What do successful web businesses and successful machine shops have in common?
You wouldn't expect a website selling e-books or custom upholstery to have much in common with a machine shop, but there are certain aspects of successful business you'll find almost anywhere. Often, owners of web businesses become overly enamored with the differences between their workspace and other businesses, and forget that there's plenty to learn from traditional businesses, whether they be machine shops, cafes, or laundromats.
It likely goes without saying, but neither a website nor a machine shop can become successful without the right specialists. A single man or woman rarely holds up a successful machine shop single-handedly, unless the shop has a highly specific focus and the one-man show is willing to handle all the nuance of business alongside the technical minutia.
Similarly, you shouldn't expect to make your web business thrive without appropriate expertise for web design, marketing, product development, and the other important tasks of your business. You should never spend an hour doing something poorly when a specialist could spend 5 minutes producing a better result. It's just not efficient business, even if the gap between 'SEO' and 'social marketing' may not be as readily apparent as the gap between 'welding' and 'logistics management'.
You wouldn't expect a machine shop without appropriate welding equipment to get very far, but many online businesses expect to succeed with nothing more than hope and a business-oriented WordPress theme. The product and the tools to produce it aren't the only tools you need to worry about, either. Consider a machine shop. It needs welding equipment and other tools of the trade, but it also needs various tools for communicating with customers, tools for logistics management, tools for keeping employees organized, tools for managing payroll.
It's important to outfit your business with the tools necessary to multiply effort efficiently, so that you can deliver products and services comfortably, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of your customer. For a website, this means at bare minimum proper analytics toolsets and other equipment for understanding how people engage your site. It may also mean tools for marketing automation, tools for efficient social media engagement, tools for organizing paid advertisements.
A successful machine shop needs to be able to offer up clear value over its competitors quickly, often to customers who don't understand the finer details of what they're shopping for. Similarly, a web business that can't quickly convince customers that it offers something worth their time in the vast sea of internet businesses won't get very far.
In many cases, customers don't know enough about the product they're paying for the properly assess the technical details. In these cases, the customer's first point of reference for the quality of the company isn't going to be the product they receive; it's going to be how they get that product.
The process of communicating, interacting, following up on problems, and getting into a habit for more efficient interactions plays a big role in the success of websites and machine shops alike. A welding team that doesn't communicate clearly and quickly with customers to help them get what they're after isn't going to last long. A website that can't guide visitors to the content they desire or the purchase they want to make similarly will fail.
Relationships matter more than immediate sales. A machine shop thrives on regular work from consistent customers. Your business should too.
If you build a site which grabs excited, uninformed prospects and pressures sales quickly, you may have moderate success. But you'll never achieve what you could with a strong base of loyal customers singing your praises across the internet.
All of these may not apply to your business in particular, and that's fine. But it's always worthwhile to remember that a web business is a business like any other, even when it's also wholly unique. Avoid easy wrong answers.
Great Post. I think building trust is quite important for any buisness.


