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Red Wings locker room clean-out updates: Lidstrom to decide on future by July 1st
by George Malik on 05/14/11 at 01:40 PM ET
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Updated at 15x at 7:34 with Babcock on Modano: Via the Detroit Red Wings' official Twitter account, as of noon EDT, the team's taken its team picture and its players are addressing the media as they prepare for a long summer:
Rolling out the red carpet for the team photo. http://yfrog.com/h4ho4gcej
Lidstrom said he expects to make a decision on next season by July 1.
...Modano taking off the skates. He will take his time to decide as well. http://yfrog.com/h3wdrnuj
Modano talked about not being able to predict the injury, but pointed out that he had a lot of fun the first two months.
Cleary speaking to the media. He said he didn't believe he would have been cleared to play a Game 1 in Vancouver.
Cleary: We had a good season. It was a great series. Obviously you don't want to put yourself in that hole, but I was proud of the responded
Cleary: The teams are very close. There is not a lot that separates one and eight.
The stall of an immortal. http://yfrog.com/gyza7elj
Justin Abdelkader plans to take a few summer classes at Michigan State. Business classes in his major.
Zetterberg talking to the media. http://yfrog.com/h82tszwj
Jimmy and Ozzie taking the equipment off. http://yfrog.com/gyqfkbvj
FM 97.1 the Ticket is providing Twitter updates as well, and I'll obviously continue to post them as they roll in:
Mike Modano says he's 75 percent to 25 in favor of not coming back.
Nick Lidstrom claims he doesn't know in his mind if he will retire or come back yet. He claims he will think about many factors to decide
Chris Osgood said he still has the desire to play and thinks he can still play but he had to talk to Holland before anything happens
Modano thinks this team doesn't need too much in order to get past the 2nd round.
Somewhat ironically given the talk of the Wings needing a goal-scorer or a forward up front during last night's off-season discussions, MLive's Ansar Khan threw a curveball at Wings fans by suggesting that the Wings should focus upon upgrading their defensive corps instead. Khan notes that Jonathan Ericsson turned down a one-year, $2 million contract earlier this season, and as such, he believes that both Ericsson and Ruslan Salei will depart. Add in the fact that Jiri Hudler's all but gone and, Khan argues, you end up with the kind of salary cap room necessary to make a significant tweak:
The Red Wings' biggest need is a top-four defenseman. Forget about Shea Weber. He's going to re-sign with Nashville, in all likelihood. In any event, the Red Wings don't make offers to restricted free agents. And if he doesn't sign with the Predators, the Red Wings would be more apt to pursue him in 2012 when he's unrestricted. Perhaps they'll try to acquire Zach Bogosian of Atlanta, but only through a trade, not an RFA offer sheet. They talked internally about that possibility prior to the trade deadline but apparently decided it wasn't worth breaking up the core of a Cup contending team.
If the Red Wings move a forward, Jiri Hudler is the most likely candidate. He struggled after returning from a one-year stint in Russia. But his poor season and $2.875 million contract would make him tough to deal unless the Red Wings take another team's baggage in return.
Would the Red Wings consider moving the enigmatic Filppula? He continues to show flashes of brilliance. He can be a high-level player with his speed, passing and defensive ability. But he is too inconsistent and probably won't reach that 70-point plateau that seems to be the team's annual goal for him.
He also makes an eyebrow-raising comment about the Wings' options in goal:
The options include Chris Osgood, who wants to play another season after missing the second half following sports hernia surgery, journeyman Joey MacDonald and perhaps one-time prospect Daniel Larsson. He bolted for Sweden last season but the Red Wings still own his NHL rights.
Larsson would only come back if he's guaranteed a spot in the Wings' lineup, and the fact that he was both unseated as HV71's go-to goalie in the playoffs, didn't play particularly well and hasn't matured physically (he chose to go back to working with his old goalie coach, who encouraged the rake-thin Larsson to remain in his crease instead of challenging shooters)..It's possible, but he'd have to come cheaply, and he can make much more money in Sweden at this point.
Khan also discusses Jimmy Howard's maturation, the respective progressions of Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk into at least more widely-regarded elite players and Ken Holland's take on the team's comeback attempt:
Holland was left wondering how the series would have unfolded had his team won one of the first three games.
"The thing I'm most proud of is the heart and determination our guys showed throughout the year, but especially (in this series), being down 3-0 and even (Thursday) being down 2-0 after one period,'' Holland said. "When they scored to make it 3-1, we made it 3-2 and were pushing until the end. That's a world-class team over there. I thought the last two periods we had them on their heels, but we couldn't quite tie it up.''
For the record I'd mentioned that Farjestads BK's GM, Thomas Rundqvist, had suggested that Wings prospect Dick Axelsson might return to the team next season, but he's now telling Aftonbladet's Daniel Greifve that Axelsson will probably play for another team, presumably remaining in the Swedish Eliteserien (though Axelsson threatened to head to Russia to chase petro-dollars in the KHL).
Update #1: Off we go, via the Wings:
Zetterberg plans to head back to Sweden at the end of June. Admitted that he probably wouldn't be able to watch the rest of the playoffs.
Update #1.25: Via 97.1:
Zetterberg says he won't watch the remainder of the playoffs, its too hard!
Kris Draper says he has to meet with Holland to figure out his future. He would not talk about if he would play for another team if not DET
And the Wings:
Babcock: I want him (Lidstrom) to come back.
Babcock: If Nick decides he wants to stay, he'll be playing on a good team with an opportunity.
Babcock said he'll have a lot of input on player decisions, but Ken Holland will decide.
Babcock: I thought San Jose had to beat a real good team to advance. We were right there with them.
Babcock with praise for the way Modano handled himself through adversity. 'A real inspiration for our guys.'
Babcock: Just like you expect Abby and Helm to get better, we expect Big E to get better as well (Ericsson)
Babcock: The bottom line is the final four is moving on and for the second year in a row, we aren't involved.
Babcock said Osgood and Draper are special people because they are invested in the team. Credits them for Helm, Abby, Howard development.
Babcock said he had no idea on Bertuzzi's status. 'I know he'll be ready for next year.'
Update 1.5: Via 97.1:
Draper days he will do whatever is best for his family and they have made so many sacrifices so that's what he thinking about
Babcock think Lidstrom will be back because the Wings will be a good team next year
Update 1.75: L and or O L via 97.1
Babcock says Hudler is going to change his training in the offseason in hopes of being quicker next year
Update #2: Via 97.1:
Babcock said that Hudler is 27 and that is when a lot of players come into their own. He mentioned Danny Cleary as being like that.
Babcock is happy Modano came to the Wings and was amazed at the class he handled his situation
Babcock told Jacub Kindle that next season he has to become an everyday player
Babcock said guys like Osgood and Draper are so special because of what they do for the company….with Howard, Helm and Abdelkader
Update 2.5: The Wings just posted pictures of the locker room clean-out on their Facebook page:
Update #3: Via the Free Press's Helene St. James, Mike Modano suggested that his season with the Wings ended up being a nightmare:
"No, not really," he said. "No one would have ever guessed what happened. As far as the injury, I think once that happened and I was told that timeline of return, I knew I was in trouble. I knew I wasn't going to be easy coming back from that and even when I did, it was going to be tough playing. Couldn't have been worse timing and unfortunate the way things happened throughout the course of the year. But, the first two months were fun."
Asked what his future holds, Modano, 40 was pensive.
"The answer is, I don't know," Modano said. "But I have a lot of thoughts. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Your knee jerk reaction is to kind of walk away considering the way things ended, and not give it a chance, but I think you need to give it a fair assessment and a long thought process and then hopefully I can come up with answer. But I don't think it's going to be very drawn out."
Modano plans to return to Dallas. He was with the Stars' franchise for 19 seasons, co-owns a restaurant with former teammate Brett Hull in the area, and considers the place home. The Stars told him he didn't fit into their plans any more last summer, but he may chat wit general manager Joe Nieuwendyk regarding a spot in the front office.
"I think that depends on the ownership situation," Modano said. "But I'll head back there and then at some point probably re-connect with him and see their direction and then figure out what I'm going to do as far as playing and make that final announcement and move onto something else."
Update #4: Here's MLive's Ansar Khan's initial report, which focuses on Kris Draper and Chris Osgood's futures:
"I still want to play. I'll meet with Kenny (general manager Holland) and sit down and go from there,'' Draper said.
Osgood said he needs to speak with Holland before deciding what to do.
"I'll talk to Kenny, work things out on my own,'' Osgood said. "First, if I want to play again. Second, what my role would be and if they even want me back. I'll talk to my wife and see what she thinks. If I should keep going or be around the house a little more than I have been in the last while.''
