Who is your favorite Red Wing?

[dare2be]

Appledecker, I believe.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

This is easy. Datsyuk. He's so fun to watch. The guy can absolutely do it all. If it weren't for the team concept in Detroit he'd challenge for the scoring & point titles every year.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

This one for sure!!!!

 

[Darkstone42]

Appledecker, I believe.

A knew a fruit was somehow involved.


Speaking of which, I'm still waiting for my welcome to the board fruit cake!

 

[flyersfan4706]

Howe (Never saw him, but I consider him the 2nd greatest), Yzerman

I love Datsyuk.

 

[esls79]

My top five list as of today

5. Yserbart
4. Howe
3. Yzerman
2. Lindsay
1. Tatar

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Side note, Lidstrom, and Swedish players in general, speak English unbelievably well. Very little accent compared to their European counterparts. Weird.

That's just Swedes in general, not even Swedish hockey players.

When I lived over there, I had several Swedish colleagues who, if you didn't know it, you would think were American based on their English skills.

 

[rares]

I have a lot of Swede friends (met online playing games many years ago) and they all speak/write in perfect English because they are taught English in schools starting pretty early on... so by the time they hit college/workforce, they're pretty fluent in it.

Plus, as an ESL person myself, English is one of the easiest languages to learn (relatively speaking)...

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I have dim recollections of Lidstrom not being at all fluent in English earlier on in his career...but maybe my memory is letting me down.

 

[4thstreet]

All time-Probert/Stevie Y.
Current-Datsyuk(this guy is a damn highlight reel player almost every night,and he's starting to play with some abrasiveness)

 

[dash]

Current-Datsyuk(this guy is a damn highlight reel player almost every night,and he's starting to play with some abrasiveness)

Corey Perry found out just how abrasive Dats can be (lol)

 

[blindbaby]

Appledecker, I believe.

Thought it was adjudicator, myself.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

It's Justin Anvilsmasher.

 

[rares]

I have dim recollections of Lidstrom not being at all fluent in English earlier on in his career...but maybe my memory is letting me down.

You're prolly right; I'll take your word for it.

He's also a bit older (41?) and they probably didn't start teaching English as early as they do these days until he was probably too far along with his schooling.

Swedes currently in their 20's through mid-late 30's are generally pretty fluent in English from what I've seen/heard.

 

[higgyfan4]

He's also a bit older (41?)

Yes, he's 41, but that ain't old!!!!

 

[rares]

HAHA! Older than me, I meant. :p

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Be careful, rares...she's a little touchy about her age.

 

[Destroydacre]

All-time: Gordie Howe/Steve Yzerman (it truly is a toss-up)
Currently: Darren Helm

Homer! :p

 

[rares]

Be careful, rares...she's a little touchy about her age.

Haha.. thanks for the warning! Didn't even cross my mind. I promise!

 

[higgyfan4]

ww88!