Comments on: 2012-13 Detroit Red Wings Pro/No: Ty Conklin

By: wjr

wjr — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:30:00 +0000

and no to Joey Mac. with Lidstrom now retired, there is an urgent need to have a reliable one/two punch in net. Howie is one half the answer and unfortunately for Joey Mac, he isn’t. even if uncle Kenny has to spend 2 mil for a backup that’s reliable, that is still a small price to pay for net security with what will most certainly be a defense in continual progress since the Wings will be without Lidstrom and Stuart. reliable, solid goaltending is what will win games, series, and playoffs. LOL! maybe uncle Kenny is working on a secret deal to lure Roberto Luongo to Detroit. wouldn’t surprise me considering what we’ve seen go on in the past with Hasek, Osgood, and Joseph. would that be a hoot or what?

By: wjr

wjr — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:18:00 +0000

Thanks but no thanks. Ty it was a slice but in this fan’s opinion, perhaps you should think about retiring from the NHL and possibly latch on in the AHL. Lidstrom got it right. Conklin should take the cue that the game is apparently walking away from him.

By: Jhpcarrier97

Jhpcarrier97 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:41:00 +0000

No to Conklin, he jumped ship before, no to MacDonald, he’s a Leaf castoff, we need to go out and sign a reliable backup, there is got to be one out there for 1 mil

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:59:00 +0000

Like I said in the huge argument a few posts back: No to Conklin, yes to MacDonald. Although, with the loss of Lidstrom, I am now more sympathetic about going after a stronger back up goaltender. I’m still going to want to see Suter/Parise nabbed first to ensure we have the money to go after a solid backup.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:42:00 +0000

No to Conklin. I just don’t have any faith he can be a competent backup for Howard.

By: Tim Biewald

Tim Biewald — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:38:00 +0000

I’d absolutely love it if they could get Josh Harding at a reasonable price, around 1.5 mil or under. He made $750,000 this yr so that would be a good raise for him