—Mike Modano said he is 75 percent leaning toward retirement.
—Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson, an unrestricted free agent, said he still wants to re-sign with the Red Wings but his future is uncertain.
—The concussions Danny Cleary and Todd Bertuzzi sustained in Game 7 against the San Jose Sharks apparently are not long-term injuries. Cleary said he probably could have been ready to play during the middle of the next round. Coach Mike Babcock said said he's not sure how serious Bertuzzi's injury is but that he will be ready at the start of next season.
Update #4.25: Via the Associated Press:
Nicklas Lidstrom says he'll decide by July 1 whether he's returning to the Detroit Red Wings for a 20th season or if he'll retire at the age of 41.
Lidstrom's teammates and coaches say they hope he comes back.
The six-time Norris Trophy winning defenseman was in the team's photo Saturday, two days after the San Jose Sharks eliminated Detroit in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal.
Mike Modano says he's leaning toward retirement. The 40-year-old Modano, who leads U.S.-born NHL players in goals and points, says maybe he's been grasping at something that isn't there by extending his career the past couple of years.
Fellow free agents Kris Draper and Chris Osgood say they want to play next season for the Red Wings.
The Wings' website's also posted a video thanking fans for their patronage and support:
Update #4.5: The Wings' website posted a 21-image gallery from today's clean-out;
Update 4.75: Per WDIV's Katrina Hancock:
No word from today's RW locker cleanout about the future of Osgood, Lidstrom, Draper, or Modano. Babcock had high praise for all of them.
Update #5: Apparently so, suggests ESPN's Pierre LeBrun:
"I think Mike Modano is a phenomenal guy," Babcock said from Detroit where his team cleaned out its lockers Saturday. "He brought a lot to our team. Part of his legacy will be what a great example he was for our young players even when he wasn't in the lineup. He had a great attitude through it all."
Modano, 40, desperately wanted to play in these playoffs. That he appeared in only two games crushed him. But he didn't let his personal situation affect the rest of the team, continuing to work hard in practice and encouraging his teammates.
"It's how you handle yourself every day in good times and bad that shows what kind of man you are and Mike Modano is a heck of a guy," Babcock said.
The Wings' website also posted clips of Modano addressing the media…
And a YouTube clip of Modano, Lidstrom and Osgood speaking to the media:
Update #5.25: The Free Press posted a gallery of the locker room clean-out as well.
Update #5.5: Here's Danny Cleary speaking to the media:
Update #6: Here's Justin Abdelkader speaking to the media…
The AP's Larry Lage updated his story with quotes from Lidstrom...
"Before July 1,'' he said Saturday, two days after the San Jose Sharks eliminated Detroit in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal.
"If I was Nick, I'd come back and I'd keep coming back,'' said Mike Modano, who is leaning toward retirement. "If he gets the Norris, he has a chance at history of catching Bobby Orr.''
"You take everything into account,'' Lidstrom said. "How you feel. Motivation. Family situation.''
"I think he'll come back,'' Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "He's a good player and he's on a team that has good opportunity.''
"If our team was no good, I think Nick wouldn't consider coming back,'' Babcock said.
And Kris Draper and Chris Osgood eighed in on their futures as well…
"This is home,'' said Draper, who has played for the Red Wings since 1993. "That's what make it that much tougher. That's all my kids know.''
"[My daughters] play 20 soccer games, I see maybe two or three of them,'' Osgood said. "You don't get a chance to see them and all of a sudden they're 10 and 7.''
And, for the record, the Oakland Press's Pat Caputo weighed in on the Wings' possible "tweaks":
There are a lot of Red Wing fans who are conjuring up this dream that somehow Detroit acquires Nashville's rugged defenseman Shea Weber, using Lidstrom's salary to entice him. Weber is a restricted free agent. It's not as simple as the Red Wings offering him Lidstrom's money. Weber has come out publicly and strongly stated he will stay in Nashville. The Predators won a postseason series for the first time in franchise history. Weber becoming a Red Wing is a pipedream. I understand the fascination with Weber. He is already a terrific player and just entering his prime. My point is, that as promising as his future might be, it's doubtful he will ever become another Nicklas Lidstrom, who is easily one of the top five defensemen ever. He does rival Bobby Orr for No. 1.
And Lidstrom only helped the Red Wings this postseason. Without him, the Red Wings would be much worse off.
The idea for the Red Wings is to tweak their roster. They could use a little more muscle upfront, somebody who can keep up with the play - and still drop the gloves if necessary. A Dallas Drake type. He played a very prominent role the last time the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in '08. He's never fully been replaced, although the emergence of Justin Abdelkader has helped.
The Red Wings defense got ripped this season for giving up too many turnovers and goals, but it had more to do with their style of play. Detroit's defensemen pinch in and take chances. They can buckle down when necessary. Also, Niklas Kromwell and Brad Stuart are very good together. On virtually any other team, they are the No. 1 pairing. Detroit has depth defensively, too, with Jakub Kindl and Brendan Smith.
The Red Wings have a lot of pieces to work with - and very few holes. They will open next season as one of the top handful of favorites to win the Stanley Cup championship. They figure to be that way deep into the future. If they had gotten by the series with San Jose, which was close as it could be, I think they would have won it this year.
That is not a reason to overreact. It's more a cause of patience. It will be a long summer for the Red Wings. But it seems unlikely it will be this way in the future.
Update #6.5: Here's Zetterberg speaking to the media:
Update #7: Here's Kris Draper speaking to the media…
And the Detroit News's Ted Kuflan's clean-out report, which focuses on Kris Draper's future:
"Obviously this season didn't start the way I wanted to, getting injured," Draper said. "But physically everything felt good (as the season wore on)."
Still, Draper realizes he's at the point in his career where the end is near.
"Every athlete never wants to face with that choice (retirement), but you know it's going to end and it's coming to an end," Draper said. "I'm closing in on that. I just want to do what's right. I want to do what's right for my family, number one, and for myself and for what's right for this organization which I respect so much. I want to have a good meeting with Kenny and go from there. We'll see what happens."
"This is home," Draper said. "This is all my kids know. I want to do what's best for them. I don't want to be selfish. All the sacrifices that my wife and kids have made for me, the travel the road the rips, me missing ice shows and stuff going on at the school like Christmas concerts. Usually it's just Julie (his wife) sitting there and dad isn't there, and that's something why I have to do what's right by them. I want to put them first and they deserve it at this point in my career and their lives."
Also coming out Saturday's clean-out day:
* Potential unrestricted free agents Jonathan Ericsson, Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller all said they'd like to re-sign with the Wings.
Update #8: Mike Babcock:
Update #9: Here's the Free Press's George Sipple on Osgood...
"I would definitely miss playing if I wasn't," he said. "That's another factor, too, whether I'd miss it or not and I do want to play, but it goes beyond that."
Osgood earned his 400th career victory this season but ended the season on injured reserve after having sports hernia surgery. He was 5-3-2 in 11 games with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage.
"I feel real good," he said today as the players cleaned out their lockers at Joe Louis Arena. "That's something, probably the only thing I know is a for sure, I feel real good. I feel I can come back 100 percent. If I couldn't, then I definitely wouldn't consider coming back. That's something that I feel real good and that's not a factor in my decision."
Osgood said he wasn't sure when he'd meet with Wings general manager Ken Holland.
"I'm here for a while and I see him in the summer," he said. "but I would have to imagine there would be a certain date set up for me to decide or them to decide what they're going to do."
And the Detroit News's John Niyo Weighs in regarding Lidstrom:
"I hope I'm not naïve," said Jimmy Devellano, the Wings' senior vice president. "He's too good, he's had too good a year, and I think he loves leading the Red Wings. It's only a gut (feeling) — I could be wrong — but I believe that he'll be back."
"Well, I think he'll come back," Babcock said. "I mean, he's a good, good player, and he's on a team that I think has a good opportunity. …I think if our team was no good, I don't think Nick would even consider coming back. But I think having the kind of year he did and the kind of playoffs he did and the kind of playoff our team did, it makes me pretty confident he'll be back."
"Obviously, he proved to himself (this season) that he's a top-one defenseman," forward Danny Cleary said, laughing at his own impromptu designation. "It's hard to retire when you're the best. So, I don't know. I hope he comes back for our sake, and for everybody's sake."
Lidstrom himself said that he made a tough decision last spring in returning, and that he expected this decision to be no less difficult to make, but he also sounded like someone who's got a little more in the tank…
"It was tough," he said Saturday. "Especially as you get up there in age. That's why I'm taking it one year at a time and not rushing into anything. That's the same approach for me this year."
"I think it's everything," he said. "You take everything into account. How you feel. Motivation. Family situation. You just take everything into account before you make a decision."