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Trump Administration Proposal to Shrink the Poverty Line Means More Hardship for Californians
Work, Income & Poverty · June 14, 2019 · By Sara Kimberlin
The Trump Administration has quietly announced a proposal to change the way the federal poverty line is updated each year for inflation. This proposal is far more than a minor technical change affecting government statistics — it would cut low-income Californians' access to health care, basic nutrition, and other essential needs. These consequences arise because the federal poverty line forms the basis of criteria that determine whether individuals are eligible to access many vital public supports that are funded (at least in part) by federal dollars — like public health insurance through Medi-Cal, food assistance through CalFresh, and home energy assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). As a result, changing the method for updating the poverty line as proposed would threaten low-income Californians' ability to meet their most basic needs.
The Trump Administration's under-the-radar proposal, included in a notice requesting public comments issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), puts forward the idea of updating the Census Bureau's official poverty thresholds, or poverty line, using an alternative measure of inflation in place of the inflation measure currently used to update the thresholds each year (the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or CPI-U). Two alternative inflation measures specifically mentioned as options are the chained Consumer Price Index (the chained CPI, or C-CPI-U) or the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE Price Index). Using either of these alternative inflation measures would make the poverty thresholds increase more slowly over time. There are several reasons that this proposed change would actually make the federal poverty line less accurate rather than more accurate as a measure of basic economic security. What is more, the Trump Administration is explicitly not requesting input to understand how this change would affect people's access to vital public supports that help address families' and individuals' most basic needs.
Slowing Down the Annual Increase in the Poverty Line Would Make It Less Accurate, Not More Accurate, Especially in California
Switching to a slower-rising inflation measure to update the federal poverty line each year would make the official poverty thresholds less accurate as a measure of a minimum adequate level of economic security. The federal poverty line is already far lower than the basic cost to support a family, particularly in California, where the cost of living is high in many regions. According to the Budget Center's Making Ends Meet analysis, the statewide average cost of a basic family budget for a working single parent with two children — including housing and utilities, food, child care, health care, transportation, taxes, and miscellaneous other basic necessities — totals nearly $66,000 (in 2017 dollars), while the 2017 official poverty threshold for the same family was only $19,749. In the most expensive parts of the state the cost of basic needs is much higher — as much as $103,423 for this same family in San Francisco County, or more than five times the federal poverty line. Even in Fresno County, a county with relatively low costs, the basic family budget for a single parent with two children is more than $50,000, or two and a half times the poverty line. Slowing down the rate by which the poverty thresholds are updated each year would only make this disconnect worse.
The slower-rising chained CPI and PCE Price Index are also unlikely to be more accurate ways to measure inflation specifically for low-income households, or to update a poverty threshold, which represents a minimum level of resources to meet basic needs. The largest basic needs expense in a household budget is typically housing, and housing costs in California in recent years have increased much faster than even the standard CPI-U inflation measure currently used to update the federal poverty line. While the CPI-U rose by 21.6% from 2006 to 2017, median household rent in California rose by 41.6%, or nearly twice as fast. Research has shown that costs for the overall bundle of goods typically purchased by low-income households have risen faster than costs for the goods typically purchased by higher-income households. Also, the reason that the chained CPI increases more slowly than the standard CPI-U inflation measure used currently to update the poverty line is because the chained CPI assumes that consumers will trade more expensive items for similar less expensive items as prices change (e.g., they will buy chicken instead of beef if the price of beef rises). The PCE Price Index makes the same assumption. However, housing and child care are typically the two largest expenses in the basic family budgets for working families, and both are items where it is unlikely that families can easily switch to a similar, lower-cost alternative if they face an increase in price.
The Trump Administration has framed considering alternative inflation measures as an important technical question for accurate calculation of the federal poverty line, but research on ways to improve the measurement of poverty has not identified slowing down the annual inflation update as a key strategy. An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences examined many technical aspects of the official federal poverty measure in 1995 and issued recommendations for improving the government measure of poverty, resulting in the creation of the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM poverty line is higher than the official poverty line for most people, particularly in California. For example, the SPM poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children who rent their home in the Los Angeles metropolitan area was $34,308 in 2017, while the official federal poverty threshold for the same family was only $24,858. The SPM incorporates many other improvements to measuring poverty. (See the Budget Center poverty explainer webinar for more details on the SPM.) If the objective is to improve poverty measurement, it would make more sense to consider all of these types of improvements rather than focusing on just one item, the choice of inflation measure. This is particularly true because switching to one of the proposed alternative inflation measures alone would cause the poverty thresholds to shrink over time, when research provides more support for increasing the thresholds.
Changing the Way the Poverty Thresholds Are Updated Could Reduce Low-Income Californians' Access to Vital Public Supports
This proposal would have serious, concrete consequences in the lives of low-income individuals and families. That is because the federal poverty thresholds are the basis for the federal poverty guidelines that are used to determine eligibility, benefits, and funding levels for a wide variety of public supports and federal grants that help families and individuals meet their basic needs. Millions of Californians with low incomes are enrolled in Medi-Cal (known as Medicaid at the federal level) for public health insurance, for example, and millions of Californians access CalFresh food assistance (known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, at the federal level) to meet their basic need for food. To be eligible to access these public supports, a family's or individual's income must be less than the federal poverty guideline or a multiple of it. Slowing down the annual increase in the poverty guidelines would result in fewer Californians eligible to access these critical public supports over time, with a small impact at first but a large impact over the long term.
The Public Can Submit Comments on This Proposal Now
The public has until Friday, June 21 to submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget via an online submission form on this proposed change to how the poverty line is updated each year for inflation. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to share the implications of the proposal for their households or those they serve, keeping comments substantive and unique, with at least 70% of the content different from other submitted comments. The Trump Administration explicitly did not request public comments on how the proposed change to the poverty thresholds would affect the federal poverty guidelines and eligibility for vital public supports. However, organizations can draw attention to the importance of this cascading effect of the proposal by describing what questions the federal government should take the time to research, and what additional input the government should solicit and consider, before deciding whether to move forward with the change.
The poverty line is more than a measure, and ensuring that low-income Californians have access to vital public supports such as health care and food assistance, and that those benefits are not diminished over time under the guise of a technical change, should be a priority for all Californians.
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December 2003, Volume 57, No. 12 ›
IFT EDUCATION NEWS
‹ December 2003, Volume 57, No. 12
Cornell to sponsor 5th Summer Scholars Program
Cornell University's 5th Food Science Summer Scholars Program will be held on Cornell's campus on June 7–August 13, 2004. The 10-week summer research program gives undergraduate students from throughout the United States and other countries a chance to spend a summer performing research with faculty affiliated with Cornell's Institute of Food Science.
The 4th Food Science Summer Scholar program, which began on June 2, 2003, was attended by 17 students from a variety of different universities including Alabama A&M, Alberta, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Cornell, Oregon State, Arkansas, California at Davis, Kenyon College, Oklahoma State, and Mississippi State.
Throughout the 10-week program, the students not only performed independent research projects but also explored the world of food science through visits to Hershey Foods Co., Pepsi Cola Co., and Kraft Foods Co. They also had a chance to discuss ethics in food science and the scientific method, to learn about applying for graduate school, and to hear about career opportunities in food science.
The program concluded on August 8 with scholars giving a 15-min presentation on their research projects, which ranged from effects of diet composition on the bioavailability of fortification iron to the role of retronasal olfaction in recognition of food-related odorants.
The 2003 program was supported by the Cornell Associates Program, Gorton's, Pepsi Cola Co., Hershey Foods, and a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant.
Information on all past scholars and their research projects, as well as instructions and application forms for next summer's program is available at www.foodscience.cornell.edu/fsscholars.htm. The application deadline is February 13, 2004.
Buchanan and Sun Pan named distinguished alumni
Rutgers University named Robert Buchanan and Bonnie Sun Pan as its 2003 Outstanding Alumni.
Buchanan received his Ph.D. from Rutgers' Food Science Dept. and served as Associate Professor in the department before moving to Drexel University. He then became Research Leader at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Eastern Regional Research Center and Deputy Administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Information Service. He served as lead scientist for the Presidential Initiative in Food Safety and Senior Scientific Advisor for Microbial Food Safety at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Nutrition.
The alumni award recognizes Buchanan's extensive research on Aspergillus parasiticus, Aeromonas hyrophila, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 and his groundbreaking contribution to predictive microbial modeling.
Bonnie Sun Pan received her Ph.D. from Rutgers' Food Science Dept., then taught at the National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), eventually serving as Head of the Dept. of Food Science and subsequently as Dean of the Fisheries Science College. While at NTOU, Sun was appointed by the Taiwanese Ministry of Education to oversee the establishment of the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology.
While NTOU department head, she expanded the graduate program to offer a doctoral degree in food science and established a pilot plant equipped with automated fish processing lines. While Dean, she initiated three graduate institutes in marine biology, biotechnology, and fisheries economics and developed active extension services. She also served as the first woman President of the Taiwan (formerly Chinese) Institute of Food Science and Technology.
Hamaker to direct Whistler Center
Purdue University has named Bruce Hamaker the new Director of its Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research. He succeeds James BeMiller, who established the Center in 1986 and served as its only Director.
Hamaker, Professor of Food Science at Purdue, most recently headed the Center's cereals laboratory. He is known for his research on the use of maize, sorghum, and rice in cereal and on the digestibility of cereal products. His research on sorghum garnered him the 1998 School of Agriculture Team Award, among other awards.
Hamaker and BeMiller are former IFT Carbohydrate Division Chairs.
Iowa State addresses GMO safety and quality
Iowa State University has created the Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products to address social, economic, and environmental issues of such products. The institute "will provide independent, science-based and third-party evaluations of the risks and benefits of genetically modified agricultural products to consumers and the environment," according to Manjit Misra, the institute's Director. Core funding for the center is provided by a university initiative to fund innovative projects.
Sayer receives UGa's first non-thesis master's degree
The University of Georgia presented its first Master's degree in Food Technology to microbiology graduate Traci Sayer. The non-thesis master's program is geared to food science and technology professionals who work in the Atlanta area. The program is adapted to the needs of working professionals, who take advanced-level courses in food science and technology, take a comprehensive written and oral exam, and complete a special topics research paper.
In lieu of a graduate thesis, Sayer researched methods for rapid detection of Campylobacter. She was the first student registered for the new program offered off-campus in suburban Atlanta.
More information on the degree program is available from Louise Wicker, Interim Director at 706-542-1055 or [email protected].
FDA honors NCSU team
The Food and Drug Administration in June presented its Group Recognition Award to a North Carolina State University team led by John Rushing, Professor and Food Science Extension Specialist. FDA recognized the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Committee Pilot Plant Evaluation team for "exceptional teamwork across FDA organizations and our stakeholders in evaluation of an NCIMS HACCP pilot as a voluntary alternative to assure the safety of Grade A milk products."
Nash receives three NCSU service awards
North Carolina State University has honored Barry Nash, Seafood Technology and Marketing Specialist at the NCSU Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, with three awards for service to the state's seafood industry: the Outstanding Extension Service Award, with induction into the Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension; the Human Resources Award for Excellence from the Vice Chancellor's Office for Research and Graduate Studies; and the Alumni Outstanding Extension and Outreach Award from the NCSU Alumni Association.
SECTION & DIVISION NEWS
SCIFT announces scholarship winners
The Scholarship Committee of IFT's Southern California Section has awarded its Phil Bates Scholarships to the following recipients: Katie Hale (Chapman University), Elyse Petersen (Cal Poly Pomona), Diana Frost (Cal Poly Pomona), Gerrie Adams (Chapman), Nancy Daghighian (Cal State Northridge), Kristen Rumsey (Cal State Northridge), Amy Long (Cal State Northridge), Marie Dufour (Cal State Long Beach), Laura Woiemberghe (Cal State Long Beach). Janice Lo (Cal Poly SLO), Jessica Morton (Cal Poly SLO), and Chi-Chi Lien (Cal State Los Angeles).
Tsue-Shien Judy Lee (Cal State Los Angeles) received the Section's Marian E. Sewndseid Award.
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Q: Web Push php libriary : Throws internal error I used the web push library to send push notifications
https://github.com/web-push-libs/web-push-php
I getting an internal error while trying to sen push notification
I checked in both PHP version:7.1.22,7.2.9-1
Apache error log throws :

