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I believe Ovi said if he didnt make it in hockey his other option was likely being an enforcer in the Moscow mob. Ovi is skilled enough to not have to fight, but he could prolly make it as an enforcer in this league if he wanted to. Dudes a beast.

Wouldnt buy out anyone this summer. Daley only has a year left. No reason to. Had a down season for sure, but may bounce back this year and get us a pick back at TDL. Abby, Helm, and Nielsen all have too many years left to consider it yet. Yzerman returns in some capacity. Holland sticks around for at least another year. Not looking to make any trades necessarily. But if I did, it would be to bolster the blue line. I think AA would get u more back now and I think Mantha will eventually be the more valuable player. Larkin, Bert and Zadina are off limits. I would consider trading Moose tho. Offer sheet route would be a mistake. I think Trouba could be acquired thru a trade. NO UFA SIGNINGS!!!! No Kronwall. No Vanek. No Karlsson. Maybe Wit.

I hate both teams so much

April 16th: Tampa is swept by CBJ April 17th: Press conference, Holland steps down as Red Wing GM, Yzerman announced as new GM June 1st: Press conference, Ken Holland is introduced by Dave Tippett as the first GM of the new Seattle franchise June 21st: Pending RFA Brayden Point is traded to Detroit in exchange for Andreas Athanasiou, Jacob De La Rose, and a 2nd round pick in 2019 June 24th: Brayden Point inks a 2 years $6 million AAV contract with the Detroit Red Wings June 25th: Both Nielsen and Daley are bought out of the remainder of their contracts by the Red Wings July 1st: Val Filppula inks a 2 year contract with the Detroit Red Wings worth $1.75 million AAV July 9th: Jacob Trouba accepts an offer sheet from the Detroit Red Wings worth $8 million AAV for 7 years July 15th: The Winnipeg Jets match the Red Wings offer sheet and retain the services of Jacob Trouba Day 1 of 2019/20 hockey in Detroit looks something like this: Bertuzzi - Larkin - Mantha Hirose - Point - Abdelkader Helm - Filppula - Zadina Ehn - Glendening - Rasmussen Svechnikov/Frk/Kuffner Dekeyser - Green Ericsson - Hronek Witkowski - Bowey Sulak/Cholowski Howard Bernier Larkin is given the C, Abdelkader and Dekeyser acts as A's, for the first time in history the Detroit Red Wings field a leadership group of entirely Michigan natives. The forward group clicks and our goals for per game climbs to 3.1 with a PP% hovering around 20% Despite Hronek having a breakout 45 point season, our goals against remains at about 3. Injuries to Howard and average play by Bernier can't bail the defense out. We miss the playoffs and end up picking at #9 overall the next season

Yikes, I keep wishing Svech would've done something other than just square up and eat those punches. Can't just sit there and trade with a gorilla like Ovi.

Took Todd a while to truly breakout in the league. Gives me some serious hope for Tyler thou...

This is awesome. lol

Why didn't that dumbass do that to Crosby all these years?

come home stevie

Holland sticks around. Illitch Jr is too busy sucking the cheese out of his crust to give AF Yzerman gets mad and goes to NYR Wings draft Mathew Boldy Holland overpays for Jake Gardiner and Jordan Eberle Kronwall and Vanek come back for one more season Zadina, Rasmussen, Svechnikov, and Cholowski start the year in GRs and they have a good team. __________________________________ Bertuzzi - Larkin - Mantha Hirose - AA - Eberle Vanek - Nielsen - Helm Ehn - Glendenning - Abdlekader DLR DeKeyser Gardiner Kronwall Green Ericsson Hronek Daley Witkowski Howard/Bernier Edit: forgot David Bowie. I dunno, f*** it. Green's thing comes back and he misses most of the season. Then there's a spot for him on D.