"I felt I played better than I did last season, and that's something I wanted to do," said Lidstrom, who finished second among NHL defenseman in scoring with 62 points in the regular season, then added four goals and four assists in 11 playoff games. "I wanted to have a stronger year than I did last year. I thought I did that."
Update 9.25: Here's the Detroit News's locker room clean-out photo gallery.
Update 9.5: The Detroit News's Chris McCosky reports that Pavel Datsyuk, who invited Derek Boogard to his hockey school in Yekaterinburg for the past two summers, did address Boogard's passing:
Datsyuk said: 'I can teach him to use hands. He teach me to use fists.' Gone way too soon
And Fox Sports Detroit's Dana Wakiji's fired off the following Twitter updates:
#redwings Niklas Kronwall on Nick Lidstrom: If I had to guess, I think he's coming back. Or maybe it's because I hope he does so much.
#RedWings Kronwall on Lidstrom: No one can play like him. It's just as simple as that. He's so much smarter than everyone, position-wise.
#RedWings Babcock on #Lidstrom: I think he'll come back. He's a good, good player and he's on a team that has good opportunity.
#Wings Babcock: Having the kind of year he did,the kind of playoff he did,the kind of playoff our team did makes me confident he'll be back.
Update #10: Per NHL.com's Brian Hedger and RedWingsFeed, here's more about Lidstrom:
"I'm sure it's going to be the same process as last year, I don't think it'll be that big of a difference," said Lidstrom, who finished the regular season as a finalist to win his seventh Norris Trophy with 16 goals and 62 points before scoring 4 goals and 8 points in two playoff series. "You take everything into account. How you feel. Motivation. Family situation. Take everything into account before you make a decision."
"He'll do what's best for his situation, but he definitely has more hockey in him," forward Henrik Zetterberg said. "You want to give him time to decide that, but we all (want) him to stay. He's such a big part of this team, this organization and this city. You don't want to see him leave."
His oldest son, who's 16, attended a hockey academy in Lidstrom's native Sweden for the first time this past season, and Lidstrom made sure there was a support network of family and friends in place there before deciding to come back for 2010-11. That's the kind of off-ice situation that makes deciding whether to play one another season so tough—not necessarily the pain of the Game 7 loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the San Jose Sharks or how Detroit is positioned for success next season.
"I don't think it'll have a whole lot to do with my decision," he said of the stinging loss to the Sharks in Game 7 on Thursday. "It's more how I feel—if I feel I can do it again and if I'm motivated to do it. It'll be the same process I went through last year. I'm going to have my sit-down with (GM) Kenny (Holland), as all players do at the end of the year. I'll have a discussion with him and go from there. I'm sure he wants to know before July 1 what my thinking is."
"I felt I played better than I did last season, and that's something I wanted to do," Lidstrom said. "I wanted to have a stronger year than I did last year. I thought I did that. Me aside, looking at this team, there is great potential here. We have star players; we have the support group that I think are one of the best in the league. I believe this team is going to be strong for years to come. I like the team even without me in the lineup."
Update 10.25: From DetroitRedWings.com's Michael Caples:
"Every athlete doesn't want to b faced w that choice. But u know that its always going to end…I know that I'm closing in on that." #Draper
"Does you gut tell you anything?" "It tells me I'm going to the baseball game today." Gotta love #Osgood interviews. @DetroitRedWings
And the Windsor Star's Bob Duff re-posted his article about Lidstrom.
Duff's also posting some Twitter updates:
Cleary on if he was lobbying Lidstrom: "I'd be an idiot not to be." #redwings
Kronwall on Sweden at worlds: "48 shots for a Swedish team? That's unheard of." #redwings
Update 10.5: Hmmm, per Caples:
"I really like everything about this organization, players. There's nothing really bad about this place. Obviously I want to stay" #Ericsson
Update 10.75: Per RedWingsFeed, the Sporting News's Craig Custance weighed in on Modano and Lidstrom:
"I'm not sure what I'm going to do," Modano said. "Your knee-jerk reaction is to walk away considering the way things ended and not give it a chance. You need to give it a fair assessment and a long through process."
"You just kind of keep grasping on to something that maybe isn't there," Modano said. "You talk yourself into that there's a little left in the tank and possibly one magical season left in you."
"You keep thinking that there's that chance of it still happening," he said.
At some point he'll go back to Texas, have a conversation with Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk and see if there's a fit with the Stars. Maybe work for the team in some capacity if his playing days are truly finished. He said he has no regrets about leaving the franchise he was so closely identified with in Dallas to play for his hometown Red Wings. Not much went right this season, but playing in front of family and friends was still special. Even if it wasn't how he pictured it in his head. There were a lot of gut feelings shared in Detroit on Saturday. The gut feeling is that Modano will retire. It's the opposite for Lidstrom.
"I hope I'm not naïve, he's too good. He's had too good a year," Red Wings senior vice president Jimmy Devellano said of the Red Wings captain. "I think he loves leading the Red Wings, (but) it's only a gut. I could be wrong. I believe he'll be back."
Update #11: Here's a great quip from Lidstrom via Wakiji:
#RedWings #Lidstrom: You feel like you're doing the team picture way too early. You'd rather do it in June with smiles on your faces.
And DetroitRedWings.com's Bill Roose posted his clean-out day story:
"I thought we were competitive in the playoffs. I thought San Jose beat a good team," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "Last year when they beat us, I didn't think they beat a good team. I thought they had to beat a real good team to advance this year. We were right there with them. It all comes back to little things. At the end, they got five power-play goals in the series, and we got four. If you flip that around, that's how tight things were. We also felt that the team who won that series was going to have a legitimate opportunity. The bitter disappointment is also a driving force. I know we've had it before, with a good year the following year, and that's our goal and our focus."
The Wings' locker room seemed to be split on whether or not they believed Lidstrom would be back. While all of them want him back – and many are believed to be lobbying hard to keep him in the fold – defenseman Brian Rafalski said he wouldn't be surprised if Lidstrom retired. Still, others believe he'll be back for a 20th season.
"He knows that we want him back and everyone wants him back. But now it's up to him," forward Henrik Zetterberg said. "But he definitely has more hockey in him."
"I'd be an idiot not to be," Cleary said. "I think he proved to himself that he is a top-one defensemen. It's tough to retire when you're the best. I hope that he comes back for our team's sake, for everybody's sake. His presence is what we'd miss."
Regarding Kris Draper…
"This is home," Draper said. "That's the one thing that probably makes it that much tougher, for the fact that I've been here so long. This is all my kids know. A lot of people, when they get to this point in their career, they've been to different places. They've gone to different schools. They've had different friends, and they've moved on. For me, that's not the case, for being here as long as I have. All of those things are certainly going to come into play, and that's why I say I want to do what's best for my family first. I mean that."
And Patrick Eaves wants to stay, but acknowledges that being an unrestricted free agent-to-be leaves his future uncertain…
"This is the not-fun part," said Eaves, who finished with 13 goals and seven assists in 63 games. "I don't like the business part, but it is what it is. In the end, it is a business, but that's why I have an agent."
Update 11.25: Via Duff:
Derek Boogaard helped #redwings Pavel Datsyuk run his hockey camp in Russia. "He comes to my town. A nice guy. It's so shocking."
#redwings Datsyuk on whether he'll need more wrist surgery: "No, no. I hope not. I'm OK. Thanks for asking."
#redwings Modano on his future: ""I think you just kind of keep grasping on to something that really isn't there."
#redwings Draper on his future: "You know its always going to end, it's got to end. I know I'm closing in on that."
Update 11.5: Here's DetroitRedWings.com's Michael Caples talking about Chris Osgood and Kris Draper's respective futures with the Wings' franchise:
"This is home," Draper said. "That's the one thing that probably makes it that much tougher, for the fact that I've been here so long, this is all my kids know, a lot of people, when they get to this point in their career, they've been to different places, they've gone to different schools, they've had different friends, and they've moved on. For me, that's not the case, for being here as long as I have. All of those things are certainly going to come into play, and that's why I say I want to do what's best for my family first, I mean that. I want to do what's best for them. I don't want to be selfish at all. All the sacrifices that my wife's made, my kids have made for me - the travel, the road trips, me missing ice shows, stuff going on at the school, Christmas concerts, you name it. Usually it's just Julie sitting there, and Dad's not there. And that's something why I have to do what's right by them, and that will all come over within, I'll know a lot more when I meet with Kenny, and then we'll go from there. But that's kind of the way I'm thinking right now, is that I want to put them first, and they deserve it, at this point in my career, and at this point in their lives."
Yet both Draper and Osgood believe that when it comes down to their productivity on the ice, they can still contribute to the Wings' roster.