[:error][client ::1:33302] PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected
  '?', expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) in
  /PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php
  on line 41, referer: http://localhost/PWA/web-push-php-example/src/

And i also tried in Ngnix / error log :

17:22:36 [error] 20232#20232: *46 FastCGI sent in stderr: "PHP
  message: PHP Notice:  Undefined index: endpoint in
  /var/www/html/PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php
  on line 69 PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Argument
  1 passed to Minishlink\WebPush\Subscription::__construct() must be of
  the type string, null given, called in
  /var/www/html/PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php
  on line 72 and defined in
  /var/www/html/PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php:39
  Stack trace:   thrown in
  /var/www/html/PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php
  on line 39" while reading response header from upstream, client:
  127.0.0.1, server: local.pwa.com, request: "POST /PWA/web-push-php-example/src/send_push_notification.php HTTP/2.0",
  upstream: "fastcgi://unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock:", host:
  "localhost", referrer:
  "https://localhost/PWA/web-push-php-example/src/"

PHP code :
<?php
require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
use Minishlink\WebPush\WebPush;
use Minishlink\WebPush\Subscription;

// here I'll get the subscription endpoint in the POST parameters
// but in reality, you'll get this information in your database
// because you already stored it (cf. push_subscription.php)
$sub =json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
$sub_endpoint =$sub['endpoint'];
$sub_publicKey =$sub['publicKey'];
$sub_authToken =$sub['authToken'];
$sub_contentEncoding =$sub['contentEncoding'];
$notifications = [
    [
        'subscription' => Subscription::create([
            'endPoint' => $sub_endpoint,
            'publicKey' => $sub_publicKey,
            'authToken' => $sub_authToken,
            'contentEncoding' => $sub_contentEncoding, // one of PushManager.supportedContentEncodings
        ]),
        'payload' => '{msg:"test"}',
    ],
];

$auth = array(
    'VAPID' => array(
        'subject' => 'mailto:me@website.com', // can be a mailto: or your website address
        'publicKey' => 'BCmti7ScwxxVAlB7WAyxoOXtV7J8vVCXwEDIFXjKvD-ma-yJx_eHJLdADyyzzTKRGb395bSAtxlh4wuDycO3Ih4', // (recommended) uncompressed public key P-256 encoded in Base64-URL
        'privateKey' => 'HJ*******************' // (recommended) in fact the secret multiplier of the private key encoded in Base64-URL
        //'pemFile' => './keys/private_key.pem' // if you have a PEM file and can link to it on your filesystem
    ),
);
$defaultOptions = array(
    'TTL' => 300, // defaults to 4 weeks
    'urgency' => 'normal', // protocol defaults to "normal"
    'topic' => 'push', // not defined by default - collapse_key
);

$webPush = new WebPush($auth, $defaultOptions);

// send multiple notifications with payload

$webPush->flush();

// send one notification and flush directly
$webPush->sendNotification(
    $notifications[0]['subscription'],
    $notifications[0]['payload'], // optional (defaults null)
    true // optional (defaults false)
);

A: Are you absolutely sure you are actually running PHP 7.21 or 7.2? The problem is the question marks in the constructor here:
https://github.com/web-push-libs/web-push-php/blob/master/src/Subscription.php#L41-L43
As you can see from this 3v4l code, it works on all versions over 7.1:
<?php
class X
{
    public function __construct(
        string $endpoint,
        ?string $publicKey = null,
        ?string $authToken = null,
        ?string $contentEncoding = null
    ) {
        $this->endpoint = $endpoint;

    }
}

$x = new X('blah', 'blahblah');

https://3v4l.org/A1XeN
All v5 iterations of the code produce your error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?', expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) in /in/A1XeN on line 6

A: @Harish, Constructor '?' should work from PHP version 7.1. I find there is a mistake in your parameter values.
__construct() must be of the type string, null given, called in /var/www/html/PWA/web-push-php-example/vendor/minishlink/web-push/src/Subscription.php
As the error log indicates the endpoint value is passed as null, it should be passed as string value.
The variable your passing in the notification as endPoint but in lib it assigned as endpoint.