The Pacific Division: San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Arizona, Seattle, Colorado, San Diego The Canada Division: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa The Jagr Division: Pittsburgh, Washington, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Florida The Central Division: Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, New York Islanders, St Louis, Minnesota, Nashville This would be better. Some of the Canadian teams may complain about travel, but let them. Carolina is gone and replaced with Quebec City. I couldn't fit Calgary into the Jagr Division, since they already have one. I replaced Columbus with San Diego, as the most beautiful city in the U.S. should have an NHL team (Panarin's girlfriend wouldn't mind it either).

I'm much more excited about the "Official 2020 Offseason Rebuild Thread", but here goes... Steve Yzerman becomes General Manager Ken Holland becomes President of Hockey Ops. Trade: CAR: Evgeny Svechnikov, 2019 2nd round pick (SJS) DET: Adam Fox Draft: Dylan Cozens 6th overall Brett Leason 35th overall. Signed: Joe Veleno - 3 years, $925K AAV (ELC) Dylan Cozens - 3 years, $925K AAV (ELC) Martin Frk - 1 year, $950K Luke Witkowski - 2 years, $800K AAV Dominic Turgeon - 2 years, $750K AAV Axel Holmstrom - 2 years, $700K AAV Libor Sulak - 2 years, $750K AAV Joe Hicketts - 2 years, $750K AAV Jake Chelios - 2 years, $700K AAV Dylan McIlrath - 2 years, $700K AAV Patrik Rybar - 1 year, $950K Unsigned: Wade Megan Dylan Sadowy Harri Sateri Retired: Niklas Kronwall Thomas Vanek Bought Out: Trevor Daley (2019-20 cap hit - $1,699,999 / 2020-21 cap hit - $733,333) Waived: Jacob de la Rose Red Wings Lineup: Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Anthony Mantha Taro Hirose - Andreas Athanasiou - Filip Zadina Christoffer Ehn - Frans Nielsen - Darren Helm Justin Abdelkader - Dominic Turgeon - Luke Glendening Martin Frk / Luke Witkowski Danny DeKeyser - Mike Green Jonathan Ericsson - Filip Hronek Dennis Cholowski - Madison Bowey Joe Hicketts Jimmy Howard Jonathan Bernier Griffins Lineup: Michael Rasmussen - Joe Veleno - Chris Terry Matt Puempel - Carter Camper - Ryan Kuffner Turner Elson - Axel Holmstrom - Givani Smith David Pope - Chase Pearson - Matthew Ford Colin Campbell / Dominic Shine Brian Lashoff - Adam Fox Libor Sulak - Vili Saarijarvi Jake Chelios - Dylan McIlrath Trevor Hamilton Patrik Rybar Filip Larsson

I can say I’m honestly surprised Columbus is doing this. Tampa is crapping the bed in literally every facet. Kucherov with a selfish idiotic check into the boards, Stamkos is MIA, Tyler Johnson MIA, Hedman turned around badly on a goal and might miss game 4. Implosion on every level , but Columbus is out working them with way less talent but much better strategy and coaching, apparently.

I knew Mike 5mith would make an appearance sooner or later

I hate that I don't hate COL right now...

He knows 1st hand what Ovi's knuckle sandwich tastes like.

Oh they're dumb lol not even clever I'm at: I don't like Kadri. He's a dirty head hunting Tronna dweeb. I don't like Lebanon either. Their hummus is inferior and gross.

I could be wrong, but when Berube took over the reigns in St.Louis - I'm certain he threatened a beating to each player in the locker room for each loss...

5-0 YEAHHHHHH!!!

Give him a mustache and he's basically Quenneville.

Ovi vs Malkin would be an interesting fight. Then again, it's Malkin...so he probably just literally stabs Ovi in the back with a literal katana. Where'd he get the katana? I dunno, it's Malkin, I just assume he has a katana on hand at all times.

No So Detroit, New York, Toronto, Boston are the Albertas of the NHL and AZ, Carolina, and Florida are the Quebecs. I get it.

Ovechkin just KO'd Svechnikov in a fight. What the hell. Kid is only 19.