Here's you man-card Ian White...

[Automattic]

Dude took a puck to the face diving to stop a sure goal. It would of tied the game and instead the Wings nailed the coffin shut moments later with a huge goal. One broken cheeckbone and a 4th straight victory later, I sat back and thought about how great it is to be a fan of a great team filled with some of the most unselfish, and all around great guys....

Red Wings' Ian White to miss road trip due to fractured cheekbone; Brendan Smith recalled | MLive.com

 

[Automattic]

Trying to find good video...

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

Always liked him. Yet another player we just threw away

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Ahh, the old Lappy.....classic

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

 

[Automattic]

Always liked him. Yet another player we just threw away

The Shark board said I'd like him, and they weren't lying.

 

[Automattic]

Of course i liked him better with both sides of his face, though.

 

[filosofy29]

The Shark board said I'd like him, and they weren't lying.

Good (underrated) player and a good dude too. Always tried his hardest and was a true competitor. Not a bad puck moving defenseman and if he were 3" taller and 30lbs heavier, would be a top 20 defenseman.

I wish him well.....just not in the playoffs

 

[sherbert1421]

yet another fantastic signing for holland
i still laugh at all the holland bashers who ripped him for not overspending for wisniewski

 

[Automattic]

yet another fantastic signing for holland
i still laugh at all the holland bashers who ripped him for not overspending for wisniewski

He looks even smarter since Eric$$on is playing almost 2/3 of what his contract says he's worth...

 

[puckhead]

any word on timetable?
inquiring poolies want to know.

 

[rares]

4-5 games, I think I heard?

Bummer that he'll miss the game against SJ on Thursday but he did look pretty bad against them a couple weeks ago in Detroit.

Saw him take the puck in the face live against Dallas and cringed. Ugh.

Hope he recovers fully. I was one of the Sharks fans who hated to see him go and like filo wrote, wish him nothing but the best with Detroit (just not against SJ).

 

[Vadered]

Note to self: if I have a son, do not name him Ian. They have a tendency to take shots to the face.

 

[Automattic]

The thing I like most about him is that he caught on real quick. If all else fails, pass it to Nick!....Hell, pass it to Nick right away!

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

The thing I like most about him is that he caught on real quick. If all else fails, pass it to Nick!....Hell, pass it to Nick right away!

That's a prerequisite for all other defenseman in Detroit isn't it?

 

[Automattic]

That's a prerequisite for all other defenseman in Detroit isn't it?

It's either that, or hit stuff and sit in the penalty box.

 

[sherbert1421]

any word on timetable?
inquiring poolies want to know.

they said 1-2 weeks. most likely he will be back after the wings 4 game road trip this week

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Note to self: if I have a son, do not name him Ian. They have a tendency to take shots to the face.

is that a gay joke?

 

[KillerVee]

Woulda liked to keep him. Maybe Burns can take a puck to the face that will knock off that horrendous moustache.

 

[johnnytata]

love ian.

i had initially thought he took a stick.

come to find out he took a puck in the face to save a goal.

did a little bit of digging around and found out that in the past he took a boomerang in the face to save a bunch of aboriginee kids from being eaten by a pack of wild dingos.

and that's not even the craziest. i read that he once took a meteor to the face the save the world from complete and utter implosion and to save the human race from extinction.

i'd say ken holland hit a home run with this one.