Bob Duff: Avs fan takes Wings' Glendening for quit the thrill ride Detroit Red Wings center Luke Glendening rode along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels in an F/A-18 Hornet on Wednesday at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich.

wht r the lines with Franzen playing ...

seems like Miller and Andersson are slowly but surely being pushed off the roster. Ferraro looked better then both last season/playoffs and Pulkinnen is on the team now.

wht r the lines with Franzen playing ...

seems like Miller and Andersson are slowly but surely being pushed off the roster. Ferraro looked better then both last season/playoffs and Pulkinnen is on the team now.
- Jurco_28

I have no clue, but for the start of the season ( if he even makes it that far ) I'd like to see him as a bottom 6 net crasher with some pp time on either unit. I wouldn't want to rush him in any way, if there were lingering symptoms. If I had to guess, he or Pulky will switch wings.

Tats - Datsyuk - Abdelkader
Zetterberg - Richards - Gus
Franzen - Sheahan - Pulky
Ferraro - Glendening - Jurco

I have no clue, but for the start of the season ( if he even makes it that far ) I'd like to see him as a bottom 6 net crasher with some pp time on either unit. I wouldn't want to rush him in any way, if there were lingering symptoms. If I had to guess, he or Pulky will switch wings.

Tats - Datsyuk - Abdelkader
Zetterberg - Richards - Gus
Franzen - Sheahan - Pulky
Ferraro - Glendening - Jurco
- Paul_and_Wings

Tatar - Datsyuk - Abby
Z - Richards - Nyquist
Jurco - Sheahan - Pulky
Ferraro - Helm - Franzen

Either way I feel like we are short a penalty killer. Figure the pairs up front there would have to be some combination of abby, helm, ferraro and sheahan.

Tatar - Datsyuk - Abby
Z - Richards - Nyquist
Jurco - Sheahan - Pulky
Ferraro - Helm - Franzen

Either way I feel like we are short a penalty killer. Figure the pairs up front there would have to be some combination of abby, helm, ferraro and sheahan.
- JohnnySoze

Haha, I forgot about Helm. Yeah, I wouldn't mind him on the 4th line as a winger. He's a solid forechecker but can't convert nearly enouhh for the chances he gets. So I guess having him and Ferraro rotating. I don't know, maybe having Franzen in is a bad idea, I like having two way players when the games start to matter. And Glendening is absolutely key to having a two way game. The way he shut down the triplets when he was on the ice was amazing. And to think we could have a full year of him shutting down top offensive players has me excited!

Count me in on the side who thinks our lineup is stronger without Franzen.

Count me in on the side who thinks our lineup is stronger without Franzen.
- ezekial

I like him, don't get me wrong. And after looking at his stats, he has been on about 60 point pace. If he can maintain that, I think he could be a solid contributer. And if he does, we would have some incredible scoring depth. But I think if the going gets tough, go ahead and slot Ferraro in instead of him. Maybe if he preforms, he and Ericsson could be trade bait.