Also, I wouldn't read too much into whether Brunner produces better than the NHL players since most of them are North Americans who aren't used to the big rink and whose style of play fits better with the small rink. And we don't know how well Brunner will adjust to the size difference once the lockout's over.
Main thing is that Babcock wants shoot-first players. Brunner is a shoot-first player.
And we need right handed shooters in the 1-2 lines. We have been laking those since Hull, Shanahan, and Yzerman were gone.
Brunner would not be a difference maker for some other teams, but for us, I highly predict he will be. We have superb playmakers to make him shine. He will fit in (this is just superb bonus that he can build chemistry and relationship with Zetterberg alrady) and will be a good 2nd line sniper, maybe with potential to be a 1st PP threat.
I wanted to post a new thread, but I'm under strict scrutiny by the HFBOARDS Cemsors.
So here's a question/scenario
Say the lockout comes to an end.
Say Datsyuk wants to stay in Russia and doesn't want to come back to play 60 games for 75 percent of his salary.
But Datsyuk says he does want to comeback next year.
Can the Wings suspend him for the rest of the season..
And then get two full years of Datsyuk (instead of the one remaining season?)
I wanted to post a new thread, but I'm under strict scrutiny by the HFBOARDS Cemsors.
So here's a question/scenario
Say the lockout comes to an end.
Say Datsyuk wants to stay in Russia and doesn't want to come back to play 60 games for 75 percent of his salary.
But Datsyuk says he does want to comeback next year.
Can the Wings suspend him for the rest of the season..
And then get two full years of Datsyuk (instead of the one remaining season?)
Well they would start tolling his contract based on this year so I assume that is correct. It is an interesting scenario.
While were at it: The depth of the weak Zug defense will even get worse. Defenseman Blatter will surely get suspended for his hit against Ambühl in the same game: http://www.blick.ch/sport/eishockey/...id2078363.html
Z is the hottest player in the world right now aside from maybe Justin Schultz. Did Lids finally share his anti-aging secret with Z after he retired? Really nice to see him getting the bounces and playing as good as he is.
Z is the hottest player in the world right now aside from maybe Justin Schultz. Did Lids finally share his anti-aging secret with Z after he retired? Really nice to see him getting the bounces and playing as good as he is.
Well, he's a beast on big ice I guess that helps. But I think the start of last season may have been a wakeup call, he wasn't happy with that. Since then he's almost looked like 2008 Z.
"Detroit said they were going to put (Brunner) on a line with Zetterberg, so I got to do it first," Zug coach Doug Shedden said Wednesday in an interview. "I texted (Red Wings GM) Kenny Holland and said: `It works."'
Weird move.
Because to me, if you want to put a right-handed shoot-first guy with someone, put him with Pavel
Z is much more of a playmaker since leaving Pavel. Either way I think the plan is to play Samuelsson and Brunner on the right in the top 6. So both are right handed shooting trigger guys. I think he will be fine with either guy although Pavel gives a lot more of those breakout passes for breakaways, so he might eventually win out with Brunner. I just think the lockout has probably been the best thing for Brunner. He is going to come over with high confidence having outscored a lot of NHL players, thinking he belongs and with the built in chemisty of playing with Z. If it ends in season he comes over and tears up the AHL for a week before training camp too in my opinion.
By the way as much as he seems to like playing with Z does anyone think he doesn't re-up with the Wings if the season wipes out, something we don't talk about a lot but I had wonder about when he first went back.
