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by JeffHancock41 on Feb 22, 2012 7:08 AM CST in Quick Hits

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: Kyle Quincey #27 of the Colorado Avalanche takes the puck as Daniel Paille #20 of the Boston Bruins defends on October 10, 2011 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Boston Bruins 1-0. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Recap from the TPL crew. Sadly, and surprisingly, no loss candy.

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Jimmy's back and he played well. I was nervous there might be some initial rust and really wanted to see him make a big save or two. He came through and I feel shame for doubting him. If only the team would've have played better in front of him.

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A great take by Malik on the Wings deal to reacquire Kyle Quincey with an additional view from the media in Dive Country.

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I personally just want to believe that Holland and Yzerman pulled a fast one on the Avs and made them look foolish.

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A new rink downtown? Little Caeser's Center? Ilitch Arena? I can get behind that. Let's just hope they do it right and but some thought and history into it and it's not just a new cookie cutter arena.

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I think we can pencil in to have Brendan Smith's name engraved on the Norris in 2017.

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View from the enemy.

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The Captain talks about his dealings with the Avs and Wings.

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An Avalanche perspective of yesterday's trade.

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Man, Philly really does take the whole Broad Street Bullies thing to heart. They're even taking out commentators now.

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Jimmy can do that.

Let's Go Red Wings.

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On with this week’s list: 1. Detroit Red Wings (41-17-2) The NHL’s points leaders were slated to get goalie Jimmy Howard and forward Daniel Cleary back for Tuesday’s game against Chicago. If that didn’t bring out your inner Wings envy, try this on for size: according to people with knowledge of the team’s future plans, if these guys are on the open market July 1, Plan A this summer will be to sign Zach Parise as a free agent. Plan B is sign Ryan Suter. Maybe both plans will come to fruition. Be afraid of the Detroit Red Wings. Last week: 3-0-0

sounds like a great plan to me!!! get er done kenneth!

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by SHUMU on Feb 22, 2012 6:26 AM CST via Android app reply actions

I hope the new arena is really nice.

I want wide concourses, preferably with skylights, and I’d love lots of glass on the outside with murals on the opposite wall of the concourse so people outside the building can see pictures of Red Wings hockey history and Detroit history in general through the windows. Buildings that let in light seem to always have more life than ones that don’t.

Better access for those with impaired mobility would be nice, too. Even if someone doesn’t have a wheelchair or a cane, they might still have a lot of trouble with stairs. One of my sisters has had surgery on one knee and eventually needs it on the other. She can walk fine, and be on her feet, but prefers not to take stairs if there is any other option. If someone has a respiratory issue it can make climbing stairs tricky, too, even if they look healthy.

It would be fun for the people who buy jerseys, if they could put in a place where a fan could order a customized jersey and have it done during the game so they could pick it up when they leave, or if they are traveling to the game pay for it there and have it shipped direct to their home address instead of carrying it around and needing to pack it themselves for the trip home.

I wish I had the talent for architectural renderings because I have other ideas too. :)

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"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 6:44 AM CST reply actions

premature posting, argh

I read somewhere that Colorado knew that Yzerman was planning on flipping Quincey to a team in the West, but he didn’t know which one. I can see why they dealt with Tampa and there wasn’t a fit with Detroit, though. A young hothead who can score but also take boneheaded penalties isn’t exactly a strength in the Red Wings’ system, so they couldn’t have offered a Downie.

I’ve heard some grumbling about “a first round pick is an overpay” but I wish they’d remember that defensemen are always in really high demand at the deadline, Quincey is young and not UFA, and the pick is going to be late in the first round so it isn’t as though the Wings were going to find someone who would play on their roster in a year or two after being chosen. If you have decent depth in the minors you can spend a first-round pick for a player you have a very realistic chance of keeping for many years instead of choosing a player you likely won’t even see for another five years.

I like Quincey and am glad to see him back with Detroit.

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by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 6:50 AM CST up reply actions

Regarding the customized jerseys...

They have a shop like this at the RBC Center in Raleigh where the Carolina Hurricanes play. It’s pretty cool.

you buy a blank (or provide your own for a lesser fee, I guess), pick what you want on it, come back an hour or so later, and its done.

by Chris Sass on Feb 22, 2012 3:39 PM CST up reply actions

They have one at The Joe too.

