I don't understand it. Honestly, he's better than Chelios.
The Wings like to be loyal to their veterans, and the other reason why Quincey was let go because his camp performance was not great comparing to the other Detroit d-men, so overall the depth kinda pushed him out.
Regardless, I'm glad he went somewhere where he can get a chance to play, he's not gonna benefit playing in the AHL anymore, he's ready for the big show and will only get better.
I'd have to read through the O'Sully status thread. It wasn't an prevailing thought process by a majority at all, but I do remember some expressing that opinion.
Because he had a "poor" pre-season. Yeah, like pre-season is a great judgement anyway. I think Babcock and Holland are in love with Lebda and Meech for some reason and prefer them to be #6/7. And then there's Chelios who will probably keep on getting one year deals until he's 60. Wonder which other prospect he'll make us lose, Kindl?
Probably people who were pissed that Sully was holding out for better money. It's obvious that Sully is going to be or already is a big time player in this league.
Because he had a "poor" pre-season. Yeah, like pre-season is a great judgement anyway. I think Babcock and Holland are in love with Lebda and Meech for some reason and prefer them to be #6/7. And then there's Chelios who will probably keep on getting one year deals until he's 60. Wonder which other prospect he'll make us lose, Kindl?
I have watched Quincey since juniors and it is so nice to see him get an opportunity to play at this level. Detroit is just a hard lineup to crack.
Because he had a "poor" pre-season. Yeah, like pre-season is a great judgement anyway. I think Babcock and Holland are in love with Lebda and Meech for some reason and prefer them to be #6/7. And then there's Chelios who will probably keep on getting one year deals until he's 60. Wonder which other prospect he'll make us lose, Kindl?
Well, this is the way it had to be, you win some and lose some, the Wings lost Quincey because they were in a position where depth pushed him out, both of Meech and Lebda outplayed him in the camp, what were they supposed to do? Get rid of the better player?
Let me assure you, they will not lose any other young d-men like this unless they're forced to, and in the case of Quincey, they were forced to.
Well, this is the way it had to be, you win some and lose some, the Wings lost Quincey because they were in a position where depth pushed him out, both of Meech and Lebda outplayed him in the camp, what were they supposed to do? Get rid of the better player?
Let me assure you, they will not lose any other young d-men like this unless they're forced to, and in the case of Quincey, they were forced to.
They weren't forced to, you aren't forced to do anything. You have a choice, we had a choice in this. Chelios could have retired or taken a 1 year deal elsewhere. We could have traded one of Meech or Lebda and there you have it, we still have Quincey.
They weren't forced to, you aren't forced to do anything. You have a choice, we had a choice in this. Chelios could have retired or taken a 1 year deal elsewhere. We could have traded one of Meech or Lebda and there you have it, we still have Quincey.
You can forget about getting rid of Chelios, the Wings management are not gonna do that, they have this whole thing with loyalty to their veterans.
On the other hand, if Quincey was outplayed by Meech and Lebda, why would you get rid of one of them at his expense? Assuming it's Meech we get rid of, and all of the sudden he gets this opportunity and flourishes with it, what will you say then? We should've traded Quincey?
As far as Lebda goes, he won the cup, we know he can be a decent #6 d-man, he was the safe route and I thought he played well in the playoffs.
I still can't believe some Kings fans thought Sully wasn't that important to this team or could be replaced.
I dont think anyone thought that. I think the prevailing idea was that if he wants too much he could go **** himself because were trying to build a solid core and his salary needed to fit. Not that he was easily replaced or not important.
OT-I remember getting into an argument with Deeker over the fact that O'Sullivan would be better than Demitra. He was pissed we traded Demitra for O'Sullivan and a pick.
You can forget about getting rid of Chelios, the Wings management are not gonna do that, they have this whole thing with loyalty to their veterans.
On the other hand, if Quincey was outplayed by Meech and Lebda, why would you get rid of one of them at his expense? Assuming it's Meech we get rid of, and all of the sudden he gets this opportunity and flourishes with it, what will you say then? We should've traded Quincey?
As far as Lebda goes, he won the cup, we know he can be a decent #6 d-man, he was the safe route and I thought he played well in the playoffs.
We better not continue this because we're ruining the Kings discussion.
But I've always felt Quincey had way more upside than Leech. (no, not a typo). As I said about a week before he was waived, he is better defensively and despite not really showing it yet is capable offensively. We should have taken a more long term view because players like Leech are replaceable, we have Pyett too for crying out loud. Not too many Quincey's in our system.
I think Babcock and Holland are in love with Lebda and Meech for some reason and prefer them to be #6/7. And then there's Chelios who will probably keep on getting one year deals until he's 60. Wonder which other prospect he'll make us lose, Kindl? 
