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You're at the end of your career, Abby. Write books and raise your child. You had a good run.

1x1 for Ryan is perfect. Hope the change of scenery really sparks him and we can flip him at the deadline. Perfect signing.

1x1 per Custance

Bobby Ryan @ 1 mil

F that. I respect this guy's journey. Takes strength. Having spent a great deal of time listening to you guys over the years I understand the powerful urge to drink in excess.

Yzerman agrees Also, this is Cholowski's last chance to get things sorted IMO

He literally selected in back to back picks: >Tuch >Mysak Bergy is secretly a based genius

Bergevin is a fool. The roids f***ed with his brain.

Stay away from any and all big name free agents. Don't sign anyone for longer than 2-3 max. I'd look at a stop-gap center like Turris, and a backup goaltender like Talbot, both on cheap, short-term deals.

Gotta wonder why something hasn't been worked out yet...I mean we NEED a goalie, it might as well be a half decent one for free + gifts

I dunno. Would you stick a corkscrew into the tip of your peen?

https://hockeysverige.se/2020/10/08/hakan-andersson-detroits-draft Some Hakan quotes on the top three Swedes from the link(via google translate and minor editing from me). On Raymond and trading back in the first round: - Yes, we also thought that the three who went top-three would go top-three. Had any of them fallen down to our choice, we would have had to have a discussion about who we would choose. But we probably had four, five names that we talked about and that we really liked and it ended up with Lucas coming out on top of them. - There were a number of different scenarios. We talked about what we would do if someone wanted the fourth choice and offered something in return for us to jump down to election six or seven and things like that. Had we got an equally good player then? But in the end, everyone was very excited that we got Lucas. On WW and how he is the next Hedman: - It was a gift from above when he landed in the second round, so we could pick him then. I can say as such, that if we had chosen somewhere between pick 20 and 31 in the first round, I would have discussed Wallinder quite hard. - He's a fine raw material. Someone told me that Hedman had taken part in some training with Modo, and then many had commented on the similarities between them. "They skate the same, they carry the puck the same" and things like that. Then he has a long way to go, he is not a finished product in any way. Now he has been up and played a bit with the A-team and there he has had his ups and downs - but there is nothing strange about that. He is still young and gaining experience. On Niederbach(my favourite): - This is a super exciting player. He's really in the same category as Lucas Raymond. They are both right hand shots, they are about the same size and this guy's main characteristic is that he has a head that works really fast. Raymond has fantastic hands, Niederbach is also sharp there. They are similar in many ways. - Many teams talk about the players as "top-six" or "bottom six-forwards" and we see that Niederbach has the potential to become a top six-forward in a few years. A knee injury spoiled the entire 2018-2019 season for the Frölunda talent, and the way he recovered from it impresses Håkan Andersson. - Such a thing is weighed in as a positive trait. When he started playing hockey again last year, he had not played in 14 months, I think. Still, he basically came in the top ten in the points league in the junior series, and then he played against players who were one or two years older than him. Then you saw what potential he has. On CatboysRossi's Hijacking Theory and picking swedes: - I have worked for Detroit for 30 years and it is clearly most of those who are in the club now. That discussion comes up at regular intervals and I am the first to say "screw what it says in the passport - choose the best players" - Steve Yzerman knows that if we choose a Swede, they are easily socially adapted, they speak good English, they are good at adapting tactically and things like that. But we do not hunt Swedes. We chase good hockey players regardless of nationality. Then we know that Swedes are in a certain way, if you are to generalize, while Russians are in a way, Finns in a different way and Czechs have their special characteristics. But in the end, it's the best hockey player we want. It does not matter what nationality the player has.

$5M for the next 4 years for a middle six, declining, undersized center... No thanks... I'd prefer Turris, but if it's Johnson, wait for Tampa to buy him out, and then sign him short term at half the salary...

center Saw that Gudas deal. Was instantly happy we didn't do that. Florida Fing up already

TSN saying Ryan @ 1 yr 1 million

Not a bad deal. He is a bit local, he played in Ann Arbor with the development team plus went to Pioneer HS. Had to turn off the TSN feed. All they want to talk about was what is best for Canadian teams. I get it, their a Canadian broadcast, but I want to hear about ALL teams.

Beat you

Krug is the only sneak signing I could see happening given the hometown connections, but it’s a hell of a stretch all things considered. I have extremely mixed feelings. I don’t think he’s going to look as good playing with the current Wings, but he would instantly improve our defense a good measure at the very least. I don’t think it happens though.

Can't believe Statsny is now traded back to the Jets after they cleared space to re-sign him and he bailed for Vegas lol poor Stats but I'm surprised Jets wanted him back after that fiasco Yzerman signs Pietrangelo and Krug just wait Krug - Pietrangelo DK - Hronek Staal - Nemeth

I'm not a big fan of Cholowski, but I think he needs another chance to prove or disprove himself. If he works out as a decent 3rd line D, fine. As far as big dollar, long term players, H__L no.

At some point this team needs to point it's nose towards Nonsuckville. I'd prefer if this started to slowly happen now. A top four of DeKeyser + Hronek + Stall + Nemeth would be ******* awful. Hot take: Being really bad has not worked out so well the last two seasons and has absolutely not worked out for us in the draft. Let's get this going. Yes. Yes. No good players please. Only bad ones. That's how to do it.

Yzerman have been saying in interviews that the Red Wings will be conservative in free agency but also looking for a right handed forward, a goalie and maybe up to three defensemen. It sounds like you and him are in agreement. No long term deals. No big money.

Hmm.. I am gonna go with: Jesper Fast, could be useful right handed shot winger. Just happens to be a Swedish boy... Erik Gustafsson, Lefty D? Swedish Mafia makes a phone call? Alexander Wennberg, Center depth and again more Swedish meatballs. Malcolm Subban, 26 goalies still young enough to turn it around. Shown flashes of being a starter, maybe gets solid chance here without anyone in his way? Tried to stay young.. Young for UFA that is and keeping the Swedish Mafia alive with some potential.