| 03 September 2010
I'd like to take this time to apologize for my little disappearing act yesterday. I decided that since I was going to have my bowling league from 6-9:30 PM and hockey from 10-11:30 PM - that it would be a good idea to take a half day and try and knock out as many errands as I could since I'm leaving for up north straight from work today.
Anyway, I missed the Detroit Red Wings Roundtable being hosted by Snipe Snipe, Dangle Dangle. Kris, as you may know, has her hands in a lot of different cookie jars these days (The Fourth Period, Chicks Who Give a Puck). Here's the questions that she came up with:
- Several of the Wings had less-than-stellar seasons last year. Whether they suffered from injuries, failed to meet expectations for offensive production, or took a step back during their first whole season at the NHL level, there are a number of guys who stand to have a rebound season this time around. Who do the Wings need to rebound the most? Who do you think is most likely to step back up to the level of play expected of him? Will that be enough of an impact to fuel the "in house improvement" that the Wings are looking for this season?
- Who do you envision ending up on the Wings' third defensive pairing coming out of training camp? The top two pairings are pretty well established, but Jonathan Ericsson, Derek Meech, Jakub Kindl, Ruslan Salei, and Doug Janik are all slated to battle it out for the last couple of roster spots. Who do you think will end up getting regular playing time? What about Meech's fate? Is he destined to be cheap trade bait before the season starts? Will Ericsson turn things around and show the promise that he did during the '09 playoffs? Are we going to spend the whole season cringing whenever the third pairing hits the ice again?
- What's your overall assessment of the Wings' summer so far? Would you consider them to be off-season winners or losers? Do you think they improved, held steady, or got worse (in general and/or in comparison to their competition) with the moves Ken Holland has made this summer?
Yes, I'm quite aware that she over-reached her 3 questions within the very first question...and I made sure to call her out on that.
Those who participated yesterday:
- Myself
- Hollis from The Production Line
- Malik from Snapshots
- Tyler from The Triple Deke
- Casey from Winging it in Motown
- Petrellas (also from The Production Line)
- Saler from On the Wings
- And of course, Kris from Snipe Snipe, Dangle Dangle
Make sure you check out our answers. Malik is working to get the novel he submitted in his first answer published through Ahadada Books.
