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you have no idea the history with him and us. i've been saying get rid of him for YEARS now.
i know you wont believe me no matter what i say here about why i want him gone. but i have no resentment at all or angle. i AM happy.

i am not happy about the spot being empty for the moment. thats differnt then not likeing him tho.

The guy wants money. plain and simple. he always has. he's held out on detroit in past years for more money. he whines about not getting ice time. but he doesnt show for the ice time he gets. he is a very overrated player (and i did not make that up. ESPN and NHL.com have said the same, overrated)

He plays when he wants to. you know in years past when he has done so well in the playoffs. seeming like he was turning it up a bit. thats cuz he was. he was getting a bonus in money for making it so far in the playoffs. years when he doesnt get the bonus. its like he isnt there.

Money is what drives fedorov. always has.

I'm sure he will do better in anaheim tho. he will be thier main guy. all the ice time and gets the pass like every time.

I dont like the guy. never have. plane and simple. im happy i dont have to see him every game and hear him whining about more money on the news every year.

he is no where near detroits #1 player. or center for that matter.

the young players will have to step it up a bit. However Datsyuk. is a passer. as much as detroit is trying to teach him to shoot more. he's a slippery little guy who will deke and pass.

Zetterburg is the guy to really step up in feds absance. leading rookie scorer last year. on a team loaded with allstars so he doesnt get the ice time. thats saying something. Before he came to the NHL. ppl in sweeden were calling him the next Forsburg. rookie of the year in the sweedish elite league his first year. this kid has the stuff.

and with a defence as loaded as detroits will have this year. thier game style is going to be VERY differnt. fed might not of fit in as well. detroit isnt going to be a fenese team. they are going to be a defence oriented grind team. they want someone big up front now.

on paper. detroits defence might be the best ever. However we all know things that look that way on paper dont always play out. there might be many probs with that we'll have to wait and see.



As for colorado. thier goaltending ina huge hole that NO ONE can fill. they lost the best goalie in NHL History. you wont fill it period. (however i think he'll come back sometime)
And thats not the only hole Colorado needs to fill. They have defence holes and they have some depth issues now.

As for teams i feel will be better. Devils, Ottawa, detroit.
possibly Vancouver, they havnt made any huge deals. but the experience they are learning the past few years is HUGE to them.