Wings after Flames D-man

breaking news: Bouwmeester is in Babcock's doghouse for tanking plays, and the trade is not even complete

Love the picture. Hate the speculation.

First the Monster and now this?

Has Holland lost his freakin' mind?

This is reason why the system is broken. Teams are lining up for Bouwmeesters and his terrible contract. Because it no longer is the worst contract.

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Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  08.10 by Nard Dog

This is reason why the system is broken. Teams are lining up for Bouwmeesters and his terrible contract. Because it no longer is the worst contract.

Good quality post right there.

I think the Wings figured the Flames WAY overpaid for Hudler, so why wouldn't they accept a trade of another cast-off for Bouwmeester?

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Originally posted 09:38 AM ET  08.10 by santapig

Good quality post right there.I think the Wings figured the Flames WAY overpaid for Hudler, so why wouldn't they accept a trade of another cast-off for Bouwmeester?

and throw in that both teams probably think they can "fix" said cast-offs.....

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Originally posted 08:44 AM ET  08.10 by Canuck eh?

Love the picture. Hate the speculation.First the Monster and now this?Has Holland lost his freakin' mind?

No more Swedes out there, I guess.

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Originally posted 09:42 AM ET  08.10 by Spiny Norman

and throw in that both teams probably think they can "fix" said cast-offs.....

Red Wings actually have been known to do that from time to time. But from time to time it's also bitten them in the arse (cough, Uwe Krupp; double cough, Robert Lang; triple cough, Cujo...).

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Originally posted 09:43 AM ET  08.10 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

No more Swedes out there, I guess.

How Swede it isn't?

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Originally posted 09:47 AM ET  08.10 by santapig

Red Wings actually have been known to do that from time to time. But from time to time it's also bitten them in the arse (cough, Uwe Krupp; double cough, Robert Lang; triple cough, Cujo...).

very true

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Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  08.10 by Nard Dog

This is reason why the system is broken. Teams are lining up for Bouwmeesters and his terrible contract. Because it no longer is the worst contract.

Ed Zachary.

It's enough to make a mother eat her own young.

They'd also be crazy to give him away without a quality return....

This sentence says it all----what quality do the Wings have left to offer???

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 09:43 AM ET  08.10 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

No more Swedes out there, I guess.

Um...gustavsson is sveeeedish I believe.

QUOTE(#2):

Originally posted 08:44 AM ET  08.10 by Canuck eh?

Love the picture. Hate the speculation.First the Monster and now this?Has Holland lost his freakin' mind?

At this point, if all the sudden dion phaneuf to Detroit rumors started hanging out there, it wouldn't be a shock. I'll be here if you need a shot.

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Originally posted 09:43 AM ET  08.10 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

No more Swedes out there, I guess.

I hear Forsberg, Sundin and Borje Salming are available!

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Originally posted 10:42 AM ET  08.10 by dannylimes

Um...gustavsson is sveeeedish I believe.

That he is!!! Said this earlier when everyone believed every free agent was Motor City bound...it ain't the dream destination...I mean, once Darren McCarty was gone, what's left?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  08.10 by Nard Dog

This is reason why the system is broken. Teams are lining up for Bouwmeesters and his terrible contract. Because it no longer is the worst contract.

Which is why the owners need to change the CBA so they can stop doing stupid things like this.

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Originally posted 10:46 AM ET  08.10 by Golden Bay

That he is!!! Said this earlier when everyone believed every free agent was Motor City bound...it ain't the dream destination...I mean, once Darren McCarty was gone, what's left?

Not to mention Kirk Maltby. You can't just lose cornerstones like that and expect to still be a dream destination.

Plus, it's not like the city of Detroit has become a beacon of light in the rust belt. Unles that light is burning abandoned buildings, or Prince Fielder's stove.

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Originally posted 10:42 AM ET  08.10 by dannylimes

Um...gustavsson is sveeeedish I believe.

Yeeeees, but they already have him. Hence the "no more" part of the comment ;)

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 09:38 AM ET  08.10 by santapig

Good quality post right there.I think the Wings figured the Flames WAY overpaid for Hudler, so why wouldn't they accept a trade of another cast-off for Bouwmeester?

Flames paid for what Hudler did last season for the Wings. At least you don't have to hear the announcers mispronounce his name anymore:)

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Originally posted 10:52 AM ET  08.10 by dannylimes

Not to mention Kirk Maltby.

And Draper. Faceoffs won percentage went way down after he left.