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Alright, fam. Real talk. Doesn't matter what the lines and pairings are for tonight. What matters is that we win. Or lose. One of those two. Or both? I dunno anymore, man. So, with that being said, Mrazek is your starter tonight and Frk is slotted on the top line with Zetterberg and Nyquist. On the Habs' side, it's looking like Drouin and Weber will draw back in. I will update this post later when the Wings release that fancy official lineup card and I link to it instead of making my own lineup cards because I am lazy trash. HYPE! LGRW

If you want Kane, the move would be to trade Nyquist for picks, then go after him in UFA. I agree with @Dabura though, if there are 3 elite 20 something D all hitting UFA next year, we need to be ready to get into a bidding war. All those D > Kane.

Good point. I was thinking if we got in we would get the final wild card and face TB, and we have all seen that play out twice. Agreed, if we get the 3 spot, we could beat the Leafs.

I think he's savvy enough to let Nyquist's contract expire next season (possibly flipping him at the trade deadline) and not tie himself to a $45M Evander Kane deal and go all-in for Karlsson/Doughty/Ekman-Larsson. In a vacuum, replacing Nyquist with Kane probably makes us better. But I don't think it makes us better by all that much -- and we're not operating in a vacuum anyway. Money, term, age, cap flexibility, positions of need/priority -- these are all important considerations. If you're the Wings, throwing money at Kane this summer would not be wise, IMO.

If we make the playoffs, we're likely playing the Leafs in the first round. The Leafs are not an elite team. They have a thin defense; their leaders are young and green; they're built around one player; Marner and Nylander have struggled this season (relative to the expectations placed on them); know one knows if Frederik Andersen can get it done in the playoffs; know one knows how this young Leafs team would handle the pressure of being the favorite in a playoff series (the Toronto market is ruthless and ridiculous); and, as we all know, Babcock teams are not unbeatable.

some much for the home games helping us with standing pathetic all around effort im barely watching these games anymore. its getting that bad. nothing is changing. unless you start changing personnel

Kane would be a nice pick up if he was gonna be more than a rental if not i see no reason. But other then that im all in for karlsson

Way too much unless you think we are winning the cup this year. Dont be such a Holland slappy. Kidding aside, Kane is a UFA so we would be getting rid of a top 6 forward and a 2nd round pick for a rental. Not worth it for us. Buffalo is going to trade him to a contender who will overpay with picks.

Our goalies are fine. It's the team in front of them....

Pass. Kane does not make this team better.