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What do you mean? We signed native Michigander Andrew Copp that offseason. Great signing. Hes only 2 years older $625k more expensive and produces half as much. Why would we want former 3rd overall pick, 6'3" RHC Dylan Strome?

That's probably our season right there. Cool.

Win and the tunnel to playoffs gets a tick brighter and maybe still achievable. Lose and the tunnel to playoffs got longer and darker https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/03/26/alex-lyon-embracing-detroit-red-wings-race-for-playoff-berth/73094631007/ from this article something to make Scott potentially smile "Defenseman Jeff Petry is questionable, as he's dealing with the bug that's been going around the locker room, and head coach Derek Lalonde wasn't sure if fellow blueliner Jake Walman will be ready after missing three games with a lower-body injury." If only Petry would kiss Big Ben and get him sick......

I agree... you'd have to do a major edit to this team in order make it a successful/competitive playoff team. To fix what's broken will take more than trading for more of the same overpaid mediocre complementary pieces similar to what we already have.

Our next 4 opponents be like...

It is a lot to handle...I'll be honest in saying that I hope the Wings get their a$$e$ handed to them on this road trip so we don't have any more false hope...Just get it over with instead of a long painful drawn out ending...

This is true. But its time to start dealing away draft picks for talent. Young talent. Trade the above mentioned, plus Veleno, Maatta, Berggren, and start fresh. Should've dealt Sprong, Ghost, Holl at deadline for picks. Yzerman kept them together as a team and look how they've repaid him. I'd package a 1st, more picks and a player at the draft for Chychrun and the same for Fowler. The only D I want returning are Seider, Walman, Edvinsson. Chiarot, Holl, Maata will get you a few mid-level draft picks that can be packaged. Let Ghost walk, let Sprong walk. Offer Perron a coaching job. Buyout Petry and Husso. Go with Lyon/Cossa next season. Ugh this is too much. I'll go to the off-season thread.

Well - I'll defend Yzerman in that the guys you mentioned were/are in fact better than what we had (exceptions being Bertuzzi and Hronek).

I think this team needs a new direction starting with what we have behind the bench...We're likely stuck with some of the older vets, but maybe a different approach/style of play may get something outta this team next season.

Well - if they didn't play half this season like window licking regards - I'd be a poop-ton more enthusiastic.

Once Ken said oh the Wings are XX percent OT winner I figured we would lose

>Larkin is a tremendous captain >Derek is an amazing coach >Steve has a plan Why are we still losing?

Another Ras give away. God damn it.

Showtime!

Next goal wins Our coach is literally stupid. Chiarot and Petry would get 6 minutes a game with any non idiot as our coach.

Chiarot MINUS 1 I hate Ben Chiarot being a red wing

Edvinsson leading the team in ice time. Seems like the GM and Coach have finally pulled their heads out partially. Sad thing is we have 3 other Swedes that could help this team in a huge way, but we just HAVE TO overripen every prospect. If we miss the playoffs this year, it's on Yzerman. Nobody else.

ASP over 42 minutes in TOI and scored the triple overtime winner

He would be a good piece if we were trying to trade up in the draft.

Remember when Dylan Strome wasn't qualified by Chicago in 22' and he became a UFA? Detroit could've signed him. But they chose not to. Even when they were in dire need of a young Center that would line up with our rebuild timeline. 125 points in 152 games sure sounds good to have. Oh, andhe could be centering Kane and Debrincat.