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by EuroCap on Feb 22, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions

The Wings do so well drafting in the later rounds, I’d have been more upset if they gave up a 5th or 6th round pick for Quincey. First rounder doesn’t bother me that much.

It’s only too bad Quincey didn’t win a cup with Colorado. He could have gotten his number retired there.

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by Robocop on Feb 22, 2012 6:55 AM CST reply actions

I chuckled at this

Steve Downie is an interesting acquisition. He has, for a franchise that experienced the ugly Steve Moore incident, a less-than desirable track record. Downie was suspended in junior for a cross-check in practice of teammate Alim Aliu after Aliu allegedly refused an attempt at hazing. In 2007 he was suspended 20 games by the NHL for checking Dean McAmmond into the boards and in 2009 he was suspended 20 games by the AHL for slashing a lineseman. Ugly incidents, to be sure. However, by many accounts, Downie has matured in recent years. He’s still pretty young (he turns 25 in April) and young people can do stupid things sometimes (I speak from a position of experience). Ugly past aside, I think Steve Downie is exactly what the Avalanche need

I don’t believe that Avs fans should ever not hate Todd Bertuzzi for what he did to Steve Moore, which was terrible and despicable and all that. But that was one very stupid decision by Bertuzzi in his career, and he’s never done anything remotely close to something like that since then, yet Avs fans are willing to look past the history of a guy who cross-checked a teammate and assaulted an official because he’s on their team.

The only thing that paragraph needed was a “la-la-la I can’t hear you” at the end.

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by Amerinadian on Feb 22, 2012 7:16 AM CST reply actions 5 recs

BOOM! Bert gets 2 year extension

Looks like he wants to play with Datsyuk a bit longer. :) I must say, he IS a good value. Get’s a slight pay bump in a backloaded contract.

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by Josh Howard on Feb 22, 2012 8:33 AM CST reply actions

F**k it. >:(

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by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions

not a fan i take it?

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by Josh Howard on Feb 22, 2012 8:39 AM CST up reply actions

Nope.

Not a fan of Toddberculosis at all. Never have been, never will be. Completely irrational, but some players I adore no matter what uniform they wear, a few I despise no matter who they play for. There is no logic at all, but that’s how it is with me. #grrrrrr

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by Baroque on Feb 22, 2012 8:44 AM CST up reply actions

please don't bite me

lol… That’s okay. I’ve been a Bert fan for quite some time. He’s helped us win a TON of games in the shootout alone. Datsyuk loves to play with him and he’s become a lot more defensively responsible. I’m not saying this to sway you… just stating my take. You can like or dislike whoever you want. I think a lot of the reason I like him has to do with how hated he is. I just don’t see it… I don’t get the outright hatred. I know about his past, but for the present… his teammates love the big lug. That’s enough for me I suppose. Always good to see you on Baroque. Wrote anything new lately?

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by Josh Howard on Feb 22, 2012 9:05 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs

I wonder

if Dats had anything to do with this. Like if Holland spoke with Dats about whether it would be important to him or not to have Bert around a little longer.

There’s no denying, Bert has great hands for a guy his size and as he’s gotten older he’s learned more about positioning his body to protect the puck better.

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by styks on Feb 22, 2012 10:15 AM CST up reply actions

amen

by SlapshotGoal on Feb 22, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions

Not sure I like this. If Lidstrom is to return, we have to have Holmstrom, too. That means our only loss on the front line this offseason is Hudler. With the youngsters ready to make the jump, we may be short on on roster spots unless we trade some people away. Basically… this may have screwed up any grand free agency plans

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Feb 22, 2012 9:14 AM CST up reply actions

Not sure how I feel about this.

I like Bert, most of the time, but with Nyquist, Tatar, and Mursak all arguably ready to join the NHL ranks, hard to see signing Bert for two more years when we’d be better suited going after Parise, unless TickTock isn’t confident we have a strong shot at him.

Also, concerning Happy, wasn’t there an article early in the season talking about how all Happy wanted to do was redeem himself to the team and stick around? I wouldnt write off him along a cut to stick around. He chased the money once and wasn happy with it.

Regardless, in Ken we trust.

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by AppState on Feb 22, 2012 9:33 AM CST reply actions