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Close encounters on the Alaskan 'Haul Road'
Todd Dills
Carlile Transportation driver Jim "J.D." Dobbs sees "a lot of wildlife" on somewhat regular runs on the Dalton Highway in Alaska to and from the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. "Moose, caribou, things of that nature," he says. "Some are close calls – when you come over a hill on the way to Prudhoe Bay and a large herd of caribou may be crossing the road, for instance." But whoa, right? Dobbs describes the experience pictured here as "once in the lifetime," in spite of the relatively common bear sightings in Alaska.
"We were about 12 miles outside of Dead Horse on the Dalton Highway," he says, "on the way to Prudhoe Bay. There were a couple vehicles sitting there in front of me, pickup trucks. There was this bear way out off the road, digging, and it was pretty excited about digging, so I pulled up there and stopped and waited for a second — people were taking pictures and such. In Alaska on the Haul Road you're not supposed to do anything to the animals to interfere with them — so I stopped and turned the truck off, just enjoying the view. When you're sitting in the vehicle and you're such a distance away it's not very much of a threat — and then the bear looked over and started straight toward us."
Dobbs made sure to roll up his window as the bear picked his Carlile Transportation rig out of lineup of parked vehicles and ambled over. "It disappeared then under the front of my truck," he says, "and then I looked down out of my window and the bear was standing there looking at me. It went down around the front of the my truck," disappearing again before standing and looking at Dobbs over the bug screen.
Why did he pick out Dobbs? "He could smell the bugs and such on the radiator is the only thing I can think of," Dobbs says. "It was a pretty nervous situation with a bear that big. He could rip your door right off or break your window, easy."
Dobbs has been driving for decades, after starting in the Air Force at age 17. He got his first commercial transport job in Nevada in 1979, and he's lived in Alaska throughout most of the subsequent years, driving for Carlile for the past 13.
Overdrive Editor Max Heine rode with Dobbs' former Carlile colleague George Spears in 2006. Read the end result here.
Today, Jim Dobbs sent in the pic at left, taken from his iPhone on the day in question, giving the up-close-and-personal view from his driver-side window as the bear made its way around the front of the Kenworth.
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Raid on terrorist cell kills three Islamists from Syrian war; 'We've averted a Belgian Charlie Hebdo'
Raid on terrorist cell kills three Islamists from Syrian war; 'We've averted a Belgian Charlie Hebdo'
January 15, 2015 | Carmine Sabia | Print Article
Belgian commandos raided a terrorist cell Thursday, killing three armed men — and capturing the whole thing on video.
The video posted to YouTube shows a firefight in the town of Verviers between the Belgian authorities and the terror cell while the bakery below their apartment burns.
The raid was part of a crackdown throughout the country of suspected terrorists returning from the Syrian civil war, according to Sky News.
The targets of the raid shown in the video opened fire on police before they were killed.
"The suspects immediately and for several minutes opened fire with military weaponry and handguns on the special units of the federal police before they were neutralized," Belgium, Magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said.
Although there was no direct connection to last week's attacks in Paris, La Meuse newspaper quoted an unidentified police officer as saying, "We've averted a Belgian Charlie Hebdo."
Of course, the battle rightfully scared the local residents.
"I heard the first explosion and then several shots. I cannot say more at this time. I dare not go down to take a look," one local told RTL News.
One of the terrorists openly mocked Belgian intelligence officials when he got back into the country from Syria.
On his account, which has been taken down, he wrote:
"Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but Belgian intelligence agency is the laziest and dumbest in the world probably. They kept me under surveilence [sic] since I was 14. And I passed through brussels [sic] airport like a knife cutting through soft butter."
Looks like the surveillance hadn't quite let up.
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In a year that was considered a season of adjustment after the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom, the Detroit Red Wings not only made the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, but they coughed up a three-games-to-one lead in their second-round series with the Chicago Blackhawks. Off-Season Game Plan looks at a Wings team that has a couple of elite talents leading the way. The trick now is finding the right mix of players to surround them and take advantage of the next few years before production inevitably declines. General Manager Ken Holland has a clear view of what he would like to do when building a team, telling MLive.com, "The teams, in my opinion, that want quick fixes, youre not building a foundation. Youve got to start at the draft table, and you can complement it with trades and free agency. If we dont have a strong foundation, free agents arent going to want to come here." "Were not that far away," Holland continued. "Were trying to get 5 percent better. Were not going to go 50 percent better. Weve got to get a little deeper, a little more scoring, a little more experience for some players who havent been there before." So long as Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg are playing at a very high level, Holland is right, the Wings arent that far away. Upgrades to the supporting cast could give Holland that desired five (maybe even 10!) percent improvement and Holland can look to the Red Wings foundation for those upgrades, whether that means prospects taking the next step in their development, or being used as trade chips. While trading prospects isnt typical of these Red Wings, there ought to be a sense of urgency here. There are only so many more great seasons left for Datsyuk and Zetterberg; it would be a shame not to provide the best possible supporting cast so that they have a chance to win it all again. The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency rating based on per-game statistics including goals and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play, even, shorthanded) -- plus-minus, hits, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, penalty differential and faceoffs. (Stats are listed in this format: G-A-PTS, +/-, PIM, GP). Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60, a top six forward and top four defenceman will be 70-plus, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of the 2013 regular season ratings with a 93.65. Salary cap information all comes from the indispensable www.capgeek.com. GM/COACH Ken Holland/Mike Babcock Returning Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Pavel Datsyuk 79.96 47 15 34 49 +21 $6.7M Henrik Zetterberg 78.13 46 11 37 48 +2 $6.083M Johan Franzen 72.58 41 14 17 31 +13 $3.945M Justin Abdelkader 64.22 48 10 3 13 +6 $1.8M Todd Bertuzzi 61.63 7 2 1 3 +3 $2.075M Mikael Samuelsson 58.61 4 0 1 1 -3 $3.0M Drew Miller 58.53 44 4 4 8 -8 $1.35M Patrick Eaves 57.73 34 2 6 8 -1 $1.2M Jordin Tootoo 56.75 42 3 5 8 0 $1.9M Cory Emmerton 56.39 15 1 0 1 0 $533K Darren Helm 52.61 1 0 0 0 0 $2.125M Free Agent Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Damien Brunner 69.54 44 12 14 26 -6 UFA $1.35M Dan Cleary 64.27 48 9 6 15 -6 UFA $2.8M Valtteri Filppula 62.67 41 9 8 17 -4 UFA $3.0M Gustav Nyquist 61.45 22 3 3 6 0 RFA $875K Joakim Andersson 58.89 38 3 5 8 +2 RFA $875K Red Wings Forwards Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com There might -- might -- be better all-around players than 34-year-old Pavel Datsyuk, but it has been a long time since anyone was as captivating with the puck on his stick. Datsyuks exceptional puckhandling skills allow him to make players in the worlds best league look foolish. Since 2005-2006, Datsyuk ranks sixth with 613 points in 570 games, and is far-and-away the plus-minus leader at plus-207. Retired Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom (plus-171) and