"I don't think it's a matter of me thinking I can't play," Osgood said. "I know I can still play, and that's something that will definitely go into it too. That would be a 'Yeah, I'm going to come back', because I know I can still play. But there are a lot of other things that go into it too. It will take me a while, but there will definitely be a day where I'm going to have to decide, and it will probably be sooner than later."
Decisions will be made later this summer, after both players meet with Holland – a busy man at this time of the year. Draper and Osgood are just two of nine free agents from the Wings' every-day roster that Holland will have to make decisions on. However, Wings coach Mike Babcock said it is going to be tough for his boss to decide on the two veteran players, because they mean much more to the team than just their on-ice abilities.
"It's uncertain every year when you get to a certain age," Babcock said. "Drapes was fantastic for us this year. Ozzie obviously had a tough year, just injury-wise. But those are special people in that they are invested in the company. How we perform each and every day matters to those guys. Their role with Jimmy Howard and their role with (Darren) Helm and (Justin) Abdelkader are things we can't measure, but we know we can't do. We're not in this locker room. We're not in the weight room, we're not managing those things. They are. And that's what has made their legacy as players here in Detroit even bigger and stronger because of what they're willing to do for the company. To me, that's why you win for long periods of time. So those guys are valuable, valuable resources to us as coaches and management, and to the players. Those are hard decisions for them, and hard decisions for us."
Neither player would reveal which way he is leaning at this point. When Osgood was asked what his gut feeling is, he didn't even answer about hockey.
"It tells me I'm going to the baseball game today," Osgood said, holding up tickets to Saturday evening's Detroit Tigers game. "That's all I know right now."
Update #12: Technically speaking, Jerry Green, blah blah blah, Red Wings versus Lakers, blah blah blah;
And NHL.com's Brian Hedger took note of Babcock's comments during his end-of-the-year presser:
"The bottom line is the Final Four's going on and this is our second year in a row we're not involved," Babcock said. "Last year, we weren't even close to being involved. This year, you had to like where our team was. Those things are going to happen some years or not, but the reality is we have to get better."
Henrik Zetterberg's take on watching the playoffs as a spectator…
"It's tough watching the playoffs when you're done," said Zetterberg, who missed Detroit's first-round sweep of the Phoenix Coyotes with an injured knee. "So, I won't watch a game. I won't."
And quite a bit of contractual news:
Veteran goalie Chris Osgood, 38, and forward Kris Draper, 39, both of whom have spent the bulk of their long careers in Detroit, are also UFAs. There's a chance neither will be back, based on what Holland decides. Prospects such as forwards Jan Mursak, Cory Emmerton and Tomas Tatar are waiting in the wings, as is top defense prospect Brendan Smith. Joey MacDonald, 31, also played well as Howard's backup in goal while young Red Wings like defenseman Jakub Kindl and forwards Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm will be expected to play bigger roles. Unrestricted free agents Drew Miller, Patrick Eaves and Jonathan Ericsson are also young and could be factored into the mix—but it remains to be seen whether any or all will be around next season. Ericsson said there's no other team he wants to play for, and it's just a matter of finding a contract that suits both sides.
"First priority," he said of negotiating a new deal. "I really like it here. I like everything about this team, this organization. I would love to stay here. I'm not worried at all what's going to happen. I really like it here.''
Miller and Eaves echoed those comments, but the reality is they might not get the opportunity. That was one of the biggest motivating factors into why the Red Wings made that three-game deficit disappear—they knew they'd have a different look next season.
"You'd rather not think about it," Zetterberg said. "Some guys will leave and you've just got to remember the good memories you had together. It will be tough."
"You want to play longer than we did and it was definitely fun the last three games that we tried to come back—even in Game 7 all the way to the end, we had chances," Zetterberg lamented. "We didn't give up, kept going, kept battling, but still ... we're not playing. We're done. We wanted to play for another month."
Update 12.25: Tigers skipper Jim Leyland apparently went out on Thursday to watch the Wings-Sharks game, as he told the Daily Tribune's Matthew B. Mowery:
"I actually went out (Thursday) night for a little bit. It was kind of a neat experience for me. I watched the last period at home, but it was kind of neat to see how the people get fired up. We stopped at a couple different little sports places, and it was really neat. And I assume that's the way it was when we were in the World Series, and playoffs — I assume. But it was neat," Leyland said. "We weren't out long. We just went out to see what it was like, see what the atmosphere was like. I thought it was fantastic. I loved it. They had everything from some kids eatin' to little old ladies in Red Wings shirts ... I enjoyed it."
He got almost as excited when he relived it the next day as he had when it was happening. Giggling about Pavel Datsyuk's backhand goal. Shaking his head at the ability it takes to make tape-to-tape passes while skating at full speed. And marveling at how he felt Jimmy Howard had kept the Wings in the series. In short, he got caught up in the moment.
"I did. Oh, man. I watched every faceoff. I tell you what: I never saw a team play any harder than they played. It was unbelievable. I know they're not happy today, but the way they were skating and flying around there, it was unbelievable," he gushed. "I don't know anything about hockey, but I know when a team's playing like maniacs, and they were. They were playing like wild men. I was really proud of them, as I'm sure Mike (Babcock) was."
Update 12.5: More about Draper from the Free Press's Sipple:
"What do I hope? I still want to play," Draper said today at Joe Louis Arena as the Wings met to take their team photo and clear out their lockers.
He said he'll sit down with Holland and talk about what's best for everyone. Draper, who won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward in 2004 and four Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008) with Detroit, said he realizes his career is coming to an end.
"I'm closing in on that," he said. "I just want to do what's right for my family, No. 1. What's right for myself. What's right for this organization as well, which I respect so much. That's why I want to definitely have a good meeting with Kenny and talk with him."
Asked if he would consider playing for another team if the Wings decided not to bring him back, Draper said: "That's pretty early to talk about that. This is home, that's the one thing that probably makes it that much tougher. I've been here so long. This is all my kids know. A lot of people, when they get to this point in their career, they've been to different places, (the kids) have been to different schools, they've had different friends. For me, that's not the case."
Coach Mike Babcock said longtime Wings like Draper and Chris Osgood are "vested in the company" and decisions about their future would be "hard decisions for them and hard decisions for us."
"How we perform each and every day matters to those guys," Babcock said. "Their role with Jimmy Howard and their role with (Darren) Helm and (Justin) Abdelkader) are things we can't measure, but things we know we can't do. We're not in the locker room. We're not in the weight room. We're not managing those things. They are. … Those guys are valuable resources to us as coaches and management and obviously to the players."
And this Tweet from Fox 2's Jennifer Hammond is plain old amusing:
Mike Babcock says Jiri Hudler needs to spend summer working on his speed, no truth to rumor that he will train with the (Dunkin) Donut.
Update #13: DetroitRedWings.com's Caples spoke to Dany Cleary about his concussion:
"It would obviously been nice to play that last period and given it one last chance," said Cleary, who was relegated to the Red Wings' locker room following a hellacious second-period collision with teammate Jiri Hudler.
Neither Cleary, nor forward Todd Bertuzzi were around for the final outcome of the Wings' 3-2 loss to the Sharks at HP Pavilion. Both forwards suffered concussions. Bertuzzi was injured when he was hit in the face by Dany Heatley's helmet in the first period. Cleary was injured when both he and Hudler were going after a loose puck in the defensive zone when they accidentally collided.
"It was a little scary there for a little bit," Cleary said. "I didn't remember anything, really. So it took a few hours to get back."
Cleary needed to be helped off the ice by teammates, and appeared to be very shaken up from the hit. He was immediately tested for a concussion, and said he will have a follow-up exam this week.
"I have to go do that again on Tuesday," Cleary said. "I have to take the neuropsych test. I don't think I would have been cleared for the beginning of the (next) series."
Perhaps most importantly, here's Nicklas Lidstrom's end-of-the-season presser:
Update 13.5: Here's Chris Osgood's end-of-the-season presser:
Update #14: Fox Sports Detroit's Dana Wakiji noted what both Patrick Eaves and Jonathan Ericsson had to say about their respective futures…
"I really like it here, I'd like to stay here, but I don't know what's going to happen," Eaves said. "I haven't really thought about it."
If Holland can get Eaves and Miller, also 27, for the right, salary-cap-friendly price, they'll both likely return. According to capgeek.com, Eaves made $750,000 and Miller $650,000 this past season. Ericsson is an interesting case in that he's 6-4, 220 pounds, and another team might make him an offer he can't refuse, even if his preference is to remain in Detroit. Capgeek.com had Ericsson's 2010-11 salary figure at $900,000.
"I might make more money somewhere else, but I want to stay," Ericsson said.
She also noted that Pavel Datsyuk was stunned by the death of Derek Boogard…
Pavel Datsyuk said his wrist was fine and would not require surgery. Datsyuk was saddened to hear about the death of new York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard.
