Abel to Yzerman

Abel to Yzerman

Game 2: It's a Live Blog

10/15/2016 at 5:37pm EDT

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is."

Yup, a little Hemingway for you.

It should be our mantra, because nobody's coming in. The Wings will live or die with who they have.

A little pushback today. Not a lot. A bit. I suggested trading Petr Mrazek. In fact, I suggested trading the whole damn team (minus Larkin and AA).

A few of you questioned my sanity, and I dig that.

Here's the thing.

Why not?

Petr Mrazek is a good goalie. So is Jimmy Howard. So is Comeau.

They are not top tier. They are not untouchable. They are pawns to be dealt, if the right trade came along, if Ken Holland knew who to trade, if it wasn't too hard.

Two players in this organ-i-zation, maybe not even two, maybe not even one are "untouchable."

That's if you actually believe a trade would push the Wings where they used to be, where we're used to them being, or where we used to be used to them being.

More on this tomorrow (if the Wings win) or Monday (if they lose I'll be sad and angsty and not post). The attachment to this guy baffles me. But that's for another day.

Tonight? Another Florida team everyone says is better than us.

And the spectre of an 0-2 start.

Every game matters when you're mediocre.

God help us.

It's a Live Blog, bitches.

LGRW.

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