Canucks C Henrik Sedin (plus-162) are the closest to challenging one of the games premier two-way players. While Datsyuk has shown no real signs of slowing down, its something to consider, especially since he just signed a contract extension that will keep him in Detroit for four more seasons. His 2.28 shots on goal per game in 2013 did represent his lowest since 2005-2006, but thats nitpicking for an amazing player. Part of the Red Wings success is attributable to how their best players, Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, approach the game. Theyve both scored plenty (Zetterberg is 11th in scoring since 2005-2006), but both play with the defensive conscience of checking forwards. That diligence makes them valuable even when they arent scoring, which isnt all that often. One quibble with Zetterberg is that hes become a very low-percentage finisher. Among forwards with at least 600 shots over the last four seasons, only Michael Frolik and Tyler Kennedy scored on less than Zetterbergs 7.6% of his shots, which is a shame because Zetterberg ranks seventh in shots per game over that time, which seems like too many missed opportunities. Johan Franzen has been very consistent over the last five seasons, a time during which he scored 115 goals in 292 games, which ranks 21st in goals per game (0.39). Hes signed through 2020, which is a long time, especially considering Mule is already 33-years-old but, in the here and now, hes a big-bodied forward with soft hands who complements Datsyuk well. Even in a shortened season, Justin Abdelkader scored a career-high 10 goals and all came in the final 25 games of the season. A hard-driving physical winger, Abdelkader took regular turns on Datsyuks wing late in the year and into the playoffs and showed some offensive promise. At the same time, theres no need to get carried away with projecting offensive greatness for Abdelkader as he only had three assists in 48 games and his 0.27 points per game was the same as the year before. Part of the reason that the Red Wings needed Abdelkader to play a more offensive role was that Todd Bertuzzi only played seven games due largely to back troubles. Even at 38-years-old, Bertuzzi can contribute in a secondary or depth role because of his combination of size and skill. Returning to Detroit didnt work out very well for Mikael Samuelsson, who missed massive chunks of time with groin, finger and pectoral injuries. The 36-year-old has been a pretty reliable two-way player, going back to the start of his first stint with the Wings in 2005-2006, but its not going to be easy to get back up to speed after missing most of a season in his mid-30s. Coming off a season in which he scored at a career-low rate (0.18 ppg), despite playing a career-high 13:49 per game, and had the worst puck possession stats of his career, Drew Miller landed a three-year contract from the Red Wings. Theres something to be said for familiarity and Miller had scored at least 10 goals for Detroit in three straight seasons prior to 2013, but its quite a vote of confidence considering the number of forward prospects pushing for playing time in Detroit. Patrick Eaves scored 25 goals, total, in his first two seasons with the Red Wings, but has two goals in 44 games over the last two seasons and is in a battle just to keep a spot in the lineup. A significant free agent addition for the Red Wings last summer, Jordin Tootoo is an odd fit in Detroit, as puck possession has never been a strength and he ended up playing 9:05 per game, his lowest since 2006-2007 and more than four minutes less than the previous season with Nashville. Tootoo had eight of the Red Wings total 14 fights on the season, so he adds that physical dimension, but thats a limited role considering Detroits investment. Cory Emmerton played 10:49 per game while dressing for every game last season, and hes an inexpensive option on the fourth line, but he needs better possession numbers if hes going to secure a regular role. A back injury kept Darren Helm out of all but one game last season and the speedy checking centre was sorely missed. Certainly the hope is that hell be re recoverd and ready to play next season but, if not, that would leave a significant hole in the Detroit lineup. With 122 points in 122 AHL games over two-plus seasons, Gustav Nyquist also has 13 points in 40 games with the Red Wings in his first two pro campaigns. Thats modest production in minimal ice time, but Nyquist is skilled enough to warrant a look in a scoring role. A responsible forward with good size, Joakim Andersson earned a regular turn with the Red Wings and even though his scoring numbers werent special, he had strong possession stats and earned more playing time as the season progressed. After scoring 16 points in his first 19 NHL games, Damien Brunner managed only 10 in the next 25 games, so it looked like his season was ending on a low, but then led the Wings with five goals in 14 playoff games. Like Wings veterans Valtteri Filppula and Daniel Cleary, Brunner is an unrestricted free agent, and surely the Wings are interested in retaining him, but it could get interesting if other teams come calling. If the Wings re-sign Brunner and add prospects like Nyquist and Tomas Tatar to the mix, and have a healthy Helm, then they dont have any glaring needs up front, though they could certainly upgrade on the spots that would be held by older wingers Bertuzzi and Samuelsson, though some financial creativity may be required if the Wings are going to go after any big-ticket free agent forwards. Returning Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Niklas Kronwall 71.97 48 5 24 29 -5 $4.75M Jonathan Ericsson 65.82 45 3 10 13 +6 $3.25M Kyle Quincey 61.78 36 1 2 3 +7 $3.775M Carlo Colaiacovo 61.34 6 0 1 1 -4 $2.5M Brian Lashoff 61.23 31 1 4 5 -10 $725K Free Agent Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Jakub Kindl 71.17 41 4 9 13 +15 RFA $883K Brendan Smith 65.91 34 0 8 8 +1 RFA $875K Ian White 64.78 25 2 2 4 +5 UFA $2.875M Red Wings Defence Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com Charged with more responsibility as Detroits number one defenceman in the wake of Nicklas Lidstroms retirement, Niklas Kronwall played a career-high 24:22 per game and 29 points in 48 games respresented the second-best scoring rate (0.60 ppg) of his career. He struggled offensively in the playoffs, with two points in 14 games, but even if the 32-year-old doesnt have elite offensive ability, hes a devastating hitter who can play hard minutes. Kronwalls partner, Jonathan Ericsson likewise saw a major increase in responsibility, playing a career-high 21:19 per game. He makes his share of mistakes, which can be a problem given the matchups he faces, but the 29-year-old has good size and moves well. Veteran Kyle Quincey has certainly had more productive seasons than the three points in 36 games he put up in 2013, and the 19:13 per game that he played was his lowest since his first time around the Motor City, but he had strong possession numbers in that reduced role. Its not like Carlo Colaiacovo to miss time with injuries. Er, okay its exactly like Colaiacovo to miss time with injuries (hes missed at least 15 games in every year of his career except one) and he only played six games during the regular season. Hes generally fared well by puck possession metrics thruoghout hsi career, so its reasonable to hope that hell be able to play a bigger role next season. Undrafted, Brian Lashoff worked his way up and into regular duty on the Detroit blueline in the middle portion of the season, only to be put back in the press box late in the year. He has a new contract that suits an extra defenceman and hell have to improve shot differentials if hes going to be anything more than that. Drafted 19th overall in 2005, Jakub Kindl took a long time before he had earned the trust of the coaching staff in Detroit, but last season was a breakthrough for him, playing a career-high 18:33 per game (nearly 20 minutes per game in April). Like Ericsson, Kindl has good size and speed, but more offensive upside. Considering his track record, which included 86 points in 152 AHL games, Brendan Smith was supposed to provide more offence for the Wings last season, but that started to come around later in the season and into the playoffs as he has 12 points in his last 29 games, including the postseason. Given the Wings lack of offensive defencemen, they could use that production to