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From what I understand there's no obvious #1 like there has been in years past and the class is heavy on defensemen supposedly, but I don't really know whether it is deep or not. I'm generally of the opinion that most classes are about the same anymore (because the scouting is so good) and that the only real difference is who's at the very top. If there's a McDavid/Eichel situation people will say the class is crazy good, and if there's Hischier/Patrick they'll say it's bad. But about the same number of guys will pan out from either class. Still too early to tell, but from what I've seen there's no obvious superstar at the head of the class so as long as we're picking in the top 5 I'd assume we're getting a player who's generally as good as any other player in that area.

Greiss, Merrill, Stetcher, Ryan and Nametsnikov(sp?) are all good, not huge additions. We should see improvements through out the line up. These improvements will be small, not huge. I just can't see better than 28th.

Greiss will be a huge additon. Howard lost 25 of 27 game last season. Only four of those losses(including two in OT) were games with a one-goal differential and very many with a score so ugly that it indicates that the team just gave up on that night. Bad goaltending break teams, especially the ones with subpar defense(being generous here). Goes the other way too, I guess, but if Greiss can keep us in a little longer in a majority of those games we could be adding 10-15 points by just the upgrade in net alone. Merrill and Stecher are fine acquisitions and will hopefully help to stabilize the defense. Jonathan Ericsson dressed up for 18 games last season..

Didnt see a topic for it so thought id open one up ... article on niederbach https://www.si.com/hockey/news/theo-niederbach-is-ready-to-step-up-for-sweden

With the capitals missing out on henrik now can this be an opportunity to try and get fleury out of vegas and then flipping him at 50% off for two seasons to the capitals? Maybe we can get a 1st off vegas for taking the 7 mill off their hands and a 2nd + to the caps (doubt they trade a 1st for a 36 yr old back up) 2021 vegas 1st , caps 2nd 2022 (since we got three 2nd rounders this draft and more trade bait at the deadline) ... throw in a 4/5th rounder if lucky if not id still do it 3.5 cap space x2 yrs and no roster spot needed to be used like johnson would ... cant imagine fleury would put the caps on his no trade list

Which is exactly what this team should be aiming for. By the way, 28th would be a HUGE improvement on last season, considering we finished dead last, and the next worse team was over 20 points ahead of us...

I wouldn't expect anything less of you...

I bet you'd be great at funerals.

Take it for what it's worth, but according to Sean Tierney, there are going to be 10 teams worse than the Red Wings this season... That's quite the improvement on last season. I don't necessarily think we'll improve that much, but I do think we'll climb the standings at least a few spots. And that's without anymore moves, which I think there will be...

So you're 1 of those guys that stands out in a crowd wearing the obvious $hitty Chinese knock-off garbage...For shame

Not all all. I like sports and music. I'm a fan of one hockey team. But I don't care who plays for them (provided they win). That's the extent of it. However, I don't "like" or care about the players. If Joe Veleno died in a fire tomorrow I wouldn't care. At all. But if the NHL folded tomorrow I'd be pretty bummed because I like watching professional hockey, something Veleno will get to do a lot of from the press box.