is really good but he makes some very bad mistakes here and there

Yup, but it's a lot better than being not very good and still making some very bad mistakes, like all of our other defenseman.

 

[Reddwit]

Before the ink was dry

Exactly - the second it was signed.

 

[golffuul]

Before the ink was dry

Amazing that our 4th line is (with Glendenning's contract next year) making $8+M/year.

 

[Martinez]

Amazing that our 4th line is (with Glendenning's contract next year) making $8+M/year.

Good on blashills part, bad on hollands part

 

[TheMule93]

That 2nd unit with Zetterberg is so bad lol

its Zetterberg plus a bunch of 3rd liners and a #6D

 

[Wood Stick]

Team is utterly pathetic.

 

[SoupGuru]

Everyone is just kind of skating around hoping something interesting will happen.

Assert!

 

[aar000n]

So no penality calling in this game.

 

[theYman]

Damn each team might get 40 shots. 25-32 after 2 periods.

 

[WFIAA]

So no penality calling in this game.

Wings 4 power plays to CBJs 0,


I'd expect the Wings to get called for a couple in the 3rd at this point.

 

[SoupGuru]

Nice, was it Smith that checked the guy into Vanek?

 

[Martinez]

Nooo, we can't lose vanek! We gotta trade him

 

[Wood Stick]

Ankle sprain maybe.

 

[Ezekial]

That's unfortunate..

 

[Martinez]

Kind of an a hole move by Anderson

 

[SoupNazi]

Vanek has had a lot of bad luck with injuries. I wonder how well he would be doing if he had not missed so much time.

 

[SimplySensational]

Weird how they clearly knew Wennberg hit the puck out of play, but saw some phantom deflection by Mantha hence the faceoff coming out of the zone...

 

[Wood Stick]

Vanek has had a lot of bad luck with injuries. I wonder how well he would be doing if he had not missed so much time.

He's played enough games to know what he is/what he'd do. Similar point per game, first on the team in points. I don't think his value would change much, plus his injury was primarily at the start of the season I think. After the first 7 games he missed like 10, and then maybe one other separate game.

Right now we need to hope he returns. I've been thinking a bit of past deadline deals. Andrew Ladd hauled in a first rounder + Marko Dano. He had 34 points in 55 games, less average than Vanek. Adds a physical aspect, and leadership obviously (to be fair Vanek has been a captain too). This year the only selling teams are 1) Colorado, 2) Arizona, and 3) Detroit*. Colorado's rentals are I think just Jarome Iginla, rumoured are young top six long-term options in Duchene and Landeskog. Arizona has Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata. Vrbata had some eh buzz with Vancouver which I understand. Hanzal's value is higher due to age and position .

TLDR; I think we could possibly get a first rounder plus a legit prospect for Vanek. So many contending teams. So few options. Praying for health.