carry over and even improve next season. The Red Wings have enough bodies on the blueline, though they could really use another quality puck mover on the back end. Failing that, at least adding a right-handed shot might be worthwhile. Returning Goaltenders Player Rating GP W L OTL GAA SV% Cap Hit Jimmy Howard 80.00 42 21 13 7 2.13 .923 $5.292M Jonas Gustavsson 50.30 7 2 2 1 2.92 .879 $1.5M In four years as the Red Wings starting goalie, Jimmy Howard has a .918 save percentage, which ranks seventh among those with at least 150 games played in that span. He also has a .918 save percentage in 42 playoff games so he has an established level of above average play. The Wings had to lean heavily on Howard because backup Jonas Gustavsson didnt do much to inspire confidence in his first season wearing the Winged Wheel. Hes paid well for a backup, but Gustavsson has an .899 save percentage in 114 career games, so its getting a little late in the game for the 28-year-old to establish that hes even capable of being a solid second stringer. Top Prospects Player Pos. Team/League Stats Calle Jarnkrok C Brynas (SEL) 13-29-42, -2, 53 GP Tomas Tatar LW Grand Rapids (AHL) 23-26-49, +8, 61 GP Petr Mrazek G Grand Rapids (AHL) 23-16-2, 2.33 GAA, .916 SV% Riley Sheahan C Grand Rapids (AHL) 16-20-36, +5, 72 GP Xavier Ouellet D Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) 10-31-41, +14, 50 GP Martin Frk RW Halifax (QMJHL) 35-49-84, +31, 56 GP Ryan Sproul D Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 20-46-66, even, 50 GP Mattias Backman D Linkoping (SEL) 2-24-26, +5, 52 GP Danny DeKeyser RW Western Michigan (CCHA) 2-13-15, -1, 35 GP Tomas Jurco RW Grand Rapids (AHL) 14-14-28, +6, 74 GP A second-round pick in 2010, 21-year-old Calle Jarnkrok has been starring in Sweden, scoring 81 points in 103 games over the past two seasons, and got into nine games with Grand Rapids late in the year, scoring three points. The Wings calling card is that they dont rush prospects, so Jarnkrok could be due to some time in the AHL, but hell have a chance to be an impact player when he gets to the NHL. 22-year-old Tomas Tatar has toiled for four seasons in the American Hockey League, and was a huge part of Grand Rapids run to a Calder Cup title this spring, scoring 16 goals in 24 playoff games. He put up seven points in 18 games with the Red Wings, in the longest look hes received at the NHL level, and he really ought to have a role in the NHL. A fifth-round pick in 2010, Petr Mrazek has a .916 save percentage in 66 AHL games through his first two pro seasons and appears on track for an NHL career. In all likelihood, he could be better than Gustavsson now, but its possible that Mrazek will get another year to develop before moving up the ladder. Riley Sheahan is a solid two-way forward with good size who is probably not far from being NHL ready. An embarrassing DUI arrest gained him notoriety that he surely didnt want and obscured what was otherwise a good start to his pro career. A quality two-way defenceman with an improving offensive game, Xavier Ouellet was a second-round pick in 2011 and finished his fourth junior season with 16 points in 15 playoff games. He should be ready to begin his apprenticeship in Grand Rapids. Drafted in the second round last summer, Martin Frk is a shooter with great offensive instincts who had a tremendous season for the Memorial Cup champions. Well have to see how his scoring fares when hes not on a junior hockey powerhouse. A raw talent, 6-foot-4 defenceman Ryan Sproul has a bomb from the point, scoring 43 goals over his last two seasons in the OHL. Hell need time to round out the edges, but his talent gives him intriguing potential. Skinny blueliner Mattias Backman had a breakthrough season in the Swedish Elite League and the 20-year-old has poise with the puck. If he can get strong enough to deal with the North American game, the fifth-round pick could pay off nicely. In great demand as a free agent following his junior season at Western Michigan, Michigan native Danny DeKeyser chose the Red Wings and got into 11 games at the end of the season, plus two more in the playoffs, with Detroit before suffering a broken finger. Hes big, mobile and makes a good first pass, but doesnt offer a lot of offence. A second-round pick in 2011, Tomas Jurco is a spectacularly talented wildcard, who improved as his first pro season went along, scoring seven goals and 14 points in his last 22 games. If he puts it together, he could score at the next level. Its not like Jurco doesnt have competition. The Red Wings have a long list of additional prospects including Landon Ferraro, and risk-reward fowards Andreas Athanasiou, Teemu Pulkkinen and Marek Tvrdon as well as defencemen Adam Almquist and Nick Jensen. If the Wings want to sacrifice some prospects for immediate help, they have the organizational depth to do so. DRAFT 18th - Ryan Pulock, Rasmus Ristolainen, Anthony Mantha. FREE AGENCY According to www.capgeek.com, the Red Wings have approximately $56.0M committed to the 2013-2014 salary cap for 18 players. Check out my possible Red Wings lineup for next season on Cap Geek here. Needs: Two top six forwards, one top-pair defenceman. What I said the Red Wings needed last year: Two top nine forwards, top-pair defenceman, backup goaltender. They added: Damien Brunner, Jordin Tootoo, Mikael Samuelsson, Brendan Smith, Brian Lashoff, Jonas Gustavsson. TRADE MARKET Kyle Quincey, Carlo Colaiacovo, prospects. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Seahawks Jerseys China . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Cheap Seahawks Jerseys Authentic .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. http://www.cheapseahawksjerseysauthentic.com/ . 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Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season.Paul McGinley is expecting next months Masters to be one of the most closely contested in recent history with so many players having a realistic chance at the first major of the year. Adam Scott has been in the best form of the worlds top 10 over the last month, following up his second-placed finish at Riviera with back-to-back victories in the Honda Classic and the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Florida.But two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, who pipped Scott at the Northern Trust Open, has also enjoyed an excellent start to the year while defending champion Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are expected to be in contention on Sunday afternoon at Augusta. Adam Scott has finished second, first and first in his last three starts Ideally, all the players want to be where Adam Scott is right now, McGinley told Sky Sports News HQ. Hes gone second-win-win in his last three starts, and thats where you want to be. But thats not always applicable and not everybody can have that kind of form.I think Jordan Spieth is there or thereabouts, but you could raise an argument for six or seven guys who are going into the Masters with a lot of form and a lot of history around there, and theres no reason why they cant win. Its going to be a very exciting Masters, and its very difficult to pick a winner.Spieth is widely regarded as the best putter in the world, while McIlroys change to a cross-handed grip for the first World Golf Championship event of the year at Doral resulted in an improved performance on the greens which will stand him in good stead for the Masters. Jordan Spieth emerged as one of the best putters in the world when he stormed to Masters glory last year McGinley added: Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and Spieths strength is definitely his putting. He started off like a train at Augusta last year, and Rory McIlroy was 11 or 12 shots behind before he had even started his second round.Jordan put such a huge distance between himself and the rest of the field and went on to win his first Masters. But the putting is the strongest part of his game. Hes not blessed with the kind of power that Bubba Watson or Rory McIlroy has, but wed all like to be able to putt as well as Jordan Spieth.The interesting thing about Rorys putting is hes always felt he is left-hand dominant with the putter. So he changed to a left-below-right putting grip at Doral and still felt his left hand would control the stroke. The way he putted in the second and third rounds at Doral were as good as hes ever putted. Rory McIlroy new putting technique