"I know him a little bit," Datsyuk said. "He comes to my town a few years ago. He comes to Russia. I got to spend some time with him, hung out with him. A nice guy. It's so shocking."
And while the Wings feel that they're still contenders despite the fact that they're at the top end of a tightly-packed Western Conference…
"It's such a tight league now," Zetterberg said. "It's not like it was 10 years ago when you had four or five teams that were really good. Now look at the Western Conference. You have 10 teams, 12 teams that battled for playoffs and pick a winner from the eight teams that go to the playoffs. It's hard."
Lidstrom put it best regarding the early end to the Wings' season:
"You feel like you're doing the team picture way too early," captain Nick Lidstrom said. "You'd rather do it in June with smiles on your faces. It's disappointing being knocked out in the second round. I thought we battled hard, we fought back, we just didn't have enough in that last game."
And, regarding Lidstrom's future, from Detroit Hockey Weekly's Paul Harris:
Everything points to Lidstrom's return. But Rafalski isn't so sure As Red Wing players cleaned out their lockers on Saturday, Rafalski was asked if it is hard to fathom Lidstrom not being back.
"No. Everyone makes their own choices, their own decisions," Rafalski said. "I respect whatever choice he makes. It's something that I think is an internal family decision. That's the way it should be."
"You take everything into account," [Lidstrom] said. "How you feel, motivation, the family situation. Just take everything into account before I make a decision."
Lidstrom has won six Norris Trophies. Only Doug Harvey (seven) and Orr (eight) have more. One thing for sure. If Lidstrom does decide to retire, there is absolutely no replacing him.
"No one can play like him. It's as simple as that," fellow defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "No one can play as good positionally like him."
Henrik Zetterberg will likely inheri the "C" whenever Lidstrom calls it quits. And, for what it's worth, he seemed to take on a more prominent role in dealing with the media late in the season.
That's all fine and dandy, but I'm starting to wonder whether Rafalski was thinking about the fact that he may be going into the final season of his career, or at least the final season where the Wings rely upon him as a top-three defenseman. Lidstrom's blunt honesty about the fact that it's hard for him to decide whether he wishes to retire is more a reflection of the realities of life than it is an indication as to where he might be leaning.
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I tried to watch the videos you posted, but just couldn't. Still too sad.
Posted by MsRedWinger from the State where Tigers roam in the Spring on 05/14/11 at 05:02 PM ET
Khan notes that Jonathan Ericsson turned down a one-year, $2 million contract earlier this season,
Farewell, Big Rig.
Posted by mrfluffy from A wide spot on I-90 in Montana on 05/14/11 at 05:24 PM ET
Khan notes that Jonathan Ericsson turned down a one-year, $2 million contract earlier this season,
Farewell, Big Rig.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 05/14/11 at 04:24 PM ET
Uh, yeah. If he wants more than $2M, bye bye. Toronto may have a place for you.
Posted by John W. from a bubble wrap cocoon on 05/14/11 at 05:47 PM ET
Big Rig probably wants more than one year.
Posted by cowboycoffee from San Francisco, CA on 05/14/11 at 10:04 PM ET
2M for Big E is as bad as what the Laffs play Lebda.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 from I really like our team on 05/14/11 at 10:40 PM ET
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I do not think dd has ever been at a studio with a limit on hours per se, but there were only so many hours available to younger dancers. This is especially the case at the ballet school she mainly grew up at. A 7 yr old would probably be in a twice a week class which would be 2.5 hours total. They could add on the tap/jazz combo for an hour and hip hop for an hour for a total of 4.5 hours each week. Of course, they could also participate in a full length ballet but that would also be about another hour each week until they started running the show. Thinking about her comp school at age 7, most on the team were taking 5 hours each week. 3 hours was the minimum to be on the team. 5 hours was the max available, however, there was a dancer who had a parent who worked at the studio. She took far more by taking a level below and some years, a level above and anything else she could take. She was the exception. DD's current ballet school does not start until age 8 (or 7 turning 8 in the fall). The lowest level has 3.5 hrs per week scheduled.
This does exist some places. There is a regional company in our area that actually has a middle ground of sorts. They have solved this problem at most age levels by having different tracks. As a 16 yr old, you can be in the level/group that they call some sort of "junior company." They have the usual more rigorous schedule. They also have available regular ballet classes but once they are in pointe shoes, they are expected to attend 3 days a week. That is much more doable for a 16 yr old who wants to pursue other activities than the normal pre-pro schedule. We know several dancers from dd's former studio, one that offered only one track, who switched over there so they could more easily do school shows, music programs, etc.
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The Commerce Department reported today that the decline in factory orders in April followed a 1.9 percent advance in March and was only the second decline in the past six months.
However, the weakness was confined to the volatile transportation sector. Excluding transportation, factory orders would have risen by 0.5 percent, posting the fifth increase in the past six months.
In a separate report, big retailers said that warmer weather in much of the country encouraged consumers to shop last month for everything from sundresses to patio furniture.
The big winners in May were specialty clothing chains, while department stores also fared well. Consumer spending has been the strongest sector of the economy, helping to keep U.S. growth robust despite overseas financial turmoil that has pushed one-third of the world into recession.
American manufacturers have been hardhit by the global currency crisis, suffering from a big drop in export sales and competition from a flood of cheaper imports coming into the country. Over the past year, more than 400,000 U.S. factory jobs have been lost.
However, many economists believe they are seeing signs of a turnaround, with orders starting to gain in recent months. A separate survey done earlier this week by the National Association of Purchasing Managers also reported strength.
Financial markets have grown jittery in recent days over concerns that with a rebound in manufacturing and other sectors showing continued strength, an expected slowing of overall growth this year may not occur.
If it does not, the Federal Reserve let it be known two weeks ago that it stands ready to raise interest rates to slow growth and keep inflation from becoming a problem.
But markets reacted positively to today's economic reports. In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 70 points.
In a third report today, the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose, but only a slight 4,000 to 305,000 last week. This level is still reguarded as one signaling extremely low unemployment.
The government will release its estimate of unemployment for May on Friday and many economists believe the figure will remain at 4.3 percent, near the lowest level in 29 years.
The Commerce report on factory orders showed that demand in transportation plummeted by 12.3 percent in April with the fall-off led by a $3.2 billion decline in orders for airplanes and parts. Orders for ships and military tanks were off by $1.3 billion.
The report showed that orders for durable goods, items expected to last three or more years, fell 2.1 percent, slightly less than a preliminary report last week that had put the decline at 2.3 percent.
Orders for non-durable goods dipped a slight 0.1 percent in April with declines in food and paper offsetting increases in textile products. Non-durable goods orders had been up 0.7 percent in March.
Orders for primary metals, including steel, showed an increase of 1.6 percent for April. The steel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Asian crisis, suffering from a flood of cheaper imported steel.
Steelmakers have petitioned the government for the imposition of penalty tariffs on the imported products and have warned without the relief thousands more American workers will have to be laid off.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers hired Stale Solbakken as their new manager, the relegated Premier League club said on its website.
Solbakken, 44, was fired by Cologne, which was relegated from the German Bundesliga last week, on April 13 after less than a year in charge. The Norwegian previously coached FC Copenhagen, winning five league titles in six seasons, and will take over Wolves on July 1, the club said.
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Jack Newton still finds it hard to believe Seve Ballesteros is no longer with us. He can still hear the Spaniard calling him ''Yak'' instead of Jack. Ballesteros' English was never that good.
Any time their paths crossed Seve would say, ''Yak, I remember that time at the Masters. I was lucky to win'. I think he was being kind,'' Newton told PSSST.
Newton's illustrious golf career ended after he lost an arm when he walked into the propeller of a light aircraft at Sydney airport in 1983. And while much is rightly made of Greg Norman's freaky near misses in majors, it is often overlooked that with an ounce of luck, Newton could have won two.
His 18-hole play-off with Tom Watson for the 1975 British Open championship at Carnoustie is still regarded as one of golf's epic contests. And Newton almost hauled in Ballesteros in the final round at Augusta in 1980, even though the dashing Spaniard had started the day nine strokes clear of him.
''By the time we hit off the 15th, a par five, he was only two in front,'' Newton recalled. ''He was unravelling big time and swearing in Spanish. The only words I knew in Spanish were the swear words, so I knew he wasn't a happy chappie. We were both on the 15th in two and I needed to hole my eagle putt to be a chance. I lipped out and went six feet past the hole. Seve made birdie and that stopped the rot.''
