The Red Wings may have forgotten that Darren McCarty was a vital part of the Red Wing's 3 Stanley Cups, but the fans never will.

I understand that tough decisions have to be made in the new NHL, but to give up the best public relations guy on your team at a time when ALL NHL teams should be reaching out to their fans is not the smartest move. D-Mac was the one guy who always put the fans first. Add to that the fact that his contract was less that 2 million a season, and his ability to check, play defense, drop the gloves and score HUGE goals.....It doesn't make much sense to me.

Thanks for the memories Darren, THE Stanley cup goal against the Flyers; restoring Red Wing pride by trouncing Coward Lemieux; scoring the o.t. goal in that same ; making the "grind line" a household name; the one punch knock-out of Mark Tinordi; and always taking the time to toss a puck to the deserving fans.

All the best in Chicago, Columbus or wherever you end up.

Black out.