served him well at Doral I think that will give him a lot of confidence and inspiration going into the Masters.dddddddddddd We know how good his long game is, and when he gets hot with the putter, hes pretty formidable.McIlroy is currently the favourite with Sky Bet as he bids to complete a career grand slam of majors, but McGinley added: Its so difficult to pick a winner, particularly when the difference between the top 10 players in the world is so small. Anybody can turn up, show a bit of form and win.We saw that when Charl Schwartzel won the Valspar Championship at the weekend. Hes won at Augusta in the past, so you cant discount the likes of him and Louis Oosthuizen, who won in Australia a couple of weeks ago. Louis lost out to Bubba in a play-off in 2012, and Bubba has won twice around there now. Bubba Watsons early-season form and stats bode well for another big week at Augusta Theres a lot of good form and trends in terms of Bubbas stats this year, so youve got to look closely at him. This is whats going to make the Masters to exciting, you can build a case for so many different players.The feature of Scotts remarkable recent form has been his outstanding putting after he was forced to revert to a traditional-length putter following the ban on anchored putting that was enforced at the start of the year. Scott is putting better than ever since reverting to a short putter Adam used the long putter for years because he basically had the yips with the short stick, McGinley said. He won the Masters using the long putter and then had a couple of average years, and then he was forced to go back to a traditional putter because of the ban on the anchored technique which came in on January 1.And over the last month, hes actually putted better than he ever has, but can he hold onto that form for another month? Thats the big question, because we know how hard it is to sustain that kind of form for any length of time. But certainly he has the form and the confidence at the moment, and obviously hes a past winner at Augusta. Also See: Schwartzel wins Valspar World-class Willett Opinion Rory must be patient ' ' '
In a year that was considered a season of adjustment after the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom, the Detroit Red Wings not only made the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, but they coughed up a three-games-to-one lead in their second-round series with the Chicago Blackhawks. Off-Season Game Plan looks at a Wings team that has a couple of elite talents leading the way. The trick now is finding the right mix of players to surround them and take advantage of the next few years before production inevitably declines. General Manager Ken Holland has a clear view of what he would like to do when building a team, telling MLive.com, "The teams, in my opinion, that want quick fixes, youre not building a foundation. Youve got to start at the draft table, and you can complement it with trades and free agency. If we dont have a strong foundation, free agents arent going to want to come here." "Were not that far away," Holland continued. "Were trying to get 5 percent better. Were not going to go 50 percent better. Weve got to get a little deeper, a little more scoring, a little more experience for some players who havent been there before." So long as Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg are playing at a very high level, Holland is right, the Wings arent that far away. Upgrades to the supporting cast could give Holland that desired five (maybe even 10!) percent improvement and Holland can look to the Red Wings foundation for those upgrades, whether that means prospects taking the next step in their development, or being used as trade chips. While trading prospects isnt typical of these Red Wings, there ought to be a sense of urgency here. There are only so many more great seasons left for Datsyuk and Zetterberg; it would be a shame not to provide the best possible supporting cast so that they have a chance to win it all again. The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency rating based on per-game statistics including goals and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play, even, shorthanded) -- plus-minus, hits, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, penalty differential and faceoffs. (Stats are listed in this format: G-A-PTS, +/-, PIM, GP). Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60, a top six forward and top four defenceman will be 70-plus, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of the 2013 regular season ratings with a 93.65. Salary cap information all comes from the indispensable www.capgeek.com. GM/COACH Ken Holland/Mike Babcock Returning Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Pavel Datsyuk 79.96 47 15 34 49 +21 $6.7M Henrik Zetterberg 78.13 46 11 37 48 +2 $6.083M Johan Franzen 72.58 41 14 17 31 +13 $3.945M Justin Abdelkader 64.22 48 10 3 13 +6 $1.8M Todd Bertuzzi 61.63 7 2 1 3 +3 $2.075M Mikael Samuelsson 58.61 4 0 1 1 -3 $3.0M Drew Miller 58.53 44 4 4 8 -8 $1.35M Patrick Eaves 57.73 34 2 6 8 -1 $1.2M Jordin Tootoo 56.75 42 3 5 8 0 $1.9M Cory Emmerton 56.39 15 1 0 1 0 $533K Darren Helm 52.61 1 0 0 0 0 $2.125M Free Agent Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Damien Brunner 69.54 44 12 14 26 -6 UFA $1.35M Dan Cleary 64.27 48 9 6 15 -6 UFA $2.8M Valtteri Filppula 62.67 41 9 8 17 -4 UFA $3.0M Gustav Nyquist 61.45 22 3 3 6 0 RFA $875K Joakim Andersson 58.89 38 3 5 8 +2 RFA $875K Red Wings Forwards Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com There might -- might -- be better all-around players than 34-year-old Pavel Datsyuk, but it has been a long time since anyone was as captivating with the puck on his stick. Datsyuks exceptional puckhandling skills allow him to make players in the worlds best league look foolish. Since 2005-2006, Datsyuk ranks sixth with 613 points in 570 games, and is far-and-away the plus-minus leader at plus-207. Retired Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom (plus-171) and Canucks C Henrik Sedin (plus-162) are the closest to challenging one of the games premier two-way players. While Datsyuk has shown no real signs of slowing down, its something to consider, especially since he just signed a contract extension that will keep him in Detroit for four more seasons. His 2.28 shots on goal per game in 2013 did represent his lowest since 2005-2006, but thats nitpicking for an amazing player. Part of the Red Wings success is attributable to how their best players, Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, approach the game. Theyve both scored plenty (Zetterberg is 11th in scoring since 2005-2006), but both play with the defensive conscience of checking forwards. That diligence makes them valuable even when they arent scoring, which isnt all that often. One quibble with Zetterberg is that hes become a very low-percentage finisher. Among forwards with at least 600 shots over the last four seasons, only Michael Frolik and Tyler Kennedy scored on less than Zetterbergs 7.6% of his shots, which is a shame because Zetterberg ranks seventh in shots per game over that time, which seems like too many missed opportunities. Johan Franzen has been very consistent over the last five seasons, a time during which he scored 115 goals in 292 games, which ranks 21st in goals per game (0.39). Hes signed through 2020, which is a long time, especially considering Mule is already 33-years-old but, in the here and now, hes a big-bodied forward with soft hands who complements Datsyuk well. Even in a shortened season, Justin Abdelkader scored a career-high 10 goals and all came in the final 25 games of the season. A hard-driving physical winger, Abdelkader took regular turns on Datsyuks wing late in the year and into the playoffs and showed some offensive promise. At the same time, theres no need to get carried away with projecting offensive greatness for Abdelkader as he only had three assists in 48 games and his 0.27 points per game was the same as the year before. Part of the reason that the Red Wings needed Abdelkader to play a more offensive role was that Todd Bertuzzi only played seven games due largely to back troubles. Even at 38-years-old, Bertuzzi can contribute in a secondary or depth role because of his combination of size and skill. Returning to Detroit didnt work out very well for Mikael Samuelsson, who missed massive chunks of time with groin, finger and pectoral