Comments on: Bootland, McGrath and Liv Called up http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1062 Matt Saler Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:54:42 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1062 It's even weirder because Kronwall was supposedly healthy and now he's on the IR. I can understand Liv and I can somewhat understand Bootland in light of the Edmonton game tomorrow (they may want the toughness he brings) but McGrath just seems extraneous and I don't understand putting Kronwall on the IR just to bring him up. It’s even weirder because Kronwall was supposedly healthy and now he’s on the IR.

I can understand Liv and I can somewhat understand Bootland in light of the Edmonton game tomorrow (they may want the toughness he brings) but McGrath just seems extraneous and I don’t understand putting Kronwall on the IR just to bring him up.

]]> By: Sarah Baker http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1061 Sarah Baker Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:55:26 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1061 You're right Matt, this is really weird. None of these players seem like they ought to have been likely call-ups in any event. Like I said, Bootland has been scratched lately (after posting 5 points in 14 games), McGrath hasn't been particularly outstanding (4 points in 14 games), and Liv has been disappointing at best. Maybe I'm crazy, but don't you usually want to call up the best players? There are plenty of Griffins who have been performing better than Booter and McGrath. Not to mention the fact that Brad Norton has been skipped over once again... The only one that comes close to making sense is Liv, as that solves Babcock's problem of having someone to back up Joey on Saturday. At any rate, maybe if we've got Bootland for the Edmonton game, we'll get a little revenge for Willy... You’re right Matt, this is really weird. None of these players seem like they ought to have been likely call-ups in any event. Like I said, Bootland has been scratched lately (after posting 5 points in 14 games), McGrath hasn’t been particularly outstanding (4 points in 14 games), and Liv has been disappointing at best. Maybe I’m crazy, but don’t you usually want to call up the best players?

There are plenty of Griffins who have been performing better than Booter and McGrath. Not to mention the fact that Brad Norton has been skipped over once again… The only one that comes close to making sense is Liv, as that solves Babcock’s problem of having someone to back up Joey on Saturday.

At any rate, maybe if we’ve got Bootland for the Edmonton game, we’ll get a little revenge for Willy…

]]> By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1059 Matt Saler Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:17:58 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2006/11/17/bootland-mcgrath-and-liv-called-up/#comment-1059 This is weird. My first thought was "injury" but my second was "trade." But after thinking about it, I just can't really see the Wings trading a couple regulars for a single player and filling in the gap with these guys. Maybe these three are part of a trade but I don't think the Wings would have to call them up in order to trade them. That said, it must be due to an injury. It'll be tough for them to get to Calgary in time, if that's the goal, unless they were called up early this morning, so it probably won't effect tonight. I suppose this means we'll see Liv backing up MacDonald on Saturday. This is weird. My first thought was “injury” but my second was “trade.”

But after thinking about it, I just can’t really see the Wings trading a couple regulars for a single player and filling in the gap with these guys.

Maybe these three are part of a trade but I don’t think the Wings would have to call them up in order to trade them.

That said, it must be due to an injury.

It’ll be tough for them to get to Calgary in time, if that’s the goal, unless they were called up early this morning, so it probably won’t effect tonight.

I suppose this means we’ll see Liv backing up MacDonald on Saturday.

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