I doubt Rypien is a target, because anyone that can’t stick in a Canucks lineup likely won’t be able to stick in a Wings lineup. No disrespect to the Cancuks, obviously, because they’re a hell of a squad. That’s just not the kind of guy the Red Wings would put faith in to be an everyday player in Detroit.

I think that ONE of the Canucks defensemen will have to make it to the market — Bieksa, Salo, and Ehrhoff are all due a bit of a raise and the Canucks will be in a sticky situation to get them under contract.

In a couple weeks, Winging it in Motown and The Production Line will have summary posts up to dissect all of the numbers. We decided we’d like to wait until all of the numbers were in, just in case seeing Ruslan Salei’s % might skew the numbers for, say, Jonathan Ericsson. 

Worry not, we’ve kept meticulous track of the thousands upon thousands of votes over the weeks! 

Where do I see the results of all of the voting for these Pro/No posts?

Yeah, I neglected to throw age in when figuring out other potential top tier d-man substitutes.

And yes, I agree 100% on Wisniewski.  He’s from Canton and played for Plymouth, not to mention he’s a talented d-man with loads of potential still in the bag.  He and Smith could be a dangerous duo in a few years (Smith, sadly, is still a few years from truly being ready.)  I’ve been pushing full steam ahead for Wisniewski and Ian White ever since I realized that Shea Weber was not even a remote possibility for us.  Unfortunately, Ian White may be out our reach now too.  As I mentioned this morning on WiiM, Niclas Wallin bolted for Finland, likely meaning the Sharks will press hard to resign White.

Yeah, I neglected to throw age in when figuring out other potential top tier d-man substitutes.

And yes, I agree 100% on Wisniewski.  He’s from Canton and played for Plymouth, not to mention he’s a talented d-man with loads of potential still in the bag.  He and Smith could be a dangerous duo in a few years (Smith, sadly, is still a few years from truly being ready.)  I’ve been pushing full steam ahead for Wisniewski and Ian White ever since I realized that Shea Weber was not even a remote possibility for us.  Unfortunately, Ian White may be out our reach now too.  As I mentioned this morning on WiiM, Niclas Wallin bolted for Finland, likely meaning the Sharks will press hard to resign White.

Essentially. Although, you’ll be surprised to see some of the voting numbers so far… maybe this will be another one. 
Somehow I doubt it. HA