Newton also was equal leader going into the final day at Augusta in 1979 before ''doing a Seve'' and shooting 76. He first played at Augusta in 1976, securing an invitation, as you had to in those days, by virtue of his gallant second to Watson at Carnoustie the previous year. ''I played in new golf shoes, not realising it was so hilly, and you don't realise that from watching it on TV, where everything is made to look flatter than it is.''
The result was that he played almost crippled with blistered feet in the second round. ''I could hardly walk due to my own stupidity,'' he said. ''Anyway, after the round, Clifford Roberts, the venerable tournament director, called me into his office and said: 'I hear you played injured and didn't complain about it'.'' He invited Newton back every year afterwards.
Newton still finds it inspiring driving down Magnolia Lane to Augusta's magnificent southern-style clubhouse. ''The tees and fairways are immaculate. You could eat your dinner off them and the greens are lightning quick, although not as quick as they were before they went to bent grass. But they are sloping and still pretty quick.''
Newton will always remember the fifth green at Augusta for a memorable four-putt – the only one he ever had in professional golf.
He is enjoying the success of the Australians on golf's world stage and will not be at all surprised if another Australian – or perhaps Adam Scott for a second successive year – dons the green winner's jacket.
''Adam Scott's success has shown the others the way, that if he can do it, so can they,'' Newton said. ''It was the same when Greg [Norman] was taking the world by storm. He dragged everyone else along with him and no doubt that had plenty to do with 'Grades' [Wayne Grady] winning the 1990 USPGA and 'IBF' [Ian Baker-Finch] winning The Open the following year.''
Newton said he did not endear himself to Scott a few years ago when he questioned why he was trying to change his swing when many thought he already had one better than Tiger Woods. ''The big difference for Adam has been getting a long putter and a caddie, Steve Williams, who demands perfection. Just look at the players he has caddied for – Ray Floyd, a great player but a difficult man to work for, Greg Norman and Woods.''
Victories in the US by Jason Day – ''I am convinced he will win a Masters but maybe the thumb injury will hold him back this year'' – Steven Bowditch, Matt Jones and John Senden confirm Newton's long-held belief Australian players peak between the ages of 30 and 40.
''We are an island on the other side of the world. It takes us longer to become accustomed to playing in the US. We have always been among the best ball strikers in the world. But I don't think the Australians, as a rule, spend enough time on their short games, whereas the Yanks can get it up and won out of the ball washer.''
Newton reckons all Australians should come home to play the local circuit to ''get a bit of Australiana and have a break from all the hoo-ha in the States''.
''It can wear you down hearing about everything in the US being 'the longest, the biggest and the best'. I think it's important for the Australians to come home, see their parents and have a few beers with their mates.''
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The expectation was that Apple were waiting for iOS 4.2 to land, but Ping is now available thanks to an update to Apple's iTunes Store. It's not the first time Apple has updated features from the on-device store without needing a software update, and is clearly one of the benefits of operating a web-based solution.
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Very moving.
I really enjoyed this, quite relaxing. At some points I felt as though there could've been a couple more layers going on to make it more interesting, but that's just personal taste.
Length was decent, maybe a little too long. I don't meditate though. :P
Well hey hey, glad you listened to the ENTIRE THING... OR DID YOU?? Thanks trance man ;)
Wow man
I wanna listen to this song high outta my fucking mind ;3
Hell yeah you do lol.
Never in my life have I listened to something more surreal and entrancing as this...
While listening, I was able to shut out the world and plunge into the dark world that is my subconscious. I could feel the pain I've endured over the years as well as the pleasures that I have been thankful enough to experience. It was the first time I could fully concentrate on thinking about myself without any influence of the outside world.
This work of art surpasses the definition of "song." I see it as a collection of meditative energy. Truly brilliant...
Thank you for sharing this piece with the community. I've been in a rather depressed mood lately and this song made me feel better. Thank you :)
(By the way, thanks for reviewing my song "Broken." I tend to return the favor whenever I receive an awesome review :D).
Oh thanks man for the return review favor haha. The purpose of this song is to entrance you, help you focus, and help you breathe. It is all about meditation and relaxing your thoughts. I think it is really cool that so many can put on their headphones and zone out so easily with this to help. :)
Wow.. I just love this song. If we could hear the sound of the Earth (sound doesn't exist in space D:), this would probably be it's song. It also could be what the sound of good energy is like..
Sound of earth from space... AWESOME! And yes, energy.
I.. Im speechless. There are no words to describe want I just heard...
Well there probably are but. Im just left speechless to say anything technical.
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Blackbird Pizzeria in Philadelphia, PA
As I was looking at the map for how to get to my hotel in Baltimore for Natural Products Expo East, I realized how close I would pass to Philadelphia on my trip. Although I've lived in the Northeast my … Continue reading
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A Day in NYC
I'm plugging along with VeganMoFo, but not as much as I had hoped. I've been sick, sick, sick! Today I'm offering a little glimpse at local travel- NYC, to be exact. And while I was writing this earlier, I saw … Continue reading
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G-Zen in Branford, CT
Long time readers know that when I started this blog, I had just moved to New Haven, CT. I was going to grad school and was über excited about all the vegan options in my new home, especially having been … Continue reading
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Where To Go On Cape Cod When You're Vegan
To wrap up my travels to the Cape, I just want to recap all the new places I tried, as well as mention a few standbys I didn't get to this time around. This is by no means a comprehensive … Continue reading
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Green Lotus in Hyannis, MA
This is the post that you have been waiting for. Well, at least this is the place that might have kept me from ever leaving the Cape, had it been open a few years ago. This is probably a good … Continue reading
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Siena in Mashpee, MA
How do you find vegan eats when you're somewhere new? I'm sure that social media figures in there somewhere, along with recommendations from family and friends. Social media helped me find this one. I stumbled across the Facebook group Cape … Continue reading
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Earthly Delights in Osterville, MA
I lived on Cape Cod when I first went vegetarian and then vegan. It was not easy. Vegetarian was not so bad, as I expect it's not so bad pretty much anywhere. It's not that hard to find a veggie … Continue reading
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Bareburger in Hartsdale, NY
There's a new burger joint in my 'hood, and it serves not 1, but three different vegan burgers. Yeah, you heard me. Head on over to my I Eat Plants column from today and check it out! Vegan Black Bean … Continue reading
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Foodswings Closing!
Sadly, Brooklyn-based vegan restaurant Foodswings will be closing soon, though an exact date hasn't been set. They're being priced out by the rent, as Williamsburg gets trendier and trendier (I shouldn't say much, I probably wouldn't go to Williamsburg if … Continue reading
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Lucky Buddha in Thornwood, NY
My department at work likes to go to a restaurant at the winter holidays every year. Before I started a few years back, they typically went to Applebee's. When I heard that's where they were going my first Christmas there, … Continue reading
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Getting started with manifest files
- What is a manifest file?
- How can I use a manifest file?
- Manifest file examples
- Manifest file structure
What is a manifest file?
A manifest files allows you to be more explicit about your stack composition and control settings that are not usually available through the user interface or Cloud 66 toolbelt. The file describes the setup of the components that run your stack. If you're already familiar with manifest files, refer to Building a manifest file.
These are just some examples of the settings you can control with a manifest file:
- Defining sizes and data center region for your servers
- Installing extra packages
- Specifying a component version
- Configure your stack components to share a server
- Customize component-specific configurations
How can I use a manifest file?
The way to use this functionality differs from Rails/Rack to Docker stacks:
- For Rails/Rack stacks, place a file called
manifest.ymlin a folder named
.cloud66, that is in turn located in the root of your source code and checked into your repository.
- For Docker stacks, provide manifest contents after your stack has been analyzed (and before you deploy it) by using the advanced tab. You can also change the manifest after your stack deployment with the
Configure manifestitem in the right menu of your stack page.
Manifest file examples
Example 1: Specifying a Docker version
In this example, we'll set the version of Docker on your stack to 1.4.1. The top level node is the stack environment - the example below will therefore apply to the production environment.
production: docker: configuration: version: 1.4.1
This is how it works:
production The top node is the stack environment node.
docker The second level is the application type to apply the settings to.
configuration As part of the application type, set configuration variables.
version Lastly, the configuration variable you wish to specify.
Is my yaml valid?
The manifest file is YAML formatted. You can check its validity at YAML Lint or with this command:
$ ruby -e "require 'yaml'; YAML.load_file('.cloud66/manifest.yml')"
If you'd like to use a Rails/Rack stack, once your
manifest.yml file is in your
.cloud66 folder and checked in, you can go ahead and build your stack.
If you'd like to use a Docker stack, create it and use the Advanced tab after your code has been analyzed to provide your manifest content.
Need Help Building your first stack?
Read about building your first Cloud 66 stack.
