Pierre LeBrun mentioned during the Hot Stove on HNIC (ed: that’s Hockey Night In Canada for the uninitiated) tonight the Wings have had a few conversations with Zetterberg’s agent, The numbers being tossed around are 8-10 years and $7-8M a year.
The two parties have not found that “sweet-spot” or else a deal would have been announced.
Al Strachan chimed in with this- If General Motors goes bankrupt, and it could very well happen, the Wings would not survive in
My tongue is only partly in my cheek, ya know. (a week-old item from Kukla’s Korner)
While we’re talking Wings… another lil item from KK:
This season- Johan Franzen- 11 games played, 8 goals, 4 game winning goals.
Last season, playoffs- 16 games played, 13 goals, 5 game winning goals.
Last 16 regular season games of 2007-08- 15 goals, 6 game winning goals.
Totals in that time period- 43 games, 36 goals, 15 game winning goals.
Most major hockey markets, he would be in super star status, in
It ain’t the number of goals that’s notable (although that is impressive); it’s the number of game winning goals. Now that’s amazing.
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R.L.Burnside on the state of the economy… or the outcome of the election. Take your pick.
“It’s bad you know…” R.L. is bad in his own right. God, but I love the riffs… harp, organ, vocals, you name it… in this tune.
The thing about Franzen, the Wings, and hockey in general: Class all around. A basketball or football player in Franzen's situation would be holding press conferences w/ his agent to call attention to himself and call out the team/coaches for not recognizing him enough. This is why hockey is CLEARLY tops in my mind.
ReplyDeleteThis is why hockey is CLEARLY tops in my mind.
ReplyDeleteA-freakin'-MEN. And your point is one of the biggest reasons I refuse to watch football on Sundays, if not THE biggest.
Thanks for the Burnside! I have that on my MP3 player and love it when it comes on during my walks!
ReplyDeleteLove that R.L.!
ReplyDeleteMushy and Chap: Thanks, Guys.
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