injuries. The 36-year-old has been a pretty reliable two-way player, going back to the start of his first stint with the Wings in 2005-2006, but its not going to be easy to get back up to speed after missing most of a season in his mid-30s. Coming off a season in which he scored at a career-low rate (0.18 ppg), despite playing a career-high 13:49 per game, and had the worst puck possession stats of his career, Drew Miller landed a three-year contract from the Red Wings. Theres something to be said for familiarity and Miller had scored at least 10 goals for Detroit in three straight seasons prior to 2013, but its quite a vote of confidence considering the number of forward prospects pushing for playing time in Detroit. Patrick Eaves scored 25 goals, total, in his first two seasons with the Red Wings, but has two goals in 44 games over the last two seasons and is in a battle just to keep a spot in the lineup. A significant free agent addition for the Red Wings last summer, Jordin Tootoo is an odd fit in Detroit, as puck possession has never been a strength and he ended up playing 9:05 per game, his lowest since 2006-2007 and more than four minutes less than the previous season with Nashville. Tootoo had eight of the Red Wings total 14 fights on the season, so he adds that physical dimension, but thats a limited role considering Detroits investment. Cory Emmerton played 10:49 per game while dressing for every game last season, and hes an inexpensive option on the fourth line, but he needs better possession numbers if hes going to secure a regular role. A back injury kept Darren Helm out of all but one game last season and the speedy checking centre was sorely missed. Certainly the hope is that hell be re recoverd and ready to play next season but, if not, that would leave a significant hole in the Detroit lineup. With 122 points in 122 AHL games over two-plus seasons, Gustav Nyquist also has 13 points in 40 games with the Red Wings in his first two pro campaigns. Thats modest production in minimal ice time, but Nyquist is skilled enough to warrant a look in a scoring role. A responsible forward with good size, Joakim Andersson earned a regular turn with the Red Wings and even though his scoring numbers werent special, he had strong possession stats and earned more playing time as the season progressed. After scoring 16 points in his first 19 NHL games, Damien Brunner managed only 10 in the next 25 games, so it looked like his season was ending on a low, but then led the Wings with five goals in 14 playoff games. Like Wings veterans Valtteri Filppula and Daniel Cleary, Brunner is an unrestricted free agent, and surely the Wings are interested in retaining him, but it could get interesting if other teams come calling. If the Wings re-sign Brunner and add prospects like Nyquist and Tomas Tatar to the mix, and have a healthy Helm, then they dont have any glaring needs up front, though they could certainly upgrade on the spots that would be held by older wingers Bertuzzi and Samuelsson, though some financial creativity may be required if the Wings are going to go after any big-ticket free agent forwards. Returning Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Niklas Kronwall 71.97 48 5 24 29 -5 $4.75M Jonathan Ericsson 65.82 45 3 10 13 +6 $3.25M Kyle Quincey 61.78 36 1 2 3 +7 $3.775M Carlo Colaiacovo 61.34 6 0 1 1 -4 $2.5M Brian Lashoff 61.23 31 1 4 5 -10 $725K Free Agent Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Jakub Kindl 71.17 41 4 9 13 +15 RFA $883K Brendan Smith 65.91 34 0 8 8 +1 RFA $875K Ian White 64.78 25 2 2 4 +5 UFA $2.875M Red Wings Defence Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com Charged with more responsibility as Detroits number one defenceman in the wake of Nicklas Lidstroms retirement, Niklas Kronwall played a career-high 24:22 per game and 29 points in 48 games respresented the second-best scoring rate (0.60 ppg) of his career. He struggled offensively in the playoffs, with two points in 14 games, but even if the 32-year-old doesnt have elite offensive ability, hes a devastating hitter who can play hard minutes. Kronwalls partner, Jonathan Ericsson likewise saw a major increase in responsibility, playing a career-high 21:19 per game. He makes his share of mistakes, which can be a problem given the matchups he faces, but the 29-year-old has good size and moves well. Veteran Kyle Quincey has certainly had more productive seasons than the three points in 36 games he put up in 2013, and the 19:13 per game that he played was his lowest since his first time around the Motor City, but he had strong possession numbers in that reduced role. Its not like Carlo Colaiacovo to miss time with injuries. Er, okay its exactly like Colaiacovo to miss time with injuries (hes missed at least 15 games in every year of his career except one) and he only played six games during the regular season. Hes generally fared well by puck possession metrics thruoghout hsi career, so its reasonable to hope that hell be able to play a bigger role next season. 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Hes paid well for a backup, but Gustavsson has an .899 save percentage in 114 career games, so its getting a little late in the game for the 28-year-old to establish that hes even capable of being a solid second stringer. Top Prospects Player Pos. Team/League Stats Calle Jarnkrok C Brynas (SEL) 13-29-42, -2, 53 GP Tomas Tatar LW Grand Rapids (AHL) 23-26-49, +8, 61 GP Petr Mrazek G Grand Rapids (AHL) 23-16-2, 2.33 GAA, .916 SV% Riley Sheahan C Grand Rapids (AHL) 16-20-36, +5, 72 GP Xavier Ouellet D Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) 10-31-41, +14, 50 GP Martin Frk RW Halifax (QMJHL) 35-49-84, +31, 56 GP Ryan Sproul D Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 20-46-66, even, 50 GP Mattias Backman D Linkoping (SEL) 2-24-26, +5, 52 GP Danny DeKeyser RW Western Michigan (CCHA) 2-13-15, -1, 35 GP Tomas Jurco RW Grand Rapids (AHL) 14-14-28, +6, 74 GP A second-round pick in 2010, 21-year-old Calle Jarnkrok has been starring in Sweden, scoring 81 points in 103 games over the past two seasons, and got into nine games with Grand Rapids late in the year, scoring three points. The Wings calling card is that they dont rush prospects, so Jarnkrok could be due to some time in the AHL, but hell have a chance to be an impact player when he gets to the NHL. 22-year-old Tomas Tatar has toiled for four seasons in the American Hockey League, and was a huge part of Grand Rapids run to a Calder Cup title this spring, scoring 16 goals in 24 playoff games. He put up seven points in 18 games with the Red Wings, in the longest look hes received at the NHL level, and he really ought to have a role in the NHL. A fifth-round pick in 2010, Petr Mrazek has a .916 save percentage in 66 AHL games through his first two pro seasons and appears on track for an NHL career. In all likelihood, he could be better than Gustavsson now, but its possible that Mrazek will get another year to develop before moving up the ladder. Riley Sheahan is a solid two-way forward with good size who is probably not far from being NHL ready. An embarrassing DUI arrest gained him notoriety that he surely didnt want and obscured what was otherwise a good start to his pro career. A quality two-way defenceman with an improving offensive game, Xavier Ouellet was a second-round pick in 2011 and finished his fourth junior season with 16 points in 15 playoff games. He should be ready to begin his apprenticeship in Grand Rapids. Drafted in the second round last summer, Martin Frk is a shooter with great offensive instincts who had a tremendous season for the Memorial Cup champions. 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Bubba Watsons early-season form and stats bode well for another big week at Augusta Theres a lot of good form and trends in terms of Bubbas stats this year, so youve got to look closely at him. This is whats going to make the Masters to exciting, you can build a case for so many different players.The feature of Scotts remarkable recent form has been his outstanding putting after he was forced to revert to a traditional-length putter following the ban on anchored putting that was enforced at the start of the year. Scott is putting better than ever since reverting to a short putter Adam used the long putter for years because he basically had the yips with the short stick, McGinley said. 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