Example 2: Change CORS settings
In the previous example, we used a manifest file to build a stack with a custom configuration. You can also use this file to make configuration changes to an existing stack. One of these cases is for changing the CORS settings on your web servers.
What is CORS?
Cross Origin Resource Sharing is a mechanism that allows many resources (e.g. fonts, JavaScript etc.) on a web page to be requested from another domain outside the domain from which the resource originated.
To get started, open up your
manifest.yml file in a text editor and enter the following lines in there:
production: docker: configuration: nginx: cors: origin: '*' methods: 'GET, OPTIONS'
This is how it works:
production The top node is the stack environment node.
docker The second level is the application type to apply the settings to.
configuration As part of the application type, set configuration variables.
nginx This node allows you to set configurations for your Nginx server.
cors CORS related settings to follow.
origin CORS setting: What are the valid origin domains for a CORS request. Can be '*' or an origin. For stacks created since 21st September 2016, it can also be a comma seperated list of origins.
methods CORS setting: HTTP methods allowed for CORS requests.
headers CORS setting: Allowed custom headers for CORS requests. Only for stacks created since 21st September 2016.
credentials CORS setting: Specifies whether requests with credentials are allowed for CORS requests. Only for stacks created since 21st September 2016.
Now that your
manifest.yml file is in place under your
.cloud66 folder, you can commit this file to your Git and deploy a new stack with it.
Although redeploying your stack will set the configuration settings for the stack, it will not automatically push down all the changes to your Nginx servers. To force Nginx configuration changes to be pushed to your servers, we can use a stack setting in the [Cloud 66 toolbelt] called
reconfigure.nginx. Simply use the following command to push the change (replacing
my_stack with your stack name):
$ cx settings set -s my_stack reconfigure.nginx true
This will force your Nginx configuration to be rebuilt during the next redeployment. Once you redeploy, the CORS settings will be updated on your web servers.
Manifest file structure
As evidenced in the examples above, manifest file settings can be applied during the build of a new stack or an existing stack depending on the type of setting. They can also change a wide range of settings and configurations on your stack. Now let's learn about the structure of a manifest file.
The manifest file is called
manifest.yml and is
YAML formatted. This file should be placed in the
.cloud66 folder of your Git repository if you're using a Rails/Rack stack.
First level: Environment
The first level of
manifest.yml is the environment of your stack. This allows you to use the same
manifest.yml for multiple stacks with different environments. Some examples are:
- production
- staging
- development
You can also use your own custom environment names in your manifest file.
Second level: Application type
Application type determines which part of the stack is affected by this section. Available options are:
- docker
- elasticsearch
- gateway
- glusterfs
- load_balancer
- memcached
- mongodb
- mysql
- nginx
- postgis
- postgresql
- rails
- redis
- sinatra
The names above suggest which part of the stack the settings apply to. You can find out more about each section below.
Third Level (1): Configurations
The third level of the manifest file determines the specific settings for the application type we want to change. As seen in example 2, changing CORS settings goes under the docker application type and the configuration node.
For example, this is how to set the version of ElasticSearch to
production: elasticsearch: configuration: version: 0.90.7
Third Level (2): Servers
As well as stack level configurations, manifest files can have settings per server as well. The servers section is where those settings are specified. Here is an example to specify the cloud vendor, region, server size and server name for one of your Docker servers. NOTE:
key_name is optional and is used to select the named vendor cloud key in the case where there are multiple accounts available for the same cloud provider.
production: docker: servers: server: unique_name: app region: us-east-1 size: m3.medium vendor: aws key_name: Default


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Yes. My programs involve working with any therapies you are currently implementing. This is integrative healthcare, meaning that we use the best of all therapeutic modalities to get the best results. If you are taking drugs, we make recommendations that will not interact and that will sometimes actually improve the efficacy of the treatment.
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For those of you wondering what's happening with the New Delhi Visa Office recently, they are working too hard to send out the AORs and Medical requests :). One thing to note is the postal delays for as much as 20 days to get them delivered.
Stats for New Delhi applicants to date:
- 90% of applications to the CIO have received a PER or a NER.
- More than 50% of applications with a PER have received an AOR from the Visa Office.
- About 25% of applicants have received their medicals, RPRF and PPR from the Visa Office.
- 3 applicants have sent their medicals and passports for visa stamping to the CHC, New Delhi :).
Well, we are still waiting for our AOR from the Visa Office:). Hope to send out the next update on our application soooooon:)
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The Future of Motorcycle Engine Production
Honing or holing is one of the few metalworking processes where manual machines are still popular and used by many manufacturers and shops for basic bore sizing and finishing. However, as the needs for better quality and tighter tolerance parts increases, the motorcycle industry has responded with CNC holing machines; whereby some machine makers are capable of controlling hole sizes to accuracies of +/- 0.0001 with minimum variation and almost no operator intervention in the process.
It seems that to produce a part with accuracies of +/- 0.0001 is not a problem for most manufacturers; but when it comes to producing the whole batch with a good process capability, it is a different story. In the past, general manufacturing would be very satisfied with a process capability of 1.33, but this is not sufficient for the modern and future motorcycle production requirements. As customers keep asking for shorter lead times and cost reductions, so a honing process with a total solution that results in a higher process capability is likely to be strongly considered…
Nowadays, motorcycle manufacturers are looking for many things when it comes to replacing a honing machine. But as consumer you can be sure that the quality of the product you buy is even more accurate, higher quality and when it comes to a complete motorcycle you can be sure that it' s even more fuel efficient than ever before.


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Five Most Frustrating Parts of the La-Mulana Remake
I mentioned in my review the other day that, while the La-Mulana remake is a work of art, it is also one of the hardest (if not the hardest) games I have ever played and Metroidvania games have a habit of being hard and directionless. Seriously, La-Mulana drove me to quitting the game more times than any other game I can remember. And it wasn't rage quitting. Although I do have a wireless keyboard, so I suppose I could chuck it across the room. No, no. Instead, it La-Mulana led me to a sort of resolved quitting. I knew it had me beaten for the moment and my previous ego couldn't handle another loss. It just couldn't. So, without further ado, I give you my five most frustrating moments from my complete play through of La-Mulana:
1. Viy – One of the eight guardians (bosses) in La-Mulana, Viy is a life-draining blob with a single laser shooting eyeball that covers the screen in lava splashes every time it pops up. It is almost impossible to hit the eyeball without taking damage of some sort, although I occasionally managed to time a double jump to hit it and bounce back the platform just right. Still, if you touched Viy's main body, you lose life so quickly that I typically just reset the game or waited for Lemeza to die if it happened. I eventually worked out a pattern where I could hit Viy's eyestalk one the way up and one the way down with the axe, but the boss fight against Viy was by far my biggest sticking point in all of La-Mulana.
2. The Temple of Moonlight – This probably wouldn't be a problem now because the La-Mulana wikis and guides are substantially better now, a month after the game's release, than they were when I was playing through La-Mulana. The Temple of Moonlight didn't drain my health, it just left me utterly baffled at how to proceed. There are two different entrances to the accursed place and you have to figure out how to get rid of the floor in one of the areas before you can proceed. I could tell this by looking at the maps, but I could not find the information for how to get past that point. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time in La-Mulana wandering somewhat aimlessly around the Temple of Moonlight.
3. Eyes of Divine Retribution – La-Mulana expects you to pay attention, like really pay attention, when you are playing. To this end, many of the screens in La-Mulana have what is called an Eye of Divine Retribution. This eye, which you may initially mistake for creepy imagery will zap you with an unavoidable lightning bolt causing massive damage if you accidentally strike the wrong part of the screen. I died this way many times, especially since the eyes are often on screens where there is some hidden block that you need to destroy.
4. Zu – A mere sub-boss that ate up so much of time in La-Mulana that I am almost ashamed to admit it (luckily I wasn't keeping count). The winged beast would fly around the screen, trying to stay away from you and launching homing feathers at you. While Lemeza could often avoid the feathers, you could not do so and hit Zu at the same time. So you think: Well, what if I run up, jump, and hit Zu before it launches the feathers and then run away. That would be a great plan if it worked but, as always, La-Mulana has an answer. Zu can also stop time, you see, and will do so if you are too close to it before it attacks and then it will shoot feathers that surround you and hit once time unfreezes. Zu was eventually taken down by **SPOILERS** using the Lamp of Time to freeze it when used at the same time Zu tries to stop time (meaning you can just walk up and whack the beast a few times for a victory), but I was trying to get through as much of La-Mulana as I could without a guide. Obviously, that didn't work out for me.
