Comments on: Pro/No :: Mike Modano

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:43:00 +0000

I vote no he’s already said that he’s retiring and most likely Is looking for an front office job with the stars!!

By: Sliver95

Sliver95 — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:57:00 +0000

It sounds like he’s calling it quits, and with the injuries he’s suffered I highly doubt he would come back anyways. Take that comfy job in Star’s front office Modano. Be smart and let some young blood in.

By: pmoron

pmoron — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:54:00 +0000

I’m a no as well. It’s time to see some kids play, we’ve got more veteran leadership than any other team in the league. I’m looking forward to seeing Mursak and Emmerton, and they’re a hell of a lot cheaper than Mo. I mean, if we want to see an old guy play out one more year, I’d rather see Drapes and Ozzie come back, or maybe even bring in Weight! (that’s just a ridiculous dream, I know)

By: JC

JC — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:10:00 +0000

Definitely should resign him- not only for guidance for the youngsters, but also because he can still play. He’s a playmaker. Look at the room he created for Datsyuk in two games when he was on his line in the playoffs. Sure, he’s past his prime, but he’s still a contributor. I respect Babcock, but not playing him and letting Hudler and Miller play instead was a major mistake.

By: Crater from SoCal

Crater from SoCal — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:05:00 +0000

No. His will to play is gone. He had a rough break, but even before the injury he just didn’t seem like this was what made him happy. If he isn’t happy and he’s just doing it for a paycheck then he isn’t giving it his all. Thats how the season felt from him. Didn’t train in the summer because he was still deciding if he’d play. Probably would do the same now. If you’re 40(1) years old the last thing you need to do is take a break. Thats when things go wrong.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:52:00 +0000

I added a ‘no’ vote as well. He may have backed off of the pre-playoff retirement talk a bit, but a 25% chance of his choosing to return doesn’t inspire much confidence in his desire to force himself into the line-up if he’s given the chance. If he had said something along the lines of ‘yeah, this season didn’t go as planned, but I’m committed to giving it another go and retiring on a higher note than this’, then I’d be fine with Holland making an offer for his services. And who knows- maybe bridges were burned, or at least singed, with Detroit management through the playoffs, and if he does play, he tests the water elsewhere. Despite the intangibles and sentiment involved, his 4 goals are easy to make up for.

By: Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:19:00 +0000

I voted no, the Red Wings are already fragile and another 41 year old doesn’t help. I would rather see that ~1.25m be spent on a Dallas Drake type player or one of the GR up-comers.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:40:00 +0000

I voted yes. Give the guy another chance. True, he was looking a little out of place with the system, but I think that being healthy a whole season will restore some of the fire. While it would be good to see guys like Mursak play a little, more seasoning is always good. Maybe, we can work out a 2-kids-and-a-goat line, which I assume is a compromise everyone will love. And all this is besides for the fact that I’m seriously biased in the direction of Prodano.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:40:00 +0000

By: Asheesh B

Asheesh B — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:28:00 +0000

Nope for me! –> Love Modano but its too much effort to fit him into the Wings’ system – especially given his age and the fact that I want to see the young guns get some experience and blaze for another 20 years of Playoff Hockey 😀

Wish that the Mikey Mo could have worked out better but – we tried; …as for Free Agents – I had my eye on Madden as well