Last Night on "The Knee Jerks": Hey, Hey Hockeytown!!

It was finally time to talk some serious hockey again last night on "The Knee Jerks", my weekly sports gabfest with Big Al from The Wayne Fontes Experience.Our guest was, as Big Al calls him, "The Godfather" of hockey blogging, Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner.Paul joined us for a look back at the Red Wings' off-season, and what to look for during training camp. We didn't stop there. We pressed on, asking Paul to name us some key players for 2009-10 and where he sees the Red Wings ending up next spring.(Note: Mr. Kukla's glass is half full, which should reassure lots of Red Wings followers).After Paul gave us his rich insight, Al and I got to chatting.We began with the Tigers---Al is on the bandwagon with me and agrees the Tigers have all but sewn up the division---and their post-season chances. Then it was time to talk some football, U-M and Lions style. We dissected Michigan's big win over Notre Dame (is Tate Forcier a Heisman candidate of the f...