Always good stuff in the "30 Thoughts" - of special interest to Det.

[puckhead]

Stamkos, Lightning lock-in, plus 30 thoughts - Elliotte Friedman

4. Can't help but wonder if that's one reason the Wings were willing to pass on Tomas Vokoun. He offered Detroit the same deal Washington accepted, but chose the Capitals because they offered less resistance to the No. 1 job.

20. Scouting report on James Wisniewski, who found gold in Columbus: like many of us, his greatest strength is his greatest weakness. He is supremely confident. Wisniewski will not feel the pressure of being paid like a No. 1 defenceman, because he thinks of himself as one. That's important, but gets him into trouble sometimes. One example: shift length. He's averaged 55 seconds the last two seasons, putting him in the NHL's Top 10. The sense is he'd be a little more effective if he cut that down a bit.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

13. Chris Osgood would make a fantastic TV analyst. He's brutally honest, unafraid to speak his mind and very perceptive. But when I brought it up to him last year, he said he wanted to go into coaching instead. He's right with the Martins (Brodeur and Biron) and Tim Thomas on the goaltending all-interview team of his generation.

He sat in the booth with Ken and Mick a few times while injured, and you can pretty much listen to him talk forever. Very interesting guy, great sense of humor, great knowledge of the game. I would love to see him do color commentary.

30. Remember the Seinfeld episode where George wants to get fired by the Yankees? The one where he wipes strawberries on Babe Ruth's jersey and drags the World Series trophy around the parking lot on the back of his car? That's what I thought of when I heard Jaromir Jagr signed with Philadelphia. Talk about nuking your legacy.

Awesome reference.

 

[Automattic]

Oh yeah, like Vokoun was even gonna step into the Detroit lockerroom after what Datsyuk did to him....

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Oh yeah, like Vokoun was even gonna step into the Detroit lockerroom after what Datsyuk did to him....

He could get his jock strap back then though.

 

[Automattic]

He could get his jock strap back then though.

That's a rep!

 

[puckhead]

Oh yeah, like Vokoun was even gonna step into the Detroit lockerroom after what Datsyuk did to him....

I dunno, I'd rather face that 100 times in practice than once in a game.