Mark Spizzirri: Captain Z

Hopes to Howard having a career year.

Datsyuks comments are concerning. I think he goes back to Russia after his contract is up, I hope he doesnt.

Good choice for Captain.

Datsyuks comments are concerning. I think he goes back to Russia after his contract is up, I hope he doesnt.
- wingz4life

Do you have a link to his comments?

Lidstrom, I know you are enjoying retirement, but could you please come back? It's just for half a season. Thanks

Very nice pick with all the swedes and Europeans on the club. Z will be more of a vocal leader, a cross between Stevie and Nick. GO WINGS!!!!

Please Mark, tell me you have your head on straight and are not predicting the wings to be first in the west.

Please Mark, tell me you have your head on straight and are not predicting the wings to be first in the west.
- big_dion

Yes big dion....I do have my head on straight....the Red Wings will not finish first in the Western Conference

Do you have a link to his comments?
- al3535

http://www.mlive.com/redw...darren_helm_doubtful.html

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/01/red_wings_darren_helm_doubtful.html
- wingz4life

Where is that link to Datz's comments?

Where is that link to Datz's comments?
- Muskoka88

http://www.mlive.com/redw...pavel_datsyuk_arrive.html

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/01/red_wings_pavel_datsyuk_arrive.html
- canadianpenfan

haha yeah thats it ^

Datsyuks comments are concerning. I think he goes back to Russia after his contract is up, I hope he doesnt.
- wingz4life

I think he stays until he's like 40 and then goes back to Russia...at that age he will still be a star in the KHL and could play for a couple of more years. Kinda like Fedorov did.


One thing for sure is the Wings are worth watching for Datsyuk alone.

I think he stays until he's like 40 and then goes back to Russia...at that age he will still be a star in the KHL and could play for a couple of more years. Kinda like Fedorov did.


One thing for sure is the Wings are worth watching for Datsyuk alone.


- dcz28

according to some people on this site hes old....
Fedorov was great with the wings.......same with all russians.)

Datz still might be the best skilled player in the world......

for anyone interested in watching the rest of the game between the Wings and Griffins, you can find it here:

http://t.co/CMbyxkmD


Password is gowings13

for anyone interested in watching the rest of the game between the Wings and Griffins, you can find it here:

http://t.co/CMbyxkmD


Password is gowings13
- dcz28

TY brother

shoot out time.) Big Bert always does well!

TY brother

shoot out time.)
- Muskoka88

No problem...i didn't know it was on tv and took me a while to find a working stream. Quality wasn't good but still better than nothing.


Nice moves by Filppula, Bertuzzi and Smith in the shootout...Bert replicating Datsyuk's goal i posted. The monster doesn't look good in shootouts but Howard was good.

No problem...i didn't know it was on tv and took my a while to find a working stream. Quality wasn't good but still better than nothing.


Nice moves by Filppula, Bertuzzi and Smith in the shootout...Bert replicating Datsyuk's goal i posted. The monster doesn't look good in shootouts but Howard was good.
- dcz28

For some strange reason I bet the monster does well in Detroit......you just watch.)

For some strange reason I bet the monster does well in Detroit......you just watch.)
- Muskoka88

Could be...as long as he is better than Conklin, i will be happy.

For some strange reason I bet the monster does well in Detroit......you just watch.)
- Muskoka88

I think he will be solid. I'd have to imagine it is hard to take all the mind games of not knowing if you're the starter or not like he had in Toronto, and even then he went on some great runs.

I think he will be solid. I'd have to imagine it is hard to take all the mind games of not knowing if you're the starter or not like he had in Toronto, and even then he went on some great runs.
- tmanv

Exactly! thats why he will thrive in Detroit....and make Jimmy elevate his game.)

Lidstrom, I know you are enjoying retirement, but could you please come back? It's just for half a season. Thanks


- zetterberg40

Seconded.

It really can't be understated how much Lidstrom meant and how much his retirement could have a trickle-down effect on the rest of the depth chart. You could put anyone with Lidstrom and know you'd have a rock-solid top pairing. ANYONE. I mean, my goodness, he even made Mathieu Tap-Dancing Dandenault look like a legit top-4 defender for a few years.

Before you could throw Lidas with literally anybody and still have enough good pieces left over to round out two more pretty good pairs. Now who's the second best blueliner on the team? White? Quincey? Colaiacovo? All three of those guys are fine players, don't get me wrong, but none of them are what I'd call legit top-pairing guys. And while Kronwall is at least a solid first-pairing guy, I'm not exactly sure he's a great No. 1 either.

Put the C on the right (left) side, it's looks so wrong over there!

Put the C on the right (left) side, it's looks so wrong over there!
- LeftCoaster

If I recall correctly, the reason the captaincy letter are on the wrong side is because, when the NHL introduced the new jerseys after the last lockout, they required an increase in the size of the logo on the crest of the jersey. Because of the shape of the Red Wing logo (highest point in the upper right), there wasn't enough space between the crest and the logo for the patch.

But I agree, even after all these years it still looks stupid.