5. The Lack of Directions – Yeah, yeah, I know this is a big selling point of the game. I also know that this is a cheating a little, since it is not a particular part of the game, but the whole game. And anyway, "Go explore!" you say. Well, apparently I am not patient enough to explore all of La-Mulana. Not even a little. La-Mulana is massive. I mean, just huge. Like 20 really big stages huge. If I had it to do again, even with in game maps, I would probably just use grid paper to do my own mapping. In any case, the game gives you some obscure hints about what is going on, but you (Read: me) usually don't know what La-Mulana's hints refer to until you see it, which can make for some long nights. If you want that unique brand of frustration for yourself you can always get the game from Playism and feel what I have felt.
So that's my list of most frustrating moments while playing the La-Mulana remake. If you've played the game, I would encourage you to commiserate with me below (or tell me how weak I am, that's fine too). Even if you haven't, I would love to hear about your most frustrating moments when you were playing a game. Discuss the depths of your frustrations below.
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I am quite near the beginning of La-Mulana on WiiWare. I am scared by this article. Very scared.
Put about 8 hours in so far and don't even know the stuff you're talking about and am already having a difficult time!


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do they still make them? no but about 8 months ago i met these white dudes in brooklyn from detroit. they had gummy worms but i found out it was acid. last time i tried acid was twice in 76 and in 77 at the zepplin concert.
I didnt know that ludes were still around. I havent seen them in decades.

By 1984, quaaludes had virtually disappeared from the market place:

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The midnight sun, a few photos of the midnight sun
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19? June 2005 The midnight sun
Last night there was a party. Yes, scientists have parties too. I wanted to make sure that I would be awake for it so I laid down for a nap at 8pm. When I awoke at 2 am things had pretty much wrapped up. Maybe next week. Since I was well rested in the middle of the night it did give me the chance to go out and photograph the midnight sun.
Because of daylight savings time combined with Alaska time, polar midnight is actually at 2:00. This means that Alaska is actually probably 2 hours off of where it shoulc be in terms of time. With constant light thought it doesn't really matter as long as everyone is agreed on some time. At some point in history it was decided to make Alaska have a time closer to that of the western US. This does make things a little easier and it helps for the time to not be so disconnected from the lower 48.
This picture shows the midnight sun rising over the north end of Toolik Lake.
In this one you can see the compass pointing north and the watch showing 2:30 Alaska time which is 12:30 polar time. So I was a little off with the actual midnight sun but I can assure you that the sun did not just appear in this position--it was there 1/2 and hour before too.
This last one again shows the compass pointing north and the sun at the north end of Toolik Lake. I know for people who have been in the arctic for a long time some of the things I have shown are common place events, but I have really been enjoying my first time in seeing them. I hope that the few who are reading these posts are enjoying the pictures of them.
Have a good day--pictures of the hike in Atigun Pass will be waiting for you when you wake up tomorrow.
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I just want to say that everyone has done an amazing job with this pattern. All of the quilts are gorgeous. You definitely did my design proud.
The winner in a very close race is...... Bootz864 with Helen as a close second and Sherie's Simply Zen a close third. WTG ladies.
Vinton, Virginia
Congratulations, winners. I think everyone is a winner, myself.great job, everyone.
Nicely done, all, and especially congratulations to Bootz! I love how your dark blue pinwheels contrast so nicely with the light blue - they really stand out. Good creativity on the border, too.
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Congrats Bootz, everyone made some beautiful quilts, Nana, another amazing job
[Ava, Missouri
I have looked and looked. They are all beautiful and different. Had a hard time picking just one. Nice job to everyone.
Diana in East TN
Congrats Bootz for the win! Congrats to all who joined in and made Nana's beautiful quilt. You are all winners to me. To those still in the process, keep on going, you will have a beautiful quilt when it's finished, don't for get to post when it is.
Millbury, MA
Congrats to Bootz and to everyone for such beautiful quilts. They were all simply amazing. I loved all the different color effects.
Nana, thank you for the wonderful design. This was the first mystery quilt I have finished (still working on #6) and it was such fun anticipating the next installment for making our quilts.
Congrats. Bootz
gini in north idaho
Congratulations Bootz, a beautiful quilt!
Winthrop, WA
Congrats, Bootz! Your quilt certainly is beautiful!
Thanks for the votes! I really enjoyed this mystery and the advice and help of everyone! I love the group quilting to see the differences colors make. this is my second mystery quilt and I'm definitely going to join another one! Till then....
Congratulations to all winners this was a very difficult vote to make, but I think that anyone who found time and energy to do it is a winner. Thank you Nana for being our fearless leader in this mystery quilt. You do a great job!
Angèle from NWO
Wish I had my top done...everything but the border is done...maybe now that I'm catching up with Loyal Union Sampler I'll be able to pull it out and work on it.


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"Today's updated revenue estimates are encouraging and a positive development as we work on the state budget. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau's memo showing $575 million in additional revenue over three years shows the value of the tough budget decisions we made last session to get our state's fiscal house in order."
"While this is good news for our state, it is important to make prudent decisions on spending as we work to protect taxpayers. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on the budget-writing committee to pass a balanced budget that focuses on fiscal responsibility and putting people back to work."


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One of the more unusual tourist attractions in Austin, or in
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free-tailed bats when they emerge from their roosts under the
Congress Avenue Bridge. The bridge was revamped in the 1980's and
regarly spaced crevices underneat the new structure inadvertently
created a perfect resting spot for thousands of bats. The bat
colony takes up residence under the bridge in mid-March each year
and returns to Mexico in early November. There can be up to 1.5
million bats living under the bridge at the height of bat season.
During their sojourn in Austin visitors are amazed by their mass
evening emergence from their roost, which generally takes place at
dusk. The Congress Avenue Bridge is 10 blocks south of the State
Capitol building, spanning Town Lake. A Bat Observation Center is
located on the southeast side. During bat season hundreds of people
gather on and around the bridge each evening to witness the
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Did you get a 2014 Audi SQ5 to fill your need for compact crossover speed? With 354 hp and 346 ft-lbs of torque channeled through Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive, you've got the power to haul.
All good fun until the weatherman calls for some snow. Now, you find your SQ5 slipping and sliding instead of stopping on a dime. You have stressfully discovered that your Original Equipment 255/40R21 Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GTs (most common O.E. tire) are lacking snow grip. No worries, with just a few clicks on our website, your SQ5 will be good to go in the snow.
Winter / Snow Tire Size
Your Original Equipment Dunlops are not going to perform in snow because their summer compound turns brittle at cold temperatures coupled with a tread size consisting of large tread blocks without biting edges and sipes. A few of you may need to tweak your snow tire widths, but most snowbelt drivers are best served by staying with 255 width tires. The SQ5's 4550 lb. curb weight limits the utility of going skinnier, especially given the spirited nature of many SQ5 drivers.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
As you enter your SQ5 make and model information in our website's Upgrade Garage, we'll ask whether or not you have rubber or metal valve stems. Please go out to your SQ5 and tug at your valve stems. If they move they're rubber, if they don't, they're metal. If they're rubber, your SQ5 uses the ABS-based Indirect TPMS, if they're metal, you'll need Direct TPMS sensors available at $81 per corner. Neither system requires dealer initialization.
Winter / Snow Tire & Wheel Package
255/50R19 Michelin Latitude X-Ice Xi2
Bright Silver Sport Edition WX5
I like the Studless Ice & Snow Michelin Latitude X-Ice Xi2's balance of ice and packed snow grip combined with decent dry road handling. The Sport Edition WX5 provides good value along with being a great match to the SQ5's overall styling.
Now you've got the power and control to make your SQ5 handle anything winter may bring.


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A few days back some players noticed that bonuses under the double RP and GTA$ weekend event on all Adversary Modes were still active, and they were still getting twice the regular reward. Another thing they noticed (and that received no announcement) was a Docktease sale on various water vehicles. These signs generally pointed to another weekend event coming up, and that has turned out to be case.
One of the main features of the recently announced "weekend" event – which retroactively lasts from the 16th of December until the 20th – is the double RP and GTA$ rewards for all Adversary Modes (again – we called it) including the all new Extraction mode designed with the new bodyguard system in mind.
While it turned out that the Docktease sale had nothing to do with this, the event still has plenty to offer. If you're looking to make some extra cash, but are tired of Adversary Modes, try out some sea races, as they also provide 2x cash rewards. There is also various discounts across the board over at Ammunation and Warstock; giving players a chance to buy weapons, ammo and armor at a lower price.
What weekend event commemorating a new DLC release would be complete without a good old Snapmatic contest with a grand prize of 1 million in GTA$? While hardly enough for a yacht, it is still a nice sum, so get your phones out and start snapping at that shiny new content.
And if you're looking to nick some physical goods for free, head on over to the events page on the Social Club, where Rockstar is giving away a few items from their GTA V merchandise collection, which also happen to be on sale right now.