http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/42

He was really good during the playoffs and I didnt get to see much of him during the year. As long as he's still good and cheap I don't see why they wouldn't keep him.

if hasek stayed it would be great for detroit considering he was healthy all this year and as long as your getting a healthy hasek you are getting the good hasek and if he doesnt stay detroit maybe in trouble in goaltending purposes

If he comes cheap, why not? This may be Detroit's last chance to make another run for a while. Their team is over the hill and they'll be in rebuild mode before long.

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there is another article in the Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...3/SPORTS05

The article basically says the Wings should go after Giguere as a #1 priority and Hasek in case they can't get Jiggy. I think this is a good idea and I wanted this to happen at the start of the season

a) Hasek isn't as athletic/quick as he used to be and he can get beaten up high since he goes down too quickly

b) you weaken Anaheim by stealing their #1 goalie (Bryzgalov is good, but I think JS is better)

c) you lock up a #1 quality goalie until Howard is ready to take over

I am a die hard Red Wings fan, but in the opposing view, here are 3 reasons to go against your statements:

A) Hasek has always been beaten up high due to his flop style, there is no way in hell that he can get high shots when he is on his back, no matter how quick he is.

B) For those of you who think Giguere will go to to the Red Wings, you must have no hockey sense. Do you really believe that Anaheim will give up their #1 Goalie that brought them to the Stanley Cup Finals, and possibly even win them the cup?

C) Jimmy Howard will never be a solid goaltender for Detroit. I realize he doesnt have much NHL experience, but Detroit is not the place to learn. Detroit goaltenders take the heat for every thing bad that happens during the season and or playoffs. A young man like him in net would have his confidence completely destroyed.

I realize that it is not impossible for Giguere to be traded, but it is improbable. Also, Dominik Hasek's price will increase this season due to his relatively impressive performance. He wont be the $800,000 plus incentives type of guy any more. His price will be higher if he re-signs. (but not quite as high as some other elite talents).

As stated by Doug Wilson (San Jose Sharks GM), one of their goalies will be traded for sure. I think Detroit should pick up either Evgeni Nabokov or Vesa Toskala, they are both NHL proven. If this doesnt happen, I say let Osgood start, and have Jimmy Howard become the back up, I dont personally like the idea of Jimmy Howard becoming the backup goaltender, but it does save cap space and allows Detroit to install a powerful Centerman to replace lang. Available choice include Drury, Briere, and Gomez.

The Wings won't get a goalie from any California team this year, unless it's the Kings. haha

The Wings don't have the cap space for the massive contract Giguere will be wanting. And the Sharks and Wings are not very compatible trading partners for a few reasons. One of them being that you don't trade with a rival, and another being that the Wings don't really have anything the Sharks could use that they could work out contract-value-wise.

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I think Hasek willl be back for 2 reasons:

1) cheaper alternative than most other options
2) Wings front office (Holland, Illitch) is very loyal to its veterans. If Hasek is interested, then Holland will make it happen.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=210748&hubname=nhl